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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
volunteers to serve on numerous policy committees and having our voices heard on COVID-19 relief, infrastructure, innovation, education, racial justice, child care, and so much more. Never stop being open to ideas! Rosabeth Moss Kanter,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
motivations for prosocial behavior, such as volunteering and charitable giving. These insights are important not only for nonprofits trying to motivate donors to give, but also for almost any company that wants to convince consumers the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
stages: Compliance: In this initial phase, companies often start with activities related to complying with regulations. Activities are not strategic or centralized. In addition to compliance, employees may volunteer to work on recycling... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
among the first to respond. "I had to eliminate more than 30 positions in 2014 and eventually volunteered to be laid off myself, so I've thought a lot about this topic and am interested in what the research will show," says... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
volunteer as poll workers. Facilitate political engagement. Look to online platforms that have simplified small contributions to political campaigns and increased the diversity of donors, as well as efforts to encourage employees and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
nonprofit professionals, public servants, philanthropists, and volunteers contributing at local, national, and international levels. Gerdeman: The early 2000s were a rocky time for business, with the global financial crisis and people... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
of damage caps on settlements, the propensity of men and women to initiate negotiations, and the readiness of each gender to volunteer for, and work on “nonpromotable tasks.” Linda won this award, however, not only for her path‐breaking... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
of applicants weren’t willing to forego any pay for more control over their hours. While the results of this experiment and CTrip’s experience can be valuable, companies can also test policy proposals on a subset of employees—offering bonuses to those who View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
findings. First, non-financial rewards are more effective at eliciting effort than either financial rewards or the volunteer contract and are also the most cost-effective of the four schemes. Second, non-financial rewards leverage... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
controversial) shift in its business model from "retail" projects involving individual volunteers to "wholesale" projects with for-profit partners from the San Francisco Bay Area. Its CEO has to decide whether and how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
low "excludability" in the sense that the designed artifact must be shared. Our paper is based on an empirical study of a commons organization created to design new school buildings. We argue that the design commons organization induced teachers to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
in local communities that support national goals. That will demonstrate unity and transformation in action. If unity seems a stretch too far, civility and amity would be a welcome start. Rosabeth Moss Kanter (@RosabethKanter), who was a View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
organization induced teachers to volunteer their knowledge and preferences, which otherwise would have been difficult to elicit. Although governance was a struggle, none of the cases in our sample suffered a "tragedy of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
how to approach the moral dimension of these decisions, or even how to talk with my colleagues about them. If there was such a concept as moral leadership, I certainly didn't know what it consisted of. When I returned to HBS in 1998, I offered to be part of a View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
team in a project to crowdsource the routes from volunteer riders in what came to be known as Mapatón CDMX. After four pilots and a two-week “mapping marathon” later, she wondered exactly what to make of the lab’s 50th experiment? Was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
available requests for tender, "crowd-sourcing," and volunteer experts to discover, expose, and encourage prosecution of corrupt dealings by the Russian government. These efforts made Navalny a cause célèbre in Western media and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
them. Deception can also hinge on what's not said at the bargaining table. Some people may feel morally bound to respond truthfully to any questions posed to them directly but not obliged to volunteer information. The burden falls on you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
increasing the welfare of poor people in poor countries. Nongovernmental organizations are largely staffed by altruistic employees and volunteers working towards ideological, rather than financial, ends. Their founders are often intense,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
can harness volunteer leadership for transformative change; and how professionals can sustain core values in the midst of daily routine. The diverse array of writers with international reputations in their fields makes it the only book of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
volunteer community health worker (CHW) force into salaried health workers of the MoH. Given the high level of personal commitment and dedication combined with the proper education and skill needed to be an effective community health... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne