Filter Results:
(826)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(826)
- People (1)
- News (172)
- Research (544)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (3)
- Faculty Publications (385)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(826)
- People (1)
- News (172)
- Research (544)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (3)
- Faculty Publications (385)
Page 1 of 826
Results →
- 2012
- Chapter
An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction
By: Carlos Medina and Jorge Tamayo
We use data for Medellín, Colombia, to assess the effect of the homicide rate, individual’s perception of security in their neighborhood of residence, and of the effect of their having been victimized, on life satisfaction. We find a negative effect of the homicide... View Details
Medina, Carlos, and Jorge Tamayo. "An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction." In Subjective Well-Being and Security. No. 46, edited by Dave Webb and Eduardo Wills-Herrera, 91–147. Social Indicators Research Series. Dordrecht ; New York: Springer, 2012.
- July, 2022
- Article
Telehealth Visits After Shoulder Surgery: Higher Patient Satisfaction and Lower Costs
By: Evan A. O'Donnell, Jillian E. Haberli, Andres Muniz Martinez, Daniel Yagoda, Robert S. Kaplan and Jon J.P. Warner
Purpose and Methods: The study compared the cost of telemedicine visits with in-person clinic visits for routine follow-up after common shoulder surgeries. It also evaluated the safety and patient experience with telemedicine visits. Time-driven activity-based costing... View Details
Keywords: Telehealth; Patient Satisfaction; Health Care and Treatment; Communication Technology; Health Industry
O'Donnell, Evan A., Jillian E. Haberli, Andres Muniz Martinez, Daniel Yagoda, Robert S. Kaplan, and Jon J.P. Warner. "Telehealth Visits After Shoulder Surgery: Higher Patient Satisfaction and Lower Costs." Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews 6, no. 7 (July, 2022).
- January 1991 (Revised January 1993)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program
In August 1990 the president and executive vice president of Xerox are reviewing the progress made on its customer satisfaction program. The emphasis placed on the program, the success of the program to date, and the drive to achieve the corporate goals of customer... View Details
Menezes, Melvyn A. "Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program." Harvard Business School Case 591-055, January 1991. (Revised January 1993.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Satisfaction of Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
How did job satisfaction change during the pandemic for workers in low-wage jobs, and how did workers’ experiences compare to those in professional jobs? Using nationally representative survey data, we show that the pandemic increased the dissatisfaction of workers in... View Details
Keywords: Low-Wage Jobs; COVID-19 Pandemic; Pay; Job Satisfaction; Income Inequality; Stereotypes; Satisfaction; Compensation and Benefits; Working Conditions
Johnson, Elizabeth R., and Ashley V. Whillans. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Satisfaction of Workers in Low-Wage Jobs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-001, July 2022.
- December 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Module Note
Rethinking Customer Satisfaction
By: Youngme E. Moon
Outlines the structure and content of a six-session module that explores the negative dynamics that can result when firm profitability becomes disconnected from customer satisfaction. View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction
Moon, Youngme E. "Rethinking Customer Satisfaction." Harvard Business School Module Note 506-046, December 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- Spring 2014
- Article
The High Price of Customer Satisfaction
By: Timothy Keiningham, Sunil Gupta, Lerzan Aksoy and Alexander Buoye
Managers often assume that improving customer satisfaction and financial performance go hand in hand. The reality, however, is much more complex. View Details
Keiningham, Timothy, Sunil Gupta, Lerzan Aksoy, and Alexander Buoye. "The High Price of Customer Satisfaction." MIT Sloan Management Review 55, no. 3 (Spring 2014).
- February 1994
- Case
Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (A)
A rewritten version of an earlier case, Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program. Does not provide an update and no new content is added. The new (A) and (B) case structure merely isolates the service guarantee issue. View Details
Menezes, Melvyn A. "Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 594-109, February 1994.
- April 2025
- Article
Buying (Quality) Time Predicts Relationship Satisfaction
By: A.V. Whillans, Jessie Pow and Joe J. Gladstone
Seven studies examine the association between time-saving purchases (e.g., housecleaning and meal delivery services) and relationship satisfaction. Study 1 uses an eleven-year longitudinal panel survey to show that increases in time-saving purchases predict long-term... View Details
Whillans, A.V., Jessie Pow, and Joe J. Gladstone. "Buying (Quality) Time Predicts Relationship Satisfaction." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 128, no. 4 (April 2025): 821–863.
- Article
Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products
By: John A. Quelch and Stephen B. Ash
Quelch, John A., and Stephen B. Ash. "Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products." Food Policy 5, no. 4 (November 1980): 313–318.
- 1981
- Chapter
Consumer Satisfaction with Professional Services
By: J. Quelch and S. Ash
Quelch, J., and S. Ash. "Consumer Satisfaction with Professional Services." In Marketing of Services, edited by W. R. George and J. H. Donnelly, 82–85. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1981.
- Article
Organizational Size and Job Satisfaction
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Organizational Size and Job Satisfaction." Academy of Management Journal 7, no. 1 (March 1964): 34–44.
- 1986
- Chapter
Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products
By: J. Quelch and S. Ash
Quelch, J., and S. Ash. "Consumer Satisfaction with Food Products." In World Food Marketing Systems, edited by Erdener Kaynak, 119–126. London: Butterworths, 1986.
- 04 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
10 Ways to Boost Customer Satisfaction
- January 2001
- Case
Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Zero-Sum Frames: The Paradox of Worker Satisfaction and Financial Firm Performance
Despite extensive research on how worker satisfaction positively affects the financial performance of firms, we know little about how firms’ measurement and reporting of financial performance affects the satisfaction of workers. Through multiple field experiments,... View Details
- December 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Preeti Choudhary
Describes how Pizza Hut measures and monitors customer satisfaction, customer complaints, and the quality of its retail locations. View Details
- February 1994
- Case
Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (B)
Menezes, Melvyn A. "Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program (B)." Harvard Business School Case 594-110, February 1994.
- Article
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton and Jordi Quoidbach
In three field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and teammates with prosocial bonuses, a novel type of bonus spent on others rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier... View Details
Keywords: Satisfaction; Groups and Teams; Performance; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Banking Industry; Sports Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Canada; Belgium; Australia
Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, and Jordi Quoidbach. "Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance." PLoS ONE 8, no. 9 (September 2013): 1–8.