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- August 1995 (Revised April 1998)
- Background Note
A Note for Analyzing Work Groups
By: Linda A. Hill
Presents a model for understanding the behavior and evolution of primary, stable work groups over time. The model describes contextual factors, design factors, and emergent culture as determinants of group behavior and performance. Describes emergent behavior, norms,... View Details
Hill, Linda A. "A Note for Analyzing Work Groups." Harvard Business School Background Note 496-026, August 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
- 20 Mar 2024
- News
Free Speech and Community Values Working Group Q+A
- October 2015
- Article
Global Teams That Work
By: Tsedal Neeley
Many companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically dispersed teams face a big challenge: physical separation and cultural differences can create social distance, or... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Neeley, Tsedal. "Global Teams That Work." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 10 (October 2015): 74–81.
- 04 Mar 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do People Want to Work Anymore?
only have the necessary skills but also contribute positively to the overall work environment and company culture. Sheeba Arun went even further, suggesting that it “determines the culture of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Aug 2015
- News
The Workplace Culture That Flying Nannies Won’t Fix
- April 2023
- Article
Racial Inequality in Work Environments
By: Letian Zhang
This article explores racial stratification in work environments. Inequality scholars have long identified racial disparities in wage and occupational attainment, but workers’ careers and well-being are also shaped by elements of their work environment, including firm... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Race; Equality and Inequality; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture
Zhang, Letian. "Racial Inequality in Work Environments." American Sociological Review 88, no. 2 (April 2023): 252–283.
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A Culture of Innovation | Baker Library
A Culture of Innovation Photo: Edwin Land from “The Purpose of the Company,” employee handbook, 1945. Polaroid Corporation Administrative Records, b. I.384, f. 30. Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid, embraced two central concepts for his... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
Summing Up Is Our Thinking About Work Outmoded? In spite of contrary evidence, there is still a popular belief that working more hours produces more results. People too often assume that being "at... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
After ‘The Big Short,’ Hedge Funders Lose Cultural Capital
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
team weren’t even on the ads team It was the culture that attracted . These five engineers . To the company in the first place. How would this story play out if Google had relied heavily on remote work at... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
SUMMING UP Is Management the Missing Ingredient in Melding Organization Culture and Remote Work? Those who have experienced remote work are largely vocal supporters of the notion. Its success is dependent,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- March 2015
- Case
Clifford Chance: Women at Work
By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Stephanie Marton
It was October 2013, and global law firm Clifford Chance was coming under fire for the second time in less than a year for reputedly failing to provide a supportive work environment for its female associates. A memo entitled "Speaking Effectively" was just issued to... View Details
Keywords: Women; Law; Fairness; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Human Capital; Organizational Culture; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Public Opinion; Problems and Challenges; Legal Services Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Katherine Connolly, and Stephanie Marton. "Clifford Chance: Women at Work ." Harvard Business School Case 415-038, March 2015.
- 25 Sep 2024
- Podcast
Collective counsel: Corporate law's changing workforce and culture
Vinson and Elkins' Keith Fullenweider on recruiting team players, boosting collaboration and soft skills through targeted training and mentorship, prioritizing mental health and work-life balance, automating judiciously, and making return-to-office work. View Details
- March 2016
- Article
Where in the World are the Workers? Cultural Underrepresentation in I-O Research
By: Christopher G. Myers
Few would dispute that the nature of work, and the workers who perform it, has evolved considerably in the 70 years since the founding of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) as the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Division 14,... View Details
Myers, Christopher G. "Where in the World are the Workers? Cultural Underrepresentation in I-O Research." Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 9, no. 1 (March 2016): 144–152.
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
it a fad that amounts to little more than sensitivity training in New Age clothing, or does it reflect something more profound about the way we are beginning to conceive of and relate to work? In the following pages six HBS alumni who are exploring the intersection of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
Lynda Clarizio Every woman who works and has a life confronts unique challenges, from finding reliable and caring childcare to making time to nurture the relationship with their spouse or partner to fighting their own guilt and... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 10 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Working with Professors at HBS
cultural makeup in the U.S. and the world at large. While I didn’t get to work on the case [due to scheduling conflicts], it was nonetheless rewarding to see something that I believed in be pursued with... View Details
- October 1996
- Article
Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile, R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby and M. Herron
We describe the development and validation of a new instrument, KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity, designed to assess perceived stimulants and obstacles to creativity in organizational work environments. The KEYS scales have acceptable factor structures,... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Performance; Research; Theory
Amabile, T. M., R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby, and M. Herron. "Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity." Academy of Management Journal 39, no. 5 (October 1996): 1154–1184.