Rewards And Penalties - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

develop this perceptions framework is of a single stage stochastic inventory system with periodic review, constant leadtimes, infinite supply, full backlogging, linear holding and penalty costs View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

management of chronic conditions. Here, many employers in the United States and Europe have made impressive starts. Some companies cover the costs of smoking cessation and weight loss programs, or View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

in the paper Are Bankers Worth Their Pay? Evidence from a Talent Measure by Boris Vallée, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Claire Célérier, an assistant professor at the University of Zurich. “What we are saying is... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

choice but to make the Medtronic culture more performance-oriented if we were going to fulfill our mission. Otherwise, we would lose out to more aggressive competitors and never earn the right to serve those patients. ... the organization... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

It’s empowering to see how much you learn and what you can do with technical skills. At its core, coding is problem solving at its best. It’s also a creative, personal expression because there is never only one way to write a solution.... View Details

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

education, health care, and the environment at the organizational level of analysis unless we figure out a way to measure collective performance when multiple actors are involved. But funders tend to want to View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Jul 2014
Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

a) incorporation decisions by entrepreneurs that anticipate the burdens of being a US corporation, b) merger patterns that reflect the penalties of being domiciled in the US and the importance of offshore... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical

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2.5 Disciplinary Outcomes & Sanctions | MBA

not receive a degree until they have been relieved of probation by the CRB. Probation is a formal disciplinary action of HBS and becomes part of the student’s official record. Probation may be temporarily or permanently recorded on a... View Details

10 May 2015
Blog Post

Brand Strategist Turns Entrepreneur

segmentations and audience development strategies. In 2012, I yearned for a complete change of pace. I moved from LA to DC and took a role within Marriott’s portfolio brand strategy group to help with the... View Details

13 May 2015
Blog Post

Former Engineer Gives Consulting a Test Drive

who spent her summer working in consulting. Where did you do your summer internship and what was your job function? I did my summer internship at McKinsey and Company in the Lagos, Nigeria office. I worked... View Details

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

costs, benefits, and risks from the proposed policy or project in a just and equitable way and Accountability mechanisms, including penalties or... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

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Ann Chao

at my disposal to pursue my passions. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? From the beginning, the consistent message I received from HBS and my classmates was to pursue my passions View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

08 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Harley Munsell

always enjoy meeting recruiters face-to-face and the Dedicated Interview Period is a great chance to do this. It’s also rewarding to know that this work helped so many students get their dream summer... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

16 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 16

between April 2003 and March 2004. The firm's relative performance incentive scheme rewards a worker for outperforming her co-workers. We find that a worker does not act on the monetary incentives to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

forms: It can be time and effort, knowledge, or money. But the cost has to be reasonably low, and the perceived psychic reward to the user has to be high enough to justify the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

12 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get

for classes that demonstrate analytical rigor, such as in finance, strategy, and operations. Searching beyond job titles for hidden virtues may have unexpected rewards for the hiring organization as well.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

each other with their work, rather than competing with each other. You want an organizational culture that explicitly values creativity and innovation. Whatever reward systems are in place should View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

08 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer

say no and turn down the opportunity to make a gift, said Stevenson, who also highlighted the rewards of philanthropy—namely, the satisfaction of “partnering with others to accomplish things that have a... View Details