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- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Compilation
PEARL Project, The: Work Patterns at Ditto (A)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Describes life on a product development team, the behaviors that are rewarded, and the difficult tradeoffs members often have to make as a result. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Motivation and Incentives; Information Technology Industry
Perlow, Leslie A. "PEARL Project, The: Work Patterns at Ditto (A)." Harvard Business School Compilation 404-055, September 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- 20 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
Meet Annie & Piper: A Student and Dog's Life at HBS
Before attending HBS, Annie Fulton studied Architecture at the University of Arkansas and worked for a building materials company. It was important to Annie that she become more involved with the decision-making process of what is built... View Details
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
trouble began when the company went public. 15. The Inner Life of Leaders "Even when leaders try to hide and disguise their character, their traits are recognizable to others," says HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Feb 2022
- News
HBS Professor's Three Keys to Happiness at Work
- 08 Apr 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, lack of leisure time may just be the real status symbol. Does Le Pliage Help or Hurt the Longchamp... View Details
- 1979
- Book
Life in Organizations: Workplaces as People Experience Them
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
Keywords: Working Conditions
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and B. A. Stein. Life in Organizations: Workplaces as People Experience Them. New York: Basic Books, 1979.
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
about this plane as an Airbus A380. And the story inside my head is not working. I'm losing track of what's working and what isn't. I'm becoming overwhelmed by this information. So what he decides, is he decides in a split second to... View Details
- June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Tradeoffs: Juggling Careers in Professional Services Firms with Private Life
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda, Scot Landry and Scott M O'Neil
Balancing professional and private lives continues to challenge single and committed partners alike. Professionals are expected to work long hours. It is simply part of the ethos of professional service firms. This case focuses on the lives of three couples connected... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Problems and Challenges; Service Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, Scot Landry, and Scott M O'Neil. "Tradeoffs: Juggling Careers in Professional Services Firms with Private Life." Harvard Business School Case 801-463, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
important because meaning in life has great motivational power. Research finds that nostalgia motivates the pursuit of important life goals by increasing that sense of meaning. Humans are an existential... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 06 Jul 2020
- News
Working Through a Personal Crisis
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
Laura S. Scher (MBA '85) is something of a modern-day Robin Hood, an entrepreneurial activist who redistributes the wealth of the marketplace to those in need. Through her company, San Francisco based Working Assets Funding Service, this... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
send a signal that, not only do you care about the time workers spend on productive tasks,” Whillans says, “but also that you care about the quality of their life outside of work.” About the Author Rachel Kim Raczka is a writer based in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 2011
- Book
Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar
By: Chet Huber
Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details
Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry
Huber, Chet. Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011.
- 23 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
Is it possible to truly empower employees to make their own decisions—even when those decisions could mean life or death? That is the question posed by Dutch home healthcare organization Buurtzorg, which has radically avoided almost all... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
It's a case of competition and strategy on a global scale, and the stakes could hardly be higher. The prize? Leadership in the realm of life sciences, a field that experts say will shape and dominate 21st-century enterprise. What city or... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
born, I read up on child development and learned the special importance of the first several years. From that point on, I gave extra priority to spending quality time with our children whenever I was home and worked to minimize business... View Details