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- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
Chen Abstract The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly transforming the global landscape of industrial production. But are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the exception? What... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Bargain": The company will pay for voluntary reskilling and retraining, but the workers will need to take responsibility for their own futures. Those who opt in will gain valuable skills and have a future with the company; those who don't... View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
created Worker shortage: Unions double membership and increase wages Influence: Medium-Low 20 1920 19 Union membership declines sharply Minimum wage and maximum working hour legislation overturned Influence: High 30 1930 19 Unemployment... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
His research comes at a time when an increasing number of people report being worn out on the job, with 43 percent of middle managers reporting burnout in the US and 70 percent of C-suite workers considering quitting to search for jobs... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
ensure that open source competes effectively with proprietary software and contributes to economic growth. What Really Motivates Workers Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 1... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
Would their children be interested in being actively involved in the Group? How to manage all that? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219060-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-055 Investing in Nature: The Nature... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
to a rite of passage like a wedding. Group rituals abound in the world of sports; for example, Notre Dame’s football team always walks the same route to the stadium. Many group activities involve food, from community potlucks to global... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
than luxurious prizes like electronics or trips. It’s even better if a gift feels personalized. A manager could give an employee who enjoys fitness activities a gift card to a store that sells workout clothes, while giving another View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
less than total investment or ones that were active but have not received funding in at least three years. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/5ZfGNK64os7hBRBPPAeW][/div] The researchers developed a concept of seniority to define success... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
the United States. In that work, I learned that company management had known about the dangers of asbestos since the 1930s but had actively suppressed information linking it to cancer to protect the business. I became deeply curious about... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
failures are likely to spur problem solving. We hypothesize that problem solving activities are especially likely to follow reported operational failures that provoke financial and legal liability risks. We also hypothesize that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
will create barriers at a time when many firms are actively seeking to trim their workforce. Flexibility and willingness to be available for opportunities as they arise will be a differentiator given the few offers they will be making.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
supervisors and chatted with workers in green jumpsuits. She then sped over to DSNY headquarters, just a few blocks north of City Hall, to discuss the details of the agency’s emergency snow response with her executive team. “Don’t screw... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
come from different sources, or they must share decision-making with employees—or both. Workers increasingly resist one-way, top-down communication and commands; they expect to be heard and to help develop their organizations’ plans and... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49810 October 2015 Journal of Labor Economics The Value of Bosses By: Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—How and by how much do supervisors enhance View Details
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
success could also influence people’s perceptions of workers in various jobs, particularly low-wage positions, the researchers say. “This overemphasis on effort could lead people to believe that workers in... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
Lawyers, financial professionals, doctors—these types of workers often expect their abilities to remain steady or grow with time. But Brooks points to data showing that’s not the case. In almost every high-skill profession, he finds,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 12 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks
effects of deviations on productivity in their settings,” the researchers write. “Although an initial task sequence assignment might not be optimal, allowing front-line workers to take an active role in... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
dataset of firms from the U.S. and seven European countries we study the impact of ICT on worker autonomy, plant manager autonomy, and span of control. Consistent with the theory, we find that better information technologies (Enterprise... View Details