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15 Mar 2024
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Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

organization’s ability to groom successors, threatening performance. “This leads many ambitious 50-year-olds to leave the company in search of better opportunities,” Wing says. Instead, companies would be wise to initiate an open dialogue... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Starting own business 13% Company sponsored or already employed 3% Other 1% Postponing job search 0% Continuing education 0% No Data Available Median Base Salary $175,000 Median Signing Bonus $30,000 53%... View Details

30 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

incident of misconduct, female advisers are 20% more likely to lose their jobs and 30% less likely to find new jobs relative to male advisers. Females face harsher outcomes despite engaging in misconduct... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

pursuing your first post-graduate role, switching careers, or returning to the workforce after a period of absence, your job search begins by making a case for yourself. Learn how to market yourself to... View Details

10 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 10, 2008

Working PapersAccounting Information as Political Currency Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We test whether accounting can be used as political currency. Our setting is the US congressional election of 2004, where outsourcing of US View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

explains. The second would engage in “business problem-solving tasks using quantitative data, customer and company interviews, and a persuasive writing component.” The experiments represent typical activities for consultants; some mirrored situations the company uses... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

cultural entrepreneurship, our study has implications for category emergence and strategic entrepreneurship in nascent industries. Parallel Play: Startups, Nascent Markets, and the Search for a Viable Business Model By: McDonald, Rory,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Utah Help Solve Underemployment for People with Disabilities? Re: Richard S. Ruback Katie Holyfield and Taylor Matkins founded Lucky Ones Coffee in 2017, a coffee shop with a mission to create jobs in Park City, Utah, for people with... View Details

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Employment | Harvard Business School

When should I be prepared to speak about compensation ? Where can I search for jobs across all of Harvard? How can I learn more about employment at Harvard? View Details

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How Coaching Can Help You - Alumni

Careers How Coaching Can Help You Careers How Coaching Can Help You Career Coaches An HBS Career Coach is an experienced business professional trained to guide alumni through their career development and job View Details

21 Jan 2021
Blog Post

How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

about in my career. Ultimately, in seeing “everything,” I realized that I was still most interested in health tech. I ended up at an amazing patient engagement start-up in Chicago doing strategy and product work. My internship helped inform my full-time View Details

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Are You Suited for a Start-up?

By: Jeffrey Bussgang

Relative to established organizations, start-ups can be hard to figure out. What are the jobs to be done? The best entry points? How can you tell whether a company has potential for success and is the right fit for you? The author advises that you first assess... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Personal Characteristics; Job Search

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09 Jan 2024
In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

growing impact on job roles, salary structures, and how companies are organized and managed. This transformation will bring new opportunities but also challenges in adapting to a rapidly changing work environment. Data and algorithms as... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

13 Mar 2023
Op-Ed

How Leaders Should Leave

Even the most loyal, long-serving employee may consider resigning from a job once or twice in a career in order to reboot or get ahead. Large organizations can offer more lateral opportunities to further your development, but the higher... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are supported throughout their View Details

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

other subject experts addressing timely topics on business and society, recorded live in Klarman Hall. Includes presentations from recent conferences, reunions and other events. Career Coaching for You, for Free An HBS career coach can guide your career development and... View Details

28 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

earthquake damage. They can take action now to ensure that America invests in growing our domestic stock of world-class suppliers. A national campaign to enhance supply-chain partnerships could also accelerate job creation. America needs... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015

examine the selection of students going into finance or science and engineering (S&E). I find that academic achievement in college is negatively correlated with a propensity to take a job in finance and positively correlated with a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Help - Alumni

precise location. Search by job title: Filter your search to find alumni in a specific position. For example, try searching for alumni who... View Details

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