workplace environment - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 6

approach found only in Gulati, Mayo, and Nohria's Management. This unique text demonstrates how success within a constantly changing business environment requires a clear understanding of the interactive and dynamic nature of strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Sep 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO

the authentic leaders in my research —both male and female—strive to achieve. It is regrettable that such important issues as workplace culture, creating environments that do not discriminate or stereotype... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

For the last quarter century, many fought hard to overcome gender discrimination in the workplace by raising awareness, strengthening antidiscrimination policies, and encouraging more women to enter the corporate world. At first blush,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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BiGS Research | Institute for Business in Global Society

on race, gender, and other characteristics continue to present serious challenges, both in the workplace and in broader society. Purpose of the Firm Companies are increasingly evaluated not just on their financial performance but on their... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

The second in a series of occasional reports on current research from some of the many faculty members whose classroom presentations to alumni have been a cornerstone of recent HBS reunions, this month we report on Professor Howard H. Stevenson's examination of... View Details

02 Mar 2020
What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

act (with candor, humility, and trust) become too hard to execute in the fast paced environment we live in?” Why is it so difficult to lead with candor, humility, and trust? What do you think? Original Post In the eyes of some, candor,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Dec 2021
News

Truth Be Told

effective in terms of getting the right information in a financially sound way. The problem is that the current structure incentivizes employees to report issues where the penalty is high. For a workplace safety violation, the penalty can... View Details

Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

about group-based discrimination and disparities. She aims to leverage her research to bolster understanding of and willingness to address inequality. Current Climate Fellows Matteo Gasparini DPhil (PhD) candidate at University of Oxford's Smith School for Enterprise... View Details

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

employees across a variety of functions worked remotely and in January 2020, Humana was ranked 15th most flexible workplace in the U.S. by FlexJobs. Humana has earned this reputation by offering remote work arrangements, using a variety... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark

Cultural Dynamics: A Danish Approach to Work-Life Balance Beyond the impressive machinery and manufacturing prowess, this visit also gave us unique insight into the cultural dynamics that define Vestas' workplace in Denmark. The Danish... View Details

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Management Training Program - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

cultural and moral understanding of their responsibilities as educated women in our American society." 10 Images: 005a, 056b, 101 Expanding Opportunities in the Workplace By the early 1950s, enrollment in the Management Training Program... View Details

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

Help people understand what is going to happen, who they'll meet, what you’re looking for, and how you’re evaluating candidates. This creates an environment where people can understand what is expected and potentially ask for... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS

immediate partners, the participants in the programs, their superiors, and others. It is a problem when expectations soar too high. "A hundred-percent participation rate in your [HIV/AIDS] program may be unrealistic, given the state of affairs in the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary targets that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations - Recruiting

benefits, and compensation to name just a few. Yet there is another element that may be more difficult to explain on paper but is just as critical: organizational culture. There are many different ways organizational culture can be established and communicated. An... View Details

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

that make us uncomfortable.” That can be especially tricky with the case method, Creary acknowledges, as the role of the professor is to foster and facilitate dialogue rather than to lecture and give answers. It’s helpful, she says, to create an View Details

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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report

Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations Addressing systemic inequality is a complex, multifaceted, and often behemoth task that we attempt to tackle from multiple vantage points. Organizations often approach workplace equity... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success

climate, customer orientation, and innovation. "Corporate culture was perceived as the prevailing set of shared values held by a firm's managers," Deshpandé explains, "qualities such as loyalty and tradition. We defined climate as the nature of the View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

28 Mar 2019
News

California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change

by the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) , in partnership with the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC), the HBS Association of Orange County (HBSAOC), and the HBS Club of San Diego (HBSCSD), the event was the sixth... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Jul 2004
What Do You Think?

Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?

conflicts between work and life more broadly defined. Joe Violette suggests that at least in the project-oriented environment in which he works, one should "Make your family a part of your work team and you'll create a good work-life... View Details