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- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
managed poorly, the organization's capacity to innovate effectively may be impaired. The authors suggest eight guidelines for managing steward-creator conflict more successfully. These guidelines include (1) Keep talented creators around,...
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Martha Lagace
- Program
Leading Professional Service Firms
new competitors and market trends Sharpen core competencies to deliver maximum value to your clients Maintain strategic and operational alignment and focus through business ebbs and flows Attract, develop, and retain talented...
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Employment | Harvard Business School
professionally and academically. More information on University offerings can be found here. Compensation & Salary Grades Harvard offers competitive salaries that are designed to attract, retain, and reward the performance of talented...
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- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
necessarily means experiencing failures along the way, Edmondson says. Taking this approach may be especially important now, as employers struggle to retain talent and boost employee morale in workplaces that were completely reshaped by...
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by Michael Blanding
Elana R. Feldman
Elana Feldman, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management in the Manning School of Business and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. Dr. Feldman is also a Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Positive Organizations at the Ross School of Business...
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- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm
By: Ashley Whillans and Sara Coronel Rodriguez
"For ghSMART, freedom is the first principle from which all good things flow”—Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder, ghSMART. ghSMART was a leadership advisory firm that was grounded in the principle of freedom. Talented Consultants and Partners could work remotely from...
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Time;
Consulting Firms;
Time Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Employee Relationship Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Knowledge Sharing;
Organizational Culture;
Going Public;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Reputation
Whillans, Ashley, and Sara Coronel Rodriguez. "ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm." Harvard Business School Case 924-009, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 23 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers
by Willis Towers Watson found that 40 percent of employees desire family-related assistance, with preference for expanded family leave, bereavement leave or assistance, and additional maternity leave. Companies can attract and retain View Details
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by Kara Baskin
- September 2013
- Case
United Rentals (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Kathleen Durante and Emily McTague
In December 1997 United Rentals (URI) went public on the NYSE. Ten years later, during the peak of the economic meltdown, the company's performance was in decline. United Rentals had experienced its share of problems in the prior years and was still struggling to... View Details
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Board Of Directors;
Board Dynamics;
Accounting Fraud;
Governance;
Board Committees;
Merger;
Corporate Governance;
Construction Industry;
United States
Lorsch, Jay W., Kathleen Durante, and Emily McTague. "United Rentals (A)." Harvard Business School Case 414-043, September 2013.
- Web
Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting
thoughtful strategic planning . Furthermore, studies have shown that talented candidates seek out diverse work environments . Overcoming unconscious bias in your hiring has a ripple effect of building an exceptional team that attracts...
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- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Zurich Insurance
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
This teaching note addresses six cases in the Zurich Insurance series, the overview case (HBS No. 417-035) and five cases focused on particular change efforts (HBS Nos. 417-036 through 417-040).
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
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Managing Change;
Organizational Behavior;
Diversity Management;
Organizational Architecture;
Recruiting;
Succession Planning;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Insurance;
Leadership;
Diversity;
Organizational Structure;
Recruitment;
Leadership Development;
Management Succession;
Insurance Industry
- Teaching Interest
Launching New Ventures—Jump-Starting Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners (Executive Education)
By: William R. Kerr
Starting up a new venture amid rapid change is fraught with challenges. Whether you are starting a new business, launching a new business line, or building an entrepreneurial culture within a small-to-midsize company, this program provides a new perspective and core...
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- January 2018
- Case
Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)
By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu
Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, must decide on the final list of candidates for the critical global marketing director position the company has been trying to fill for over a year. Since its founding in 2010,...
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Recruiting;
Staffing;
Emergent Countries;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Private Sector;
Business Strategy;
Decision;
Growth Management;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Selection and Staffing;
Talent and Talent Management;
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation;
Organizational Culture;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Technology Industry;
Turkey
Kerr, William R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-083, January 2018.
- May 2018
- Article
Effects of an Information Sharing System on Employee Creativity, Engagement, and Performance
By: Shelley Xin Li and Tatiana Sandino
Many service organizations rely on information sharing systems to boost employee creativity to meet customer needs. We conducted a field experiment in a retail chain, based on a registered report accepted by Journal of Accounting Research, to test whether an...
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Li, Shelley Xin, and Tatiana Sandino. "Effects of an Information Sharing System on Employee Creativity, Engagement, and Performance." Journal of Accounting Research 56, no. 2 (May 2018): 713–747.
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
analyzes the fiscal impact of this loss of talent for a developing country by examining human capital flows from India to the U.S. The escalation of the emigration of highly skilled professionals from India to the U.S is examined by...
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Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Globalization of Human Capital
By: Nitin Nohria
One of the most significant dimensions of the current wave of globalization is the globalization of human capital. Whether it is low cost, skilled manufacturing workers in China, software and customer service professionals in India, or highly skilled employees in...
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- September 2023
- Article
Customer Churn and Intangible Capital
By: Scott R. Baker, Brian Baugh and Marco Sammon
Intangible capital is a crucial and growing piece of firms’ capital structure, but many of its distinct components are difficult to measure. We develop and make available several new firm-level metrics regarding a key component of intangible capital – firms’ customer...
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Keywords:
Customer Base;
Transaction Data;
Customer Churn;
Intangible Capital;
Capital Structure;
Measurement and Metrics;
Customers
Baker, Scott R., Brian Baugh, and Marco Sammon. "Customer Churn and Intangible Capital." Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics 1, no. 3 (September 2023): 447–505.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space
By: Stephen Hansen, Peter John Lambert, Nick Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Raffaella Sadun and Bledi Taska
The pandemic catalyzed an enduring shift to remote work. To measure and characterize
this shift, we examine more than 250 million job vacancy postings across five
English-speaking countries. Our measurements rely on a state-of-the-art language-processing
framework...
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Remote Work;
Hybrid Work;
Work From Home (WFH);
Pandemic;
Labor Market;
Job Search;
Job Design and Levels;
Trends
Hansen, Stephen, Peter John Lambert, Nick Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Raffaella Sadun, and Bledi Taska. "Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 31007, March 2023. (Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-059, March 2023.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Getting Schooled: The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs
By: Natee Amornsiripanitch, Paul A. Gompers, George Hu and Kaushik Vasudevan
Immigrant founders of venture capital-backed companies have been critical to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We document the channels through which immigrant founders find their way to the United States and how those channels have changed over time. Immigrants have been...
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Amornsiripanitch, Natee, Paul A. Gompers, George Hu, and Kaushik Vasudevan. "Getting Schooled: The Role of Universities in Attracting Immigrant Entrepreneurs." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 28773, May 2021.
- 2011
- Book
Success with Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research
By: Shiv Gaglani, Maria Elena De Obaldia, Scott Duke Kominers, Dayan Li and Carol Y. Suh
Do you want to develop useful skills, gain admission to top colleges, win scholarship money, excel at science competitions, and explore career options all while having fun? By reading this book and using the advice within it, you will learn how to formulate a research...
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Gaglani, Shiv, Maria Elena De Obaldia, Scott Duke Kominers, Dayan Li, and Carol Y. Suh. Success with Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation for Science Advancement, 2011.
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The HR-Executive Suite Connection
strategic opportunities and direction, performance improvement, and competitive threats. You will return to your organization with the expertise and confidence to recommend bold moves and create business value. Key Benefits In this human resources leadership program,...
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