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- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
numerous undertakings to roll out no- or low-emission products and processes in multiple sectors. Hence, the major auto producers, globally, have announced commitments to phase out production of new internal combustion engines by 2035 to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
well, and getting personal. Principles and practices: Acknowledge the facts. If you aren’t the most reliable source of information, your employees are going to try to find a better one. Be honest and transparent about the situation and... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
majority and laggards. While instilling confidence is important, it’s equally important to be clear about how and where to get vaccinated and the convenience of the process. Simplicity and transparency in the enrollment View Details
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
“Without this awareness,” the report reads, “and especially without processes and procedures in place to address the risks created by legacy FOSS, organizations open themselves up to the possibility of hard-to-detect issues within their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
office." The building, which houses design, strategy, and human resources, is marble white and ultramodern. There are no cubicles. Nisa's desk sits behind a panel of see-through glass. Despite the transparent surroundings, Nisa is guarded... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are
recommendations. Be transparent about your hiring process One of the biggest stressors for students in a job search is managing the gray area. Are companies on my target list still hiring? I see a job... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
of the article. Richard Eckel opined that "A basic misconception is that Section 404 increases transparency afforded to stakeholders... What 404 does is require that corporate leadership demonstrate that the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2015
- News
Banking on Trust
development. “We catalyzed demand for change, crowd-sourced solutions, and implemented them in transparent ways,” she notes. Her perspective was broadened when her HBS classmate and husband, Scott Rockafellow (MBA 1990), launched a... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
and two laboratory experiments in food service settings suggest that transparency that 1) allows customers to observe operational processes (process transparency) and 2) allows employees to observe customers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
of our team. I imagine neither the window extension or transparency tactics were very time consuming or distracting to implement (well, perhaps the former took some selling to their investors!), but they certainly make this company stand... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Rethinking the Fashion Beat
The Business of Fashion's philosophy, says Amed, is transparency and inclusion. (Courtesy Imran Amed) It was more happy accident than business plan: Imran Amed (MBA 2002), a former McKinsey consultant, was between jobs in 2007 when he... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development
say ‘I’ve noticed that you tend to enjoy really creative work when a project is not defined and you’re able to come up with something on your own.’ Or on the flip side, ‘I’ve noticed you really love following a process and having steps to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
say ‘I’ve noticed that you tend to enjoy really creative work when a project is not defined and you’re able to come up with something on your own.’ Or on the flip side, ‘I’ve noticed you really love following a process and having steps to... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
Conference Proceedings More Amazon Effects: Online Competition and Pricing Behaviors By: Cavallo, Alberto Abstract—I study how online competition, with its shrinking margins, algorithmic pricing technologies, and the transparency of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
implementing a “forcing function” into the operating room process that keeps patients out of the OR until they’ve received antibiotics, thus reducing surgical site infections. For another project, she selects the hospital’s Cystic... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Tips on Holding Effective Company Recruiting Events
career paths and the qualities and experience you’re looking for in a candidate. Enable presenters to be transparent about your interview process including speaking to dates, deadlines and possible interview... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 15 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group
process and play. Someone once told me that recruiting is as much about you evaluating the firms as it is about the firms evaluating you. As I look back on that hectic fall of last year, what stuck out most was BCG’s View Details
- 11 Jan 2021
- News
Strengthening Democracy
Professor Rafael Di Tella and Associate Professor Vincent Pons discuss populism in democratic countries from Bolivia to France to the United States. Building a Strong and Prosperous Society University Professor Rebecca Henderson discusses the need for an honest,... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
operational processes (process transparency) and 2) allows employees to observe customers (customer transparency) not only improves customer perceptions, but also increases service quality and efficiency. In our fully specified models,... View Details