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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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      • 17 Sep 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      How a New Leader Broke Through a Culture of Accuse, Blame, and Criticize

      Re: Amy C. Edmondson

      Children’s Hospital & Clinics COO Julie Morath sets out to change the culture by instituting a policy of blameless reporting, which encourages employees to report anything that goes wrong or seems substandard, without fear of reprisal. Professor Amy Edmondson discusses getting an organization into the “High Performance Zone.” Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 11 Jun 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Throwing the Baby Out with the Drinking Water: Unintended Consequences of Arsenic Mitigation Efforts in Bangladesh

      by Nina Buchmann, Erica Field, Rachel Glennerster, and Reshmaan Hussam

      In this study, households that were encouraged to switch water sources to avoid arsenic exposure experienced a significant rise in infant and child mortality, likely due to diarrheal disease from exposure to unsafe alternatives. Public health interventions should carefully consider access to alternatives when engaging in mass behavior change efforts.

      • 31 Jan 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      How Wegmans Became a Leader in Improving Food Safety

      Re: Ray A. Goldberg

      Ray Goldberg discusses how the CEO of the Wegmans grocery chain faced a food safety issue and then helped the industry become more proactive. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 May 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

      by Carmen Nobel

      Basic tweaks to the schedules of food safety inspectors could prevent millions of foodborne illnesses, according to new behavioral science research by Maria Ibáñez and Michael Toffel. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 12 Sep 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

      by Michael Blanding

      For better or for worse, it’s fallen to multinational corporations to police the overseas factories of suppliers in their supply chains—and perhaps make them better. Michael W. Toffel examines how. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 17 Jun 2016
      • Op-Ed

      Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers

      by John A. Quelch

      The recent tragedies in Orlando underscore that businesses and their customers seem increasingly vulnerable to harm, so why don't companies do and say more about security? The ugly truth is safety doesn't sell, says John Quelch. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 05 Jan 2016
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring

      by Michael W. Toffel & Jodi L. Short

      Michael Toffel and Jodi Short examine how conflict of interest and other risks lead to inaccurate monitoring of health, labor, and environmental standards.

      • 21 May 2012
      • Research & Ideas

      OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?

      by Michael Blanding

      As the federal agency responsible for enforcing workplace safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is often at the center of controversy. Associate Professor Michael W. Toffel and colleague David I. Levine report surprising findings about randomized government inspections. Key concepts include: In a natural field experiment, researchers found that companies subject to random OSHA inspections showed a 9.4 percent decrease in injury rates compared with uninspected firms. The researchers found no evidence of any cost to inspected companies complying with regulations. Rather, the decrease in injuries led to a 26 percent reduction in costs from medical expenses and lost wages—translating to an average of $350,000 per company. The findings strongly indicate that OSHA regulations actually save businesses money. Closed for comment; 11 Comment(s) posted.

      • 24 Jan 2011
      • HBS Case

      Terror at the Taj

      by Julia Hanna

      Under terrorist attack, employees of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower bravely stayed at their posts to help guests. A look at the hotel's customer-centered culture and value system. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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