Publications

July 2011
Teaching Note

Aman Resorts and Aman Resorts (B) (TN)

By: Eugene Soltes

Teaching Note for 111-012 and 111-015. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Operations; Employees; Quality; Accommodations Industry

October 1986
Supplement

Timken Co., Video

Provides interviews with four top executives of the Timken Co., including the president, Joe Toot, Jr., discussing the company's employee communications and employee relations strategy. View Details

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management

June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Organized Labor and the Worker

A vehicle for the discussion of labor unions and working people from the Civil War to the end of World War I. View Details

Keywords: Labor Unions; Employees; United States

March 1991 (Revised July 2001)
Supplement

Ann Hopkins (B)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Ilyse Barkan

Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the victim of sexual stereotyping. View Details

Keywords: Law; Ethics; Human Resources; Gender

18 Mar 2025
News

How Lanco Medical Group Fosters Workforce Happiness to Motivate Employees and Grow Fast

12 Oct 2022
News

Meta Was This Intern’s ‘Dream.’ until the Recruiter Rescinded His Job Offer.

June 2024
Teaching Note

Skills-First Hiring at IBM

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah Mehta

Teaching note for “Skills-First Hiring at IBM,” case no. 422-013. View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Human Capital; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Society; Societal Protocols; Technology Industry; United States; New York (state, US)

March 2009
Article

Trade-offs in Staying Close: Corporate Decision Making and Geographic Dispersion

By: Augustin Landier, Vinay Nair and Julie Wulf

We document the role of geographic dispersion on corporate decision-making. Our findings include: (i) geographically dispersed firms are less employee friendly; (ii) dismissals of divisional employees are less common in divisions located closer to corporate... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Headquarters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Geographic Location; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Retention

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Article

The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for the Strategic Compensation of Employees

By: Ian Larkin, L. Pierce and F. Gino

Keywords: Cost; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Strategy; Employees

May 8, 2020
Article

Lead Your Team Into a Post-Pandemic World

By: Hubert Joly

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has tested leaders, especially as it relates to how they lead their workers. As the crisis goes on, many that the author has spoken with have begun to frame it around three distinct phases: The Shelter-in-Place Phase, the Re-opening... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Re-opening; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Employees; Communication; Human Needs

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August 2013
Teaching Note

Atento: Managing the Employee Lifecycle in Brazil

By: F. Asis Martinez-Jerez, Pablo Casas-Arce and Christopher D. Ittner

Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Telecommunications Industry; Spain; Brazil

January 1990 (Revised October 1999)
Teaching Note

RKO Warner Video, Inc.: Incentive Compensation Plan TN

By: George P. Baker III

Teaching Note for (9-190-067). View Details

Keywords: Media; Compensation and Benefits; Media and Broadcasting Industry

September 2005 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Accounting for Pensions and Employee Benefits at Ford and Toyota

Uses Ford's and Toyota's financial statements to familiarize students with the information provided in pension footnotes. Allows students to combine that information with other financial statement information to create a greater understanding of the costs of each... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Compensation and Benefits; Auto Industry

Educators

spring 2004
Article

Promise and Peril in Implementing Pay-for-Performance

By: Michael Beer and Mark D. Cannon

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Performance

May 1992
Teaching Note

Jim Sawyer (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Teaching Note for (9-383-029), (9-383-030), and (9-383-031). View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Employees

spring 1986
Article

Delegating Pricing Responsibility to the Salesforce

By: R. Lal

Keywords: Price; Sales; Employees