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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
education, problem solving, and support. Our goal is for alumni to share their latest thinking and practices on issues of critical relevance to the sector, to come together to examine problems of practice, and to examine the distinctive... View Details
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
grouped founders into 50 pairs, focusing on the pairs where a high-intensity manager was partnered with a founder who was self-described as more hands off. (A more hands-on manager might use these intensive practices once a week, whereas... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
The U.S. Job Search for International Students
because a larger company hires more people – and therefore is more familiar with the process, the larger company has no advantage over the smaller, earlier stage company. We have observed that smaller, earlier stage companies are... View Details
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
by track (i.e. founders separate from builders) addressing unique needs of each cohort Founders - Small Group Discussions: Building Culture at Scale Building Early Stage Culture Developing Self as CEO as You Scale Fundraising Best View Details
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
Evidence on Complementarities Between Human Capital and Machine Learning. The paper, written with Evan Starr and Rajshree Agarwal of the University of Maryland, suggests that firms must think carefully about the skills they’ll need to View Details
- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
much more likely to remain in an organization, leading directly to fewer hires from outside the organization," Heskett writes in the book. "This, in turn, results in lower wage costs for talent; lower recruiting, hiring, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
privacy comes under fire An industrial engineer known for his practical work style and deep manufacturing expertise, Cook has used his position to take on several hot-button topics, including fighting discrimination against people who... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
résumé audit study, we examine racial minorities’ attempts to avoid anticipated discrimination in labor markets by concealing or downplaying racial cues in job applications, a practice known as "résumé whitening." Interviews with racial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Generative AI - Alumni
hiring manager. Read more Of course, ChatGPT won’t replace the cover letter and resume writing process entirely. You should still spend time editing the text outputs for accuracy and to make sure your voice is present. Think of GPT as a... View Details
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
people desperately need and want but often do not get in organizational life. To accomplish this, HCHP firms establish and institutionalize human resource management policies and practices that look fairly similar. Capacity for learning... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
firms do not have a succession plan. Maintaining best practices around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to prioritize taking care of their own... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni
career (or establish a new one), the following practices can facilitate a smoother transition: Let others know Go beyond networking to let everyone in your circles (family, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues) know that you are... View Details
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
homed in on five key strategies that any manager, entrepreneur, or CEO can learn. Each of the lessons reads like a paradox or Zen koan that takes intelligence and practice to unpack. "Look Forward, Reason Back," for example,... View Details
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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni
Research HBS faculty members conduct research on a variety of real-world topics that inform their teaching and influence business practice worldwide. HBS faculty members conduct research on a variety of real-world topics that inform their... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
externally hired CEOs increase the likelihood of providing guidance. Complicated Firms Authors:Lauren Cohen and Dong Lou Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We exploit a novel setting in which the same piece... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
theory, known as the “strength of weak ties,” has been an influential principle in the business world and the practice of networking. Acquaintances, the thinking goes, are more likely to have information that you don’t already have access... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
restaurant company in mainland China. The case describes how Yum! China succeeded and expanded by staying local on many levels. It keeps close ties to the Chinese government, hires local management, sources food from within the country,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
critical value of a North Star in any cancer journey. READ MORE Dan Morrell: So many of these pieces of practical advice that you give about getting the right team in place, making sure you have an action plan, rethinking what really... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
Case 713-522 Microsoft in Korea Microsoft Korea sees a potential opportunity to dramatically improve its subsidiary's performance by actively recruiting and promoting female senior managers in South Korea. The question is to what extent multinationals can gain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2022
- HBS Case
What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?
Last year, the pioneering Black-owned global asset management firm Brown Capital Management found itself at a crossroads. The secret to its success had been a deliberately diverse hiring strategy, but with the looming retirement of its... View Details