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    LaborRemove Labor →

    New research on labor from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including labor standards and unions.
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    • 20 Dec 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

    by Michael Beer

    Employees need to feel that they're on the same team as managers—not adversaries in a zero-sum game. Michael Beer offers six guiding principles for senior leaders who are ready to listen to and act on employee feedback.

    • 29 Nov 2022
    • Cold Call Podcast

    How Will Gamers and Investors Respond to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?

    Re: Joseph Pacelli

    In January 2022, Microsoft announced its acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The deal would make Microsoft the world’s third largest video game company, but it also exposes the company to several risks. First, the all-cash deal would require Microsoft to use a large portion of its cash reserves. Second, the acquisition was announced as Activision Blizzard faced gender pay disparity and sexual harassment allegations. That opened Microsoft up to potential reputational damage, employee turnover, and lost sales. Do the potential benefits of the acquisition outweigh the risks for Microsoft and its shareholders? Harvard Business School associate professor Joseph Pacelli discusses the ongoing controversies around the merger and how gamers and investors have responded in the case, “Call of Fiduciary Duty: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard.”

    • 01 Nov 2022
    • What Do You Think?

    Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

    by James Heskett

    Immigration fuels the American economy, feeds the talent pool, and can directly affect company performance. And yet few executives and entrepreneurs have waded into the policy dialogue, says James Heskett. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 03 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Go ahead and launch that venture. Even if it fails, the experience you gain will likely earn you a job that's more senior than those of your peers, says research by Paul Gompers.

    • 12 Jul 2022
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Can the Foodservice Distribution Industry Recover from the Pandemic?

    Re: David E. Bell

    At the height of the pandemic in 2020, US Foods struggled, as restaurant and school closures reduced demand for foodservice distribution. The situation improved after the return of indoor dining and in-person learning, but an industry-wide shortage of truck drivers and warehouse staff hampered the foodservice distributor’s post-pandemic recovery. That left CEO Pietro Satriano to determine the best strategy to attract and retain essential workers, even as he was tasked with expanding the wholesale grocery store chain (CHEF’STORE) that US Foods launched during the pandemic lockdown. Harvard Business School Professor David E. Bell explores how post-pandemic supply chain challenges continue to affect the foodservice distribution industry in his case, “US Foods: Driving Post-Pandemic Success?”

    • 03 Jun 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

    by Kara Baskin

    Will professionals still choose cities if they have the option to work from the beach? Research by Prithwiraj Choudhury considers the radical ripple effects of remote work.

    • 05 May 2022
    • HBS Case

    College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

    by Jay Fitzgerald

    Hiring platforms routinely screen out experienced candidates simply because they aren't college graduates. With millions of openings going unfilled, Boris Groysberg says that companies should look for skills instead of degrees.

    • 03 May 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

    by Rachel Layne

    What would it take to build the skills your company needs in your current workforce? Joseph Fuller and Manjari Raman offer a new playbook for a historic talent crunch with no end in sight.

    • 22 Apr 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

    by Jay Fitzgerald

    People with criminal convictions often have trouble finding work and face double-digit unemployment rates. Yet employers would be more willing to hire them under certain conditions, says research by Zoë Cullen. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 14 Apr 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

    by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

    As the post-pandemic world starts to take shape, many leaders will long to return to life before COVID-19. Instead, they should let go of the past and forge a new, better workplace, say Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 24 Mar 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

    by Rachel Layne

    Many policymakers thought that halting COVID-related unemployment insurance would be a "silver bullet" to addressing worker shortages. In reality, cutting aid undermined consumer spending, says research by Raymond Kluender. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 16 Nov 2021
    • HBS Case

    How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

    by Michael Blanding

    Aggressive downsizing at France Télécom culminated in 19 employee suicides. Case studies by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Sep 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

    by Lane Lambert

    In the booming gig economy, does the ability to set your schedule outweigh having sick leave and overtime? Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Laura Katsnelson turn to DoorDash drivers to find out. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 04 May 2021
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Reversing Brain Drain: Moving Talent to Middle America

    Re: Prithwiraj Choudhury

    After decades of brain drain in rural America, Tulsa Remote is working to attract a diverse group of remote workers to live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The program offers a $10,000 grant to remote workers and entrepreneurs living outside Oklahoma, who relocate to the state’s second largest city for one year, with the goal that they stay longer and truly engage in the community. Professor Prithwiraj “Raj” Choudhury discusses how the Tulsa Remote model provides workers the flexibility to move out of congested cities and explores the challenges in scaling this model throughout rural America and beyond, in his case, “Tulsa Remote: Moving Talent to Middle America.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 28 Feb 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Measuring Employment Impact: Applications and Cases

    by Katie Panella and George Serafeim

    Employment impact-weighted accounting statements quantify the positive and negative effects of firm practices for employees and the broader labor community. This analysis of companies in different sectors shows how these statements are beneficial both at an aggregate and more specific level.

    • 22 Feb 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Aligning Incentives to Mitigate Shilling and Shirking

    by Ashley Palmarozzo, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel

    Firms use external auditors to monitor the quality of difficult-to-observe aspects of their business partners’ performance, including the working conditions of their suppliers. Firms can improve monitoring accuracy by having their own employees conduct some audits, and by rotating across third-party auditing firms.

    • 01 Feb 2021
    • What Do You Think?

    Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

    by James Heskett

    Economists have long tied low unemployment to inflation. James Heskett considers whether the US economic policy of the past four years has shaken those assumptions. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 11 Jan 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

    by Alberto Alesina and Marco Tabellini

    This paper reviews and explains the growing literature focused on the political effects of immigration, and highlights fruitful avenues for future research. When compared to potential labor market competition and other economic forces, broadly defined cultural factors have a stronger political and social impact.

    • 11 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

    by Rachel Layne

    Small companies are receiving fewer applications, particularly from experienced professionals, according to research by Shai Bernstein and colleagues. How can startups overcome pandemic fears and compete for talent? Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 03 Dec 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

    by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

    As cost-cutting continues across the turbulent economy, companies are challenged to be creative when managing their human capital, say Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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