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By: Rakesh Khurana
I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
supply chain problem space to include, among other things, the assignment of roles and decision rights among the coordinating partners, the selection of partners, the design of incentives, and the design of processes to monitor... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 19 Dec 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
New Year, New Habits
entrepreneurs. Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior Psychological nudges can be a cost-effective way for governments to get citizens to do the right thing. 5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists Behavioral... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
performance" losing its allure? What do you think? To Read More: Mihir Desai, The Incentive Bubble, Harvard Business Review, March, 2012. Mihir Desai, Compensation Practices and Incentives, Harvard Magazine, September-October 2012.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
We have asked dozens of managers, individually and in groups, to name their most important levers for motivating employees. They tend to favor the things that most management books tout: recognition, tangible View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
recent research at Harvard Business School. In "The Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community," the authors—HBS professor Marco... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
to be clarified. You have to make them when you have to make them. And try not to get too depressed in the journey, because there's a professional responsibility. If you are depressed, you can't motivate your staff to extraordinary... View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
to which the trend is a product of nature (declining employee motivation, changing aspirations, shorter-term planning, etc.) or nurture (such things as leadership, hiring policies, organization, incentives, and the job environment they... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
heterogeneity inside the firm. Could they first start by broadcasting problems inside? There are always issues around managerial incentives, silos, and so forth, but certainly by the way we see open source communities and InnoCentive... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
Furthermore, the manager will rely more on persuasion when employee motivation is more important for the execution of the project, when the employee has strong intrinsic or extrinsic incentives, and, for a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
characteristics, such as risk aversion and talent; firm characteristics, such as ownership; detailed measures of managerial practices relative to incentives, dismissals, and promotions; and measurable outcomes, for the firm and for the... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
for another. What advice do respondents have for those facing these challenges? John Cockerill suggested that "looking forward to the future is the motivation for the present... Just remember where you came from. Be realistic about... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
focuses on incentives, responsibilities, and structures, we adopt a process perspective and find that integration was achieved despite an incentive structure which did not support it. By drawing a distinction between the incentive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
serious leaders are men and women who are animated by a big, honorable mission, who get things done to achieve that mission, who demonstrate consistent emotional awareness as they do this, who motivate others to try to be better and... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
according to the organization’s long-term values and goals. Surprisingly, we find that the intervention drove even higher effort on performance associated with pre-existing monetary incentives, but, on average, did not affect nonfinancial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
Can you design processes to reflect the promises implicit in hard-wiring?; (4) Do you have the people, incentives, and technology to deliver on the promise?; (5) Are you big enough?; (6) Do you have the financial capability to protect... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
payments affects criminal activity. Analysis of daily reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare payment cycles. This increase reflects an increase in crimes that are likely to have a direct... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
high-beta stocks. An Empirical Analysis of Innovation Contests: Strategic Incentives, Problem Uncertainty and Independent Experimentation along Parallel Paths Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
worried about students going into these culture industries only thinking in terms of traditional management styles and industry structures, bottom lines, and financial incentives, without thinking about what 'creative content' and... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
“comvoc”), and leave their differentiated personal selves and external group memberships behind. All it took to motivate people, it was thought, was to offer financial incentives, and good results would... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne