Grading The grade of A is reserved for those who demonstrate extraordinarily excellent performance. The grade of A- is awarded only for excellent performance. The grade for good performance in this course is a B+/B. The grades of D+, D, and D- are not awarded at the graduate level. Please refer to the for grade appeal information. Tentative Course Calendar* *The instructors reserve the right to alter course content and/or adjust the pace to accommodate class progress. Students are responsible for keeping up with all adjustments to the course calendar. Week Content Reading Due Preliminaries 1 SG Cowen (HBS) 1. Hiring Ecolab (HBS) 2. Managing Turnover 2 Shockley Labs (PBS Ecolab case write-up 3. Human Capital Investments video) Brainard, Bennis and Farrell 4. Pay and Performance: Brainard, Bennis and 3 case write-up Performance Measurement Farrell (HBS) In-class Quiz 1 Lincoln Electric (HBS) 5. Pay and Performance: Incentives 4 Quota restrictions and Lincoln Electric case write-up and Firm Strategy goldbricking (D. Roy) 6. Pay and Performance : Merck & Co. (HBS) Merck case write-up 5 Subjective Evaluation In-class Quiz 2 7. Team Production and Incentives Continental Airlines 6 Continental case write-up 8. Promotions and CEO Pay (INSEAD via HBS) 9. Non-Monetary Pay and Mandated Benefits SAS institute (Stanford 7 SAS case write-up 10. Incentives and Employee via HBS) Motivation 8 Final Exam In-class Final Exam Outline of Topics and Readings Note: * denotes required readings; all other readings are only optional. In all sessions, the most important reading to prepare before class is the case for discussion (see the for posted document “Cases Questions Discussion” on Blackboard for a list of questions meant to guide case preparation for class discussion). Other materials can be read later. *** Please come to the first session prepared to discuss the SG Cowen: New Recruits case *** Preliminaries Lecture Notes* Lazear, Economics and the Psychology of * “Labor Organizations” Gibbs and Lazear, Introduction Hiring Lecture Notes*
Grading The grade of A is reserved for those who demonstrate extraordinarily excellent performance. The grade of A- is awarded only for excellent performance. The grade for good performance in this course is a B+/B. The grades of D+, D, and D- are not awarded at the graduate level. Please refer to the for grade appeal information. Tentative Course Calendar* *The instructors reserve the right to alter course content and/or adjust the pace to accommodate class progress. Students are responsible for keeping up with all adjustments to the course calendar. Week Content Reading Due 1 Preliminaries 1. Hiring SG Cowen (HBS) 2 2. Managing Turnover 3. Human Capital Investments Ecolab (HBS) Shockley Labs (PBS video) Ecolab case write-up 3 4. Pay and Performance: Performance Measurement Brainard, Bennis and Farrell (HBS) Brainard, Bennis and Farrell case write-up In-class Quiz 1 4 5. Pay and Performance: Incentives and Firm Strategy Lincoln Electric (HBS) Quota restrictions and goldbricking (D. Roy) Lincoln Electric case write-up 5 6. Pay and Performance : Subjective Evaluation Merck & Co. (HBS) Merck case write-up In-class Quiz 2 6 7. Team Production and Incentives 8. Promotions and CEO Pay Continental Airlines (INSEAD via HBS) Continental case write-up 7 9. Non-Monetary Pay and Mandated Benefits 10. Incentives and Employee Motivation SAS institute (Stanford via HBS) SAS case write-up 8 Final Exam In-class Final Exam Outline of Topics and Readings Note: * denotes required readings; all other readings are only optional. In all sessions, the most important reading to prepare before class is the case for discussion (see the document “Cases Questions for Discussion” posted on Blackboard for a list of questions meant to guide case preparation for class discussion). Other materials can be read later. *** Please come to the first session prepared to discuss the SG Cowen: New Recruits case *** Preliminaries Lecture Notes* Lazear, “Labor Economics and the Psychology of Organizations” * Gibbs and Lazear, Introduction Hiring Lecture Notes*
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