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  • Fall 2016
  • Article

Global Talent Flows

By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
The global distribution of talent is highly skewed and the resources available to countries to develop and utilize their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Human Capital; Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Competency and Skills; Immigration
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  • 03 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

In August, mega venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced a $350 million investment in residential real estate company Flow—the single largest investment the VC titan had ever made. But a bigger surprise than the investment amount was the person who received... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

    Maria P. Roche

    Maria Roche is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches Strategy in the MBA required curriculum. Professor Roche studies the commercialization of specialized knowledge and the specific role of... View Details

    Keywords: education industry; biotechnology; high technology
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Market for CEOs: Evidence from Private Equity

    By: Paul A. Gompers, Steven N. Kaplan and Vladimir Mukharlyamov
    Most research on the CEO labor market studies public company CEOs while largely ignoring CEOs in private equity (PE) funded companies. We fill this gap by studying the market for CEOs among U.S. companies purchased by PE firms in large leveraged buyout transactions.... View Details
    Keywords: CEOs; Jobs and Positions; Ownership; Recruitment
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    Help - Alumni

    or later. How do I take advantage of my company's matching gift program? Please use our online search tool or contact your company's human resources office to find out if your employer matches charitable... View Details
    • Web

    School Leadership | About

    Inclusion Officer Gabriel Handel Assistant Dean for Administrative and Educational Affairs Brian Kenny Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Jana Kierstead Executive Director, MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations Ellen Mahoney Chief View Details
    • 31 Oct 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back

    increased violence and negative attitudes toward any group perceived to be the largest minority. “When the minority group becomes larger, the majority group feels more threatened.” The study, published in August in Nature Human Behaviour,... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • January 2023
    • Case

    Gerald Weiss (2023)

    By: Brian J. Hall, Carleen Madigan, Andrew Wasynczuk and Caroline Witten
    Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed floor of $12 million and unlimited upside. To ensure the entire package would be worth at least $12 million after... View Details
    Keywords: Management Teams; Resignation and Termination; Executive Compensation; Organizational Culture; Agreements and Arrangements; Stock Options; Conflict and Resolution; New York (city, NY)
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    • 31 May 2023
    • HBS Case

    From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller

    View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. Before shaping one of the world’s largest sports brands, Nike executive Larry Miller spent years of his youth and early adulthood behind bars for several crimes, including... View Details
    Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products
    • January 2009 (Revised February 2009)
    • Case

    Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy

    By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
    Pitney Bowes, a Fortune 500 mail and document management firm, offered its first health plans in the years following World War II. Over the ensuing decades, Pitney Bowes adapted its approach to employee health amid rising health care costs, shifting employer attitudes... View Details
    Keywords: Cost; Insurance; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Corporate Strategy
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    • 08 Apr 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Demotivate Your Best Employees

    It would seem to make sense that when companies recognize their workers with awards, they are likely to see a boost in morale and perhaps even inspire them to work harder. It turns out that sometimes rewarding employees for good behavior can actually backfire, leading... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Service
    • 18 Apr 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

    Companies looking for the best possible leaders—and leaders looking to become CEOs—would do well to heed the model of private-equity (PE) backed companies, which often look outside their ranks when hiring for the top job and see excellent results. Three-quarters of new... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
    • 13 Mar 2023
    • Op-Ed

    How Leaders Should Leave

    And don’t expect the boss to respond with a competing offer overnight; she’ll need some time to check with human resources and more senior executives. Prepare your departure announcement. Assuming your... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • 28 Jan 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

    With unemployment at near historic lows in the United States, employers report that their single greatest challenge is recruiting and retaining talent. The answer for many companies is to throw money at the problem: Bonuses, incentive pay, and out-of-cycle salary... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 11 Apr 2023
    • Op-Ed

    The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

    lab, on the production line, and in the field. And that’s where you will invariably find raw talent that’s been hidden by nervous bosses who haven’t wanted to credit the people who are really doing the work. Work with the human View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • April 14, 2017
    • Article

    Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It

    By: John A. Deighton
    United Airlines has pledged to improve its training programs and empower its employees to put customers first in the wake of a video showing a passenger being dragged from a plane. Of all the U.S. air carriers, United should have known the power of social media and... View Details
    Keywords: Crisis Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Training; Air Transportation Industry
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    The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

    the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links Films & TV Bibliography From the Director Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion... View Details
    • 04 Nov 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: November 4, 2008

    "improbable" emergence and expansion of that business to investigate the challenges and opportunities faced by an individual who seeks to build an enterprise around his own human capital. It includes background information on... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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    Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

    opportunities on the African continent, the club provides services and resources for African students and any student with a professional or cultural interest in Africa. The club also promotes the engagement of the African business... View Details
    • 19 Jun 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: June 19, 2007

    the sophisticated human resource levers his predecessors left him. Immelt questions whether the changes in place will foster the development of the next generation of GE growth leaders. Purchase this case:... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace