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  • 05 May 2022
  • HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

Employers struggling to find workers during the current labor shortage might want to rethink their hiring criteria by taking a new look at job candidates who lack college degrees. American employers have routinely defaulted to requiring... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 22 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

reluctance has hit Black Americans particularly hard since they have seen historically higher arrest rates, often fueled by racial discrimination, research shows. But it might be a good time to rethink those hiring practices and the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • August 2014
  • Case

Three Jays Corporation

By: Paul Marshall and Mark Davis
Brodie Arens is an MBA student and summer intern at Three Jays Corporation, a jam and jelly manufacturer in Michigan. Brodie's first assignment as an intern is to update the inventory and production planning system. Initially, he begins by updating the Economic Order... View Details
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  • 18 Apr 2022
  • HBS Case

Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off

“But what the Dick’s Sporting Goods case shows is that you can get it right, that you can have a positive outcome if you handle things well.” A calculated change Stack, whose father founded the company in the late 1940s in upstate New York, had grown increasingly... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • Profile

Jay Bhandari

losing consciousness. His story reminded us that the strength of our values is revealed by our choices during difficult circumstances. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? I love quotes,... View Details
  • 23 Aug 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

“suggest that the FBI plays an important role in the prevention of white-collar crime and that allocating additional resources to the FBI's white-collar criminal enforcement program is likely to help the agency prevent such crimes,” Nguyen says. About the Author View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • Profile

Jay Khil

A childhood in the United States, an adolescence in South Korea, a semester abroad  in China, and a career launch in Dearborn, Michigan – by any measure, Jay Khil is a woman with an international perspective... View Details
  • 24 Oct 2023
  • Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

Generations of Black business owners have had to fight discrimination to prosper in America, but a new study suggests that these entrepreneurs are now gaining more support in parts of the country when they make their presence known. The study, coauthored View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage
  • 08 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Silos That Work: How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Collaborate

Employers were so impressed with how smoothly their employees handled remote work during the dramatic lockdowns in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic that many are going permanently remote, ditching expensive office leases and allowing employees to communicate... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • Profile

Jay Khil

culture is different," Jay notes. "To learn and develop yourself, to build your network, it's easier to start in the U.S. After you establish your credentials in America, you’ll be more valued in Asia." View Details
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner

demands. "What we’re beginning to understand is that life at the top isn’t that easy." The historical study by Harvard Business School Professor Tom Nicholas, who tracked the status and mortality rates of more than 1,000 managers and... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 01 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

at Harvard Business School. “Political polarization can create distortions within the economy,” says Kempf, one of the coauthors of the new review. “Partisanship seems to be a really important determinant of many decisions made by... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 24 Apr 2023
  • HBS Case

What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

containing mind-altering chemicals THC and CBD commonly found in marijuana. But a new case study by Harvard Business School professor Ayelet Israeli about a new cannabis-infused beverage company reveals some of the significant and... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • 14 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

listening to podcasts, according to a survey of hundreds of drivers who commute to work each day conducted by a group of interdisciplinary researchers, including Raffaella Sadun, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

    Jay C. Hormel

    Hormel, known as the “Spam Man” for his most popular product, pioneered the canned meat business. As a result of his successful marketing campaigns and promotions, 70% of urban Americans used canned meats in 1940, compared with only 18% in 1937. View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 31 Aug 2021
    • Book

    Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

    them.” About the Author Jay Fitzgerald is a writer based in the Boston area.[Image: iStockphoto/Apisit Suwannaka] What would it take for employees to gain more power in organizations? Share your thoughts in... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

      Jay Van Andel

      received a percentage of the merchandise they sold and also a percentage of the merchandise sold by recruited distributors. Van Andel’s business expertise was recognized when he was appointed head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1984. View Details
      Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
      • 13 Aug 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

      some IT experts I’ve talked to are surprised by the results.” Why? The cost of software updates—both in terms of time and money—may cause businesses to delay manual updates to vulnerable systems, says Shane M. Greenstein, the Martin... View Details
      Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services
      • July 2019 (Revised October 2022)
      • Case

      Jai Vakeel Foundation: Addressing Disability

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Kairavi Dey
      Jai Vakeel, a nonprofit organization in India, serves individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID), those with an IQ below 70. The organization was founded by the parents of a child with Down Syndrome, and they (and their next generation) steadily built the... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Health Care and Treatment; India
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      • 26 Oct 2021
      • Research & Ideas

      What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener

      top managers and in high income countries is still scant. More research is needed on whether key social skills can be learned, whether they’re inherently unique to some individuals, or whether it’s a combination of the two, Sadun says. About the Author View Details
      Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald