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Using IT to Leverage Human Resources in Services
Discussion of the Internet and IT to date concentrates on how they will replace, rather than support, human service providers. While this approach is appropriate for a few firms, it is inadequate for many. The Internet and other information technology... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Launching Tech Ventures Christina Wallace Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Jeffrey Bussgang Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) John Batter Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 John Batter Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Making Difficult Decisions:...
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- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
and earning reserves of the company.” He distributed $300 in cash to each Yakult Lady from the company’s safe, since banks were closed; used the firm’s delivery center as a temporary shelter for employees and their families; and guaranteed View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?
the right people is far more strategically important than where they perform their job As remote opportunities have become more pervasive, the main focus should be on the support structure you put in place to ensure your workers succeed.”...
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by James Heskett
- 28 Sep 2011
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The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
sales per employee). Higher employee continuity leads to better customer relationships that contribute to greater customer loyalty, lower marketing costs, and enhanced sales." Whatever it is and whatever its benefits, a recent survey showed that many American...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2016
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Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
Gino, a behavioral scientist, was working on a project about how time of day affects job interviews. (Note to job-hunters: Try to book a morning interview slot.) “As it turns out, the later one interviews in the day, the lower the score...
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Getting Started - Alumni
Careers Getting Started Careers Getting Started Determine Your Next Move Whether you’re content in your current role or thinking about a change, this is your job search destination. Leverage the following resources to help you prepare for...
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- 09 May 2017
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Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
controlled for industry and stage in the business cycle.” Bob Vanourek, citing results of a study by the McKinsey Global Institute, said that long-term oriented firms in its sample “outperformed the short-termers in revenue growth, profitability , View Details
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by James Heskett
- 13 Aug 2012
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When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions
incentivized to originate loans," Cole explains. "It wasn't just that they were more conservative, but that they were doing a better job of ferreting out bad loans." Altered Perception Before deciding whether to approve an...
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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting
Giving candidates an opportunity to answer a question like this as part of a job application creates space for applicants to discuss various forms of diversity and how their lived experience will benefit the organization. Hamilton also...
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Compute Cluster and Data Storage - Research Computing Services
resources to enable HBS researchers to scale up effectively and efficiently conduct statistical analysis and programming. Quick Start and Logging In Requesting an Account Copying and Transferring Files Running Jobs Software Tools Scaling...
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- 03 Jun 2002
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How to Succeed With Your New Boss
wins in areas important to the boss. Whatever your own priorities, identify what the boss cares about most and pursue results in those areas. That way, your boss will feel some ownership of your success. But don't make the mistake of doing things you consider misguided...
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by Michael Watkins
- 22 Apr 2019
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Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
contributors, salespeople aim their attention at their customers and products, worried mostly about how to do their own job well. In becoming managers, they must pivot toward clarifying to their staff what the View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2018
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If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer
studies support an economic idea known as Tournament Theory, which says that as pay differences between job levels increase, the value of receiving a promotion also rises—spurring employees to put in more effort. “People make work...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2021
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Keep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
companies’ finances and worker treatment gives job seekers a new card to play. “That’s going to inform employee decisions when the labor market is tight,” he says. “The data is becoming more and more available. It’s easy to find, and it...
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by Lane Lambert
- 19 Oct 2022
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Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
greatest cofounding teams have war stories about stressful situations in their relationships and what they learned from these experiences. Using insights from the listening tour, along with your personal preferences, write a cofounder job...
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by Julia Austin
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Past Issues - Alumni
years leading HBS and outlines the strategies that will shape the School’s future My First Job The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest experiences in the working world Complete Table of Contents September 2022 Up on the...
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The Political Power of Weak Interests
By: Gunnar Trumbull
One of the most broadly accepted theoretical claims of public policy is the proposal that interests shared by a large set of actors tend to be under-represented in public policy. From Mancur Olson to George Stigler to James Q. Wilson, our most influential theorists... View Details