Publications

04 Jun 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance

Keywords: by Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn & Jordi Quoidbach

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

With executive compensation soaring to unprecedented levels in recent years, the prickly issue of CEO pay has received increasing media and government attention. Now, with the perfect storm of a failing economy, government bailouts, and high unemployment, the topic has... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

July/August 1993
Article

Performance and Pay: Drawing the Corollary

By: Robert B. Stobaugh

Keywords: Performance; Compensation and Benefits

May 22, 2023
Other Article

How to Manage Workforce Risk Amid Old Challenges, New Disruptions

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Michael Griffiths, Reem Janho, Michael Stephan, Carey Oven and Keri Calagna

C-suites and boards have an opportunity to improve management and expand governance of their workforce to mitigate related risks more effectively. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Risk and Uncertainty

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2015
Working Paper

Making a Difference: Leader Evaluation, Selection, and Impact

By: Gautam Mukunda

The relationship between leader selection and impact is important to both researchers and practitioners. This paper introduces Leader Filtration Theory (LFT)—a theory from political science—to managerial audiences, applies it to organizations, and uses it to improve... View Details

Keywords: Leaders; Leader Selection; Individual Impact; Leadership; Selection and Staffing

January 2010 (Revised February 2010)
Supplement

IBM Retail Business Assessment at Dillard's, Inc.: Managing Staffing Levels to Improve Conversion (CW)

IBM consultants are convinced that there is a positive relationship with staffing levels and conversion rate. How should Dillard's, a large department store chain, use this insight to manage their staffing levels? View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Operations; Retail Industry

1990
Article

Managing Your Boss: People are Your Most Important Asset

By: John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Management; Employees; Assets

fall 2007
Article

An Empirical Study of System Improvement by Frontline Employees in Hospital Units

By: A. L. Tucker

Keywords: Information; System; Employees; Health; Health Industry

March 2002 (Revised March 2005)
Case

Intevis: Brokering the Boundaryless Career

Illustrates technology strategy, knowledge management, and the challenges of managing temporary professionals in the increasingly modular semiconductor industry. View Details

Keywords: Technology; Knowledge Management; Employees; Semiconductor Industry

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

August 1999 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg

By: David A. Thomas

Millenium Media's CEO reviews the company diversity report and considers the challenges of maintaining a diverse workforce in light of the news that three individuals, two of whom are people of color, are leaving for opportunities with a competitor. View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Competition

Educators