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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
relentless innovation and laser-eyed attention to detail are the primary drivers of success. And despite, or perhaps because of, those demands, these manufacturing executives also describe the sense of deep satisfaction their work can... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
the founding sheriff’s promise to the murdered girl’s mother. The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right By Gorick Ng (MBA 2018) Harvard Business Review Press Most career guides assume that you already know how the working world works. But if you’re... View Details
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
Business School Case 808-120 Ashdown's "growth" plan called for Mustafa Khalaf to leave his job as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ashdown Contracting and to focus his attention on the growth of a separate business entity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
managing director for its U.K. business, the core health insurance business was in a perilous state. BUPA was losing market share, and the company's profits had been dropping. Gooding suggested, with a bit of humor, that she might not have taken the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
“They did a great job shining a light on the remarkable accomplishments of each of our honorees. The Entrepreneurship Award honoree, Ilana Weinstein, is founder and CEO of The IDW Group LLC, a New York-based executive search firm focused... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- August 2021
- Case
Zoom Video Communications: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion During COVID-19
By: Karen G. Mills, Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and Gabriella Elanbeck
Keywords: Diversity Management; Diversity Training; Cultural Change; Cultural Diversity; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Inclusive Hiring; Hiring; Hiring Of Employees; Recruiting; Performance Management; Change Leadership; Race And Ethnicity; Racial Bias; Racial Disparity; Racial Injustice; Racial Tensions; Racism; Organization; Organization Process; Organization Structure; Structural/institutional Racism; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading; Gender Bias; Discrimination; Inequalities; Inequality; Social Change; Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment; Employee Bonding; Employee Empowerment; Employee Engagement; Employee Fairness; Employee Morale; Employee Performance Management; Employee Relations; Company Culture; Company Values; Values; COVID-19 Pandemic; Demographics; Diversity; Age; Ethnicity; Gender; Business Processes; Change Management; Change; Race; Human Capital; Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions; Job Interviews; Leadership; Leading Change; Management; Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Culture; Happiness; Prejudice and Bias; Satisfaction; Equity; Identity; Leadership Style; Values and Beliefs; Technology Industry; United States
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
fibrosis treatment. Williams got into pharma by chance. After working in investment banking before and after HBS, he took a job at the consulting firm Corporate Decisions (now Oliver Wyman). One of his first clients was launching a drug... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
once it’s safe to return to the office. PART ONE An Excerpt from Remote Work Revolution Distant but Connected Even if remote teams do a good job of promoting inclusivity and psychological safety, the remote format is an inherently... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Are Company Founders Underpaid?
The interests of these "organizationally centered" executives are more likely to be aligned with those of the owners. Stewards identify closely with the organization and thus derive higher satisfaction from behaviors that... View Details
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
PTO experiments. These team members were much more likely than their colleagues on teams not participating in PTO to rate their overall satisfaction with work and work-life positively. For example: 51 percent (versus 27 percent) were... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
degrees today) to safe, secure, stimulating indoor jobs that provided the infrastructure for society that was necessary for the Modern Era to come about. For so short a book on medieval history, it pays close attention to the... View Details
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Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library
of a fulfilling working life for those employed at Polaroid, Adams gave lectures and taught courses on the Polaroid process for company employees. He connected the rewards of personal creativity through photography with the satisfaction... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
trying to address the stubborn, long-lasting achievement and satisfaction gaps for women in our MBA program. Within three years, we substantially closed that gap, which gave us the self-confidence that we can advance inclusion when we put... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
satisfaction of applying their learning to a problem about which they care a great deal." Funded by the School principally through generous alumni gifts and supplementing what employer organizations can pay, fellowships enable students to... View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
report different levels of satisfaction or enjoyment of their interactions (Study 3). Finally, in Study 4 we document that individuals’ lay beliefs are in direct opposition to our findings: participants believe that authors of warmly... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
In his novel I Come as a Thief, Louis Auchincloss introduces us to Tony Lowder, a lawyer in his early forties. Tony and his wife have two children. He works for the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but his job is... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Your Whole Self
thinking about what drives my satisfaction and my own inner joy." April: There is definitely a thread of Eastern philosophy that runs through this book. What role has Eastern philosophy played in your life? Amy Jen Su: Eastern philosophy... View Details
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
Yeah, we do. It’s like a parsnip sandwich with a medlar jam. It’s really fun. Dan Morrell: Ayr Muir always had an interest in the environment. After HBS, he thought he’d find a job in wind power—until a friend gave him an alarming UN... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
Duffy (MBA 1977), then administrative director of External Relations. Nearly a third of the survey’s respondents said they were self-employed, while almost half described themselves as “entrepreneurs.” (This cohort also reported greater personal and career View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
he began to share his insights more widely with family, friends, and students. In this groundbreaking book, Christensen puts forth a series of questions: How can I be sure that I'll find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel