Co-working - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

much more apt these days to hear about loyalty in the context of problems—loyalty to a country or religion leading to fanatical acts of chauvinism or violence, loyalty to family or friends leading to nepotism and cronyism in government, or loyalty to View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

surprised to learn that a student who worked in the U.S. pulp industry was asked by his co-workers to punch them out later than they actually finished work. Management apparently was aware of this practice and allowed it: a prime example,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

You’re the founder of a growing startup and it seems like just yesterday that you were a team of five, sharing a co-working space with one table and five chairs. There was an open flow of communication in the room and unless someone’s... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

become more diverse: For white workers, exposure to nonwhite co-workers has steadily increased for 40 years. But the reverse isn’t true; during the same period, for nonwhite workers, particularly Hispanics and Asians, exposure to other... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

for fear of being accused of not being able to help themselves. "If someone has diabetes and they have to manage that chronic condition, no one bats an eyelid," says Quelch. "But if I say I have to manage a mental health problem, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

people about where they got their dog,” Exley says. “And a story that kept coming up was that people often found their dog from another family. Not from a shelter, not from a rescue group, not from a pet store or a breeder. Just, you know, ‘A friend of mine had a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

01 Jun 2020
News

Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

back to the office. You know, we're seeing the humanity in our co-workers as they balance at-home learning with their kids or barking dogs or messy hair. And that's gonna be really hard to return to shallow conversation exchanges at the... View Details

Keywords: Zoom

01 Jun 2011
News

Mr. Start-Up

that successful entrepreneurs do a great job of building relationships. Your approach to business is pretty intense. Are you a tough boss to work for? I try to be super supportive. I find co-workers who share my love for work, and my... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

2022, up from $22 million in the prior year. Campus renewal initiatives included the renovations of Cash House and Cumnock Hall, the addition and fit-out of new leased co-working office space at 114 Western Avenue, as well as smaller... View Details

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Commencement 2017 Address | About

you might reach out generously on behalf of others as well. Finally, I ask you to consider a third vital behavior, that of RESPECT. Show respect on a daily basis to everyone you interact with: your co-workers and customers, your global... View Details

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

be named to the company's New Horizons Board, a select team responsible for producing recommendations for new products or line extensions for Aragon Entertainment. Patel's co-worker and friend, Jeremy Gibson, was also named to the Board,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 23

individual will perceive entrepreneurial opportunities as well as increase his or her motivation to pursue those opportunities. We find that an individual is more likely to become an entrepreneur if his or her co-workers have been... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

back-and-forth dynamic often occurs because the feelings and experiences of native and nonnative co-workers are hidden from each other. Empathy arrests this cycle, leading to more sensitivity and accommodation of language diversity. Based... View Details