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- February 1984 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
Barbara Newell: First Line Supervisor
Klein, Janice A. "Barbara Newell: First Line Supervisor." Harvard Business School Case 684-049, February 1984. (Revised March 1987.)
- Article
Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Richard E. Walton
This article presents the findings regarding the nature of the difficulties surrounding the supervisory role in participative work systems, a conceptualization of the supervisor/work group interface, and some action implications for the management of organizations....
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Design;
Management Practices and Processes;
Innovation and Invention
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Richard E. Walton. "Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?" Organizational Dynamics 7, no. 3 (Winter 1979): 24–38.
- 1982
- Book
Quality of Work Life and the Supervisor
Schlesinger, Leonard A. Quality of Work Life and the Supervisor. New York: Praeger, 1982.
- October 2015
- Article
The Value of Bosses
By: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw and Christopher Stanton
How and by how much do supervisors enhance worker productivity? Using a company-based data set on the productivity of technology-based services workers, supervisor effects are estimated and found to be large. Replacing a boss who is in the lower 10% of boss quality...
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Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton. "The Value of Bosses." Journal of Labor Economics 33, no. 4 (October 2015): 823–861.
- 07 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay
research out of Harvard Business School. In fact, these are just a handful of suspect titles companies are using to classify hourly workers as supervisors and avoid paying an estimated $4 billion in overtime a year, finds a study by...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- 1982
- Article
Managerial Roles and Career Paths of Gatekeepers and Project Supervisors
By: R. Katz and Michael Tushman
Katz, R., and Michael Tushman. "Managerial Roles and Career Paths of Gatekeepers and Project Supervisors." R&D Management 11 (1982).
- December 2012
- Course Overview Note
Good Practices for Supervising an EC Independent Project
By: Ian W. Mackenzie
Spurred by the notion that Faculty Supervisors (FSs) can make a significant contribution to the educational value and overall success of Independent Projects (IPs) to students, this note offers a set of good practices which can be used to guide the policies and...
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Keywords:
Independent Projects;
Faculty Supervisor;
Project Manager;
Student Evaluation;
Projects;
Groups and Teams
Mackenzie, Ian W. "Good Practices for Supervising an EC Independent Project." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 713-469, December 2012.
- Forthcoming
- Article
Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Jean-François Gauthier, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
We study relational contracts among managers using a unique dataset that tracks transfers of workers across teams in Indian ready-made garment factories. We focus on how relational contracts help managers cope with worker absenteeism shocks, which are frequent, often...
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Keywords:
Implicit Contracts;
Productivity;
Misallocation;
Absenteeism;
Supervisors;
Readymade Garments;
Performance Productivity;
Employees;
Relationships;
Fashion Industry;
India
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Jean-François Gauthier, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational Contracts Inside the Firm." Journal of the European Economic Association (forthcoming). (Pre-published online May 8, 2024.)
- 22 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Master the One-on-One Meeting
Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many perks to attract and retain the best employees. We offer competitive salaries, training and the promise of...
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by Julia B. Austin
- 02 Nov 2016
- HBS Seminar
Antoinette Schoar, MIT Sloan School of Management
- 28 Jun 2020
- News
The Disparate Racial Impact of Requiring a College Degree
- July 1986
- Background Note
Hints for Casewriting
Helps casewriters and their supervisors to understand the basics of developing cases for classroom use.
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Keywords:
Cases
Shapiro, Benson P. "Hints for Casewriting." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-052, July 1986.
- November 2022
- Article
My Boss' Passion Matters as Much as My Own: The Interpersonal Dynamics of Passion Are a Critical Driver of Performance Evaluations
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Andreas Wihler and Adam D. Galinsky
Companies often celebrate employees who successfully pursue their passion. Academic research suggests that these positive evaluations occur because of the passion percolating inside the employee. We propose that supervisors are also a key piece of this puzzle:...
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Keywords:
Passion;
Job Performance;
Motivation;
Emotions;
Performance Evaluation;
Interpersonal Communication
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Andreas Wihler, and Adam D. Galinsky. "My Boss' Passion Matters as Much as My Own: The Interpersonal Dynamics of Passion Are a Critical Driver of Performance Evaluations." Special Issue on Work Passion Research: Taming Breadth and Promoting Depth. Journal of Organizational Behavior 43, no. 9 (November 2022): 1496–1515.
- August 1999
- Case
Leaving
By: David A. Thomas
A company supervisor listens to an employee, an African American woman, announce she is leaving the company and tries to understand the situation.
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Race;
Behavior;
Diversity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Labor and Management Relations
Thomas, David A. "Leaving." Harvard Business School Case 400-033, August 1999.
- 25 Oct 2017
- News
The Dangers of Degree Inflation
- 28 Jan 2021
- News
'Degree inflation': How the four-year degree became required
- May 2008
- Article
Working in the Gray Zone
By: Michel Anteby
Supervisors often turn a blind eye when employees use company resources and time to work on personal projects. They realize that stamping out such behavior may do more harm than good.
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Employee Relationship Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance Effectiveness;
Behavior
Anteby, Michel. "Working in the Gray Zone." Forethought. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 5 (May 2008): 20.
- December 1980 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Francis, Berther and Alfreed
At a large advertising agency, a campaign for a major account develops problems at the last minute, and the campaign must be redone. The management supervisor must determine what went wrong, who was to blame, and what to do about it.
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Maister, David H. "Francis, Berther and Alfreed." Harvard Business School Case 681-060, December 1980. (Revised September 1987.)
- September–October 1998
- Article
How to Kill Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile
The article addresses the topic of business creativity, its benefits, and how managers can inspire it. The author's research shows that it is possible to develop the best of both worlds: organizations in which business imperatives are attended to and creativity...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Situation or Environment;
Motivation and Incentives;
Organizational Culture;
Management Practices and Processes
Amabile, T. M. "How to Kill Creativity." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 5 (September–October 1998): 76–87.