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- October 2019
- Case
Engaging the Nationwide Workforce
By: Ethan S. Bernstein, Jessica Gover and Sarah Mehta
Nationwide is “on your side,” but did employees feel that way? CAO Gale King and CEO Steve Rasmussen, starting in 2008, invested heavily in a human capital strategy centered around “engagement” at the Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Set in 2014, this...
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Talent and Talent Management;
Change;
Change Management;
Transformation;
Insurance;
Human Resources;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Social Psychology;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States;
Ohio
Bernstein, Ethan S., Jessica Gover, and Sarah Mehta. "Engaging the Nationwide Workforce." Harvard Business School Case 420-036, October 2019.
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
their current suppliers. For example, they were much less interested in receiving promotional materials or a free sample. Companies that trust their suppliers were also less likely to purchase the novel product in our study. Q: View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
framework for categorizing a range of inventory policies, including optimal inventory policies, that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence of a...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
from the participant, looking at one picture that matched a picture from the participant's stack. The participants were told that the goal of the game was to determine which photo the partner was holding by asking View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
jerk. Things got a lot more interesting, though, when people faced the choice between competent jerks and lovable fools. Ask managers about this choice—and we've asked many of them, both as part of our...
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by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 17 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience
This article was originally published in the November 2020 edition of the Harbus. Life at HBS looks different for every student as the campus is filled with people hailing from an array of countries, industries, and backgrounds. The lives...
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- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
wonderfully in the past no longer suffice. Drawing on the work of a number of thoughtful researchers as well as our own work, we are exploring a...
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Social Strategies That Work
Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new...
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- 01 May 2013
- News
Raphael Geismar, MBA 2006
For Raphael Geismar, chairman and CEO of Stumec, a French supplier of tools and equipment to the railway industry, the attraction to HBS was part aspiration, part continuity. “In France and everywhere,” Geismar says, “HBS is recognized...
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- 05 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Learning to fail at HBS
and shutdown two startups - a culinary curation service (you can see the remnants of it at www.zesters.co) and a date idea recommendation engine (the origins of this are View Details
- January 1998
- Case
Jerry Sanders
In 1997, Jay Sanders sold his 10-month-old medical device start-up company for more than $33 million. Looking to the future, he wondered if this was a success he could transform into a medical device brokerage business. As he reviewed his career history and the...
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Burton, M. Diane, and Katherine Lawrence. "Jerry Sanders." Harvard Business School Case 498-021, January 1998.
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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
colleagues and share feedback in ways that enable them to develop and deliver Take charge of your professional development as you navigate the challenges of transitioning from an individual contributor to a...
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- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
creating social value. As long as an organization creates significant social value, we don't care how it sustains itself—with internally generated surplus or with donor funds. Americans give roughly $300...
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by Roger Thompson
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
Working Papers Competition As Strategic Interaction By: Eisenhardt, Kathleen, Rory McDonald, and Cheng Gao Abstract—Strategic interaction has been a topic of scholarly inquiry dating back to the 1960s....
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Sean Silverthorne
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Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups
By: M. Valentine and A. C. Edmondson
This paper shows how meso-level structures support effective coordination in temporary groups. Prior research on coordination in temporary groups describes how roles encode individual responsibilities so that coordination between relative strangers is possible. We...
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Fluid Personnel;
Team Scaffolds;
Team Effectiveness;
Role-based Coordination;
Multi-method;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Efficiency
Valentine, M., and A. C. Edmondson. "Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups." Organization Science 26, no. 2 (March–April 2015): 405–422.
- 21 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: CPP Investment Board
Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering a variety of topics ranging from their experience working with HBS to what they want students to know. New interviews will be...
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- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
that internal support or shared services groups provide, such straight-across cost or numeric comparisons become meaningless. Today's successful support unit earns its keep by being a trusted partner to the...
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1.10 Cross-Registration - MBA
are not permitted to cross-register out of HBS. HBS recommends that all EC students pre-register for a full complement of HBS courses (minimum of 15 credits each term for a total of 30 credits for the year)...
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- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
As economies reopen after forced shutdowns caused by COVID-19, managers around the world are faced with a dual challenge: keep the workforce safe while preserving business viability in an evolving and...
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Accessibility - Commencement 2024
your guest have specific needs. In addition, listed below are some additional resources that are specific to the HBS campus. HBS Campus Golf Carts Golf carts will be available on a campus loop before and after the ceremonies on both Class...
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