Job Design and Levels - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

organizational level to keep assertiveness from leading to this backlash." “Something needs to be done at the organizational level to keep assertiveness from leading to this backlash in the first place,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

28 Jun 2021
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Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis

companies’ finances and worker treatment gives job seekers a new card to play. “That’s going to inform employee decisions when the labor market is tight,” he says. “The data is becoming more View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

09 Mar 2003
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Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

terms of product categories and demographics. We just don't live our lives in product categories or in demographics. When companies segment markets this way they often fail to connect with their customers. How do we live our lives? During... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

June 2008
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The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Global Range; Research; Business Ventures; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Business Headquarters; Organizational Design; Talent and Talent Management; Goals and Objectives

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22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

and Ananth Raman Abstract—To set inventory service levels, suppliers must understand how changes in inventory service level affect demand. We build on prior research, which uses analytical models View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2003
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The Future of IT Consulting

expertise in designing and coding complex computer applications. SAP and Seibel have developed unique package software, and have provided... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

designing interventions to increase vaccination levels for specific populations. I am helping reach vulnerable groups such as older immigrant adults, incarcerated adults, and... View Details

28 Jul 2015
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implications. We also show that pooling choice behavior is influenced by changes in the underlying newsvendor model parameters. In robustness tests, we show that choosing a pooling outcome is especially pronounced among participants who report a high View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Apr 2022
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Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

with those who had a criminal history without additional incentives or conditions. The level of demand was even higher for jobs that didn’t involve customer interactions or high-value inventory, View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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as well as with past stock returns and with the level of the stock market. However, investor expectations are strongly negatively correlated with model-based expected returns. The evidence is not consistent... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

09 Jan 2020
Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

collision between these two different operating models and ways of solving a consumer problem. On the one hand, you have a more traditional firm with traditional human resource management. In the other model, you have software solving... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Sep 2014
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The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

via one or two interviews. But studies across job categories indicate there is only about a 14 percent correlation between interview predictions and job success. This is... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
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Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change; Disruption; Volatility; Communication; Competency and Skills; Customers; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Goods and Commodities; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Executive Compensation; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Job Offer; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Law; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Risk Management; Operations; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Science; Strategy; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; Minnesota

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Hidden Workers, Untapped Talent - Managing the Future of Work

Research Research Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent Read the Report Read the Report By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, Eva Sage-Gavin, & Kristen Hines Increased reliance on technology and changing demographics have shaped the way that... View Details

07 Jul 2003
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4+2 = Sustained Business Success

high-level jobs with outstanding internal talent whenever possible. Create and maintain top-of-the-line training and development programs. Design... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

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The Chao Center: The Heart of HBS Executive Education

the classroom, organize small-group meetings, or simply take a break. By design, the building's architecture relates both to the traditional structures of the main HBS campus and also to the twenty-first century spirit of nearby Tata... View Details

05 Oct 2020
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Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

After earning a doctorate, Ashley Whillans received two tempting job offers: one in her hometown, where she could remain close to family and friends and work reasonable hours... View Details