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- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
Immediately after graduation, a significant majority of the graduates of the leading two-year, full-time MBA programs take jobs in financial services and consulting, driven in part by financial rewards that make it very difficult for... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
feel valued? The discussion will lead to considerations about the variation in individual reward preferences and how managers could embrace this diversity to foster an inclusive environment while driving performance. Digital Innovation... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Creating a sustainable world
of the work fuels her. “I like to create, and I like to do things that are relatively unusual and sometimes difficult to deliver.” The reward is in the results, which have taken the form of support for Ouicar, a French car-sharing... View Details
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
retailing. The six myths can be classified in three groups: (1) architecture of shopper reward (size and convexity of rewards), (2) architecture of retailer rewards (sustainable profitability and horizontal... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Helping the American Red Cross deliver services
Mark L. Capaldini (MBA 1979), an active ambassador for the American Red Cross, has found it rewarding to be a board member for the organization’s northern Minnesota chapter. (Published March 2015) View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
locations and retailers to provide ‘real world’ ($) rewards to players.” Many alumni see possibilities and potential in other areas: “Augmented reality can definitely revolutionize e-commerce and mobile-friendly brand apps,” said Ameera... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
virtually mandates changes to contracts as requirements are added or changed; and financial incentives that reward lowball contractor bids and provide negative sanctions for failing to spend all the allocated funds." It doesn't help... View Details
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
The customer rewards cards that clutter wallets and clog key chains of many a shopper may soon be no more, as retailers move from physical to digital (read: mobile apps) forms of loyalty program member identification. It's a smart... View Details
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Health Plans - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Employers Suppliers Policymakers Health Plans Health Plans It is time for health plans to shift to a new mindset focused on value. Today’s forward-looking health plans are beginning to see the rewards of engaging in value-based... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
forthcoming Compensation & Benefits Review The Power of Workplace Rewards: Using Self-Determination Theory to Understand Why Reward Satisfaction Matters for Workers Around the World By: Landry, Anais Thibault, and A.V. Whillans... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Portrait Project
Xavier Paternot
I want to build things and blow them up. I want to act irresponsibly. I want to play music. I want to be rewarded with a Nobel Prize if I save people lives and go to jail if I cheat. I want to keep on being fascinated every time I look at... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
REALLY MATTERS IN THE WORKPLACE IS HELPING EMPLOYEES FEEL APPRECIATED.” Rewards that signal to employees that they did a good job and that their manager cares about them will encourage employees to want to work even harder, the research... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Richard Kondo (MBA 1999)
“My most rewarding mission.” —Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Richard Kondo (MBA 1999) served as a US Navy Submarine Officer in Japan and later pursued a medical device career in marketing and business... View Details
- 28 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior
In one experiment, students had to come up with anagrams under the time pressure of 90 seconds per round, over a series of six rounds, with the understanding that they would be scoring themselves at the end of the test—and that they would be View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
Put differently, there appear to be fewer economies of scale in R&D than there used to be. The way companies define, measure, and reward excellent research has to change.—Henry Chesbrough So what specific things are small companies... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Benefits & Compensation | Research Associates
Benefits & Compensation Research Associates enjoy a salary that is extremely competitive for the field, a substantial benefits package, and access to a variety of opportunities to enrich their personal and professional lives. At the foundation of Harvard's compelling... View Details
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
drives to acquire and to bond are in tension with each other because the first is competitive and the second cooperative. A major part of management is to keep these two drives in healthy balance, for example by giving rewards for both... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
drives to acquire and to bond are in tension with each other because the first is competitive and the second cooperative. A major part of management is to keep these two drives in healthy balance, for example by giving rewards for both... View Details
- Portrait Project
Dan Shanoff
living out a Cliff Huxtable fantasy where I share my life with my zany Cosby Show-esque family. To align my professional skills and my personal dreams will be my precious luxury, showing that H-bombs like me can enjoy rewarding work in... View Details