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      • 05 Jan 2021
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      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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      • 20 Aug 2020
      • Book

      From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

      by Dina Gerdeman

      Many technologies have upended long-held beliefs about love, sex, marriage, and reproduction, says Debora Spar in a new book, Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Aug 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Field-Level Paradox and the Co-Evolution of an Entrepreneurial Vision

      by Ryan Raffaelli and Richard DeJordy

      Swiss watchmaking embodies the classic strategic paradox created by the introduction of new technology: the choice between resisting and defending, or embracing and prospecting. This paper offers a model for how fields and organizational leaders experiencing similar paradoxes can adapt to environmental change while still preserving valuable aspects of their past success.

      • 30 Jul 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      ‘Organizing’, ‘Innovating’, and ‘Managing’ in Complexity Space

      by Michael C. Moldoveanu

      This paper explores organizational complexity by proposing a two-dimensional framework to help us understand organizational coping mechanisms and failure modes. The framework makes it possible to ask new questions about organizational adaptations to complexity that investigate its underlying structure and dynamics.

      • 18 Feb 2019
      • Book

      What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology

      by Danielle Kost

      Technology doesn't drive disruption—customers do. In a new book, marketing professor Thales Teixeira argues that successful disruptors are faster to spot and serve emerging customer needs than larger competitors. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 16 Jan 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

      by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik

      Many executives are confident they can retain their skills over time. Experience shows they are wrong. Just look at the National Football League's "Black Monday" for proof, says Boris Groysberg. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 Sep 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

      by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg

      In the new case study “Honeywell and the Great Recession,” Sandra Sucher and Susan Winterberg explore employer tradeoffs when a downturn hits: conducting layoffs vs. orchestrating furloughs. Plus: Video interviews with Honeywell CEO Dave Cote. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Aug 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

      by Michael Blanding

      In his new book, Strategic IQ, Professor of Management Practice John R. Wells explains why adapting to changing circumstances isn't only smart, it's also a matter of survival. Closed for comment; 12 Comment(s) posted.

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