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- 26 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
with all of her colleagues to work from home due to COVID-19. Stephan has worked remotely since 2001 in various roles in banking, recruiting, and education and was the first ever remote employee at Morgan Stanley. Their two different... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Make Work from Home Work For You (And Your Team)
with all of her colleagues to work from home due to COVID-19. Stephan has worked remotely since 2001 in various roles in banking, recruiting, and education and was the first ever remote employee at Morgan Stanley. Their two different... View Details
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
disclosed by a social rating agency, we find empirical evidence that supports our hypotheses. We present implications for theory and public policy. Download paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsCompensating Family View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Bekkers. Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date Knowing how to keep a conversation going can improve your career as well as your social life, according to research by Alison Wood Brooks and colleagues. Why Productivity Suffers When View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder
development firm that matches qualified professionals—women and men—who want flexible schedules with businesses in need of high-caliber services. “It doesn't make a lot of sense to lose talent just because we aren't having conversations... View Details
- Fast Answer
Workplace Diversity: Data Sources
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data via the Bloomberg terminal in the Stamps Reading Room. Information is available for public companies only, but includes % of minority and women employees and managers. ... View Details
- 19 Dec 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
New Year, New Habits
number of actions that build society. The following studies reveal proven methods of encouraging healthy eating and exercise. A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety Basic tweaks to the schedules of food safety... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
While much of Luca’s work focuses on the tech sector, he sees opportunities for valuable tests in a variety of business settings. Here are just a couple of the many questions that experiments can help answer: How do employees value... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
employees felt about the program and how they were using it. “We’ve never seen our employees answer a survey so fast. Usually it takes some follow-up, but we had results within 15 minutes,” observes... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
and unequal, there is little direct evidence on the magnitude and sources of these frictions. We conduct a field experiment with 752 employees at a multibillion-dollar corporation to address these questions. We provide evidence of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
Executive Education programs. With the COVID-19 pandemic transforming our lives at every level, a growing number of students and former students have sought my advice about how to lead in a time of great uncertainty and unprecedented View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog
audiences. Skillful communication is essential, even if you don’t plan to be on the front lines or give frequent formal speeches. While this course focuses on public speaking, I designed it to also explore speaking beyond the formal podium: disagreeing with the boss,... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
for the time we reasonably need to get things done,” Whillans says. Gracefully bow out of extraneous activities. Many employers are trying to help their employees unwind by scheduling virtual coffee breaks,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 14 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation
employees serve as representatives at events based on scheduling and availability. Moving events online eliminates the need for travel and creates opportunities for more representatives from your... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
The Summer is Finally Over
friendly atmosphere nudged us in moments of fatigue and doubt. When I was uncertain about an assignment, an experienced employee would provide words of encouragement and direction. In turn, I proactively tried to help in any way that... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
hoped the upgrade would simplify scheduling, reduce time employees spent in non-customer-facing roles, and result in improved allocation of resources through the use of big data, thereby increasing sales productivity. Like many other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
zones As companies expand operations across the globe, they must grapple with time gaps during which employees cannot collaborate (i.e., lost productivity). To study this phenomenon, a research team studied communication patterns among... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Status Update
on KLM airline’s use of the Facebook Messenger platform for customer care, says Levine, and Walmart’s employee training program, which features Oculus Go’s virtual reality headsets. No stranger to the Facebook family, Levine came to the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities
schedule in advance -- ‘You’re going to show up at this time; you're going to meet with these people; this is when you'll have a break' -- that gave me a sense of what the experience was going to be like and allowed me to prepare myself... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Cathy A. Nichols
Hollywood theme park, home of the highly acclaimed City Walk, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park attractions. Named chairman and CEO of Universal Studios Recreation Group in June, Nichols is back in Los Angeles on a July afternoon after a whirlwind View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick