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- October 2012
- Article
Giving Time Gives You Time
By: Cassie Mogilner, Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
Four experiments reveal a counterintuitive solution to the common problem of feeling that one does not have enough time: giving some of it away. Although people's objective amount of time cannot be increased (there are only 24 hours in a day), this research... View Details
Keywords: Time Perception; Well-being; Volunteering; Prosocial Behavior; Helping; Time Management; Welfare
Mogilner, Cassie, Zoe Chance, and Michael I. Norton. "Giving Time Gives You Time." Psychological Science 23, no. 10 (October 2012): 1233–1238.
- July–August 2018
- Article
How CEOs Manage Time
By: Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria
In 2006 Harvard Business School’s Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria launched a study tracking how large companies’ CEOs spent their time, 24/7, for 13 weeks: where they were, with whom, what they did, and what they were focusing on. To date, Porter and Nohria have... View Details
Keywords: CEOs; Executives; Time Management; Attitudes; Managerial Roles; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Strategy; Decision Making; Organizational Culture
Porter, Michael E., and Nitin Nohria. "How CEOs Manage Time." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 4 (July–August 2018): 42–51.
- January 2017
- Case
Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go?
By: Raffaella Sadun
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, is deciding how to structure the firm presence in cloud computing. He can pursue the opportunity in multiple ways: doubling down the investments in an internal and nascent cloud offering, partnering with established third parties, or... View Details
Sadun, Raffaella. "Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go?" Harvard Business School Case 717-408, January 2017.
- September 16, 2022
- Article
Bored at Work? Learn to Manage It by Putting It to Work
By: Katherine Connolly Baden, Boris Groysberg and Heather Poco
Do you often feel bored at work or in life? Do you want to feel less bored? If so, what can you do to make that happen? Boredom has a bad rap, but is it really so bad? View Details
Baden, Katherine Connolly, Boris Groysberg, and Heather Poco. "Bored at Work? Learn to Manage It by Putting It to Work." Newsweek (September 16, 2022), 18–19.
- June 2014
- Article
Manage Your Team's Collective Time
By: Leslie Perlow
Perlow, Leslie. "Manage Your Team's Collective Time." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 6 (June 2014): 23–25.
- 15 Aug 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Ryan Serhant: How to Manage Your Time for Happiness
- April 2023
- Case
Ryan Serhant: Time Management for Repeatable Success (A)
By: Ashley Whillans and Hawken Lord
From an open-concept 90’s-style stone and wood cabin in Dublin, New Hampshire, Ryan Serhant reflected on his career as a real estate broker. As Ryan stared into the fireplace that featured prominently in the center of the house, he wondered whether the period of... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate; Time Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry
Whillans, Ashley, and Hawken Lord. "Ryan Serhant: Time Management for Repeatable Success (A)." Harvard Business School Case 923-048, April 2023.
- January 2017
- Supplement
Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go?
By: Raffaella Sadun
Sadun, Raffaella. "Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go?" Harvard Business School Supplement 717-802, January 2017.
- Article
A Multicountry Perspective on Gender Differences in Time Use During COVID-19
By: Laura M. Giurge, Ashley V. Whillans and Ayse Yemiscigil (shared authorship)
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered how people spend time, with possible consequences for subjective well-being. Using diverse samples of remote workers from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Brazil, and Spain (n = 31,141), following a preregistered... View Details
Keywords: Time; Subjective Well-being; COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Gender; Time Management; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Global Range
Giurge, Laura M., Ashley V. Whillans, and Ayse Yemiscigil (shared authorship). "A Multicountry Perspective on Gender Differences in Time Use During COVID-19." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 12 (March 23, 2021).
