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- March 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Akamai's Underwater Options (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Houston Lane and Jonathan Lim
Akamai's stock price declines dramatically with the NASDAQ in 2000, causing virtually all employee options to go underwater. Ownership and retention incentives are largely destroyed, and employee morale falls sharply. Management weighs the pros and cons of various...
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Hall, Brian J., Houston Lane, and Jonathan Lim. "Akamai's Underwater Options (A)." Harvard Business School Case 902-069, March 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- April 2008
- Case
Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Collins
In May 2007, the Engstrom Auto Mirrors plant, a relatively small supplier based in Indiana, faces a crisis. The business was in the second year of a downturn. Sales had started to decline in 2005; a year later, plant manager Ron Bent had been forced to lay off more...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Human Resource Management;
Incentives;
Motivation;
Manufacturing;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Employees;
Motivation and Incentives;
Goals and Objectives;
Manufacturing Industry;
Indiana
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Collins. "Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-175, April 2008.
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
moral compass and an entire guidance system. The range of advantages for vanguard companies through their strategic use of values and principles include the following. Competitive differentiation. The Banco Real case shows how an emphasis...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- April 2018
- Article
Compromised Ethics in Hiring Processes? How Referrers' Power Affects Employees' Reactions to Referral Practices
By: Rellie Derfler-Rozin, Bradford Baker and F. Gino
In this paper, we explore referral-based hiring practices and show how a referrer’s power (relative to the hiring manager) influences other organizational members’ support (or lack thereof) for who is hired through perceptions of the hiring manager’s motives and...
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Derfler-Rozin, Rellie, Bradford Baker, and F. Gino. "Compromised Ethics in Hiring Processes? How Referrers' Power Affects Employees' Reactions to Referral Practices." Academy of Management Journal 61, no. 2 (April 2018): 615–636.
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization
Explores how the human resource (HR) function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Provides an overview of the company's history, industry, competitive position, strategy, and organization. Written at a time when the company faces a very...
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Keywords:
Attitudes;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Business Strategy;
Computer Industry;
United States
Gibbs, Michael J. "Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization." Harvard Business School Case 491-040, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
effective cross-functional work relationships, how and when they used individual and organizational resources, and how they learned to cope with the inevitable stresses of leadership. I show that becoming a manager is a profound View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Irredeemability of the Past: Determinants of Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Settings
By: Kristen Kao, Kristin Fabbe and Michael Bang Petersen
In the aftermath of violent conflict, identifying former enemy collaborators versus
innocent bystanders forced to flee violence is difficult. In post-conflict settings,
internally displaced persons (IDPs) risk becoming stigmatized and face difficulties...
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Keywords:
Conflict and Resolution;
War;
Refugees;
Moral Sensibility;
Behavior;
Public Opinion;
Lawfulness;
Iraq
Kao, Kristen, Kristin Fabbe, and Michael Bang Petersen. "The Irredeemability of the Past: Determinants of Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Settings." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-011, August 2023.
- March 2000
- Background Note
Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis and Harry James Wilson
What is the relationship between good fortune, professional success, and a moral obligation to other people? Jai Jaikumar, who as a youth was saved by a shepherd woman after a tragic mountaineering accident in the Himalayas, and who later rose to the top of his...
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Keywords:
Moral Sensibility;
History;
Personal Development and Career;
Relationships;
Familiarity;
Perception;
Welfare
Bowen, H. Kent, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis, and Harry James Wilson. "Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (A)." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-047, March 2000.
- January 1994
- Case
ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation
By: D. Quinn Mills, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson and Richard C. Wei
In the midst of dramatic changes in the information systems industry and declining profits at the ABC Co., the vice president in charge of the sales and service division, Jeff, and his managers attempt to transform their division. The transformation gets off to a good...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transformation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Resignation and Termination;
Communication;
Business or Company Management;
Information Technology Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson, and Richard C. Wei. "ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 494-075, January 1994.
- June 14, 2023
- Article
Research: Your Love for Work May Alienate Your Colleagues
By: Mijeong Kwon, Julia Lee Cunningham and Jon M. Jachimowicz
Research shows that employees who are passionate about their work are more productive, innovative, and collaborative. New research suggests that these employees also see passion for work as a moral imperative, and they’re more likely to judge colleagues who are...
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Kwon, Mijeong, Julia Lee Cunningham, and Jon M. Jachimowicz. "Research: Your Love for Work May Alienate Your Colleagues." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 14, 2023).
- March 1, 2023
- Editorial
To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It
By: Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles and Amit Goldenberg
Employees often resist DEI initiatives, which of course hinders their effectiveness. The authors—experts in the resistance to social-change efforts—write that the key to overcoming resistance to any effort is figuring out why people are resisting. When it comes to DEI...
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Shuman, Eric, Eric Knowles, and Amit Goldenberg. "To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 1, 2023).
- 05 Jan 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers
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Re: Ashley V. Whillans
- 26 Feb 2015 - 28 Feb 2015
- Conference Presentation
Is That All There Is to Happiness?
By: J. Phillips, C. Mott, Julian De Freitas, J. Gruber and J. Knobe
Happiness researchers have started to converge on a conception of
happiness that involves some combination of high positive affect,
low negative affect, and high life satisfaction. We present three
studies which demonstrate that the ordinary understanding...
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- Web
Faculty & Research
"Should Your Brand Hire a Virtual Influencer?" Harvard Business Review 102, no. 3 (May–June 2024): 56–60. Moral Thin-Slicing: Forming Moral Impressions from a Brief GlanceBy: Julian De Freitas and Alon Hafri...
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- August 1992 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
By: Lynn S. Paine
Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience store removes "adult" magazines from the store's shelves because she sees them as damaging to women. In the...
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Keywords:
Moral Sensibility;
Working Conditions;
Law;
Behavior;
Managerial Roles;
Crime and Corruption;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Gender
Paine, Lynn S. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?" Harvard Business School Case 393-033, August 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
- Article
Cheating, Inequality Aversion, and Appealing to Social Norms
By: Clara Amato, Francesca Gino, Natalia Montinari and Pierluigi Sacco
We conduct a field experiment involving 143, 9-years old children in their classrooms. Children are requested to flip a coin in private and receive a big or a small prize depending on the outcome they report. Comparing the actual and theoretical distribution of...
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Keywords:
Cheating;
Inequality Aversion;
Social Norms;
Children;
Experiment;
Behavior;
Equality and Inequality;
Moral Sensibility
Amato, Clara, Francesca Gino, Natalia Montinari, and Pierluigi Sacco. "Cheating, Inequality Aversion, and Appealing to Social Norms." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 179 (November 2020): 767–778.
- Web
Publications - Faculty & Research
Price; Production; Aerospace Industry Citation Register to Read Related Highfill, Tina, and Matthew Weinzierl. "Real Growth in Space Manufacturing Output Substantially Exceeds Growth in the Overall Space Economy." Acta Astronautica 219 (June 2024): 236–242. May 2024...
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- 2020
- Book
Better, Not Perfect: A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness
By: Max Bazerman
Every day, you make hundreds of decisions. They’re largely personal, but these choices have an ethical twinge as well; they value certain principles and ends over others. Bazerman argues that we can better balance both dimensions—and we needn’t seek perfection to make...
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Bazerman, Max. Better, Not Perfect: A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness. New York: Harper Business, 2020.
- Article
How to (Inadvertently) Sabotage Your Organization
By: Stefan Thomke
Some of the biggest threats to organizational performance can and do come from within. In an age when companies are told to be agile, to learn from experiments, and to be entrepreneurial, we are still vulnerable to actions — deliberate or unintentional — that stem from...
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Keywords:
Management Practices;
Effective Managers;
Self-awareness;
CIA,;
Organizational Behavior;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizations;
Behavior;
Performance
Thomke, Stefan. "How to (Inadvertently) Sabotage Your Organization." MIT Sloan Management Review (website) (September 4, 2019).
- August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Tom Quinn
As autonomy became a more significant part of modern life – most notably in autonomous vehicles (AVs), such as Teslas – ethical debates about whether and how to impart ethics to machines heated up. Utilitarians pointed out that autonomous vehicles crashed much less...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Judgments;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Disruptive Innovation;
Technology Adoption;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cognition and Thinking;
Technological Innovation;
Auto Industry;
Technology Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America;
Oceania;
South America
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Tom Quinn. "Automating Morality: Ethics for Intelligent Machines." Harvard Business School Case 324-007, August 2023. (Revised December 2023.)