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  • 10 Jun 2015
  • News

Is Culture of Overwork Behind Women's Stalled Advancement?

  • 14 Nov 2013
  • News

Work-Family Conflict is Not the Problem. Overwork Is.

  • March–April 2020
  • Article

What's Really Holding Women Back? It's Not What Most People Think

By: R. Ely and Irene Padavic
Ask people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament that goes something like this: High-level jobs require extremely long hours, women's devotion to family... View Details
Keywords: Overwork; Employment; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture
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  • 14 Mar 2016
  • News

Even A Company Known For Overworking People Is Embracing Sleep

  • 11 Jun 2015
  • News

Focusing On Women's Advancement Blinds Companies To Their Real Problem: Overworking Everyone

  • 05 Jun 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues

The New York Times ran a troubling story, "Why You Hate Work," in last week's "Sunday Review." The article indicated that employees work too hard and find little meaning from their work. The anecdotes we all hear about this topic are reinforced by... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • January 1995 (Revised August 1996)
  • Case

Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing

Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information... View Details
Keywords: Production; Joint Ventures; Management Skills; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Beijing
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  • 02 Jun 2015
  • News

Long Days and Flexible Time Stall Women’s Careers

  • 26 Jul 2013
  • News

Prince William’s Charming Choice to Take Leave

  • June 2017
  • Article

Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol

By: Silvia Bellezza, Neeru Paharia and Anat Keinan
While research on conspicuous consumption has typically analyzed how people spend money on products that signal status, we investigate conspicuous consumption in relation to time. We argue that a busy and overworked lifestyle, rather than a leisurely lifestyle, has... View Details
Keywords: Status and Position; Perspective; North America; Europe
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  • September 2020
  • Case

Getaway

By: Ryan W. Buell and Amy Klopfenstein
Since its founding, Getaway’s service offering – tiny, modern cabins in the woods, located within a two-hour drive of major metropolitan areas – had been met with tremendous demand. Overworked and overconnected city dwellers reveled in the opportunity to take a break... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Management; Demand and Consumers; Marketing; Strategy; Accommodations Industry
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  • 06 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 6, 2016

overworked lifestyle, rather than a leisurely lifestyle, has become an aspirational status symbol. A series of studies shows that the positive inferences of status in response to busyness and lack of leisure are driven by the perceptions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Feb 2017
  • HBS Seminar

Juliet Schor, Boston College

  • 05 May 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance

day than the other groups, who had spent that time reflecting and sharing instead. Gino hopes that the research will provide food for thought to overworked managers and employees alike. "I don't see a lot of organizations that actually... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

When Gender Changes the Negotiation

The last few months have been trying for Maureen Park, the managing director of a small portfolio management firm. The firm's parent company, a large financial services concern, was performing below forecasts, and morale among Park's understaffed, View Details
Keywords: by Dina W. Pradel, Hannah Riley Bowles & Kathleen L. McGinn
  • 19 Jun 2015
  • Blog Post

What is the HBS Show?

the show’s legacy.  The #1 thing we and our cast and crew hear following the HBS Show is “thank you.” Thank you from ECs who are grateful for one last opportunity to remember and laugh at the incredible, and at times ridiculous, experiences HBS brings. Thank you from... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

As the Future Catches You

page after page of thought-provoking facts, anecdotes, and ideas; it is an accessible and instructive guide to the new age that lies just over the horizon, an era for which the overworked adjective "revolutionary" will truly apply. by... View Details
Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 13 Aug 2024
  • Op-Ed

Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential solution to physician overwork and burnout.” Studies have shown that medical scribes are efficient substitutes for relieving administrative burdens and increasing physician productivity.... View Details
Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

From Bytes to Bites

never completely eliminate fires, but you can put policies and training in place so that things run more smoothly.” Thomas has also made a point of creating an environment that runs counter to the typical flat-out, overworked restaurant... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 10 Jan 2007
  • HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

private sector. Individuals are going to extraordinary lengths to connect with others and to do their jobs better. They're frequently overworked and underpaid. The question is this: Can we as a nation get the systems, structures, and... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service