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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

unconscious bias is affinity bias in which people tend to gravitate towards others who look, act, and think as they do. In recruiting specifically, unconscious bias and affinity bias often express themselves as a preference for one candidate or another because of “... View Details

08 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs

It's the most wonderful time of the year—or that's how the song goes. But this year's decline in retail sales has resulted in definitely uncheery employee layoffs and payroll cuts, a trend that is likely to continue. While the vicious cycle of declining sales and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

06 Sep 2016
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The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards

nominating and governance committee, everyone on the board is on board, so to speak, with the concept. It is amazing that when the existing board starts to interview the female candidates—correctly screened and selected female candidates,... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Snapping Up Voters

Saliterman—a 33-year-old veteran of the Bush White House and Republican National Committee—promoted new tools that permitted campaigns to run ads for a select group of voters before YouTube videos. After moving to launch Snapchat’s first... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

13 Jun 2013
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Learning Curve

Marshall Tuck with kids Photo courtesy of Marshall Tuck Marshall Tuck's exciting new job had a rough start. Selected in late 2006 to head a turnaround of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuck (MBA 2000) saw his position evaporate... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Cost of doing business

guides providing information on the local legal and business context, including costs. Site Selection Magazine: Expansion planning information via state, country, industry and trend reports, project profiles and economic development... View Details

11 Jun 2018
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Meet the 2018-2019 Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship

entrepreneurs giving them the foundation needed to achieve their goals. Among those resources is the Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship. Meet the 2018-2019 Blavatnik Fellows This innovative fellowship program provides a View Details

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FAQ - Alumni

applications must be submitted in English. Applicants can apply to one region only. If selected to compete in the regional competition and travel is required, the applicant will cover their own travel to the regional competition. If too... View Details

28 May 2019
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From Das’s Desk

will expand our collaboration with Executive Education to promote a selection of its topic-specific programs to relevant segments of the alumni community. Together we will find new ways to bring the best of HBS to you whenever you need... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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The Western Front

things to bring to the table,” says Hendrickson. “If we can present them with a data set and algorithms that they just can’t get anywhere else, that’s interesting to them.” Entrepreneurs are also interested in capital, of course. The government has it, but its process... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer

04 May 2015
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Alumni in Paris Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

highlight the impact of HBS alumni and faculty in organizations and communities around the world. The effort to engage alumni began in Boston on April 26, 2014 and has extended around the world in the months since, as Dean Nohria and View Details

01 Mar 2005
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House of Bread on the Rise

which opened in San Luis Obispo, California, in 1996, was an instant hit, with its open kitchen where customers could watch bakers in action and smell the intoxicating aromas of breads baking all day long. It offered a simple selection of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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Bloomberg: comparing futures

How can I compare futures in Bloomberg? See How can I locate futures information in Bloomberg? to determine the ticker for the future contracts of interest. Type GP <GO> for the Line Chart function. Click 97) Edit and select Securities & Data.... View Details

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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

and personal finance. A cornerstone of any investment philosophy is a view on the efficiency of markets. An efficient market is one where prices reflect true fundamental values. In an efficient market, there is little value in the View Details

July 2023
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Moderna: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

By: Satish Tadikonda, Shikhar Ghosh and William Marks

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moderna was riding the successes of developing a vaccine in record time and helping stem the tide of the crisis. However, the company had grown at an incredible rate, more than doubled its number of employees, and had to put on hold... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Selection and Staffing; Growth Management; Management Succession; Retirement; Technological Innovation; Corporate Strategy; Biotechnology Industry

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Purchase

the salesperson to the consumer. His focus on customer service, interactive displays, and large, value-priced selections have made Best Buy the undisputed leader in the sales of electronics and accessories. View Details

Keywords: Retail

19 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Radical Design, Radical Results

divided the corresponding sample of 100 manufacturers into innovators and imitators, identifying a company as an innovator if it had been selected for or received the coveted Compasso d'Oro, a prestigious international prize awarded to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

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Analyst Rules Mean More Disclosure, But Less Information | Working Knowledge

800 firms. In 2006, the SZSE proposed its Information Fair Disclosure Guidelines, which mirror the 2000 US Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) rules. Both nations prohibit selectively disclosure of “material” information—that is,... View Details

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Defense Industry Research

sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13.3333px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Provides research reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and China. Global industry reports for selected... View Details

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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Introduction Prelude to the Option Pricing Model The Formula The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models The Significance and Consequences of Financial Models Selected Bibliography Lenders to the Exhibit Additional Information About... View Details

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