Labor - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Nov 2018
News

America, don’t throw global talent away

23 May 2018
News

The Bad First Job's Lingering Impact

29 Sep 2020
News

Companies Used to Share How Each Dollar of Revenue Was Spent

Fast Answer

Real estate: costs per square foot (commercial)

Loeb Library Producer Price Index Bureau of Labor Statistics Industry databases has average cost per square foot for new construction. International Code Council Provides Building Valuation Data with average square foot... View Details

20 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

from economics and sociology on intra-household bargaining elucidates how negotiations over the allocation of domestic labor at Level 2 influence labor force participation at Level 1. In conclusion, we... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

William C. Procter

Under Procter's guidance, P&G grew out of its mid-western roots as a soap producer into a national consumer goods conglomerate. Procter was responsible for the creation of many famous brands, including Crisco shortening, but also played a large role in improving... View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

2006
Chapter

UK Competitiveness-Old Labour Market Institutions, New Collaborative Roles

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Labor and Management Relations; Working Conditions; Cooperation; Competitive Advantage; United Kingdom

Citation

01 Jun 2018
News

Digging Deep

Above: Pieper, shovel-ready in Moab, Utah (photo by Vance Jacobs) On a wintry day three years ago, Susan Pieper (MBA 1992) watched her son, a devoted snowboarder, build jumps in the backyard of their Jackson, Wyoming, home, trashing a series of plastic shovels in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Sep 2014
News

We Can't Talk about Inequality without Talking about Talent

Keywords: human capital; financial capital; talent; wealth inequality

John D. Biggers

Biggers is recognized for strong labor-management relations. He was a key figure in bringing the Toledo Labor Peace Plan to nation-wide attention. In 1947, Biggers was head of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flat glass with... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

William H. Danforth

In 1894, Danforth opened a feed business in St. Louis. Over the next several years, Danforth’s Ralston Purina Company established mills in St. Louis and 32 other cities in the U.S. and Canada. Danforth created the famous Chow brand name, as well as the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

09 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

Keywords: by Kevin J. Murphy & Michael C. Jensen

21 Apr 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Why Do Firms Use Non-Linear Incentive Schemes? Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Overconfidence

Keywords: by Ian Larkin & Stephen Leider

30 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Compensation Game

Confronting greater media scrutiny and an ever-increasing number of shareholder resolutions focusing on executive pay, Corporate America continues to support current pay practices as a product of "the market." Not too long ago, former Treasury Secretary John... View Details

Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana