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  • 30 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

School, studies how location and geographic mobility affect worker productivity and innovation. His research also examines how companies benefit by allowing employees to work remotely. Choudhury answered... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 04 Jan 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?

wavebreakmedia Last month, the venerable organization Coca-Cola publicly announced that a project to hire more Black employees that stemmed from the settlement of a 2000 discrimination lawsuit had failed to achieve its objectives. Along... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett

    James D. Sinegal

    40 million members, Sinegal is best known for his progressive management practices which have enabled Costco to benefit from low employee turnover and high productivity. View Details
    Keywords: Retail
    • 23 Apr 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

    after an event passes, according to recent research based on a survey examining French firms with fewer than 250 employees during the global financial crisis last decade. Conducted over a seven-year period starting in 2008, the research... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
    • 02 Jan 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Most Popular Articles of 2011

    http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6792.html Published: October 31, 2011 When evaluating compensation issues, economists often assume that both an employer and an employee make rational, albeit self-interested choices while working toward a goal.... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff
    • March 1999
    • Case

    MotivAction plc (A)

    By: William J. Bruns Jr.
    The owner/manager of MotivAction is developing a package of incentives and bonuses that he hopes will stimulate sales growth, encourage development of new autonomous teams, and increase profitability. If they are adopted, these new incentives will replace others... View Details
    Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Profit; Organizational Culture
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    Bruns, William J., Jr. "MotivAction plc (A)." Harvard Business School Case 199-004, March 1999.
    • 25 Mar 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

    their post-pandemic working norms, many leaders will weigh the pros and cons of letting employees keep the schedule freedom that comes with virtual work. But, reducing structure comes with its own risks, so companies will likely want a... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
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    Read excerpts from DENIAL

    By: Richard S. Tedlow

    The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears

    Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)

     

    From Denial: Why Business... View Details

    • 19 May 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech

    an accounting journal entry. But we have to question the effectiveness of the current rule, which essentially makes the benefits from a deliberate accounting distortion proportional to companies' use of one particular form of View Details
    Keywords: by Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan & Robert C. Merton
    • 06 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

    paternal leave, and professional development. Such efforts have the potential to improve employee engagement, loyalty, and productivity. Kost: While your essay cites many business benefits of advancing a... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health
    • 09 Jul 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

    After nearly a decade of uninterrupted growth, strategic consulting firms are now facing one of their most challenging periods in memory, prompting widespread cutbacks in staff and changes to recruiting. How did these firms get to this painful point? In response to... View Details
    Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting
    • 01 Dec 2017
    • News

    2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers

    Business needs to care about the performance of students in the public education system, from preschool through college. It is the primary source of future employees for every business. It’s also where the vast majority of teachers of... View Details
    Keywords: Amy McIntosh (MBA 1984) , associate vice chancellor for academic strategy, The City University of New York
    • 06 Aug 2020
    • News

    Defining Flex Work

    companies that offer it, but almost immediately Auerbach recognized two fundamental problems. First, no one knew how to talk about flexibility. Second, no one had the data to understand the business benefits of it. The New York City–based... View Details
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    Pension and retirement funds

    suggested subject terms include “defined contribution pension plans,” and “defined benefit pension plan.” Find articles in other databases using HOLLIS. Industry Associations Center for Retirement Research at... View Details
    • 08 Jan 2025
    • News

    Mapping Pain Points at the IRS

    Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that serves more Americans annually... View Details
    Keywords: Jennifer Myers; IRS; customer service; government service; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government
    • 21 Nov 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    The Geography of Corporate Giving

    that contribute to a type of corporate practice—those oriented toward social benefits outside the firm. We define corporate social action as those firm behaviors and practices that extend beyond immediate profit maximization goals and are... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • May 2008 (Revised October 2010)
    • Case

    Tribune Company, 2007

    By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Eric Seth Gordon
    This case describes the proposed acquisition of Tribune Company by Sam Zell in 2007. Tribune Company is one of the largest newspapers and broadcasting companies in the United States. Zell's proposed acquisition is unusual in several respects. It is two-tiered, employs... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Markets; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Negotiation Offer; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry
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    Luehrman, Timothy A., and Eric Seth Gordon. "Tribune Company, 2007." Harvard Business School Case 208-148, May 2008. (Revised October 2010.)
    • 27 Feb 2020
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

    Harvard Business School spends a significant amount of research funds each year on the health care industry, answering questions such as: How can the business of health care be made more efficient? What can a business do to motivate View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies
    • 01 Sep 2018
    • News

    Case Study: A Good Fit

    billion in disability benefits a year, Eldridge says. Gain Life’s existing wellness market has good prospects, although it’s highly competitive, “almost to the point of commoditization,” he adds, and the sales cycles can last up to a... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
    • 25 Feb 2020
    • News

    The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

    organizational process is the key.” For Choudhury, these innovative new models benefit not only the employee and employer. They can also benefit society: “With work from... View Details
    Keywords: April White
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