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- 01 May 2020
- Blog Post
5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS
environment, and build a network, which may ultimately help with the recruiting process. Ryan Flamerich (MBA 2021): I had the opportunity to travel with my HBS classmates to both career and community oriented treks this year. Many of the... View Details
- 18 Dec 2017
- Op-Ed
Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs
Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 29 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?
search firm executive who was interviewed as part of Healy’s research explained how eager companies are to recruit women to their upper ranks: “Virtually all of my clients [looking to fill a senior role] will go out of their way to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Conversational Leadership
EMC (and one essay by a man). "It bubbled up organically," Groysberg says. "And in that way the message they created was more compelling than a marketing campaign. It's helping the company to recruit women, which creates a great... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
2.7 Admissions Materials - MBA
2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.7 Admissions Materials Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct 2.2 Recruiting Standards of... View Details
- Profile
Dusty Register
unknown. Second, we hit the water in August, and it was intense. End of RC fall and recruiting has felt like emerging from the water and laying on a warm rock in the sun (don’t tell my FIN2 prof that though). Being part of the HBS... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 18 Nov 2022
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?
diversity of both background and perspective among Brown Capital’s staff was a key driver behind its impressive performance,” according to the case. Indeed, the company’s recruiters approach high-potential candidates regardless of their... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?
announced recently they would increase efforts to recruit persons of color, in part a response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Some of the same organizations made similar announcements in the past—yet the numbers of persons with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
lead users to purchase points. Managing in this realm requires a new set of skills. "Advertising executives in the online marketspace must have different analytical competencies than their counterparts in the traditional offline world," says Law, who helps... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
for each county in the 48 mainland states. The index considered the pervasiveness of Jim Crow laws, Ku Klux Klan activity between 1915 and 1940, and the number of recorded lynchings before 1939, among other measures. Then the team compared enrollment across races using... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations - MBA
2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.6 Sample Disciplinary Violations Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct 2.2 Recruiting Standards... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- Web
2.4 Disciplinary Process - MBA
2.4 Disciplinary Process Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct 2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct 2.3 Community Standards of Conduct... View Details
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Meet LASO: The HBS Latino Student Organization
application process, LASO offered me advice, encouragement, and even a few mock interviews. After being admitted, it felt like a different LASO member would call me every day to welcome me to the community. When I was anxious about internship View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
leaders, and cooperation between the police and neighborhoods in the control of crime. Still, he found himself facing questions from the public about the improper behavior of members of the force. He concluded that one reason was that too many of the wrong View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
People Analytics at McKinsey
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Olivia Hull
A private equity–backed fast food chain has hired McKinsey’s new People Analytics group to help it improve performance. As the final client workshop approaches, Associate Partner Alex DiLeonardo ponders the best way to present the team’s findings, especially those that... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Customer Relationship Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost Management; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Olivia Hull. "People Analytics at McKinsey." Harvard Business School Case 418-023, January 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- September 2023 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Honest Jobs: A Path to Redemption
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey Barkas
Founded by a formerly incarcerated job seeker, Honest Jobs' mission is to be the hub where people with criminal records come to build careers and employers come to find great talent. Honest Jobs faced early challenges as a two-sided platform for justice-involved job... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Recruitment; Entrepreneurial Finance; Selection and Staffing; Digital Platforms; Job Search; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Employment Industry; United States; Colorado; Ohio; Texas
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey Barkas. "Honest Jobs: A Path to Redemption." Harvard Business School Case 224-010, September 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
line of inquiry is to gain an understanding of what the root causes of short-termism are. My hypothesis is that short-termism can be traced to some extent to individual traits of capital market agents. Identifying those traits can help business educators and View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)
my job in finance before HBS, I saw the professional and personal struggles that women, and particularly women of color, face. I’ve strived to help recruit more women into male-dominated places. I am passionate about helping advance... View Details
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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates Social... View Details