Publications

30 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Preparing to Sell

mechanisms (forums for discussions and decisions, plus rules, policies, and agreements) to help the family make decisions and keep family members informed, united, and hopefully committed to future investments by the family. 4. Talent... View Details

Keywords: by Jonathan Pellegrin; Food & Beverage; Retail

Robert A. Pritzker

A talented engineer, Pritzker's best asset was his ability to take an ailing industrial company and turn into a highly profitable enterprise. Throughout his career, Pritzker revived about 60 companies, all of which were purchased by his... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

agencies; and even nightclubs, among other industries. The idea: Invest big money in a few top talents or brands—think Jay-Z, LeBron James, or Marvel Comics—to create buzz for a "tent-pole" product that produces most of a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

September 2000 (Revised December 2020)
Background Note

Identifying and Developing Capable Leaders

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Morgan McCall Jr

Presents a synopsis of High Flyers, by Morgan McCall. Offers a method for identifying and training managers with potential--to build management bench strength. View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management

Web

Make clear where we stand and where we aim to go. - Advancing Racial Equity

for HBS itself to attract the most promising talent and have its greatest impact, we cannot tolerate social systems and structures that hold back individuals because of their race. Racism is a direct contradiction to our mission.... View Details

2015
Interviews

Max Bazerman

July 2010 (Revised September 2011)
Background Note

Hiring Professionals in China: A Practitioner's Guide

By: Heidi K. Gardner

This note outlines how leading professional service firms operating in China revise their standard hiring practices to fit local challenges and customs. Based on interviews with professionals in a number of established accounting, strategy consulting, and executive... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Service Industry; China

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

follow-through—makes use of the high intelligence, precision-oriented skills, deep concentration, and patience that can be positive features sometimes accompanying ASD. "These are useful distinctions for CIOs when thinking about View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

September 2023 (Revised June 2024)
Technical Note

Note on the Evolving Landscape of HR Tech

By: Joseph Pacelli and Alexis Lefort

Keywords: Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; United States

September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
Case

Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer

Jim Quigley, CEO of Deloitte and Touche's consulting practice, asks senior partner Cathy Benko to lead Deloitte & Touche's much publicized Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, already the Lead Client Service Partner on one of Deloitte's... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Consulting Industry; United States

11 Jun 2019
Book

These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

Desan dive into the evolution of these new historic perspectives. The Fearless OrganizationTo do their best work, people need to feel secure and safe in their workplace, argues Amy C. Edmondson. Rebel Talent Francesca Gino argues that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Collaboration Helps Management Education for Minority Students

and help companies tap into this incredible talent pool." When he first began visiting historically black colleges, Aguilar recalls, he discovered that few faculty members were conversant with the teaching of business practice. As a... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

01 Sep 2008
News

Balanced Equation

especially when I am in transit. Is there a talent that you wish you had? There are many. I’d like to have been a long-distance runner. I wish I could read more quickly and retain every word. What makes you the proudest in your career to... View Details

Keywords: James Aisner;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna;Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2012
News

Desperate Sections

forced the Dean to eliminate underperforming sections in order to keep the School in business and to fund a new, revamped curriculum. Chaos ensues, and indeed it merrily continued over four knock-’em-dead performances, perpetrated by a cast and crew of dozens of View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

March 2011
Teaching Note

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise

By: Anita Elberse

Teaching Note for 508057. View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry