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- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
managers who conduct layoffs feel a mix of emotions that may catch them by surprise: sympathy, sadness, guilt, shame, anxiety, and perhaps anger. Best practice for managers includes understanding yourself and recognizing your limitations.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
out in a sample of large U.S. for-profit organizations. The implication is that winners in the war for talent create more value than "merely good" competitors. One organization that has been a consistent winner has been Southwest Airlines 2, the only major... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
of their own. The findings in the two numerical examples can be used to drive this discussion, or a general strategy framework may be applied. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/612071-PDF-ENG Managing the Layoff Process: France... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
mitigating the possibility that a Democratic-leaning firm might already be more vulnerable in areas that received the channel as part of their cable plans. PR problems with real costs Public relations issues have long been a complicated concern for firms, Heese says.... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition By: Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta Abstract—Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
currency is the ability to make a positive first impression. “Your attitude, body language, and energy can dispel ageist stereotypes in the first five minutes,” Lassiter states. Although layoffs or extended résumé gaps may have an impact... View Details
- 11 Jun 2020
- In Practice
Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?
organizations, there should be fewer layoffs and product delays. While declining demand will remain challenging for everyone, social distancing can be achieved because disperse teams can build and distribute software from remote locations... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
shortages and fuel prices on the rise, travel became a more costly and time-consuming undertaking. Aero was spared the worst of those challenges. Private terminals avoided mass layoffs during the pandemic—and the staffing crunch that... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy big, sell small
conversations about layoffs and pay cuts we discussed in The Founder’s Journey course at HBS weren’t theoretical anymore. I wasn’t sleeping at night.” Scrambling for another small business–oriented tech startup idea—one that might take... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
financial industry and those who regulate it, there are strong but conflicting viewpoints about the impact of private equity buyouts of public firms, especially in the wake of the recent global financial crisis. Some critics focus on the large-scale View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
found that the creative environment, and creativity itself, remained depressed four months after the layoffs had been completed. To corroborate this conclusion, Amabile and Conti compared how many invention disclosures had been filed by... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
return the business to a sound footing. Or the resulting restructuring may severely disrupt the business. If it is necessary to layoff 20 percent of your workforce to achieve the same cost efficiency as your competitors, better to do this... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate... View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
disability expenses, (2) Health insurance affects health status positively, (3) Layoffs are harmful to everything from mental and physical well-being to work behavior, (4) Work schedules and length of hours affect physical well-being and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
competencies] they can." The gap in levels of efficiency between markets for goods and for talent remains wide. Can it be closed? What will it take? Should it be closed? What do you think? Original Article Two seemingly unrelated items prompt this month's column.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
"Why now?" Gerald Nanninga put his finger on several possibilities. In his words, "Due to more layoffs and reduced hirings, there are fewer people to do the work." At the same time, "digital gadgets are soaking up... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
Beyond How to Manage Coronavirus Layoffs with Compassion (Harvard Business Review) Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center... View Details
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
started the turnaround of the company by first working on values—redefining them and communicating them widely. First, they do not merely focus on cost cutting and layoffs when a crisis arrives. While they may lay off employees (though... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
Harvard Business School Case 315-002 Nokia's Bridge Program: Redesigning Layoffs (A) "Not another Bochum." Nokia Board Chairman Jorma Ollila was clear in the goals he set for the 2011 restructuring that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne