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13 Jul 2016
Blog Post

How To Hire A Millennial

advancement, a retirement plan and other benefits, along with life in a picturesque suburb. Instead, global workplace surveys portray a generation that yearns for more flexible work arrangements and prioritizes work-life balance over... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

28 Oct 2013
News

The Federator

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07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107052 BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy Harvard Business School Case 507-034 In January 2007, John Smith, chief executive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From bolstering remote... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

28 Jul 2016
Op-Ed

Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?

85 percent of consumers make a purchase after reading such online reviews. But in the world of doctors, nothing compares in assisting consumers to make decisions that are arguably more involved emotionally and with higher financial risk.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

01 Dec 2005
News

Winning Legally

outside counsel do so at their companies’ peril. To avoid the kinds of recent blunders that have brought scandal and financial disaster to some of the country’s best-known corporations, Bagley believes that general managers need to raise... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

to be coupled with very low life satisfaction. Thus, people may work hard to maintain or increase their income in part because they overestimate the hedonic costs of earning low levels of income. Capital Market Driven Corporate Finance Author: Malcolm Baker... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

trust of the communities they serve.” For the Oregon Community Partners, that has meant teaming up with Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), a micro-lending organization providing entrepreneurs of color with opportunities for View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2012
News

Great Expectations

Moon Investing in HBS Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ Innovation is hard. But it is also what drives progress. So while it would be easy to just stay the... View Details

Keywords: Youngme Moon; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Dec 2015
News

Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children

Kevin Jenkins (MBA 1985) is president and CEO of the nonprofit World Vision International, a global Christian humanitarian relief, development, and advocacy organization. In this video, he talks about the organization’s mission and his... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Salter New Head of External Relations

In his new role as senior associate dean for External Relations, Professor Malcolm S. (“Mal”) Salter is ready and eager to shift his focus from the classroom to the global community of 65,000 HBS alumni. “The alumni community is an... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

dedicated their careers to unlocking the potential of agriculture in Africa and are engaged in a range of coronavirus responses. They see COVID-19 as a wake-up call. “Many global experts have underscored that this pandemic is a 12-18... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

April 2009 (Revised March 2011)
Case

Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008–2009 economic downturn. The impact on each firm is very different: one is a later-stage company with revenues in excess of $100... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy

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02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

identity crisis of sorts because their jobs and their family roles no longer allow for the authoritative (some would say patriarchal) roles of the past. To compensate for this felt emasculation on the work and home fronts, men are now... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

02 Feb 2023
News

Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

Photo credits: Aaron Sabin; Russ Campbell Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. This is the first episode of "Clearing the Air", a three-part series focused on the business of carbon... View Details

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Robert Leke

right questions to ask to further deepen my knowledge. I believe this will be an increasingly important skill in the rapidly changing and globalizing world that awaits us. View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Financial Services; Financial Services

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

seemingly missing in Japan’s financial world. They couldn’t put their collective finger on it—not until, that is, they built their own VC firm. To be clear, the trio did not set out to create the first female-led venture capital firm in... View Details

15 Dec 2015
News

The Year in Ideas 2015

that helps him or her to fully understand the consequences of shoplifting and to make better choices in the future. The expense (about $320) is borne by the offender, although financial assistance is available to those who qualify. “Cost... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

01 Sep 2012
News

What’s the Big Idea?

manifesto for turning snooze-inducing annual reports into engines of sustainable capitalism, Eccles gave a big push to the nascent global effort to take sustainability to the next level. The problem with sustainability today, Eccles and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

06 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

combination of history, culture, and compensation. Traces Tad's strategy in obtaining these offers and lets students decide which he should accept. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806024 PublicationsSolve the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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