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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 to Do About "Back to the Office" Jitters
Global Business Digital ArticleAdvice for managers and employees. -
In Open Workplaces, Traffic and Head Count Matter
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFace-to-face team communication thrives when employees' cubicles are located along main routes of circulation and near a variety of informal gathering... -
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. -
Convincing CEOs to Make Harassment Prevention a Priority
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow to make the case. -
Frontline Work When Everyone Is Angry
Global Business Big IdeaIt probably won't surprise you to learn that incivility on the front lines of business is on the rise. After all, as the pandemic wore on, we saw in real... -
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. -
How Risky Is Overtime, Really?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNot all that much, empirical data from two medical researchers suggest. -
Are the Workaholics You Know Just Faking It?
Managers can't tell the difference. -
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Do Maintenance
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEmployee morale falters when the workplace shows signs of disrepair. -
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. -
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleMost professional women step off the career fast track at some point. With children to raise, elderly parents to care for, and other pulls on their time,... -
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. -
Must Success Cost So Much?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleA study of more than 2,000 male executives and their wives over a five year period indicates certain factors which affect the ability of executives to... -
When Inflation Rises, Health Outcomes Fall
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEmployers need to help people afford and access the care they need. -
Protecting Your Workforce from Extreme Heat
Climate change Digital ArticleAs heat waves become more common, employers need policies to safeguard their employees and their business. -
Do Something--He's About to Snap (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleLynne Tabor, an IT manager at manufacturing giant MMI, has a great team. Everyone works hard and gets along, except Max Dyer, a talented programmer who... -
Workplace Wellness Programs Could Be Putting Your Health Data at Risk
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleWhat employees need to know. -
When Executives Burn Out (HBR Classic)
Organizational Development Magazine Article"In my role, I'm the guy who catches it all. I can't seem to get people to stand still and listen, and I can't continue to take all the hostility. I don't... -
Give Clinicians Time to Recover from the Pandemic
Crisis management Digital ArticleHealth care organizations should consider benefits like temporary leaves, reduced hours, or workflow changes.
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The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Morning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling... -
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.... -
Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major... -
Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety in Bangladesh (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse, a group of international retailers and labor unions partnered to create a proposal for more stringent... -
Adam Baxter Co./Local 190: 1983 Negotiation, Baxter Management 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... -
The Latest Research: DEI
Management Tool59.95View Details Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Your Organization with the Latest Research from HBR. Leaders everywhere are feeling a sense of urgency around... -
Taxshe Cab Services: Coping with COVID-19
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details A former investment banking professional had her eureka moment when she noticed instances of assaults on single women travelling alone in taxi cabs at... -
The Ready-Made Garment Industry: A Bangladeshi Perspective (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This supplements the (A) case by summarizing key developments in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry after the fire at Tazreen Fashions factory,... -
Work Methods Design Exercise
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Teams of students receive identical product design specifications, a sample unit of the product, and a series of assignment questions that entail time... -
The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It
30.00View Details How a million little things are dragging you down, and what to do about it. There's a force we encounter every day that we aren't aware of--and it threatens... -
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience... -
Teaming at GE Aviation
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its... -
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... -
Inclusion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
19.99View Details Everyone deserves to feel a sense of respect and belonging. And we all want our coworkers to feel safe, heard, and free to be their authentic selves at... -
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: Han-na (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... -
The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It
30.00View Details In this important and timely book, workplace well-being expert Jennifer Moss helps leaders and individuals prevent burnout and create healthier, happier,... -
Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace (HBR Women at Work Series)
24.95View Details Find success in a workplace dominated by men. Sexism. Self-doubt. Invisibility. When you're one of the only women in your workplace, it can be difficult... -
Handy: The Future of Work? (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Witnessing numerous lawsuits alleging that online platform companies misclassified workers as contractors when they were actually employees, Handy's founders... -
Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The case explores the challenges facing Massachusetts General Hospital concerning the adoption of a new infection control policy, which promises to improve...
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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 to Do About "Back to the Office" Jitters
Global Business Digital ArticleAdvice for managers and employees. -
The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Morning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling... -
In Open Workplaces, Traffic and Head Count Matter
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFace-to-face team communication thrives when employees' cubicles are located along main routes of circulation and near a variety of informal gathering... -
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. -
Convincing CEOs to Make Harassment Prevention a Priority
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow to make the case. -
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.... -
Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major... -
Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety in Bangladesh (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse, a group of international retailers and labor unions partnered to create a proposal for more stringent... -
Frontline Work When Everyone Is Angry
Global Business Big IdeaIt probably won't surprise you to learn that incivility on the front lines of business is on the rise. After all, as the pandemic wore on, we saw in real...