Faculty Research Online

01 Jun 2013

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their web links.

Re: James L. Heskett (UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus); John D. Macomber (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration); Lakshmi Ramarajan (Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration)

Topics: Education-Business Education Education-Business Education Research-Research and Development Religion-General Management-Time Management Organizations-Organizational Change and Adaptation

Marissa Mayer Should Bridge Distance Gap with Remote Workers
Mayer's decision to bring work-at-home Yahoo! employees back to the office has set off a firestorm. Assistant Professor Lakshmi Ramarajan writes on how to mitigate the problem. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7096.html.

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
An unusual number of time-management publications have crossed Professor Emeritus Jim Heskett's desk recently, leading him to ask: Who is responsible for the management of our time on the job? See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7146.html.

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
In this video report, Senior Lecturer John Macomber visits the Kumbh Mela, India's two-week religious gathering of millions of Hindu pilgrims, to discover what such an undertaking can teach us about real estate, urbanization, sustainability, and infrastructure. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7194.html.