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Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts
By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
Fruhan, W. E., Jr. Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1985.
- Article
Foreclosure with Incomplete Information
By: Lucy White
White, Lucy. "Foreclosure with Incomplete Information." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 16, no. 2 (Summer 2007): 635–682.
- September 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Discovery Health (A)
A South African health insurance company undertakes a redesign of its prescription drug coverage policy in light of its experiences with Prozac. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Service Delivery; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance Industry; South Africa
Chun, Samuel S., and Shaun Matisson. "Discovery Health (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-046, September 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- 2010
- Chapter
The Impact of Employer Matching on Savings Plan Participation under Automatic Enrollment
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
Existing research has documented the large impact that automatic enrollment has on savings plan participation. All the companies examined in these studies, however, have combined automatic enrollment with an employer match. This raises a question about how effective... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Consumer Behavior; Personal Finance; Investment Funds; Microeconomics; Compensation and Benefits
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "The Impact of Employer Matching on Savings Plan Participation under Automatic Enrollment." In Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, 311–327. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- September 2010 (Revised October 2014)
- Teaching Note
Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One - Multimedia
By: Anette Mikes
Teaching Note for 110-707 View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
about the first ninety days? Michael Watkins: Leaders, regardless of their level, are most vulnerable in their first few months in a new position. They lack detailed knowledge of the challenges they will face and what it will take to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size of the organization making... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- October 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Richard Spellman (B)
Presents the final version of the agreements introduced in the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Internet and the Web; Executive Compensation; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Management Teams
Bagley, Constance E., and Michael J. Roberts. "Richard Spellman (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-203, October 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- 18 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity
they wanted "to avoid the consequences of bad publicity." “No longer can leaders be chosen strictly for their abilities” In so doing, these officials—including legendary head football coach Joe Paterno and President Graham... View Details
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for (9-295-085). View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
case quotes Harvard University psychology professor Joshua Greene saying, “Were a friend to call you from a set of trolley tracks seeking moral advice, you would probably not say, ‘Well, that depends. Would you have to push the guy, or... View Details
- February 2009
- Teaching Note
AMD Dresden: Copy Inexactly! (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [609004]. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Production; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Investment; Industry Clusters; Groups and Teams; Motivation and Incentives; Competency and Skills; Engineering; Science; Geographic Location; Semiconductor Industry; Germany; Europe; United States
- 19 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work
where cultural norms or labor laws limit the work day. While countries without legal limits spent an average share of 32 percent of their time working after hours, for those with a weekly limit of 35 to 39 hours, the share of off-hours... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Business unit manager Tom Hutton has empowered a group of hourly workers to purchase grit blast equipment for two cells. The capital purchase decision runs into some problems when the two cells fail to reach an agreement on which equipment to purchase. A rewritten... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Decision Making; Labor; Managerial Roles; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Power and Influence; Hardware
Bowen, H. Kent, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill, and Kristin Doughty. "Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged) ." Harvard Business School Case 499-050, February 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
than others. “Every company today needs to think of themselves as a tech company,” says Andy Wu, the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Whether you’re in retailing or... View Details
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
was a suggestion that while managers might have little to learn from doctors about thinking, there might be more important implications for managers in the ways that doctors are trained. Many similarities were observed between the thinking of medical View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- January 2010
- Teaching Note
IFRS in China (TN)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Teaching Note for [110037]. View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
for contracts in developing countries where the rule of law isn't as well enforced. In both anecdotal and empirical research, however, Healy has found that corruption may not be as necessary as it is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
A Day in the Life of Alex Sander: Driving in the Fast Lane at Landon Care Products (Brief Case)
Teaching Note for 2177 View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Leadership, Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Human Resource Management; Career Advancement; Product Management; 360-degree Feedback; Relationship Management; Managing Difficult Interactions; Top Performers; Conflict Management; Leadership; Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Human Resources; Product Marketing
- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, for example, one of the 14 key principles of The Toyota Way,... View Details