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  • 2018
  • Chapter

Work and Workplace

By: Kai Ruggeri, Jana Berkessel, Jascha Achterberg, Gerhard M. Prinz, Alessandra Luna-Navarro, Jon M. Jachimowicz and A. V. Whillans
Work is a major part of many lives. While individual experiences with work will differ—from how long we work to what jobs we have and to what extent we enjoy them—almost everyone is affected by employment, whether they have a job or not. Decades of research in the... View Details
Keywords: Workplace; Behavioral Insights; Retirement Savings; Working Conditions; Employees; Performance; Happiness; Health; Job Search; Change
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  • 20 Aug 2015
  • News

Note to Amazon: Run More Tests on Workplace Practices

Keywords: Amazon; data testing; workplace environment; best practices
  • March–April 2017
  • Article

Sink or Swim: The Role of Workplace Context in Shaping Career Advancement and Human-Capital Development

By: Shinjinee Chattopadhyay and Prithwiraj Choudhury
We develop and test predictions on how early-career challenges arising from the workplace context affect short- and long-term career advancement of individuals. Typically an organization’s decision to deploy a manager to one of several possible contexts is endogenous... View Details
Keywords: Workplace Context; Career Advancement; Context; Situation or Environment; Human Capital; Personal Development and Career; Performance
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  • April 2023
  • Article

Racial Inequality in Work Environments

By: Letian Zhang
This article explores racial stratification in work environments. Inequality scholars have long identified racial disparities in wage and occupational attainment, but workers’ careers and well-being are also shaped by elements of their work environment, including firm... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Race; Equality and Inequality; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture
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  • 22 May 2014
  • News

Quiet, Please!

Keywords: silence; workplace environment
  • Research Summary

The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Transparency

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

Workplace transparency provides a foundation for learning and control, and therefore for satisfaction and productivity. Yet my research shows that an obsession with transparency-enhancing tools and structures can backfire, producing the unintended consequences of... View Details

Keywords: Transparency; Privacy; Productivity; Field Experiments; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Human Resources; Leadership; United States; Europe; China; Japan
  • 09 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

Conflicts in Social Environment Undermine Creativity, a paper published this month in the Academy of Management Journal. Multicultural teams may need managerial nurturing to overcome frictions. Photo: iStockPhoto "A lot of times when we... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • November 2014 (Revised March 2016)
  • Background Note

Mental Health and the American Workplace

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Mental illness has been described as an epidemic affecting nearly a quarter of all Americans in their lifetimes, often during their most productive working years. Managers who can design organizations that maximize mental health can minimize these risks and boost... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Productivity; Competitiveness; Stress Management; Depression; Absenteeism; Presenteeism; Work Culture; Business or Company Management; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity; Organizational Culture; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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  • July 2010
  • Article

Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship

By: Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sorensen
We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel dataset. We argue that coworkers can increase the likelihood that an individual will... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Perception; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence
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  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

people in all kinds of jobs, from the roustabouts who were doing the dirtiest work to the engineers and control room operators. Many were veterans of offshore work environments where proving their worth meant putting themselves in real... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining
  • 04 May 2021
  • News

Workplace Diversity: Managers Must Build a Culture of Belonging

  • 03 Jan 2023
  • Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

workplace interaction. Digging requires those belonging to power-dominant groups to open up and learn more about the perspectives of marginalized groups. On a personal level, that may mean considering how one’s upbringing and View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 07 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

organizational culture can be established and communicated. An organization may have an environment that encourages casual dress to promote individuality and comfort, it could fund advanced education and training, or it could establish a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • Web

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 07 Jul 2023 How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies Candidates consider... View Details

    Who Guarantees Your Workplace is Safe for Return?

    As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed... View Details

    • 09 Dec 2020
    • Blog Post

    How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

    organizational culture can be established and communicated. For example, an organization may have an environment that encourages casual dress to promote individuality and comfort, it could fund advanced education and training, or it could... View Details
    • July 2021
    • Article

    Structuring Local Environments to Avoid Diversity: Anxiety Drives Whites' Geographical and Institutional Self-Segregation Preferences

    By: Eric Anicich, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Merrick Osborne and L. Taylor Phillips
    The current research explores how local racial diversity affects Whites’ efforts to structure their local communities to avoid incidental intergroup contact. In two experimental studies (N=509; Studies 1a-b), we consider Whites’ choices to structure a fictional,... View Details
    Keywords: Segregration; Structural/institutional Racism; Organizational Exclusion; Diversity; Race; Organizations; Local Range; Prejudice and Bias
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    • 26 Apr 2021
    • News

    The Future of Women in the Workplace

    • July 2020
    • Case

    The Second City: The Future of ‘Yes, and…’

    By: Francesca Gino and Jeff Huizinga
    Leaders from The Second City, the legendary Improv comedy company, reflect on its broad portfolio of activities through the lens of future opportunities and growth. In particular, they discuss ways in which Second City can further invest in its professional arm, Second... View Details
    Keywords: Workplace; Collaboration; Growth and Development; Opportunities; Communication; Organizational Culture
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    • 03 Jun 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

    As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed workplaces and innovative social distancing designs. But how will companies, workers, and customers have confidence that these... View Details
    Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate