Employee Socialization - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

contractors with no employees may call themselves self-employed, while the CEO of a rapidly growing startup might not. Research shows that the immigrant percentage of entrepreneurship in America has grown over time, from 17 percent in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Apr 2013
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Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

(with or without MBAs) in their efforts to build similar careers. As employees of these organizations, will we notice a difference? How will female leadership influence the way we work? Should I even be asking the question? What do you... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that socialization leads to more effective... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

When the pandemic forced employees to flee offices and work from home in droves last year, many business leaders worried that productivity might take a dive. Would remote workers be too tempted by the lures of Netflix or too distracted by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

08 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

solutions beneficial for the ’Base of the Pyramid’ the two-thirds of the world’s population who live on less than two dollars a day,” he says. “The experience had opened my eyes to the power of applying business skills to socially... View Details

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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

can learn a lot about a company by looking at its website and social media accounts, so focus your content on questions that the students may have prepared in advance after doing their initial research. We encourage you to share details... View Details

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

Maryland professor at the time of his death in 1998, Olson believed that big corporations and industry organizations wielded control over policy. Diffuse groups could not effect policy change because individuals within the group did not have a sufficiently large... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

April 2022
Teaching Note

Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-066, "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" The case traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The... View Details

Keywords: History; Business History; Gender; Management; Employees; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Work-Life Balance; Prejudice and Bias; Social Issues; Diversity; Equity; United States

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January 2003 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (A)

By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager

Vicki Amon-Higa, vice president of KANA, a publicly traded, midsize development company, was working with Bryan Kettle, KANA's CFO, to plan a layoff in which KANA would reduce the size of its workforce by nearly 40%. Despite the best of intentions, news of the layoff... View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Employees; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict Management

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01 Sep 2013
News

The New Rules of E-Commerce

One day in 2010 the CEO of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten announced that thousands of employees would soon conduct business in a tongue most of them knew nothing about: English. Within days all the signs at the Tokyo headquarters were... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

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The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success - Course Catalog

to such values, benefits that include better decision-making, increased creativity, enhanced employee satisfaction, and richer customer insights. We will also investigate the complexity and difficulties of creating a markedly more... View Details

22 Feb 2019
News

Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders

invoicing of other services. Mallory says the kids would shop at each other’s companies, but only “after the company was operating and employees were paid.” In the weeks prior to JA BizTown, students get instructions on how to start and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Arts, Entertainment

22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22

firms-triggered a global initiative that eventually spanned more than 900 BCG teams in 30 countries across five continents. These teams confronted their nonstop workweeks and changed the way they worked, becoming more efficient and effective. The result? View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2021
News

Revealing the Rules

conventional rules for success aren’t enough. There is another set of expectations that determine who gets ahead and who doesn’t. Top performers follow these patterns without realizing it—and managers expect them from employees but often... View Details

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Bibliography - The Human Factor - – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

1998. Mayo, Elton. The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization. New York: Macmillan, 1933. National Industrial Conference Board. Employee Magazines in the United States. New York: National Industrial Conference Board, 1925. Nye,... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Passion & Purpose

curveballs life throws.” After successfully leading turnarounds at Converse and Keds, Jacobson launched Strategic Grant Partners, a foundation and pro bono consulting firm that collaborates with social entrepreneurs to improve the lives... View Details

Keywords: awards; Finance; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
Case

Merck Latin America (D): Mexico

By: Michael Beer and James Weber

Examines Merck's change effort in Mexico from the perspective of the local employees. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Operations; Perspective; Pharmaceutical Industry; Mexico

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09 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 9

Social Legitimacy and Global Capitalism Authors:Rawi Abdelal and John G. Ruggie Publication:Chap. 7 in New Perspectives on Regulation, edited by David Moss and John Cisternino, 151-162. Cambridge, Mass.: The Tobin Project, 2009 Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1996
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The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

challenges and opportunities, and to tell them why you are taking the actions you must. Downsizing is a painful last resort. We try to do it as much as possible by attrition, but if we do have to let employees go, we believe it's our... View Details

July 1993 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Sears Auto Centers (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro

The CEO of Sears must decide how to respond to allegations that the company's auto repair division has been misleading consumers and charging them for unnecessary repairs. View Details