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HarvIE - Harvard Intranet for Employees (Login Required)
HarvIE is Harvard's online employee resource for PeopleSoft/Absence Management, HarvIE's
List, information on benefits/perks, the workplace, career connections, the Office
of Work/Life Resources and employment policies/contracts just to name a few. View Details
- October 13, 2021
- Editorial
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
By: Daniel Stein, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Ashley Whillans
A year and a half into the pandemic, employees’ mental “surge capacity” is likely diminished. Managers must take proactive steps to increase employee engagement, or risk losing their workforce. Engaged employees perform better, experience less burnout, and stay in... View Details
Keywords: Employee Retention; Employee Engagement; Employee Relationship Management; Work-Life Balance
Stein, Daniel, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Ashley Whillans. "How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 13, 2021).
- 2013
- Case
Hindustan Unilever Limited: Meeting Employee Expectations
By: Shashank Shah, Ajith Sankar and David Sharpe
- November 15, 2022
- Article
Using Simulations to Upskill Employees
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Trond Aas, Alex Hunt and Huw Newton-Hill
Reskilling employees tops the agenda in many organizations, according to a LinkedIn report. Korn Ferry estimates an 85-million person talent shortage by 2030, and McKinsey likens the challenge to the shift from agricultural to manufacturing work that occurred in the... View Details
Keywords: Employee Engagement; Managing People; Talent Development; Training; Human Capital; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Retention; Personal Development and Career
Cespedes, Frank V., Trond Aas, Alex Hunt, and Huw Newton-Hill. "Using Simulations to Upskill Employees." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 15, 2022).
- February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Employee Health
By: John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau
Keywords: Health Care; Empoylee Wellness Programs; Health Insurance; Mental Health; Corporate Culture; Employee Compensation; Health; Corporate Strategy; Europe; Asia; North America
Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau. "Employee Health." Harvard Business School Case 516-074, February 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
- October 2015
- Case
DPDHL Group: Employee Safety and Wellbeing
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Management at Deutsche Post DHL Group is designing a three-country test of investment in a new health and wellbeing strategy. View Details
Keywords: Health; Wellbeing; Wellness; Safety; Risk; Employees; Human Resources; Risk Management; Service Industry; China; Mexico; Middle East
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "DPDHL Group: Employee Safety and Wellbeing." Harvard Business School Case 516-049, October 2015.
- 2010
- Module Note
Employee Management At HDFC Bank – A Case Study
By: Shashank Shah and A. Sudir Bhaskar
Keywords: Employee Engagement; Human Resource Practices; Employee Empowerment; Banking; Banking Industry; India
Shah, Shashank, and A. Sudir Bhaskar. "Employee Management At HDFC Bank – A Case Study." 2010.
- April–May 2021
- Article
The Effect of Retaliation Costs on Employee Whistleblowing
By: Jonas Heese and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos
We use large increases in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to study the effects of expected retaliation costs on employee whistleblowing. Increases in UI benefits reduce the costs that arise from a job loss, one of the costliest forms of retaliation. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Employee Whistleblowing; Retaliation Costs; Labor Unemployment Insurance; Workplace Safety Inspections
Heese, Jonas, and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos. "The Effect of Retaliation Costs on Employee Whistleblowing." Art. 101385. Journal of Accounting & Economics 71, nos. 2-3 (April–May 2021).
- 2020
- Working Paper
Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19
By: Bhavya Mohan, Serena Hagerty and Michael Norton
Two experiments, including one incentive compatible study, examine the impact of cutting pay for executives versus employees in response to COVID-19 on consumer behavior. Study 1 explores the effect of announcing cuts or no cuts to CEO and employee pay, and shows that... View Details
Keywords: Employee Furloughs; CEO Pay Cuts; Pay Ratios; Purchase Intention; Health Pandemics; Employees; Wages; Executive Compensation; Consumer Behavior
Mohan, Bhavya, Serena Hagerty, and Michael Norton. "Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-020, August 2020.
