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- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Where Are They Now?
The first in a series of occasional articles in which the Bulletin catches up with former HBS faculty members. SCHLESINGER: Now doing business at Limited Brands. Len Schlesinger (DBA ’79) certainly walks the talk, as he moves easily back and forth between business and... View Details
- March 9, 2023
- Article
Linking Growth and the Frontline
By: Frank V. Cespedes, Jay Galeota and Michael Wong
Most strategies are about growing the business. But about one quarter of companies do not grow at all and, even before the pandemic, only one in eight achieved more than 10% revenue growth annually, according to data from S&P Global regulatory filings. One reason is a... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., Jay Galeota, and Michael Wong. "Linking Growth and the Frontline." Sales & Marketing Management (website) (March 9, 2023).
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Catalant's Operating System for the Future of Work
By: Christopher Stanton, William R. Kerr, James Palano and Kendall Smith
This case touches on the topics of project-based work, agile methodology, and skill and talent management through Catalant's evolution as a company. Catalant’s journey to becoming a software platform and talent marketplace provides context for students to explore new... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
Tanzania photo galleries Photography by Graeme Johnson, Alan Steinert, Jr., and Susan Young. Mt Kilimanjaro photo galleries Photos courtesy Norm Boone (MBA ’77) and Linda Lubitz. It’s 5:30 a.m. As our Jeep bumps along a dirt road under a full, yellowy moon, our driver,... View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
reality, Cespedes says that sales is one of the most contextually determined areas in business, varying dramatically across markets and industries and between companies in the same industry. And his article cites data illustrating how sales View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
supermarkets over independent shops and the fact that processed tomatoes were considered a commodity, fierce competition for miniscule profits was the norm. So Francesco decided to close Mutti's side businesses in cheese and cattle and focus solely on tomatoes. But... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
Beyond the economic terms of the companies' arrangement, they aimed to foster a strong social contract between their management teams. Yet the implementation of their arrangement strained the emerging deal, and the separate distributors, who never subscribed to the new... View Details
- March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Supplement
OneTen At Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In January 2023, Delta Air Lines (Delta) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ed Bastian and his team had just launched the third iteration of an internal skills-first apprenticeship program, designed to move frontline employees into "merit" positions in four job categories.... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Race; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Human Resources; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "OneTen At Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 423-073, March 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- November 2022
- Case
Hiring with the Community in Saint Paul
By: Mitchell B. Weiss and Sarah Mehta
This case reviews Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s decision to involve the community in the process of hiring his cabinet members. Rather than relying on an executive recruiting firm or choosing cabinet heads from his own network, Carter recruited 100 community members... View Details
Keywords: Community Engagement; Competency and Skills; Government and Politics; Human Resources; Government Administration; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Decision Making; Public Administration Industry; United States; Minnesota; Saint Paul
Weiss, Mitchell B., and Sarah Mehta. "Hiring with the Community in Saint Paul." Harvard Business School Case 823-074, November 2022.
- February 2015
- Case
Continental Hope Group
By: Christopher Marquis and Qi Li
This case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry corporation. It also highlights how second generation entrepreneurs successfully developed an innovative... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; China; Technology; Real Estate; Talent Retention; Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Diversification; Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Construction Industry; Tourism Industry; Energy Industry; Real Estate Industry; Chemical Industry; China
Marquis, Christopher, and Qi Li. "Continental Hope Group." Harvard Business School Case 415-050, February 2015.
- 2011
- Working Paper
When Smaller Menus Are Better: Variability in Menu-Setting Ability
Are large menus better than small menus? Recent literature argues that individuals' apparent preference for smaller menus can be explained by choosers' behavioral biases or informational limitations. These explanations imply that absent behavioral or informational... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Size; Quality
Goldreich, David, and Hanna Halaburda. "When Smaller Menus Are Better: Variability in Menu-Setting Ability." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-086, February 2011. (Revised April 2011, August 2011, December 2011.)
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
Managers, Stop Distracting Your Employees
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career Can you predict whether star... View Details
- March 2020
- Supplement
People Analytics at Teach For America (B)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Julia Kelley
This is a supplement to the People Analytics at Teach For America (A) case. In this supplement, situated one year after the A case, Managing Director Michael Metzger must decide how to apply his team's predictive models generated from the previous year’s data. View Details
Keywords: Analytics; Human Resource Management; Data; Workforce; Hiring; Talent Management; Forecasting; Predictive Analytics; Organizational Behavior; Recruiting; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Julia Kelley. "People Analytics at Teach For America (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-086, March 2020.
- June 2010 (Revised April 2014)
- Course Overview Note
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement
By: Christopher Marquis, Bobbi Thomason and Jennifer Tydlaska
Analyzes the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and employee engagement, including CSR effects on employee commitment and motivation, new skills and training, and motivation. Also discusses best practices in employee engagement through CSR. View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Training; Employees; Retention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Practice; Motivation and Incentives
Marquis, Christopher, Bobbi Thomason, and Jennifer Tydlaska. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Engagement." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 410-138, June 2010. (Revised April 2014.)
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
Photos by David Kelly Crow Many women hit a point in their career when they are unsure of which path to take next or even how to move ahead. For some, that inflection point comes mid-career or after a successful run; others are simply hopeful for a smooth return to the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 14 Dec 2010
- News
A Career Focused on Innovation and Manufacturing
- 29 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Global Change in the Built Environment
as a research agenda or needed areas for study for the coming years in this area? Everyone is intrigued with the sudden globalization of our business. Real estate is a people business, and whether developers can compete in more than a few... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
companies and countries seeking effective strategies for competing in today's global economy. "If this collection could convey only one message," Porter writes in his introduction, "I would want it to be a sense of the staggering power of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
Michailidis says. “I studied with incredibly competent people and two of them became my business partners. We founded Pushpins while we were still at HBS.” The Pushpins application enables users to scan items in grocery stores and receive... View Details
Keywords: fellowships