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- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
about how poor operational decisions create unnecessary complications that lead to quality problems and lower labor productivity and, in general, make life hard for retail employees." Ton is interested in demonstrating how operations... View Details
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
on how best to reward their workers in ways that will bring them greater job satisfaction and motivate them to work harder. When recruiting, emphasize benefits Talking up a job’s perks, such as flexible work schedules and skill training,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
the prevalence of cov-lite rises. Time patterns in cov-lite issuance closely match inflows to institutional lenders, and at a given time, cov-lite loans are, overwhelmingly, those with the highest ownership by structured products and/or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
information and suggestive evidence that these frictions are due to privacy norms. We do not find any significant differences in information frictions between female and male employees. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55156 How... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Harvard Business Review Joy, along with achievement and meaningfulness, is one of the three keys to a satisfying life. Yet it’s the missing piece for many ambitious individuals, the authors found after examining data on how nearly 2,000 professionals spend their days.... View Details
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022
don’t forget these: Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails How often should employees come to the office? In the first large-scale study of its kind, Prithwiraj Choudhury finds that hybrid schedules might offer the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- Web
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
first 12 months after their account activation and who did not separate from employment during this period, 96% still had a balance greater than £1 and 87% received an automatic payroll contribution in month 12. However, product take-up... View Details
- Web
Student Journey - Entrepreneurship
feedback on my venture? Regardless of your stage in the entrepreneurial journey, HBS provides opportunities for feedback and guidance on your venture: Rock Center Team — Schedule office hours with the Rock Team for advice and guidance.... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
their worth from their multisided platforms (MSPs), which facilitate interactions or transactions between parties. Many MSPs are more valuable than companies in the same industries that provide only products or services: For instance,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Person Page
Comments on my health
February 22, 2010
The doctors have been pleasantly surprised that I have responded to therapy better than they would have imagined. I have been greatly blessed through the miracle of medical science. I also attribute doing better to the faith and prayers... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
estimates of real consumption across countries without the need for consumer price index extrapolations. We discuss advantages and limitations associated with the use of online prices for PPPs, including issues of representativeness and limited coverage of View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
Many employees are seeking a permanent change to their schedules and companies are adapting. A recent McKinsey survey found that 90 percent of companies are willing to accommodate them with plans for hybrid workplaces. "You have to trust... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
working capital loans at exorbitant interest rates. Vendors have volatile cash flows, and the one-size-fits-all microfinance repayment model is not a good fit. We are developing a loan product that matches their cash flows, with a... View Details
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
natural gas market. Diversification into water utilities and broadband soon followed, as did expansion to other countries that promised to deregulate and privatize energy production and distribution. Unfortunately, applying the company's... View Details
- 02 Nov 2023
- News
Seeding Startups
window into the young online-software market. He saw a need for a product similar to Hotmail that was tailored for businesses, a web-based email solution with calendaring and scheduling capabilities. “I... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
Abstract—Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–-2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From bolstering remote collaboration to View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
period, Sadun suspects that employees adopted more fluid schedules to accommodate interruptions from, say, a child struggling with virtual learning or a sick family member. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/PHD0Oe3IKZEzoXHByJOS][/div]... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
Activity-based costing, ABC, would seem to be an accurate way for managers to assign costs to the customers and products that use a department's services. But real-world use has shown ABC loses power in large-scale operations, and can be... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson