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- 26 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates
Quantifying the Bias Black Investors Face Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStock / Megaflopp
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by Kristen Senz
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
trip or dinner is more memorable and emotionally satisfying to them than just receiving cash, so it can act as a stronger motivator.” Give the gift of time—and other intangible perks A Glassdoor survey Whillans and her team conducted with...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable
Pacelli says. You Might Also Like: Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter? Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay Feedback or ideas to share?...
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- 03 Jan 2023
- Book
Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action
equity and who are different than you, then we can together start dismantling these systemic inequities.” You Might Also Like: Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender...
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by Pamela Reynolds
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
had handled the account to find out the concerns Impress had had before the conflict escalated. She arranged to offer Impress a few perks in a new contract as a show of good faith. She asked the president of another RLX client, who knew...
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by Deepak Malhotra
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
to obtain.” In a study of a Chinese manufacturer that encouraged factory workers to submit innovative ideas to bolster the company’s operations, Gallani and her colleagues find that providing certain perks and incentives for task-based...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
perks like bonuses, commissions, or stock options tied to hitting certain goals. But managers may not realize that these incentives could contribute to employee dissatisfaction, burnout, and personal problems at home. “The more our...
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by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 03 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?
is poised for a drastic, historic change, says Harvard Business School Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury. What’s more, the normalization of virtual work that began with the COVID-19 pandemic is creating meaningful perks for local economies,...
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by Kara Baskin
- 18 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Relocating to Boston with Your Partner
we thought that it would be useful to put together a quick list of advice based on our experience for couples who are relocating temporarily to Boston. 1) Try to live on campus Living off campus can have its perks for partners commuting...
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- 05 Feb 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
business grows. Outlining the overall trajectory of the business, creating long- and short-term goals, and leading a committed team are just some of the perks of being part of a family business. “Working with members of the family can be...
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- 05 Jul 2021
- What Do You Think?
Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?
and services. That’s not to deny that there are other sources for that kind of information. They tend to reside in the lower reaches of nearly any organization, among those who don’t have the same perks as those at the top. "A popular fix...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
as a celebrity CEO with a guru book of success lessons. Almost before the ink dries, the same CEO is mired in notoriety, a celebrity failure as it were. The reasons trace back to fundamental imbalances in the mix of beneficial or self-serving aspects of his lifestyle...
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by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
challenges I've found is that not enough attention is paid to rewarding and encouraging management. In the private sector, you're rewarded significantly for being a good executive manager. Your perks are tied to that. In the nonprofit...
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by Julia Hanna
- Portrait Project
Damir Ljuboja
the air. Room by room, I surveyed the wards with my supervisor. Some housed patients like Marko*, whose skin infection would resolve in a few days. He perked up, grinning as we entered. Others were home to patients like Sukrija*, whose...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Talent: The Best Employee Perk?
had a better business model than Blockbuster. It reached the top and has stayed there because it attracts, retains, and effectively utilizes many of the best people in the business. ‘The best thing you can do for employees—a perk better...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sunshine State
at his Malibu home, Greene is now a married man (boxer Mike Tyson was his best man) and a father, living in South Florida, enjoying perks such as a 145-foot yacht. As for real estate, Greene is staying away from it; he predicts that...
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Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In the Driver's Seat
“crazy.” Hitchcock has hired a former NASCAR crew chief to be Fanz's spokesman, and he intends to seek out the best available personnel for crews and drivers. Among other perks of ownership, the stockholders will be able to vote on whom...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
University of Toronto. The paper argued that the structure of executive compensation and perks motivated CEOs and other top officers to feather their own nests at the expense of the business itself — the “principal-agent problem.” How...
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- 22 Sep 2015
- News
On a Mission to Have an Impact
access to cosmetics and other products that would help them perk up their day, perk their looks. “Most recently now, I oversee operations for Airbnb. And to me, this is one of the most mission-driven...
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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)
2014: The Election That Changed India, by Rajdeep Sardesai. Favorite US hotels: The NoMad and the Standard on the High Line in New York; the Delano in Miami. Any property owned by Aman Resorts. Perk of the job: “I’m a little bit of a...
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Julia Hanna