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- 05 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance
Many of us are familiar with the gentle punishment known as "time-out," in which misbehaving children must sit quietly for a few minutes, calm down, and reflect on their actions. New research suggests that grown-ups ought to take routine... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Research Summary
Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations
By: Debora L. Spar
As members of civil society NGOs would seem to have a built-in proclivity towards representation: towards working on behalf of some group of people, or toward some specific goal. Yet in practice such moments of accountability are rare. Unlike other social agents,... View Details
- 09 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim & V. Kasturi Rangan
- July – August 2009
- Article
Organizational Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration for Sustained Performance
By: Sebastian Raisch, Julian Birkinshaw, Gilbert Probst and Michael Tushman
Organizational ambidexterity has emerged as a new research paradigm in organization theory, yet several issues that are fundamental to this debate remain controversial. We explore four central tensions here: Should organizations achieve ambidexterity through... View Details
Keywords: Change; Innovation and Invention; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Research; Integration
Raisch, Sebastian, Julian Birkinshaw, Gilbert Probst, and Michael Tushman. "Organizational Ambidexterity: Balancing Exploitation and Exploration for Sustained Performance." Organization Science 20, no. 4 (July–August 2009): 685–695.
- October 2003 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Joe Bachelder: Executive Pay Negotiator
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Joe Bachelder was the leading executive pay negotiator in the United States, securing generous contracts for CEOs and executives at Fortune 500 companies. The CEO of Victor Sports Co. resigned, and the board offered the job to Charles Suarez, a star executive from a... View Details
- 1999
- Book
High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact
By: William P. Ryan, Allen Grossman and Christine W. Letts
Ryan, William P., Allen Grossman, and Christine W. Letts. High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
- March 2002
- Background Note
On Dealing with Unsatisfactory Performance
Examines the possible reasons for unsatisfactory performance and proposes ways of dealing with it. View Details
Keywords: Performance Improvement
Tagiuri, Renato. "On Dealing with Unsatisfactory Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-428, March 2002.
- January 1995
- Article
Long-Term Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships: Do They Pay Off for Supplier Firms?
By: N. Narayandas and Manohar U. Kalwani
Narayandas, N., and Manohar U. Kalwani. "Long-Term Manufacturer-Supplier Relationships: Do They Pay Off for Supplier Firms?" Journal of Marketing 59, no. 1 (January 1995): 1–16.
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Is This the Year for Climate Tech to Pay Off?
- 20 May 2016
- News
Why You're Probably Asking For Less Pay Than You're Worth
- 09 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary
first time. Employers using a job site for the first time may pay more than necessary for a candidate. ©iStock/Mufti (Most of the workers on the site are from India or the... View Details
- 13 Dec 2012
- News
The Pregnancy Penalty: How Working Women Pay for Having Kids
- 28 Jun 2022
- News
Why Companies Think Paying for Abortion Travel Is Worth It
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
New rule could fuel debate over CEO pay
- 10 May 2022
- News
Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay
- June 2010 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
After nearly violating its loan covenants in 2009, Momentive Performance Materials, backed by its financial sponsor Apollo Global Management, took a variety of actions to restructure its debt. The restructuring steps included an open market repurchase of publicly held... View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, and David Scharfstein. "Momentive Performance Materials, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 210-081, June 2010. (Revised November 2013.)
- Fast Answer
Buildings: performance data
Where can I find design and performance data for green buildings worldwide? You may begin with: Building Performance Database - United States EU Buildings Database -... View Details
- Article
Households' Willingness to Pay for 'Green' Goods: Evidence from Patagonia's Introduction of Organic Cotton Sportswear
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Michael Crooke, Forest L. Reinhardt and Vishal Vasishth
To shed light on individuals' willingness to pay for "green" goods (i.e., goods that are supposed to have lower adverse environmental impacts either in production or in use), we study data from the introduction by Patagonia, Inc., of organic cotton sportswear in the... View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Michael Crooke, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Vishal Vasishth. "Households' Willingness to Pay for 'Green' Goods: Evidence from Patagonia's Introduction of Organic Cotton Sportswear." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 18, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 203–233.