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      • 05 Jan 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

      For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      • 14 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

      by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

      A survey of 50 companies across countries and industries reveals business leaders are hard at work adapting to the COVID threat. Research by Raffaella Sadun and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 23 Jun 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization

      by Rawi Abdelal

      COVID-19 has enhanced already existing fissures undermining some societies’ commitments to globalization. Governments and firms need to act decisively to make the models of capitalism in the United States and Europe more friendly to small- and medium-sized firms, more equal in opportunity, and more meritocratic.

      • 19 Nov 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany

      Re: Geoffrey G. Jones

      Geoffrey Jones discusses his case study, "Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany," exploring the options and responsibilities of multinationals with investments in politically reprehensible regimes. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 21 May 2018
      • HBS Case

      How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?

      by Roberta Holland

      For companies with lots of innovation stuffed in their products, getting the price right is a crucial decision. Stefan Thomke discusses how watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne puts a price on its 173-year-old craftsmanship. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 16 May 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

      by Julia Hanna

      Foreign businesses located in at-war countries are often victims of expropriation. Historian Valeria Giacomin explores how German businesses in the United Kingdom and India mitigated risk and even benefitted when their employees were placed in internment camps during the World Wars. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 07 Sep 2017
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Faber-Castell Doubles Down on the Pencil

      Re: Ryan L. Raffaelli

      Some products are just harder to innovate than others. The pencil, for instance. Yet, Faber-Castell has been turning them out for more than 200 years, adding improvements such as color and cosmetic products to the mix. In this podcast, Ryan Raffaelli discusses how older products can become young again. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Apr 2017
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Why German Business Supports, Trains and Hires Syrian Refugees

      Re: Rebecca M. Henderson

      Germany has been taking in more than a million Syrian refugees each year, and involves the business community in making them productive workers. Has it worked out as hoped? In this podcast, Rebecca Henderson discusses her case study on Germany's experience. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Oct 2016
      • Cold Call Podcast

      The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism

      Re: Juan Alcacer

      Professor Juan Alcacer discusses how the Oktoberfest brand has been transplanted around the globe, whether copycat festivals help or hurt its reputation, and to what extent its original hosts could or should be profit-motivated. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 21 Jan 2016
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence across Countries

      by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinksi & Karen Wilson

      Examining a cross-section of 13 angel groups who considered transactions across 21 countries, this study finds that angel investors have a positive impact on the growth of the firms they fund, their performance, and survival, while the selection of firms that apply for angel funding varies across countries.

      • 07 Oct 2015
      • What Do You Think?

      What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP: Does Europe have anything to teach the United States about integrating immigrants? James Heskett's readers add their opinions. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

      • 15 May 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

      by Carmen Nobel

      Women whose moms worked outside the home are more likely to have jobs themselves, are more likely to hold supervisory responsibility at those jobs, and earn higher wages than women whose mothers stayed home full time, according to research by Kathleen McGinn and colleagues. Open for comment; 33 Comment(s) posted.

      • 05 Sep 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

      by Martha Lagace

      Why would a company want to locate in a high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany? Porsche's unusual answer has framed two case studies by HBS professor Jeffrey Fear and colleague Carin-Isabel Knoop. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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