- December 2018
- Article
Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress
By: Allison L. Williams, Acacia C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia Stafford and A.V. Whillans
Depression and anxiety are costly for both employees and employers, in terms of direct medical costs as well as costs stemming from lost productive time and missed days at work. Resilience training has been shown to improve workplace functioning for employees, which... View Details
Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Engagement; Resilience; Presenteeism; Employee Engagement; Mental Health; Employees; Emotions; Health; Internet and the Web; Performance Productivity
Williams, Allison L., Acacia C. Parks, Grace Cormier, Julia Stafford, and A.V. Whillans. "Improving Resilience Among Employees High in Depression, Anxiety, and Workplace Distress." International Journal of Management Research 9, nos. 1-2 (December 2018): 4–22.
- March 2020 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Employee Activism
By: Ethan Rouen and Akari Furukawa
Liz O’Sullivan, an employee at a fast-growing technology company called Clarifi, had a moral dilemma: She disagreed with Clarifi’s decision to sell its image-recognition technology to the U.S. Department of Defense for possible use in weaponized drones. This case... View Details
Keywords: Activism; Employees; Moral Sensibility; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions
Rouen, Ethan, and Akari Furukawa. "Employee Activism." Harvard Business School Case 120-104, March 2020. (Revised May 2021.)
- 2010
- Module Note
Employee Welfare Management at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. – A Case Study
By: Shashank Shah and Shashank Shah
- November–December 2024
- Article
Why Employees Quit
By: Ethan Bernstein, Michael B. Horn and Bob Moesta
The so-called war for talent is still raging. But in that fight, employers continue to rely on the same hiring and retention strategies they’ve been using for decades. Why? Because they’ve been so focused on challenges such as poaching by industry rivals, competing in... View Details
Keywords: Retention; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Motivation and Incentives
Bernstein, Ethan, Michael B. Horn, and Bob Moesta. "Why Employees Quit." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 44–54.
- March 1987
- Case
Detained Employee
By: D. Quinn Mills
Keywords: Employees
Mills, D. Quinn. "Detained Employee." Harvard Business School Case 487-069, March 1987.
- December 2014 (Revised April 2016)
- Module Note
Responsibilities to Employees
By: Nien-he Hsieh
The note provides a framework to conceptualize managers' responsibilities to employees in relation to economic, legal and ethical considerations. The note frames the central ethical challenge for managers as exercising power in a fair manner. The fair exercise of power... View Details
Keywords: Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Legal Aspects Of Business; Responsibility; Ethics; Fairness; Employees; Decision Making; Leadership; Jobs and Positions; Labor; Law
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Responsibilities to Employees." Harvard Business School Module Note 315-067, December 2014. (Revised April 2016.)
- October 2001 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Store24 (A): Managing Employee Retention
By: Frances X. Frei and Dennis Campbell
Provides a retailing context in which employee retention strategies are explored through analyzing detailed store-level data. View Details
Keywords: Retention; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Analytics and Data Science; Strategy; Mathematical Methods; Retail Industry
Frei, Frances X., and Dennis Campbell. "Store24 (A): Managing Employee Retention." Harvard Business School Case 602-096, October 2001. (Revised October 2017.)
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
It would seem to make sense that when companies recognize their workers with awards, they are likely to see a boost in morale and perhaps even inspire them to work harder. It turns out that sometimes rewarding employees for good behavior... View Details
- 2010
- Module Note
Employee and Labour Welfare at the Tata Group Companies
By: Shashank Shah
Keywords: Labor And Management Relations; Human Resource Management; Tata Motors; Employee Engagement; India
Shah, Shashank. "Employee and Labour Welfare at the Tata Group Companies." 2010.
- Article
Reinventing Employee Onboarding
By: Daniel M. Cable, F. Gino and Bradley R. Staats
Cable, Daniel M., F. Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Reinventing Employee Onboarding." MIT Sloan Management Review 54, no. 3 (Spring 2013): 23–28.
- October 2001 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Accounting for Employee Stock Options
Employees who have been granted stock options have the right to purchase shares of their company's stock at a specified price within a specified time period. The accounting for such employee stock options has been a controversial and complex topic for decades. The... View Details
Bradshaw, Mark T. "Accounting for Employee Stock Options." Harvard Business School Background Note 102-039, October 2001. (Revised February 2007.)