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    Christopher T. Stanton

    Christopher Stanton is Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Professor Stanton's research streams focus on personnel economics, organizational economics, labor markets, and entrepreneurship. His MBA... View Details

    • 23 Mar 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Experience Markets: An Application to Outsourcing and Hiring

    Keywords: by Christopher T. Stanton and Catherine Thomas
    • 17 Oct 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship

    Keywords: by Eleanor W. Dillon and Christopher T. Stanton
    • 06 Jun 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn

    Reduction, co-authored by Harvard Business School’s Christopher T. Stanton, along with Jason Sandvik and Nathan Seegert of the University of... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 09 Nov 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

    outperformed non-mentored workers by 18 percent, and they also tended to stay with the company longer, according to a recent study by Harvard Business School professor View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
    • 09 Nov 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary

    bazaar—measure the exact difference between the price paid by a first-timer and the price paid by an experienced haggler. Stanton View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment; Technology; Computer
    • August 14, 2020
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    How Has COVID-19 Affected Health Insurance Offered by Small Businesses in the U.S.? Early Evidence from a Survey

    By: Leemore S. Dafny, Yin Wei Soon, Zoë Cullen and Christopher T. Stanton
    As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches toward its third quarter, loss of health insurance coverage has not figured prominently in the public debate. Data in this report demonstrate why that is, but also suggest that the apparent stability is fragile, with potentially... View Details
    Keywords: Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Small Business; Surveys; United States
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    • 26 Apr 2016
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    April 26

    April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Oct 2016
    • First Look

    October 11, 2016

    Christopher T. Stanton Abstract—Small business owners and others in self-employment have the option to transition to paid work. If there is... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 15 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

    the pandemic’s repercussions through this project as well as ongoing efforts with HBS professors Zoe B. Cullen and Christopher T. Stanton that... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage
    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship

    By: Eleanor W. Dillon and Christopher T. Stanton
    Small business owners and others in self-employment have the option to transition to paid work. If there is initial uncertainty about entrepreneurial earnings, this option increases the expected lifetime value of self-employment relative to pay in a single year. This... View Details
    Keywords: Self-employed; Small Business; Business Earnings; Entrepreneurship; Ownership; Compensation and Benefits
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    • September 2020
    • Article

    The Gig Economy Beyond Local Services and Transportation

    By: Christopher Stanton and Catherine Thomas
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    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    People, Practices, and Productivity: A Review of New Advances in Personnel Economics

    By: Mitchell Hoffman and Christopher T. Stanton
    This chapter surveys recent advances in personnel economics. We begin by presenting evidence showing substantial and persistent productivity variation among workers in the same roles. We discuss new research on incentives and compensation; hiring practices; the... View Details
    Keywords: Employees; Labor
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    • 17 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

    Luca, and Christopher T. Stanton surveyed 5,819 small businesses in the United States, finding that many businesses would not be able to survive... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 30 Apr 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: April 30

    daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us-and ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied. Each of us is... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 19 Jul 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: July 19

    claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 17 Sep 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: September 17

      Publications September 2013 Management Science Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Strategy - Doctoral

    Raffaella Sadun William A. Sahlman George Serafeim Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Jorge Tamayo Jo Tango Sara McKinley Torti Isamar Troncoso Eric J. Van den Steen Andy Wu... View Details
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    Managing the Future of Work (MBA Education—Elective Curriculum)

    By: Christopher T. Stanton

    The nature and scope of work is changing rapidly, creating massive business challenges in the shadow of broader political and social shifts.  HBS launched a major initiative in 2017 on Managing the Future of Work to define these workplace issues and... View Details

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    Managing the Future of Work

    Jan W. Rivkin Raffaella Sadun Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Sandra J. Sucher Jorge Tamayo Mitchell B. Weiss Cases Influencer-led brand building: Hairitage View Details