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- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
It’s simple: They create the most value, says Harvard Business School Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee. In almost every segment of the economy, the very best companies lead their peers by wide margins. They take share by building on proven... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
will be able to retain the work-life flexibility that they now crave. Employers will retain and attract productive people who will love their work life. Employers should seize the opportunity to modernize their relationship with... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
team-based, seniority-based, and flatter compensation. We propose that compensation is strategic not only in motivating and attracting the worker being compensated, but also in its impact on peer workers and the firm's complementary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
firm, since about 75 percent of the interns typically accept offers to join the company. But the firm’s leadership wondered if remote work would change all of that. Would the interns be able to build ties with their peers and supervisors?... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
according to Larkin's 2009 paper "Paying $30,000 for a Gold Star: An Empirical Investigation into the Value of Peer Recognition to Software Salespeople." The paper describes a field study at a large enterprise software firm, where... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
strongest—on his relationship to the IT department—and tended to retreat into the IT "basement" in times of conflict with business units and senior management. Barton paid attention to his staff, while at the same time more... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
credentials and work experience, they split almost evenly between those focused on college matriculation and those offering career-focused models. Only 16 percent of applicants prioritize relationships with both educational institutions... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
every interaction, shut down creativity, and undermine productivity. Take the case of Jeff, a team leader at a Fortune 100 company who was working on a large, long-term, high-pressure project. Each Tuesday, Jeff and his peers had a... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
peer group in the recovery? “According to our research, companies that master the delicate balance between cutting costs to survive today and investing to grow tomorrow do well after a recession These companies reduce costs selectively by... View Details
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
stakeholders and steps the new executive can take to manage the transition, including building necessary relationships and adapting to the culture. The plan also identifies archival materials that would be useful for the incoming... View Details
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
School Professor Rembrand M. Koning. Like party guests who refuse to mingle, entrepreneurs tend to gravitate toward people they already know at these programs, especially if they participate as a team, diminishing the learning potential. “These institutions may be... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
School.How do you set up an IT governance committee? A company that decides it needs board-level IT oversight must do three things: Select the appropriate members and the chairman, determine the group's relationship to the audit... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
forthcoming Entrepreneurship and Collaboration Inter-Organizational Collaboration and Start-Up Innovation By: Aggarwal, Vikas A., and Andy Wu Abstract—This chapter presents an overview of the literature on collaborative relationships... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides
ethnicity. This was the theme of the second annual Gender and Work Symposium, Relationships Among Women: Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides, held April 3 and 4 at Harvard Business School. Participants included more than 100... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
By the end of his early career, Williams had won additional supporters within the company, including Barrett's boss and several white peers who, when they were promoted to management before Williams, vouched for him with their colleagues... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 15 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 15
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/13-039%20Nov%202012_612ce7e2-7f81-4eea-9126-3c0964f2be2f.pdf August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics Search-Based Peer Firms: Aggregating Investor Perceptions Through Internet Co-Searches... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
strengthen their relationships with colleagues and supervisors," he says. As a result, people of color typically begin having notable careers when they break into middle management. "Minority managers do, in fact, have to be... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
engaging a therapist, even if everything seems OK. Establishing a relationship and providing historical context ahead of any stressors or crises will prepare both you and your therapist if those events arise. View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
generate homogeneity within communities in regard to corporations' social activities. We suggest that there are three main factors that influence corporations to follow locally established patterns: what the government encourages; what local View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Katherine L. Milkman Abstract—Using a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne