workplace relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

18 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

While gains were focused at the executive and investor levels, these cuts fostered a transactional relationship between businesses and their workers. So, it should be a shock to no one that in recent years, the power dynamic has switched... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

management of real or perceived conflicts relating to Conflict of Interest, Relationships with Third Parties / Gift Policy, & Conflict of Commitment. Demonstration Policy Harvard Business School endorses the principles embodied in the... View Details

11 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK

depicting workplace interactions. In both situations, emotions were either ignored or acknowledged. Participants consistently rated people who commented about negative emotions as more trustworthy, giving them ratings that were about 20... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

implement the layoffs quickly—in less than a year—to minimize workplace disruptions and gain credibility with the capital market. For some companies, however, strategic and business factors could warrant a more gradual approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

13 Mar 2023
Op-Ed

How Leaders Should Leave

smoothly. Your departure may be more challenging if you’ve had an irreparable row with your boss, have been subject to harassment and are filing a claim, or if you’re leaving on short notice to join a competitor. But even in these cases, you’ll want to maintain good... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

have documented the modest (though reliable) link between household income and well-being, we examined the accuracy of laypeople's intuitions about this relationship by asking people from across the income spectrum to report their own... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

workplace situation. As a result, they can sometimes see things more clearly, but they also might be removed from some of the nuances and specifics that you get only if you're immersed. But they can be helpful. I think another way of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

measure success and inspire replication beyond its own communities. Keywords: Strategy ; Leadership ; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact ; Education ; Health ; Nutrition ; Social Enterprise ; Relationships ; Business and Community... View Details

17 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 17

discriminant validity from voice-related individual and organizational factors and their incremental predictive validity on workplace silence. Collectively, the results from the four studies indicate the prevalence of implicit voice... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

night. Unlike the routine habits or obligations people feel they must get done, relationship rituals are pleasurable experiences that hold significance, acting as symbolically meaningful signs of a solid and happy partnership. Couples who... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

of the Harvard Project on the Workforce and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He studies issues related to employment and income polarization and the relationship between talent and economic... View Details

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

firm specializing in high-level accounting, legal, marketing and IT services on a special project or contract basis. On-Ramps On-Ramps is a recruiting and consulting firm specializing in workplace innovation, and placing candidates in... View Details

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

along" seem crude and outdated workplace mantras when contrasted with the sophistication of modern business, yet they are still considered sound advice. Compensating Candor HBS professor Max Bazerman of the Negotiation, Organizations... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

given the chance. You have to make the program apply to everyone, not just those who volunteer.” The researchers share their findings in the working paper Treatment and Selection Effects of Formal Workplace Mentorship Programs, coauthored... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

14 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

Blair Storie-Johnson Are you anxious about an upcoming job interview, public speaking engagement, or any other high-pressure workplace situation? Here’s a weird but now research-supported tip: Try taking a whiff of your sweetheart’s... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, has long studied the performance of teams in the workplace. Her latest book is The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the View Details

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

XiXinXing A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s day, a good time to reflect that love springs everywhere, even at work. After all, love in the workplace is inevitable; but be forewarned. It does not always turn out well. Is it... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

between complements and substitutes and discover the power of complements as a competitive advantage. Highlights Pricing Complements Discerning Complements from Substitutes Creating Complementarity Show Hide Details Concepts Understanding Complements Shifting Value... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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