Employee Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

There's a lot of worry afoot whenever companies merge. Wall Street worries about the stock price. Employees worry about potential job cuts. And consumers worry about the fate of their favorite products: Whither the price and the quality?... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge

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22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

employees tended to be most engaged by regular, incremental progress toward the accomplishment of a meaningful goal—a phenomenon Amabile calls The Progress Principle, which is also the title of her new book.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

process that educates and engages donors and anti-racism allies. By building a platform that explains how donors can make an impact through the ARF four Pillars of Purpose - Justice System Reform, Education Parity, Health & Wellness... 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

15 Jun 2021
News

The Path Ahead

classroom. We've seen that LOC programs can be as intense and engaging as in-person ones. Harvard Business School wants to educate many more leaders than can come to campus. While we currently extend our reach through Harvard Business... View Details

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Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

collection, circa 1945 to 1970, includes striking scenes of employees engaged in steel production, close-ups of machinery in operation, and aerial views of plants at several Jones & Laughlin Steel... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Breaking Free from Fear of Change

goes wrong; measuring success against unrealistic or ever-increasing standards; and worrying constantly about potential negative outcomes. If you’ve ever had a supervisor or employee who behaved like that, you already know the negative... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

brand associated with ArtLifting's message of empowerment for artists who are homeless or disabled. Customers see that. Clients see that. More importantly, employees and CEOs are reminded of it every day. And then externally, the... View Details

20 May 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

leave the firm in 2014. “I left without a job prepared to engage in a period of exploration and a long term job search. I knew I wanted to do something small, entrepreneurial, mission driven, and with great potential to make a global... View Details

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

management skills he would need to invoke change. "The more I researched HBS," Josh says, "the more I realized that HBS is far and away more engaged with Africa than any other business school in the world." As... View Details

31 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 31

increases individual productivity by eliminating potential cognitive distractions resulting from good weather. When the weather is bad, individuals may focus more on their work rather than thinking about activities they could engage in... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

literature that suggests firms reduce marketing expenditures in order to boost reported earnings, we find that soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of all marketing promotions (price discounts, feature advertisements, and aisle displays) at the fiscal... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17

display promotions away from smaller revenue brands toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance. This indicates the behavior is determined by parties above brand managers in the firm. These findings are consistent with firms View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

in innovative capabilities, and increased employee engagement as a result. The programs vary but have seven major elements in common. Companies should 1) team with governments or nonprofits experienced in... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

14 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 14

initiative program, including the effect of the initiative on employee engagement and motivation and on customer satisfaction. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111115-PDF-ENG... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

team, how to measure progress, and more. The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Hiring, Managing, Motivating, and Engaging Mobile Employees by Kevin Sheridan (MBA 1988) (Career Press) As more and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Jun 2014
News

A Man on a Mission

40 years, and was managing more than 3,300 employees and an annual budget of $773 million. Early training in physics launched his scientific career, but Earls credits what he learned at HBS with giving him the right stuff to soar in the... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; NASA; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Jan 2005
News

Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

Once they placed their order, customers had to wait ten years to receive it. Finally, Bajaj, whose grandfather had been known as the "fifth son" of Mahatma Gandhi and whose parents and grandparents had spent time in British prisons for the sake of Indian independence,... View Details

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

information management. Finally, the dangerous triad of pressure, opportunity, and rationalization is discussed and analyzed to understand the conditions under which employees may be tempted to engage in... View Details