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- 2015
- Working Paper
Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay
By: Pablo Hernandez, Dylan B. Minor and Dana Sisak
We experimentally study ways in which the social preferences of individuals and groups affect performance when faced with relative incentives. We also identify the mediating role that communication and leadership play in generating these effects. We find...
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Keywords:
Social Preferences;
Relative Performance;
Collusion;
Motivation and Incentives;
Leadership;
Attitudes;
Performance
Hernandez, Pablo, Dylan B. Minor, and Dana Sisak. "Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-040, October 2015.
- Web
Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting
capital but also expand to goods and service-based businesses. Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting There are excellent resources to help train your managers and employees to confront unconscious bias,...
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- April 2021
- Case
Codecademy: Where to Next?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Max Mailman and Sarah Ascherman
In March 2020, Zach Sims, co-founder and CEO of online education platform Codecademy, prepared for a meeting with his Chief of Staff Kunal Ahuja to discuss the company’s goals. Codecademy billed itself as the largest online resource for computer science literacy and...
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Keywords:
Monetization Strategy;
Business Model;
Change Management;
Venture Capital;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Teams;
Marketing Channels;
Product Marketing;
Network Effects;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Max Mailman, and Sarah Ascherman. "Codecademy: Where to Next?" Harvard Business School Case 821-093, April 2021.
- 23 Nov 2010
- News
Start your Thanksgiving in the office
- 15 Mar 2022
- News
Get to Know Past NVC Winners: RapidSOS
- 06 Oct 2021
- News
Robots Are Hiding 27 Million Workers from Employers Who Need Them
- 14 Feb 2012
- News
Where’s the Boss? Trapped in a Meeting
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
for Commitment Devices By: Exley, Christine L., and Jeffrey K. Naecker Abstract—Previous research often interprets the choice to restrict one’s future opportunity set as evidence for sophisticated time...
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Carmen Nobel
- Program
Growing as a Purposeful Leader
processed in time to grant admission. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning View Details
- March 1989 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Metabo GmbH & Co. KG
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A privately owned German power tool company was dissatisfied with its existing cost system. The system could not produce timely accurate reports on cost center operations, and newly purchased automated machines were attracting large overhead costs. A new, highly...
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Cost;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Capital Budgeting;
Cost Management;
Reports;
Private Ownership;
Business or Company Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Germany
Kaplan, Robert S. "Metabo GmbH & Co. KG." Harvard Business School Case 189-146, March 1989. (Revised March 1999.)
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Two HBS Faculty Members Win Awards in Global Case Centre Competition
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Want from Your Products
"Tell me about a time when you were in the same situation but you didn't buy a milk shake. What did you buy instead?" Sometimes, he learned, they bought a bagel. But bagels were too dry. Bagels with cream cheese or jam resulted...
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- June 2020
- Case
RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)
By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,...
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Keywords:
Service Delivery;
Information Technology;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Decision Making;
Human Resources;
Management Systems;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Management Teams;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Canada
Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Aldo Sesia. "RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-008, June 2020.
- April 1998 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Jan Eriksson at Novartis Indonesia (A)
By: Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
Jan Eriksson is the country manager of the Novartis AG joint venture in Indonesia. At the time of the case, Novartis is the world's largest pharmaceutical company. The case describes the steps Eriksson took to merge the Indonesian operations of Novartis' parents,...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Joint Ventures;
Financial Crisis;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Indonesia
Knoop, Carin-Isabel, and Anthony St. George. "Jan Eriksson at Novartis Indonesia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-219, April 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
- 14 Jun 2023
- Op-Ed
Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't
and possess the ability to guide a team through efficient time management. Leaders at the vice president level may be LTLs if they have deep experience or specialized skills or are leading a specific...
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by Hise Gibson
- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Social Strategy at Harvard Business Review
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
The Harvard Business Review (HBR) Group was an early adopter of social media, boasting a robust presence on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Now the company is seeking to evolve the Group's efforts from social media to social strategy—and start moving both revenue...
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Keywords:
Competitive Advantage;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Web;
Publishing Industry;
United States
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and David Chen. "Social Strategy at Harvard Business Review." Harvard Business School Case 712-481, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- March 1988 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
Walt Disney Productions: Greenmail
Considers a firm whose investment strategies have essentially run out. Walt Disney's original visions and goals have all been fulfilled and after his death no new ones are forthcoming. Disney faces repeated takeover attacks and is forced to either set new corporate...
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Keywords:
Corporate Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Asquith, K. Paul. "Walt Disney Productions: Greenmail." Harvard Business School Case 288-045, March 1988. (Revised July 1990.)
- December 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel and Kerry Herman
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards (DTV) is a South African wine producer that is considering whether to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its wine-making process. GMOs promise to lower the costs of wine production significantly through increased yields and reduced...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Genetics;
Transition;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Product Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technology Adoption;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
South Africa
MacCormack, Alan D., Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel, and Kerry Herman. "Dragon's Teeth Vineyards." Harvard Business School Case 604-069, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
links between satisfied employees and satisfied customers have on practitioners? Jim Heskett: While we don't spend any time tracking the impact, Earl and I (as well as our...
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by Sean Silverthorne