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  • 13 Jul 2022
  • Book

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

long. She could not help but think the American Dream, or even just the chance to live a dignified life, was out of reach no matter how early she left for work or how late she stayed. Because she had been in charge of workers’ safety at a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 02 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

Convenience Stores (A) Faced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac’s of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

designed to enhance safety and effectiveness created a culture that unintentionally released men from societal imperatives for "manly" behavior, prompting them to let go of masculine-image concerns and to behave instead in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

enormous impact on the very big problems we're facing in the world today: natural resource scarcity, social inequality, and poverty, as well as on governance issues like product safety and corruption. More and more CEOs are leading their... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

to 67.5% of standard. Customers who observed employees engaged in labor perceived greater effort, appreciated that effort, and valued the service more. Employees who observed customers felt more appreciated... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

By: Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan based primarily on objective performance, but incorporating managerial discretion in the selection of winners. In principle, such plans could... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 5

exploit Chinese offshore deposits. In 2010 he is trying to decide how to drive further growth in a company that has grown 556 times in less than 30 years, with profits grown 2,600 times. He believes that the way CNOOC has been managed, a blend of market orientation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Nov 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

with the app can scan the bar code of any product and immediately check for recalls, thus ensuring the safety of their children. Releasing government data and allowing the public to innovate creates a process of continuous feedback, he... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

deconstruction of gender inequality in organizations. Why Employees Are Afraid to Speak Up Authors:J. R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007) Abstract In a word—self-preservation. And... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

research typically prescribes task sequences implemented by managers. Yet employees often have discretion to deviate from their prescribed sequence. Using data from 2.4 million radiological diagnoses, we find that doctors prioritize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

  PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

relationships with customers, the Bansals immediately drafted an apology and terminated the seller's agreement with Flipkart. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-049 DPDHL Group: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518046 Harvard Business School Case 518-061 Kellogg Company/eighteen94 capital With 33,000 employees and revenues of $13 billion in 2016, Kellogg Company was the world’s largest producer of branded... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

employee learning into changes in individual and organization behavior or improved financial performance. Put simply, companies are not getting the return they expect on their investment in training and education. By investing in training... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Oct 2007
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First Look: First Look: October 10

array of the impacts that they generate (or can influence), from environmental conditions to employee health and safety to social conditions like the quality of public education. How can boards best organize... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

standpoints—layoffs; cost-cutting to the point where you know you're going to stretch your work force very, very thin; quality tradeoffs that may mean that you're not going to be delivering on what you say, and there may even be a safety... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

The company could also revisit the previous two applications, tracking and tracing processed meat and tracking employee safety practices. At the other extreme, after seven years of R&D and marketing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

halls, on the docks, and during casual social interactions. The emphasis in the shared language gradually shifts from safety and solidarity to safety, collaboration, and economic power. The newly developed language supports and shapes the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

Periodical:Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007) Abstract Anyone in management knows that employees have their good days and their bad days—and that, for the most part, the reasons for their ups and downs are unknown. Most managers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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