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Application Process - MBA
well enough to answer them. This can be a former supervisor, a colleague, or someone you collaborate on an activity outside of work. How well a person knows you should take priority over level of seniority... View Details
- 2002
- Book
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Selection and Staffing; Personal Characteristics; Experience and Expertise; Investment Activism; Corporate Strategy
Khurana, Rakesh. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
headquarters region. Business voices can help to ensure high priority solutions, manageable finances, feasible timetables, and efficiencies. Business leaders can rally local support for pragmatic actions with immediate as well as... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Fall 2014
- Article
Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing
The price indexation of Social Security benefit payments has emerged in recent years as a flashpoint of debate in the United States. I characterize the direct effects that changes in that price index would have on retirees who differ in their initial wealth at... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew. "Seesaws and Social Security Benefits Indexing." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (Fall 2014): 137–196.
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
improvements in delivering specific healthcare services and justify further investigation of process improvements. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54827 in press Journal of Personality and Social... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
working from home brought greater flexibility, such arrangements often blurred personal and professional boundaries and created a never-ending day for some people. We asked three Harvard Business School faculty members to offer insights... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 2000
- Article
The Consequences of Customization on the Use of Management Accounting Systems
By: J. Bouwens and Margaret A. Abernethy
The understanding of the antecedent conditions influencing the design of management accounting systems (MASs) is very limited. In recent years, significant research attention has been devoted to understanding how different strategic priorities influence these systems.... View Details
Bouwens, J., and Margaret A. Abernethy. "The Consequences of Customization on the Use of Management Accounting Systems." Accounting, Organizations and Society 25, no. 3 (April 2000): 221–241.
- 24 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
On Pride and Community
systems. How did you get involved in the PRIDE community at HBS? As soon as I got to campus, meeting other queer women was the number one priority on my list. I had a lot of open questions about whether HBS would be a place I would feel... View Details
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
Punctuated Identities and the Careers of Professional Women
This paper proposes a punctuated equilibrium model of identity change to explain how professional women's career goals and attitudes can change rapidly and dramatically during mid-career years. Data collected from interviews of 43 women alumni of an elite business... View Details
- Program
Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise
involved with taking over a family enterprise, along with the critical tensions facing you as a member of the rising generation. Away from your family and its embedded assumptions, you will gain a better understanding of your options and View Details
- Program
Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
reflect the family's priorities and principles Find solutions to your wealth management challenges Develop an action plan for initiating an intergenerational transfer Implement best practices for separating operating assets and family... View Details
- Program
Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation
offered in cooperation with the HBS Leadership Initiative. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits Focusing on the nature of innovation and on your leadership practice, you will expand your View Details
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610031-PDF-ENG Revitalizing Dell Jan W. RivkinHarvard Business School Case 710-442 Dell Inc., with its vaunted Direct Model, defined success in the personal computer industry for more than a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Program
Building a Legacy
insights to build a professional family office Establish the right structure, governance, and organizational design for a family office Make savvier financial decisions based on a deeper understanding of family wealth management Set clear goals that reflect the... View Details
- 09 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing
and disciplinary isolation led Duede to wonder whether the data they had collected could be used to understand the association of geographic and intellectual proximity on intellectual influence. The power of diverse interactions The study suggests that View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
than the attention span of the organization—so long that other high priority initiatives by necessity will distract the organization from completing the effort. As venture capitalist John Doerr has said, “time is the enemy of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Reserve Design: Unintended Consequences and the Demise of Boston's Walk Zones By: Dur, Umut, Scott Duke Kominers, Parag A. Pathak, and Tayfun Sönmez Abstract—Admissions policies often use reserves to grant certain applicants... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact of the BDM on retail customers, the type of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Baker Library Services - Alumni
Careers Baker Library Services Careers Baker Library Services Career research for HBS alumni is a top priority for Baker Library. We help alumni with their career research in several ways: Building a targeted list of potential employers... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- What Do You Think?
What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?
the opportunity to earn high compensation--but jobs that often become too demanding for some employees, particularly those with health problems or family obligations. Former employees complained about bosses who lacked empathy for their problems and that kicked back... View Details