Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2014

Most of us are, by nature, “cognitive misers,” a term coined by social psychologists Susan Fiske and Shelley Taylor to describe how people have a tendency to preserve cognitive resources and allocate them only to high-priority matters. Conflict Managing yourself Organizational culture'

Incentives 13

Incentives Human Resources Short-term Self-aware 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2018

One of the biggest challenges facing management scientists has been the struggle to produce knowledge that is both academically rigorous and applicable to practicing managers. In an Academy of Management Journal editorial, we described two problems that contribute to this challenge. spiderstock/Getty Images.

Metrics 11

Metrics Ethics Incentives Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. In both places, we know the instability will worsen macroeconomic performance in the short term. Certainly the money at stake is substantial.

NPV 12

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

More than two-thirds of large businesses now offer disease-management programs , but most of these are bricks-and-mortar services that can be converted to better-studied, cheaper, and more effective digital therapeutics. Training programs, pilots, or short-term trials may be available. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Technology Peer Review 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

While financial incentive programs are popular, they may not achieve long-term behavior change; instead, they may lead to resentment and even rebellion among workers. Introducing short-term campaigns. In fact, they may even do more harm than good by promoting quick fixes as opposed to long-term progress.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

They start with the development of the company's purpose and strategy, and then proceed to design performance management, business and human resource policies, and leadership development practices that are tied to essential human values that then comprise an integrated whole. Given this challenge, what can business schools do?

360-Degree Feedback 14

360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Human Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? As a hard-working employee, you will be measured by and rewarded for the long hours you put in at the office and the gym. There is perhaps one place where this paradigm still exists: the gym. Here, all are equal before the law of the squat rack.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Their innovative ideas have ranged from ways to reduce Emergency Department (ED) readmissions for patients with diabetes to managing alcohol dependence to more effectively treating infections for patients with penicillin allergies. Improving the transition to long-term acute care rehab.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Proposal Incubator 8