Fitness - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

associated with the building of industry giants. Overcapacity acquisitions are aimed at reducing capacity and duplication. They happen when the giants must be trimmed down to fit shrinking world markets. Recommendations Acquired companies... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

22 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

didn’t believe I fit the bill as the all-ambitious corporate guru that I imagined all HBS students to be (hilarious in retrospect). With encouragement from my friends and professors, I decided to apply anyway, and wow, am I happy I did. I... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

process, you might say "I'd like to get a better sense of my fit with the position and company before discussing finances." When it's time to talk, the offer should come from the hiring manager or your HR contact. Prioritizing &... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

me about being queer is that since I am bi - or whatever label I can use to explain that my sexuality doesn’t fit in a neat box - I don’t get to come out just once. I will have to come out over and over again, countless times, for the... View Details

18 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

distractions and noise that get in the way of individuals’ ability to uncover their authentic selves. Great career coaches also guide individuals in defining goals and implementation plans that are consistent with their true values and View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Majority "Me" generation Focus on training and fitness Income gap widens dramatically AIDS Influence: High 90 1990 s Internet "irrational exuberance" Antigovernment sentiment: Waco standoff; Oklahoma City bombing Influence: Medium-Low... View Details

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

and various roads to success. Assessing Your Fit Due to the risk involved in choosing the wrong CEO, companies are placing increased emphasis on assessment as part of the search, and this process is equally important for candidates.... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

flexible styles that fit the situation and capabilities of their teammates. At times, authentic leaders are coaches and mentors, inspiring others and empowering their teammates to lead through the most important tasks without a great deal... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

the regional or national electorate. It is difficult to find renowned corporate leaders who fit this category because in business, typically, the Chameleons are weeded out before they reach the top. The world of politics is another... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

ones in which the fit is imperfect—it is a 'stretch'... Indeed, people find it nearly impossible to accomplish their development alone. To grow and develop, individuals must be prepared to seek assistance. They must devote time and energy... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

30 Nov 2023
Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

other Peek participants from around the world! What is the time commitment for participating in Peek? You have the flexibility to pick the events that fit your schedule. There will be over 12 hours of programming for you to choose from... View Details

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

would avoid a "one size fits all" approach to the practice of making compensation known. These are the views put forth by participants in this month's discussion of transparency in compensation. Disclosing pay ranges vs.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

years of total professional experience. “I was impressed by how well the course material fit my personal challenges and goals at work, and how easy it was to use the material to improve my team’s strategy execution.” Melanie... View Details

28 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)

factors we've observed and intend to study further, in addition to measuring their effect on performance." "When an organization sets up its structure, there's a lot of talk about alignment and fit relative to the addition of new... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting

an attempt to recruit and retain more minorities, but the initiatives often fall short, the authors say. The problem: These programs tend to focus on helping black employees fit into the status-quo culture, rather than eliminating... View Details

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Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies

By: Tatiana Sandino

Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details

10 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Combining an Interest in Music and Business

of what I was doing at the time, either high school, college, or working, music has always been a core part of who I am and not just what I do. On that note, I have also spent nineteen years trying to figure out how to fit music in my... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

How do you fit a case discussion into the confines of a high-school schedule? How do you record the information when you aren’t blessed with HBS’s abundance of blackboards? Can the case method incorporate the type of “active learning”... View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

make America great again. Those drawn to this view, by extension, place a higher level of scrutiny on those who do not fit their image of success. Thus, Secretary Clinton’s handling of her emails was considered far more egregious than... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

01 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

Please fit in accordingly. But research suggests that employee orientation ought to be less about the company and more about the employee. In their paper "Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers'... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

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