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- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
employees to activities. We also wrote several cases where other companies, independently, relied on this interviewing approach. These time surveys turned out to be the Achilles heel of ABC. They were time-consuming and expensive to... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In two field studies, we explore the impact of providing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic
more about colleagues than was possible in the office, as videoconferencing offered glimpses into people’s home lives. But as they interviewed employees at the firm they studied, the researchers found that View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54490 May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review Structure That's Not Stifling: How to Give Your People Essential Direction—Without Shutting Them Down By: Gulati, Ranjay Abstract—Most leaders view View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
both engaging their employees in the effort and meeting customer demands for increased climate action. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org Making Infrastructure Climate Ready: Alice Hill, Council on Foreign... View Details
- 20 Jan 2022
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic
We’re approaching year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear end in sight. During this time, companies have had to make difficult decisions about whether employees should work from home, wear masks in the office, and get... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- Web
Standards of Conduct - Recruiting
targeted outreach; not to email an entire class of students. Events & Interviews Events, regardless of sponsor (including events for clubs and sections), must be approved by CPD. To maintain focus on the academic mission of the School, events and interviews must be... View Details
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
Executive Education programs. With the COVID-19 pandemic transforming our lives at every level, a growing number of students and former students have sought my advice about how to lead in a time of great uncertainty and unprecedented View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
employee learning into changes in individual and organization behavior or improved financial performance. Put simply, companies are not getting the return they expect on their investment in training and education. By investing in training... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
http://kuznets.harvard.edu/~aroth/papers/KesslerRoth_OrganDonationAndAllocation.pdf The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for the Strategic Compensation of Employees Authors:Ian Larkin, L. Pierce, and F. Gino... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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General Management - Faculty & Research
Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support Re: Joseph B. Fuller 04 Oct 2024 Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged by Rachel Layne More Working Knowledge Articles Harvard Business... View Details
- 08 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate
globe and within Microsoft, as employees broke off into subgroups that largely conversed among themselves from home. Within these insular groups, the authors found that communication often intensified. As an example, View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
and customers. At the same time, the new approach provides more accurate cost-driver rates by allowing unit times to be estimated even for complex, specialized transactions. Estimating the cost per time unit of capacity. Instead of surveying View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
employees. Restaurant owners must also provide flexibility in scheduling due to childcare needs and the possibility that summer programs and schools may be closed until September or later. Some employees may... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
Even the most loyal, long-serving employee may consider resigning from a job once or twice in a career in order to reboot or get ahead. Large organizations can offer more lateral opportunities to further your development, but the higher... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
acknowledgement of the awkward and tricky working situation. Assessing short-term goals keeps everyone on the same page and pushing forward together. As employees start to shift gradually back into the office (with hybrid... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
scheduling affect operational performance and the quality of labor at the stores. The case describes the tasks (both in-store logistics and customer service tasks) that are carried out by store employees at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS
opportunities at Corning, and I decided to attend the in-person info session hosted by a few Corning employees that was scheduled to take place in a few weeks. At that session, I had the opportunity to speak... View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
It also happens that most Danish students have scheduled breaks during the school day, typically just before 10 a.m. and noon, which last between 20 to 30 minutes. This gave the researchers a chance to gauge whether recess might thwart... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
described the register for the first time and explained how it would prevent theft and give an accurate account of the day's receipts. The goal of this stage was to schedule a demonstration of the machine in a nearby hotel where the... View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman