Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

This line of thinking represents a significant shift, from viewing work-life issues as private concerns to recognizing that managers play a critical role. A mounting body of research shows just how much influence managers have. The boss’s influence. Felt a personal commitment to implementing family-friendly practices.

Organizational Development 28

Organizational Development Survey Study Report 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. A 2015 HBR article by Ron Friedman is a treasure trove of facts about the benefits to reaction time, creativity, and engagement. So if vacation has such a good ROI, why are people taking less and less of it?

How To 28

How To ROI Research Meeting 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

Once the full experiment was launched in November 2015, 28 stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. Managers could also use the app to post additional shifts. Requiring employee schedules to be posted two weeks in advance.

Retail 28

Retail Sales Productivity Research 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

To this end, we analyzed 29 million business trips booked by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) between 2011 and 2015. We found that, in 2015, one-fifth of business travelers took bleisure trips, and 7% of all business trips fit the bleisure profile. New York City to Miami is a short haul but the bleisure rate is 14%, double the average.

Travel 28

Travel Survey Analysis Meeting 28