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- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
If Enron had been owned and controlled by a small group of private-equity investors, could the monitoring and control practices of a professionally run buyout shop have protected Enron's shareholders and employees from the problems that... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
errors. These teams were also judged to be better performers by nonteam members assessing their work. In addition, they were better able to overcome roadblocks to success such as a lack of material or financial resources. "The team members who were comfortable taking... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
organizational values and business ethics, Paine has long focused on American companies engaged primarily in domestic U.S. business. But faced with an increasing number of questions from international students about whether U.S. corporate... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
insatiable need to learn about other cultures." A knack for cross-boundary partnering. "You need to feel comfortable engaging a team in India and giving them as much power as a team in Germany or the United States. There's a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
government affairs offices, that many times are engaging in public policy, writing, and advocacy that even other employees and other departments in the organization are not fully aware of. This is not asking... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
44, has been charged by a bull elephant in the Congo, swum with penguins in the Galapagos, mingled with bison in the American West, and camped out among grizzly bears in Alaska. It’s all part of his job as head of a multinational conservation organization with 3,800... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
journey from 2003 to 2006. The case describes the changes in the senior team, structure and processes of the organization. It follows two illustrations of a powerful employee engagement process for honest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
their own goals, appraise their own achievements, and reach their own conclusions about how to improve. Managers should also spend more of their time inspiring (through stories) and devising engaging activities from which View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health - Recruiting
the perfect opportunity to do just that—working in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where I could see the direct impact of my work. Learning About the Challenges in Rural Health Care During the internship, I had the opportunity to interview 30+ View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
efforts are designed to reach employees at a deeper level. By engaging more of workers' total selves, organizations hope to develop staff who are more satisfied, productive, and innovative. Indeed, the... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
how individuals think about speaking up at work, we first undertook in-depth exploratory research in a knowledge-intensive multinational corporation in which employee input was considered crucial. Qualitative data collected in 190... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
behemoth’s corporate culture as it collided with the #MeToo movement’s spotlight on sexual relationships and power in the workplace. And as new information about Easterbrook’s romantic relationship with other employees emerged, it became... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51040 forthcoming American Journal of Health Promotion The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial By: John, Leslie K., Andrea Troxel,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
change has brought over the last two decades, it is that business is becoming fully engaged on the issue. Firms may not have the answers or even the will to make changes toward sustainable practices, but they can't do nothing.... View Details
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
Psychology The Downside of Downtime: The Prevalence and Work Pacing Consequences of Idle Time at Work By: Brodsky, Andrew, and Teresa M. Amabile Abstract—Although both media commentary and academic research have focused much attention on the dilemma of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
turbulence in talent markets that isn't ending anytime soon. "There's been a fundamental shift in the marketplace, where employees have more power than they had in the past," says Kwok. "So companies are asking, ‘how do we attract and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
without informing other departments, leading to waste and duplication. Respect among peers declined. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame.— Rosabeth Moss Kanter BBC: In 1999, the... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 11 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Non-competes Push Talent Away
start-up firm in Silicon Valley when one of his employees decided to quit and go work for a direct competitor down the street. "I told him, 'Hey, you can't do that. Didn't we make you sign a non-compete?' " Marx recalls. "He kind of... View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
http://www.springer.com/economics/development/book/978-1-4614-1878-8?changeHeader Employee Selection as a Control System Authors:Dennis Campbell Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract Theories from the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About
groups large and small, and engaged with many thousands of alumni. These conversations have shaped how I think about the opportunities and challenges facing the world today, and thus Harvard Business School, and they have spurred two... View Details