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- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
that can be kept fresh for generic, not specific, demands on various functions of the organization (such as 100 percent increases or decreases in short-term demand)? THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
micro level, the authors argue. On the macro level, companies need to send employees the message that they are valuable by retaining them, rather than resorting to layoffs when times get tough. For instance, during the pandemic, some... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
others do unto them. For example, when layoffs were necessary, he was upfront and honest with employees about what was happening and why. Left to right: Gregory Slayton, Zia Chishti, Jim Sharpe "You'd be surprised at how my basic... View Details
- 26 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus
Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvad Business School and Dean of the University of Miami Herbert Business School. [Image: stevecoleimages] THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to... View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Secret Life of Supply Chains
of the supply chain economy will be a good way to keep America a leader in growth and innovation. [About the Author] Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. Image: VM Related Reading: Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain View Details
- 16 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?
transparency through data sharing in order to better track the chain of subcontractors. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
interference from the community because of their favorable reputation, while layoffs by other firms elsewhere were met with unrest and angst. The approach of the study is important, too. The discipline of strategy is not rich in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
in political debates, but work to bridge divides among people during the crisis. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
Carlson School of Management, show how the link between sales tax dependence and layoffs sheds light on the growing fiscal crisis of state and local governments. The correlation between sales tax dependence and View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition By: Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta Abstract—Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jun 2020
- In Practice
Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?
organizations, there should be fewer layoffs and product delays. While declining demand will remain challenging for everyone, social distancing can be achieved because disperse teams can build and distribute software from remote locations... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
managers who conduct layoffs feel a mix of emotions that may catch them by surprise: sympathy, sadness, guilt, shame, anxiety, and perhaps anger. Best practice for managers includes understanding yourself and recognizing your limitations.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
financial industry and those who regulate it, there are strong but conflicting viewpoints about the impact of private equity buyouts of public firms, especially in the wake of the recent global financial crisis. Some critics focus on the large-scale View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
found that the creative environment, and creativity itself, remained depressed four months after the layoffs had been completed. To corroborate this conclusion, Amabile and Conti compared how many invention disclosures had been filed by... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center... View Details
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
competencies] they can." The gap in levels of efficiency between markets for goods and for talent remains wide. Can it be closed? What will it take? Should it be closed? What do you think? Original Article Two seemingly unrelated items prompt this month's column.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
started the turnaround of the company by first working on values—redefining them and communicating them widely. First, they do not merely focus on cost cutting and layoffs when a crisis arrives. While they may lay off employees (though... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
out in a sample of large U.S. for-profit organizations. The implication is that winners in the war for talent create more value than "merely good" competitors. One organization that has been a consistent winner has been Southwest Airlines 2, the only major... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
globalized business world, and technologies that are constantly changing. Within that dynamic environment, a curveball can come from anywhere: a portion of their businesses may suddenly dry up, belt-tightening layoffs may loom, or... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman