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December 2013
Article

How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management

By: David A. Garvin

High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than beneficial... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Human Resource Management; Managing Change; Organizational Change; Analytics; Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management

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16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

reminder of management's failure to translate its words into action. In the years that followed, Champion's management orchestrated one of the most effective organization development efforts we have seen in several decades. With the help of a few very View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most

By: Raffaella Sadun, Joseph B. Fuller, Stephen Hansen and PJ Neal

Landing a job as a CEO today is no longer all about industry expertise and financial savvy. What companies are really seeking are leaders with strong social skills. That’s what the authors discovered after analyzing nearly 7,000 job descriptions for C-suite roles.... View Details

Keywords: C-Suite; Skills; Skills Development; Social Skills; Management Skills; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management

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17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

person can possibly possess the knowledge, experience, and wisdom needed to make every decision. Organizational success today requires the involvement of everyone at all levels. Less authority-driven organizations are more likely to elicit and take full advantage of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Networking Opportunities - Recruiting

Hire Talent Networking Opportunities Hire Talent Networking Opportunities Engage with Student Clubs Connect with 50 career-related clubs to target your ideal candidates and build your brand on campus.... View Details

15 Oct 2020
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IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

earners, benefited from the local wage premium.” Wages likely are higher in those five cities compared with the rest of the nation because of a higher concentration of college-educated workers and competition for talent is fierce, the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

When Monica Saggioro Leal (MBA 2018) and her business partner, Lara Lemann, started MAYA Capital, a tech-focused, Brazilian VC firm launched in 2018, they wanted to take a hands-on approach with their startup investments in their first 12 months. Even so, they were... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

March 2024
Case

From “BIG” Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In the summer of 2023, Eduard (“Eddie”) Croitoru, Vice President (VP) of ICL Group (“ICL”) Corporate Initiatives, was reflecting on ICL’s internal ideation program, the Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Accelerator. When Raviv Zoller became the CEO of ICL in 2018,... View Details

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March 2011
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Globant

By: Mukti Khaire, Gustavo A. Herrero and Cintra Scott

The case deals with an IT company born in Argentina in 2003 to provide software services to established companies in the developed world. After reaching sales of $57 million in 2010, the company ponders its next steps to achieve $500 million in revenues by 2015. View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Software; Information Technology Industry; Argentina

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Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day - MBA

of certain social norms, it can feel like your adolescence is a long catch-up game to understand how the outside world already sees and values you. I found language for otherness through dance. During a 5th-grade talent show, a... View Details

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Entrepreneurial Management and Technology & Operations Management) Amy Edmondson , Tiona Zuzul Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 The Moral Leader Joseph Badaracco Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring... View Details

21 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams

Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope:... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Information Technology; Technology

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Financial Aid - Alumni

Giving Financial Aid Giving Financial Aid Change Lives Help make an HBS education accessible to students of all backgrounds Generous financial aid enables the most talented students to come to HBS regardless of their means. Need-based... View Details

16 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Advice on Advice

the problem—and that might mean teasing out some unflattering facts the advice-seeker may have been shy about revealing. "One of our very talented advice-givers said you shouldn't presume that the version you heard at the first... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

says. "They'd be walking down the hall jostling, pushing, laughing. This is a group that has worked together a long time—unusual in a country where experienced management talent is at a premium ." It turns out that unusual... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

01 Jan 2002
News

Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)

the list, he points out fervently. Beyond that, the top executive's tool kit includes motivational skills that can inspire employees at all levels of an organization, the ability to communicate and cooperate with others, and a talent for... View Details

12 Aug 2019
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How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

bottom line is that there are people on your team who will grow beautifully as the business grows, and there are those who just don’t do well in a mature environment. Some tips on how to manage this effectively: DNA. I’ve seen too many View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

your phone. Whether you write out your thoughts in a journal or talk with a trusted mentor, consider the current state of your organization and ask: What are our capability gaps? Does our current team reflect our current and future market? What is our View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

Source: iPhoto Startup founders with a hands-on management style are more likely to retain employees and see their firms thrive, new research shows. The results are particularly applicable to knowledge-intensive technology firms, where human View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

March 2004 (Revised February 2005)
Case

Emerging Business Opportunities at IBM (A)

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque

By June 2003, IBM had made significant progress in changing the way it managed new, emerging businesses. Describes the development of a separate management program at IBM designed to identify, fund, and shepherd new businesses through growth. Traces the history of the... View Details

Keywords: History; Business or Company Management; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy

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