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- 17 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees
reviews. That might mean a reward for an employee whose values stood out, even if they didn’t necessarily flow directly to a bottom line measurement. “Most great companies will have elements of subjective... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Program
Leading Professional Service Firms
clients and motivate staff, build a strong vision and implement an effective strategy, and employ the fiscal discipline to maintain a sound bottom line and maximize enterprise value. Details Design and... View Details
- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
outcome in order to meet those goals.” The bottom line for business leaders who are hiring, she says: “Once you receive applications, you need to make sure they are evaluated fairly.” [Image: sturti] Related... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Mar 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do People Want to Work Anymore?
while the partners are able to more than double the percentage of revenue brought to the bottom line. The decision in the case has to do with how best to go to a four-day workweek with three-day weekends and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
Christopher Marquis and Laura Velez VillaHarvard Business School Case 413-051 In its third year of existence and poised to double its workforce, Warby Parker attributed its success to an innovative approach in the eyewear industry and to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
customers themselves are not aware? Zaltman: There are several helpful approaches. One is to double check stated beliefs with actual behavior. For example, many consumers report handling competing brands and comparing prices at the point... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
old lines of business and, if economies of scope are unavailable, to simply reproduce entrant behavior by creating a "firm within a firm." There are two broad streams of explanation for incumbent failure in these circumstances.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Charles B. Wang Computer Associates International, 1976–2000 J. Basil Ward Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation, 1952–1966 Ralph E. Ward Chesebrough-Pond's, 1968–1987 Solomon D. Warfield Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 1912–1927 Harry M.... View Details
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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work
colleges, and employers. Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on changing the talent equation 01 MAY 2024 | Managing the Future of Work What are the consequences of treating employees as an expense rather than an asset? Cappelli argues that this “penny wise and pound foolish”... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
The fawning executives lined up outside your office on Day One to tell you how fortunate the organization is to have you and to offer to help you succeed are often fakes. The people you need to impress and enlist as supporters are not... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
double sales. Should he focus on direct sales or add more channel partners? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-023 Managing Marketing Data at Allstate No abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
in the environment. Alan has brought a touch of magic to the big screen and record-breaking numbers to the bottom line as chairman of Walt Disney Studios and as former president and COO of Warner Bros. The... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
challenging to maintain a level of satisfaction, enjoyment, and meaning thinking you're the center of it all. So knowing that there's something bigger than you, whatever you call that something. Brooks: Right. You need you need peace and perspective in your life is the... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
treadmills, both of which had touchscreens for Peloton-produced digital workout videos featuring glamorous trainers with loyal followings. Growth was brisk: Revenue in 2019 was some $915 million, doubling that of 2018. The pandemic... View Details
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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the right location. They also inform choices about service line growth and areas for affiliation. In today’s health care delivery systems many things are measured and reported yet most are surrogates for patient centered outcomes. Process... View Details
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
must constantly attend to both top and bottom lines by launching new products, services, and experiences consistently. Leaders from software-as-a-service (SaaS) business models, for example, described how... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
the most money possible is the real objective.” Thoughtful responses suggested more useful ways of examining the question as well as measuring and taking advantage of the relationship. Dan Wallace asked, “why you feel it’s so important to ‘measure the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting
significant impact on the company’s bottom line, is psychological safety. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY? In her book The Fearless Organization , Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson describes psychological safety as “a climate... View Details
- 17 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men
bottom line by punishing them. The researchers did find some slight evidence for that; however, even controlling for productivity, women were still more severely punished for the same offenses. Inescapable... View Details
- 16 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
Am I Eligible for the 2+2 Program?
consumer goods, retail, industrials, etc. From a lower socio-economic background (first generation in college, lower income family background, less family exposure to graduate school) Going into a technically demanding role Pursuing entrepreneurship So, here’s the... View Details