Work Force Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good

Former HBS Dean John McArthur guided the School during a critical phase of its modern development. He also touched a virtual army of friends, colleagues, and just plain folk with a warm, personal style. more Maximizing Assets Baupost Group president Seth Klarman (MBA... View Details

10 Nov 2020
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Managing Working Parents During the Pandemic

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Research - Managing the Future of Work

help employees manage their caregiving responsibilities—while reducing costs and increasing productivity By: Joseph B. Fuller and Manjari Raman October 2017 Report Dismissed by Degrees: How degree inflation is undermining U.S.... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Fearless Force for Change

regularly attended indoor cycling sessions at a New York City fitness center. Struck by the lack of research funding for so-called rare cancers, she decided to translate her passion for spinning into a force for change. Cycle for... View Details

Keywords: cancer; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Dec 2018
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A Force for Good

forged his career at the nexus of business and social impact. With his latest project, Skillist, he is building a fairer, more effective hiring process. Skillist is a proprietary, skills-based application system that works with companies... View Details

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The Future of Work - and Managing the Impact of COVID-19

Forces such as automation, demographics, and globalization were already changing how and where we work at a bewildering pace, then COVID happened. In the months ahead, companies need to prepare for three areas where their decisions and actions will play out in... View Details

16 Dec 2014
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Why Top-Down Management Doesn’t Work in the Fight Against Ebola

Keywords: management; ebola; government; leadership; teaming; collaboration; crises; Health, Social Assistance; Government; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Managing the Future of Work (MBA Education—Elective Curriculum)

By: Christopher T. Stanton

The nature and scope of work is changing rapidly, creating massive business challenges in the shadow of broader political and social shifts. HBS launched a major initiative in 2017 on Managing the Future of Work to define these workplace issues and... View Details

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

Caregiving Joseph Fuller Podcast The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Sheila Marcelo 16 JAN 2019 | Managing the Future of Work Almost a third of workers—and more senior executives—say their careers have been... View Details

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Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (A)

By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston

Describes the incentive system by which Mary Kay Cosmetics motivates the sales force of 200,000 independent agents who comprise the firm's only distribution channel. Illustrates the powerful effect on sales-force behavior that results when creative types of employee... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Cost Management; Salesforce Management; Distribution Channels; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States

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20 May 2015
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Managing Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains

By: Michael W. Toffel

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02 Sep 2024
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Sales Management That Works with Frank Cespedes

02 Aug 2011
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A Fearless Force for Change

so-called "rare" cancers (responsible for over half of cancer diagnoses and 35 percent of cancer deaths), wanted to translate her passion for spinning into a force for change. Cycle for Survival, the organization born from that resolve,... View Details