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- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
We recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees motivated when their world is crashing around them. The circumstances of...
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- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
We recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees motivated when their world is crashing around them. The circumstances of...
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- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair and flexible workplaces that are...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- September 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Wal-Mart Stores in 2003
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Stephen P. Bradley and Ken Mark
Examines Wal-Mart's development over three decades and provides financial and descriptive detail of its domestic operations. In 2003, Wal-Mart's Supercenter business has surpassed its domestic business as the largest generator of revenues. Its international operation...
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Wages;
Fairness;
Corporate Strategy;
Operations;
Labor Unions;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Competitive Advantage;
Retail Industry;
United States
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Stephen P. Bradley, and Ken Mark. "Wal-Mart Stores in 2003." Harvard Business School Case 704-430, September 2003. (Revised January 2004.)
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will...
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All Industries
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
ethics is to study why good people do bad things,” she says. Even when people have good intentions, she notes, it can lead to bad outcomes. “Often we fail to appreciate when cumulatively our transgressions become something that becomes larger and potentially evil.”...
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by Michael Blanding
- April 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Sears: The Demise of an American Icon
By: Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2019, ESL Investments’ $5.2 billion offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition from the company's unsecured creditors and other parties. ESL, which was led by Eddie Lampert, had acquired a stake in Sears following...
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Bankruptcy;
Reorganization;
Bonds;
Restructuring;
Business Divisions;
Transformation;
Fairness;
Borrowing and Debt;
Credit;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Motivation and Incentives;
Retail Industry;
United States
Mugford, Kristin, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Sears: The Demise of an American Icon." Harvard Business School Case 219-106, April 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
- October 2010 (Revised October 2011)
- Case
Ken Langone: Member, GE Compensation Committee
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Lizzie Gomez
On September 2003, Richard Grasso stepped down as chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, following weeks of intense public criticism over the size of his $190 million compensation package. As chairman of the committee that oversaw Grasso's payout, Ken Langone...
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Accounting;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Executive Compensation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Labor and Management Relations;
Wages;
Change Management;
Energy Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Lizzie Gomez. "Ken Langone: Member, GE Compensation Committee." Harvard Business School Case 111-060, October 2010. (Revised October 2011.)
- 03 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff
suspend certain benefit payments, such as 401(k) matching contributions. “These are some of those commonsense things that may not occur to people because they are thinking with their labor hats on and not their general business hat,” Sucher says. 3. Develop a View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50591 Do Incentive Plans for Exemplary Employees Lead to Productive or Counterproductive Outcomes? By: Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using data from a retail chain, this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
controllers relied on the cultural authority of financial economics and the "full fair value" logic. Second, top management's interactive use of a particular control system sends a signal to external stakeholders about the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 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, and we encourage companies to...
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
strategic and moral failures in history. Is this a fair characterization of what transpired in the lead-up to World War II? What could have been done differently? Would your preferred approach have been feasible or effective? We can’t...
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Placement - Doctoral
University of Southern California, Leventhal School of Accounting Dissertation: Truth and Bias in M&A Target Fairness Valuations: Appraising the Appraisals Advisors: Suraj Srinivasan, John Coates, and Charles C.Y. Wang Close Business...
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- Web
Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online
Differentiate between customers, clients, and counterparties 7-9 hrs Module 2 - 1 Week Ensuring Fairness for Employees Learn how to make a fair workplace culture at scale that...
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- Web
Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
of the pantry experience and incentivizing healthy food choices. This case discusses the evolution of the digital pantry; specifically, the pros and cons of each pantry model from an operational efficiency perspective, how operational levers can influence consumers’...
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Giving - Alumni
contact: Alumni and Development Services - Trust Administration 866.845.6596 donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu When giving long-term appreciated stock to HBS, donors may take a charitable income tax deduction for its mean fair market value...
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- February 2020
- Article
Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating Managerial Discretion in a Geographically Dispersed Organization
By: Carolyn Deller and Tatiana Sandino
Using retail chain data, we study the effects of a tournament incentive plan based primarily on objective performance, but incorporating managerial discretion in the selection of winners. In principle, such plans could motivate employees to perform both at a high...
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Tournaments;
Subjectivity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Fairness;
Performance Improvement;
Geographic Location
Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino. "Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating Managerial Discretion in a Geographically Dispersed Organization." Management Science 66, no. 2 (February 2020): 911–931.
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
whether they’re staying or leaving. Also, schedule introductory conversations with key customers and employees. You may even want to approach some former employees or board members and ask for their insights. When you arrive, you should...
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by John Quelch
- Web
Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work
high school-to-career transition to meet the needs of low-income students, colleges, and employers. Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on changing the talent equation 01 MAY 2024 | Managing the Future of Work What are the consequences of treating View Details