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- November 2006 (Revised December 2012)
- Teaching Note
IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (TN) (A) and (B)
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
- May 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Managing the Future of Work
By: William R. Kerr, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
By 2019, leaders from the public and private sector had become increasingly anxious about how advanced technologies and aging global populations could affect labor markets, workplaces, and workers’ lives. Some analysts forecasted that hundreds of millions of workers... View Details
Keywords: Labor Markets; Workplace; Employment; Technological Innovation; Demographics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities
Kerr, William R., Allison Ciechanover, and Jeff Huizinga. "Managing the Future of Work." Harvard Business School Case 818-128, May 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- March 2022
- Background Note
The Labor Market as COVID Recedes: A Great Resignation or a Great Realization?
By: Joseph B. Fuller, William R. Kerr and Ria Mazumdar
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Macroeconomics; Economic Sectors; Economy; United States
Fuller, Joseph B., William R. Kerr, and Ria Mazumdar. "The Labor Market as COVID Recedes: A Great Resignation or a Great Realization?" Harvard Business School Background Note 822-113, March 2022.
- 18 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics: Examining Labor Standards Improvement in Global Supply Chains
- April 2021 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
OneTen: One Million Opportunities in Ten Years
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, and widespread protests for social justice in the United States, OneTen was formed by a coalition of 40 large companies to provide one million jobs for African-Americans in 10 years. The case describes the background... View Details
Keywords: Labor Market; COVID-19 Pandemic; Diversity; Race; Jobs and Positions; Opportunities; Social Issues; Employment; Equality and Inequality; Equity; United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "OneTen: One Million Opportunities in Ten Years." Harvard Business School Case 521-093, April 2021. (Revised April 2022.)
- June 2005
- Article
The Collapse of a Medical Labor Clearinghouse (and why such failures are rare)
By: C. Nicholas McKinney, Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
McKinney, C. Nicholas, Muriel Niederle, and Alvin E. Roth. "The Collapse of a Medical Labor Clearinghouse (and why such failures are rare)." American Economic Review 95, no. 3 (June 2005): 878–889.
- Article
On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms
By: Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field and Charity Troyer Moore
Can increasing control over earnings incentivize a woman to work, and thereby influence norms around gender roles? We randomly varied whether rural Indian women received bank accounts, training in account use, and direct deposit of public sector wages into their own... View Details
Rigol, Natalia, Simone Schaner, Rohini Pande, Erica Field, and Charity Troyer Moore. "On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women's Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms." American Economic Review 111, no. 7 (July 2021): 2342–2375.
- 11 Oct 2013
- HBS Seminar
Sen Chai, Post-Doc Labor & Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and NBER
- Research Summary
Paper - Playing in the Forest: Labor Arrangements in the Brazilian Amazon, 1870-1910
Paper is currently being updated. Please check later for further details. View Details
- May 2013
- Conference Presentation
Which Suppliers Better Adhere to International Labor Standards? Evidence from Codes of Conduct Audits
- April 2014
- Article
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
By: Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li and Julie Wulf
Top management structures in large U.S. firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team—the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO—doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an increase in... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Functions; Centralization; M-form; Hierarchy; Top Management Team; C-Suite; Activities; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Management Teams; United States
Guadalupe, Maria, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf. "Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management." Management Science 60, no. 4 (April 2014): 824–844.
- May 2021 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
By: Richard Vietor
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Productivity Growth; Conflict; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market; Competitiveness; Dutch Disease; Security; Peace; Informality; Labor Laws; Total Factor Productivity; Labor Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Economy; Macroeconomics; Conflict Management; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Negotiation; Inflation and Deflation; Non-Renewable Energy; National Security; Government Administration; Latin America; Central America; Colombia; South America
Vietor, Richard. "Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?" Harvard Business School Case 721-053, May 2021. (Revised November 2024.)
- December 2003
- Article
Unraveling Reduces Mobility in a Labor Market: Gastroenterology with and without a Centralized Match
By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
Niederle, Muriel, and Alvin E. Roth. "Unraveling Reduces Mobility in a Labor Market: Gastroenterology with and without a Centralized Match." Journal of Political Economy 111, no. 6 (December 2003): 1342–1352.
- 01 Nov 1980
- Conference Presentation
Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
Kanter, R. M., and B. A. Stein. "Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power." Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC, November 01, 1980. (Also in The Changing Character of the Public Workforce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1981, pp. 66-80 (with B.A. Stein). Reprintings include Current Issues in Public Administration, edited by F.S. Lane. N. Y.: St. Martins, 1982; Developing Organizational and Human Resources in the Turbulent 1980s, edited by D.B. Gutknecht and J. Loorum. University Press of America, 1984.)
- December 2023 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Generative AI and the Future of Work
By: Christopher Stanton, Matt Higgins, Shira Aronson and Meg Shriber
Generative AI seemed poised to reshape the world of work, including the higher-wage, white-collar jobs typically pursued by MBA graduates. Informed by the latest research, this case explores generative AI's potential impacts on work, productivity, value creation, and... View Details
Keywords: AI; Future Of Work; Labor Market; AI and Machine Learning; Labor; Value Creation; Performance Productivity; Technology Industry; United States
Stanton, Christopher, Matt Higgins, Shira Aronson, and Meg Shriber. "Generative AI and the Future of Work." Harvard Business School Case 824-130, December 2023. (Revised November 2024.)