Publications

Educators

April 2005
Article

Compensation Schemes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Beyond the Obvious

By: James Sebenius, Ehud Eiran, Kenneth Feinberg, Michael Cernea and Francis McGovern

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Negotiation

September – October 1999
Article

Job Sculpting: The Art of Retaining Your Best People

By: Timothy Butler and James Waldroop

Keywords: Retention; Jobs and Positions

January 1987
Article

From Status to Contribution: Organizational Implications of the Changing Basis for Pay

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Change

17 Jun 2020
News

Five Ethical Challenges Employers Will Face as They Reopen

08 Sep 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Through the Grapevine: Network Effects on the Design of Executive Compensation Contracts

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani

30 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers

Keywords: by Shawn Cole, Martin Kanz & Leora Klapper

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Take Responsibility for Rising Stars

Many executives believe that leadership development is a job for the HR department. This may be the single biggest misconception they can have. As corporations have broken down work into manageable activities and then consolidated capabilities into areas of expertise,... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey M. Cohn, Rakesh Khurana & Laura Reeves

02 Dec 2002
What Do You Think?

How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?

Summing Up Are We Getting More Sensible About Management Incentives? Respondents to this month's column suggest ways of fixing or selectively using various methods of providing incentives to management. They join the chorus of voices expressing, in one way or another,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

November 1982 (Revised May 1984)
Case

Jim Sawyer (A)

Jim Sawyer, 40, a manager at United Industries Plastics Division has exhibited signs of alcoholism. Personnel must now consider how the company should address this kind of problem. Provides an opportunity to examine the role corporations should play in helping... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Health; Employees; Manufacturing Industry

Educators

April 2023 (Revised July 2023)
Case

Dena Almansoori at e&: Fostering Culture Change at a UAE Telco Transforming to a Global Techco

By: Emily Truelove, Michelle Zhang and Alpana Thapar

Dena Almansoori, the first female and one of the youngest members of the United Arab Emirates-based e&’s leadership team, joined in 2020 just before e& began a strategic transition from being a regional telecommunications company to becoming a global technology... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Culture; Transformation; Technology; Telecommunications; Employee Mobility; Talent; Leading Change; Human Resources; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates

Educators

April 1994
Article

Salesforce Compensation Plans: An Individual Level Analysis

By: R. Lal, D. Outland and R. Staelin

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits

March 2012
Teaching Note

Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Erin McFee

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits

June 2011
Teaching Note

Differences at Work Series (TN)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon

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Keywords: Employees; Diversity