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How to Develop a Covid-19 Employee Vaccination Policy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLessons from a health care system in Texas. -
Research: A Little Nature in the Office Boosts Morale and Productivity
Workspaces design Digital ArticleSimple acts like adding flowers to the break room or landscaping the area outside employees’ windows can foster a healthier work environment. -
Harvard’s Arthur C. Brooks on the Secrets to Happiness at Work
Business and society Digital Article“If you’re unhappy at work, you’re probably unhappy in life.” -
Luxury Branding Below the Radar
Sales & Marketing Magazine Article"Inconspicuous consumption"--elite consumers' affinity for discreet rather than traditionally branded luxuries--has become a global phenomenon. Work by... -
What Employers Need to Know About Monkeypox
Human resource management Digital ArticleSix considerations to guide your response. -
Why You Should Rotate Office Seating Assignments
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleDesign firms have long claimed that workspace reorganizations promote collaboration and creativity, and research studies back up those claims. But the... -
Rethinking "Back to Work"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMost organizations approach flexibility either as an ad hoc work-life accommodation or as permission for employees to get their work done on their own... -
Why Mandates Make Us Feel Threatened
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleFeeling a loss of autonomy can trigger our brain’s fight-or-flight response. -
Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
Business and society Digital ArticleWorking–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse. -
What’s Really Holding Women Back?
Gender Magazine ArticleIt’s not what most people think. -
The Hidden Costs of Climate Change on the Workforce
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFive actions organizations can take to prioritize employees' physical and mental well-being. -
It’s OK to Fail, but You Have to Do It Right
Business and society Digital ArticleFailing once at something new is an experiment, and experiments are crucial to success. Failing twice at the same thing might be more accurately called a mistake. -
How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIntermountain Healthcare holds more than 2,500 huddles every morning. -
Holding Hospitals Accountable for Patient Safety
Government Digital ArticleThe Biden administration has proposed relaxing regulations around reporting medical errors, which are the third-leading cause of death in the United States. -
7 Strategies to Improve Your Employees’ Health and Well-Being
Human resource management ResearchA roundup of research on how to create a positive working environment. -
Off-Ramp--or Dead End? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCheryl Jamis, the high-powered marketing director for a large UK-based clothing retailer, seems to have it all--corner office included. What's more, she... -
Culture Clash in the Boardroom (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical... -
Your Company Will Need Remote Work as Extreme Weather Gets Worse
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleClimate disasters are only going to become more common - and more destructive. Companies need to prepare now. -
5 Ways to Reduce Rudeness in the Remote Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWorking online can be a maze of slights, snubs, and other incivilities. -
A 3-Step Strategy to Support the New U.S. Mask Mandate
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHere's what CEOs and other leaders can do.
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Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version... -
Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log... -
Charles Veillon, S.A. (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Women@Work: Fang (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Worker Rights and Global Trade: The U.S.-Cambodia Bilateral Textile Trade Agreement
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Examines the political and economic dimensions of the campaign to improve workers' rights around the world through the inclusion of labor standards in... -
Women@Work: Soo Jin (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto (D)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Provides data to enable students to analyze how software engineers spend their time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. -
Kathryn McNeil (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Women@Work: Lynn (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Describes a division of Corning Glass Works that finds itself with deep financial and organizational problems. Severe conflict and lack of coordination... -
Adam Baxter Co./Local 190: 1985 Negotiation, Local 190 Confidential Information
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Includes a series of three negotiation exercises portraying management/labor relations at ABC over a period of seven years. ABC, initially a family-owned... -
Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
Management Book19.99View Details Create a space where everyone can contribute and shine. Psychological safety is a shared belief within a team that it's OK to speak up, ask questions,... -
The On-Demand Economy
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and... -
The HBR Work Smart Collection (4 Books)
Management Book79.99View Details Rise faster with quick reads, real-life stories, and expert advice. It's not easy to navigate the world of work when you're exploring who you are and... -
Managing Your Anxiety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
19.99View Details What's the worst that can happen? Anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. But rumination, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold... -
Job of the General Manager
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Describes elements of the job of the general manager that are addressed in the Management Policy and Practice course at the Harvard Business School. These... -
Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Describes the aftermath of the explosion at Bhopal. -
C&S Wholesale Grocers: Self-Managed Teams
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Rick Cohen, president and CEO of C&S Wholesale Grocers, is trying to decide whether and how to implement the self-managed teams concept in his warehouse.... -
Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In December 1984, a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, sprung a leak, releasing thousands of gallons of highly toxic gas into the atmosphere. By the...
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How to Develop a Covid-19 Employee Vaccination Policy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLessons from a health care system in Texas. -
Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version... -
Research: A Little Nature in the Office Boosts Morale and Productivity
Workspaces design Digital ArticleSimple acts like adding flowers to the break room or landscaping the area outside employees’ windows can foster a healthier work environment. -
Help! Lonely at work: Managerial interventions to combat employee loneliness
Management Digital ArticleLoneliness is a rampant and modern epidemic that affects the majority of employed adults and shows no signs of subsiding. Loneliness not only contributes... -
Harvard’s Arthur C. Brooks on the Secrets to Happiness at Work
Business and society Digital Article“If you’re unhappy at work, you’re probably unhappy in life.” -
Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log... -
Charles Veillon, S.A. (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Women@Work: Fang (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Worker Rights and Global Trade: The U.S.-Cambodia Bilateral Textile Trade Agreement
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Examines the political and economic dimensions of the campaign to improve workers' rights around the world through the inclusion of labor standards in...