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Research Explores What Motivates Volunteers

The Horizons Tracker

Some new research from Texas McCombs has suggestions for turning this trend around, and it all comes down to connections. These records were gathered from a Chinese online platform managed by the Beijing Volunteer Service Federation. In 2019, 30% of people volunteered, but by 2021, it was down to 23%.

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Organizational Altruism Affects Whether Job Candidates Haggle On Salary

The Horizons Tracker

Altruistic organizations undoubtedly perform their good deeds for their own sake, but research from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin suggests it might also influence whether job candidates negotiate on their salary or not. “There’s an implicit assumption that money and altruism don’t mix.

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Turn Employee Feedback into Real Results

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with McCombs School professor Ethan Burris on truly listening to workers.

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Loyalty to a Leader Is Overrated, Even Dangerous

Harvard Business Review

I teach a course on ethics at the McCombs School of Business and have run the McCombs Speaker Series on Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility for the last seven years. This strategy may be uncomfortable for a manager because it means listening to potentially negative feedback. Leadership Ethics'

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How to Manage an Insecure Employee

Harvard Business Review

Insecure employees are “hard to evaluate, hard to coach, and hard to develop,” says Ethan Burris, an associate professor at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. Managing a chronically insecure employee is challenging but you must try not to let your frustration show. What the Experts Say.

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Why Organizations Forget What They Learn from Failures

Harvard Business Review

My research with Pamela Haunschild (Professor Emeritus at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin) and David Chandler (Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver) examines this question. Further, managers should remain especially vigilant in the promotion of a culture of safety.