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  • 25 Apr 2014
  • News

Fostering a synergy at work that benefits associates as well as customers

essential values: customer sovereignty, innovation, excellence, integrity, people orientation, and social responsibility. "It's not really a textbook leadership style," says Natarajan, who treats staff like extended family. "We have... View Details
  • March 1999
  • Case

MotivAction plc (A)

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
The owner/manager of MotivAction is developing a package of incentives and bonuses that he hopes will stimulate sales growth, encourage development of new autonomous teams, and increase profitability. If they are adopted, these new incentives will replace others... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Profit; Organizational Culture
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  • 01 Jun 1998
  • News

Diversity and Community

competitive advantage. (photograph by Brooks Kraft) Warming to Social Ecology David Thomas also notes a heightened awareness among leading firms regarding the "social ecology" surrounding the corporation. "Part of what shapes the dynamics... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • May 2024
  • Teaching Note

Making Progress at Progress Software (A) and (B)

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles, Emma Ronzetti and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 924-010 and 924-011. View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Employee Relationship Management; Personal Development and Career; Technology Industry
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  • 07 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Market Investors Pay More for Resilient Companies

signs that companies are agile and resilient, suggesting that quick corporate reactions that inflict harm on employees and suppliers can backfire in terms of financial performance, according to a new working paper by Serafeim and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services
  • Web

Diversity | Employment

discussion groups, and social gatherings. Asian & Asian American Harvard Business School employees have established the Asian Coalition for Employees . Across the full... View Details
  • 13 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 13, 2015

contribution rates differ between employees hired before versus after the Roth introduction, which means that the amount of retirement consumption being purchased by 401(k) contributions increases after the Roth introduction. A survey... View Details
  • 23 Apr 2014
  • News

Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

makes them stronger and more resilient as an employee then many folks who have never faced any type of adversity in their lives. “So I think what our country needs to do is really embrace the fact that, if we are going to have a globally... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2001
  • News

Class Day and Commencement 2001

employee in a new division, to Killick, who intends to launch his own start-up: "Being the first employee with a company with lots of money behind it is a pretty good deal; it's a little different than being... View Details
Keywords: Marcel Acosta; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

which employees act like free agents. The solution? Think of employees not as family or free agents but as allies. Both managers and employees must trust each other enough to... View Details
  • January 10, 2022
  • Article

The Secret Ingredient of Thriving Companies? Human Magic

By: Hubert Joly
The traditional corporate approach to motivating people has been a combination of carrots and sticks: a system of financial incentives designed to mobilize everyone around a plan designed by a few smart people at the top. Multiple studies have confirmed that, for any... View Details
Keywords: Meaning; Purpose; Organizational Culture; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Performance
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  • January 2003 (Revised May 2003)
  • Case

AngloGold - Corporate Responsibility for HIV/AIDS (A)

AngloGold, a South African gold-mining corporation, faces a decision to provide its workforce, 30% of which is infected with HIV, with antiretroviral treatment. View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employees; Mining Industry; South Africa
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  • Fast Answer

Taxes worldwide

Where can I find information on taxes worldwide? KPMG Tax Rates Online: Time series data by country from 2010 - present for Corporate tax rates, Indirect tax rates, Individual income tax rates, Employer Social security... View Details
  • June 2020
  • Case

MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)

By: Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan and Matthew Preble
This is an abridged version of “MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?” HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • 20 Jan 2015
  • News

Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized

launched programs to sell MedKaz to each prospective market segment—to consumers and groups with specific healthcare needs, to corporations that can offer MedKaz as an employee wellness benefit, and to such government entities as the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 13 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

Motivates values-based capitalism and drives companies to contribute to solving social and environmental problems while also providing employees stimulating and satisfying work. Restores trust by committing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2011
  • What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

continuously inspire the passion and confidence for every employee to perform their role at the expected level or better?" (from Barry Cohen), "Will the world be a better place if I do my job well?" (from Mo Bjornestad),... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • December 2015
  • Supplement

An Intern's Dilemma (B)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his student internship by his employer in order to obtain data from a competitor. This case describes how the student handled the situation and what he learned about himself from it. View Details
Keywords: Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence
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  • December 2015
  • Case

An Intern's Dilemma (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble
An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his summer internship by his employer in order to obtain data from industry competitors. View Details
Keywords: Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence
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  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

badly. Other apparent areas of interest in the last 12 months included corporate social responsibility, marketing techniques, and, of course, the ubiquitous Lady Gaga. Here are the Top 10 most-read articles and 10 most-read working papers... View Details
Keywords: by Staff