Labor Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jun 2022
News

Monitoring Employees Makes Them More Likely to Break Rules

19 Nov 2013
News

Can Damon Silvers Save Organized Labor?

Keywords: Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

Riad Armanious (MBA 2008) regards the pandemic as the greatest professional challenge he has faced as managing director of family-owned Eva Group and CEO of Eva Pharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Egypt. The... View Details

23 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

women comprise 21 percent of senior executives in Sweden, they account for only 8 percent of CEOs. This Catalyst Pyramid visually highlights the gender gap in the labor force, two levels of management, board seats, and CEOs in companies... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Renata Lemos, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We present evidence on the labor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 14

collection of innovative research and management insights that build upon the foundations of the first book but takes the study of brand relationships outside of traditional realms by applying new theoretical frameworks and considering... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2014
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Cutting Edge

an executive at several food companies, Silk had revived other century-old brands such as Jell-O, Lea & Perrins, Hebrew National, and Armour. Based on those successes, New York–based hedge fund York Capital Management asked Silk to become... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

Student-Profile

Rohan Kekre

and corporate finance (particularly financial intermediation). I’m currently engaged in research on both fronts: the macroeconomic consequences of heterogeneity in labor market institutions across the Eurozone, and the causes and... View Details

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

their way out of their difficulties." Thomke, an authority on the management of technology and product innovation, senses that "the culture within American firms seems different compared with their best European and Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library

Forms Archives and Records Management Services Harvard Business School Archives Use Agreement Digital HBS Resources Highlights Alfred D. Chandler Papers Professor Alfred Chandler defined the field of business history. His extensive... View Details

2014
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Bridge the Gap: Rebuilding America's Middle Skills

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Jennifer Burrowes, Manjari Raman, Dan Restuccia and Alexis Young

The market for middle-skills jobs—those that require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree—is consistently failing to clear. That failure is inflicting a grievous cost on the competitiveness of American firms... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Human Capital; Education; Competency and Skills; Macroeconomics; United States

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Charles Veillon, S.A. (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Howard Reitz

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Rights; Organizations; Working Conditions; Social Issues; Management Practices and Processes; Service Industry

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06 Jun 2017
News

Is the Real Estate Market Going to Collapse?

tanking the market? Sultenic: The industry is capitalized and managed more transparently and thoughtfully than it has been historically, with less easy money floating around. Banks got smarter, equity sources got smarter and developers... View Details

01 Dec 2006
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Green as Gold

though, and you’ll find that Hamilton has been renewed by a marriage of technology and environmental sustainability. “Basically, the only thing we kept was the building’s exterior shell,” says Jason Carlson, project manager for contractor... View Details

Keywords: Paul Massari; Specialty Trade Contractors; Construction

01 Dec 2008
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Career Services Shifts into High Gear

the Class of ’08, current students, and employer relations,” says MBA Career Services Managing Director Jana Pompadur Kierstead. “We’ll be adding to our career coaching staff, compiling a résumé book for the Class of ’08, and doing more... View Details

26 Mar 2021
News

Planning for a Hybrid Workforce

20 Oct 2020
News

Why Work-from-Anywhere Is Here to Stay

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

example, male managers in particular are more likely to subconsciously implement discriminatory workplace practices that favor men, particularly if the job is in a male-dominated field. This phenomenon stems from gendered beliefs about... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Alumni News | Bookshelf

products were that easy. It's not, as is made abundantly clear by authors Scott Anthony (MBA 2001) and David Duncan, a Harvard PhD, both of management consultancy Innosight. Their point: Success over time requires continual innovation,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2000
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Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy

"Taiwan today is an exciting place to be in business," said Benjamin P.L. Feng (MBA 1975), managing director of All Asia Partners, a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei. At HBS this fall to attend his 25th Reunion, Feng took time... View Details

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