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
Arthur Brooks: Reduce meetings to be happier at work The pandemic changed the way we manage our time in many ways—unfortunately, some of these are negative. The worst case is the expansion of time-wasting,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Article
Extension Request Avoidance Predicts Greater Time Stress Among Women
By: Ashley V. Whillans, Jaewon Yoon, Aurora Turek and Grant E. Donnelly
In nine studies using archival data, surveys, and experiments, we identify a factor that predicts gender differences in time stress and burnout. Across academic and professional settings, women are less likely to ask for more time when working under adjustable... View Details
Whillans, Ashley V., Jaewon Yoon, Aurora Turek, and Grant E. Donnelly. "Extension Request Avoidance Predicts Greater Time Stress Among Women." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 45 (November 9, 2021).
- August 24, 2020
- Editorial
How to (Actually) Save Time When You're Working Remotely
By: Lauren C. Howe, A.V. Whillans and Jochen I. Menges
The pandemic has given many of us the opportunity to ditch the commute and work from home long-term, offering huge potential time savings. But to truly reap the benefits of remote work during the current crisis and beyond, we need to think proactively about how we... View Details
Howe, Lauren C., A.V. Whillans, and Jochen I. Menges. "How to (Actually) Save Time When You're Working Remotely." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 24, 2020).
- September 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Managing IBM Research in Internet Time
IBM must adapt its research process to the volatility of the Internet market. Issues include incentives, research charter, reward systems, and linkages to business units and customers. View Details
Chesbrough, Henry W. "Managing IBM Research in Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 601-058, September 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- August 2013
- Article
The Timing of Pay
By: Christopher Parsons and E. Van Wesep
There exists large and persistent variation in not only how, but when employees are paid, a fact unexplained by existing theory. This paper develops a simple model of optimal pay timing for firms. When workers have self-control problems, they under-save... View Details
Keywords: Payday Lending; Hyperbolic Discounting; Self-control Problems; Pay Frequency; Payday Loan Legislation; Paycheck Frequency; Time Inconsistency; Wages; Behavior; Employee Relationship Management
Parsons, Christopher, and E. Van Wesep. "The Timing of Pay." Journal of Financial Economics 109, no. 2 (August 2013): 373–397.
- March 2003
- Background Note
Managing a Customer Relationship Over Time
By: Das Narayandas
Describes the different ways in which vendors can sell a portfolio of products to industrial customers. View Details
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Big Ideas Feature: Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit of Money Isn't Bringing You Joy—and What Will
By: A.V. Whillans
Adam (real story, fake name) was a good employee who was given a plum project he believed could get him a promotion and a raise. Taking it seemed like the proverbial no-brainer: Work hard, nail the assignment, get more pay. He knew he’d have to put in long days and... View Details
Whillans, A.V. "Big Ideas Feature: Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit of Money Isn't Bringing You Joy—and What Will." Special Issue on HBR Big Idea: Time Poor and Unhappy. Harvard Business Review (website) (January 29, 2019).
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm
By: Ashley Whillans and Sara Coronel Rodriguez
"For ghSMART, freedom is the first principle from which all good things flow”—Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder, ghSMART. ghSMART was a leadership advisory firm that was grounded in the principle of freedom. Talented Consultants and Partners could work remotely from... View Details
Keywords: Time; Consulting Firms; Time Management; Talent and Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Reputation
Whillans, Ashley, and Sara Coronel Rodriguez. "ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm." Harvard Business School Case 924-009, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- December 2018
- Case
OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)
By: Juan Alcacer, Jérôme Lenhardt and Emer Moloney
In late 2010, Michael Tsamaz was appointed CEO and Chairman of Greek telecommunications company OTE. OTE still exhibited many traits of a large incumbent organization, with high personnel costs, crippling bureaucracy, lack of customer-centricity, a dull brand, and... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Transformation; Economy; Crisis Management; Telecommunications Industry; Greece
Alcacer, Juan, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Emer Moloney. "OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 719-456, December 2018.
- October 2008
- Article
It's Time to Make Management a True Profession
By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana
In the face of the recent institutional breakdown of trust in business, managers are losing legitimacy. To regain public trust, management needs to become a true profession in much the way medicine and law have, argue Khurana and Nohria of Harvard Business School. True... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Education; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Management; Trust; Value Creation
Nohria, Nitin, and Rakesh Khurana. "It's Time to Make Management a True Profession." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 10 (October 2008).