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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico
COO and began a major restructuring of the 5,000-employee company. “It was hard,” he admits. “There were people who had been working at the company almost as long as I’d been alive. But I think I was able to gain their support because I... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
picked them up, and then returned to the office at 9:00 as often as possible. I think you can balance work and kids well enough. The true challenge is finding enough time to care for yourself—because View Details
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Scaling Work - Research Computing Services
intends to do intense, focused work for short periods of time (up to a few days) and subsequently exit the software, choosing multiple cores is fine. But if you plan to run an... View Details
- 20 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music
From the time I arrived at HBS, I knew that my path to finding a summer internship wouldn’t be very traditional. Although I’ve managed to find others that share my career interests, working in the music... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- January 2018
- Case
Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)
By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu
Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, must decide on the final list of candidates for the critical global marketing director position the company has been trying to fill for over a year. Since its founding in 2010,... View Details
Keywords: Recruiting; Staffing; Emergent Countries; Entrepreneurial Management; Private Sector; Business Strategy; Decision; Growth Management; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Turkey
Kerr, William R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-083, January 2018.
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Working on the Local Level
highest income taxes in the country. It's a particular challenge when we try to get either companies or professionals to locate in Maine. “It's an exciting time to be working in a state. I think the federal... View Details
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
offers several other considerations for executives: Gradual transitions might help employees adjust. The USPTO required in-office examiners to work from home before shifting to the fully autonomous option. A gradual shift might give... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
socially responsible Working Assets Money Market Fund. Working Assets Funding Service emerged from the fund entity in 1988 and now operates various enterprises, with telecommunications as its core service.... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
things I said or did that contributed to the defensiveness of the client?", "Was my presentation of ideas and arguments clear and persuasive?", or "Did my analysis fall short in some way that led the client to have... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- Web
Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge
About Us Linking Policy Privacy Policy Harvard Business School and HBS Working Knowledge understand that the privacy of its users is important. To that end, we have adopted the following policy with regard to the collection, use, and... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why Evolutionary Software Development Works
development was evolutionary in nature. Companies first would release a low-functionality version of a product to selected customers at a very early stage of development. Thereafter work would proceed in an iterative fashion, with the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
HBS. While the world of work is nothing new to either of these young alumni, they each acknowledge the significance of this initial year in their post-HBS careers. Although they came to Soldiers Field with different backgrounds, goals,... View Details
- 30 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership That Defines you – Reflecting on my Time at HBS
co-president of the Media and Entertainment Club and co-chair of the Media and Entertainment Conference during his time at HBS and is about to start a position working internationally for Amazon Studios.... View Details
- April 2008
- Case
Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Collins
In May 2007, the Engstrom Auto Mirrors plant, a relatively small supplier based in Indiana, faces a crisis. The business was in the second year of a downturn. Sales had started to decline in 2005; a year later, plant manager Ron Bent had been forced to lay off more... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Incentives; Motivation; Manufacturing; Leadership; Change Management; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Manufacturing Industry; Indiana
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Collins. "Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-175, April 2008.
- 15 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Molly DeCastro
How long have you been working at HBS? I have been at HBS for almost 5 years now. I guess time flies when you are having fun. What did you do before coming to HBS? My entire career has been in career... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home
people will not shirk and will be responsible. Has coronavirus changed your remote work research at all? Choudhury: I've started multiple projects, especially trying to understand how companies and workers are scrambling to adjust to this... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 17 May 2015
- News
Mounting Evidence of Advantages for Children of Working Mothers
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
of five characteristics. First, nerves of steel are critical: Any manager who executes a blockbuster strategy will have to be willing to make big moves that, if they don't work out as planned, could really hurt the company's bottom line.... View Details