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- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
profits) don't generally rely on long hours. When is the last time you saw an investment banking firm, in an industry known for working its people mercilessly, near the top of the best place to work list? Consider insurer USAA, which sometimes tops the list of best... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
They often functioned, as a result, as part of the problem, rather than part of the solution. In the more recent globalization era, the strategies of Western corporations have moved beyond the practices of the colonial past, but linkages... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
(vs. 50% subsidy: 3.9%, p<.0001; vs. hybrid: 3.7%, p<.0001). Among enrollees, there were no differences among the four groups in attendance or weight loss. Conclusion: This pragmatic trial, conducted in a real-world workplace... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
Hence, the call criteria used in sales directly impact which projects the firm invests in. Yet, how many in the C-suite understand how compensation, deployment, and other core sales management practices determine these activities daily?”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair and flexible workplaces that are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
is the traditional private-sector approach," Ashraf says. "The assumption is that if you don't give someone a stake in the profits of the organization they won't feel that they have a mission." The practical problem with the theory is... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
chick” and said she performed surgery “like a girl.” Jurors ultimately awarded her $168 million, the largest judgment for a single victim of workplace harassment in United States history. Years later, sexual harassment remains a problem... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
of one of the largest semiconductor clusters in Europe. Contrary to conventional wisdom in the semiconductor industry, the Dresden team only copied from its home corporate locations in the United States those processes and practices that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
explanations of workplace silence. We discuss implications of these results for theory and practice and suggest directions for future research. Paper not available Working PapersPlatform Envelopment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
powerful as regulations? These questions remain. But for now, financiers and investors can join Kermit the Frog in having fun being green. Joseph B. Lassiter, MBA Class Of 1954 Professor Of Management Practice In 1993, Bill Murray starred... View Details
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
Leadership Authors:R. Ely and D. E. Meyerson Publication:In Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change, edited by D. Rhode and B. Kellerman. Jossey-Bass (forthcoming) Abstract In this chapter, we present a case study of men on two off-shore oil... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
forthcoming Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth By: Edmondson, Amy C. Abstract—The Fearless Organization offers View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Periodical:Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy (forthcoming) Abstract This essay aims to address the costs and benefits of constraining cultural displays in the workplace on legal, business, and moral terms. In this article, we invite... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
actually have a lot to learn from one another, rather than setting one country's management practices up as a standard to which others should conform—or else they do not measure up or are somehow "backward." A good deal of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
specific searches. [See point on compensation in Financials, below] New to hiring? Practice interviewing candidates with investors or their associates before bringing actual candidates in for the real interview. Resume screening can be an... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
the practical dictate that no cash is released into the federation until the individual end consumer pays. A consequence of this kind of practice is that violations of trust and advocacy are likely to result... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. Both books marry a focus on performance with a look at leadership and organizational change—how to enable, support, and empower positive team and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
determine the direction workplace envy takes. Contributors are drawn from many countries and from an extraordinary range of disciplines to share their insight: experimental social psychologists offer insights from lab studies,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
Gender-class differences are reflected in women’s employment beliefs and behaviors. Research integrating social class with gendered experiences in homes and workplaces deepens our understanding of the complex interplay between sources of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2018
- Op-Ed
4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World
with ideas, solutions, information, and energy that feed into their decision-making processes. Over the years, I’ve witnessed my own students convince senior executives to improve labor practices in the supply chain and View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim