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- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
partnership. Just like a personal relationship may result in children, big financial decisions (like buying a house), running a household, etc., a cofounding relationship will force you to commit to how you will nurture employees, manage... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
time is also effective. Employers could consider supplementing financial incentives with time-based rewards, like extra vacation time or flex days, or health perks, like gym memberships, says Whillans, author of the book Time Smart: How... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 24 Feb 2022
- Op-Ed
Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC
institutions within individual and community networks. But they have not done so to date. Enter the SEC One novel way to assure that independent hospitals create network plans is to harness a new accounting standard, as specified by the View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
Despite mandates requiring motorists to carry car insurance, 13 percent of US drivers operate vehicles without any coverage—a problem that exposes uninsured drivers to catastrophic financial risks and leads to higher premiums for insured... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
Here they outline the six danger signals that suggest a predictable surprise may be imminent. The Evolution of Financial Services Author:Niall Ferguson Publication:New York: Oliver Wyman, 2007 No abstract is available at this time. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
ability to use customer information for pricing or whether even larger rewards could be found in leveraging the connection to the GM family. However, although jointly selling auto insurance and cars is common in many countries, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2022
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?
emerged: how to preserve the firm’s growth strategy and shift firm ownership while also rewarding its diverse workforce for its investment in the team’s culture, write Harvard Business School Senior Associate Dean Luis M. Viceira, Senior... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
ethics study? For profit-based businesses, the researchers suggest a compensation system that includes more than just individual financial results. Past studies on the role of testosterone in competition have shown that it's possible to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
by Sears auto mechanics, to disappearing New York cab drivers, to Enron. Do you see goals as a contributor to our current economic collapse? A: There are lots of culprits, which certainly include dysfunctional reward systems. And I am... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
Book of the Year and connected finance with the humanities. The book sets out to demystify finance and instill both curiosity and confidence, helping readers answer fundamental questions like: What do financial ratios reveal about a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
hidden biases embedded in internal systems, organizational structures, and decision-making processes. It's often hard, for example, to get the kind of cost information you need to think strategically. Or the company's incentive system View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- 10 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay
the number of jobs held by independent contractors has remained steady, fewer entrepreneurs are choosing to start ventures that require significant startup capital—and those are the same businesses that are typically rewarded with higher... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 01 Jun 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?
performance." Generally speaking, respondents favored schemes designed to reward long-term as well as short-term performance, encourage retention, recognize special needs of an organization, be based on the achievement of both View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations
personal lives, but they often need the help of well-managed social institutions to succeed. Leaders have several structural devices they can use to promote this balance. For example, they can balance financial and symbolic View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
other economists offers a new way of thinking about this puzzle. Published in September by the National Bureau of Economic Research, On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Affects Labor Supply and Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
dampens motivation. The research also suggests that it's important to pay attention to the timing of bonuses: a reward given at the end of a period is more motivating than one given at the beginning. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
tax shelters. These changes included a common compensation bonus pool for the entire firm and rewarding people for professionalism as much as for business development; strengthening governance by adding a lead director to the board,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
of contract. "And there are usually financial incentives attached: Career prospects and bonuses ride on this contract—incentives for hitting the targets amount to as much as 97 percent of a U.S. manager's annual salary. "There's... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
medical relief fund for employees diagnosed with COVID-19. To learn more, read What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis Jill J. Avery, senior lecturer of business Administration, C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Tip: View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne