middle skills gap - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

"predicament" or event that reflects poorly on their competence, character, or commitment at some point in time, due to mistakes they have made in the past that have become public knowledge, or competency gaps (e.g.,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Executive Education - Global

faculty forges powerful alliances with leaders of industry, government, and academia. The groundbreaking research they mine is transformed into breakthrough leadership insights that are delivered in our state-of-the-art classrooms in Boston and Mumbai, and in our... View Details

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

questions of how entrepreneurial leadership and strategy formulation can leverage the opportunities represented by the gaps between what the law says and what the market needs. It provides an opportunity to examine the concepts of power... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Podcast - Business & Environment

vehicles in many places: high upfront costs, “range anxiety” (concern about a battery running low in the middle of a trip), and long charging times. Critical Climate Infrastructure: Scott Jacobs, Generate Capital 29 APR 2021 | Climate... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Keywords: Financial Instruments ; Compensation and Benefits ; Retention ; Ownership ; Africa ; Asia ; Europe ; Latin America ; Middle East ; North and Central America Citation Educators Related Rouen, Ethan, and Jenyfeer Martinez... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

June 2008
Article

The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Global Range; Research; Business Ventures; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Business Headquarters; Organizational Design; Talent and Talent Management; Goals and Objectives

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09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

significant influences appear to be market share position—in general, as a foreign owned firm's market share rose, the gap between its return on assets and those for United States—owned companies decreased—and age of the affiliate, with... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

01 Dec 2023
News

A More Accommodating Approach

Edmondson To help new and experienced leaders accelerate their careers, Harvard Business School Online will launch in January the Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB), a rigorous yearlong program that will teach essential and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Profiles - MBA

people's lives, fulfilling gaps that consumers don't even know they're missing. Find Sahar on LinkedIn . Statistics LOWELL 2026 Cohort 7 Isabella Mandis “I’m thrilled to develop my skills and learn from... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Industry ; United States Citation Educators Purchase Related Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Sarah Mehta, and Maxim Pike Harrell. "Summer Health: Raising an AI-First Company?" Harvard Business School Case 825-083, January 2025. Untapped Global: Financing Africa’s Missing View Details

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About - Global

Executive Education participants were from outside the U.S., and 32% of MBA alumni were living abroad. 2013 Middle East and North Africa Research Center opens in Istanbul 2012 MBA students travel abroad for the required global component... View Details

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Thomaz Galvao

Brazilians that would reflect well on me as an effective professional,” but mostly for its resources “ HBS resources and excellence would empower me with the hard and soft skills I will need to succeed.” Inside the classroom, Thomaz... View Details

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Merve Ciplak

people. Because of that continuity, it’s more than just learning hard skills – it’s about learning from many types of experiences and perspectives. Being in this kind of classroom allows you to get to core issues faster, because you... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Career Change

When Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) was 13 years old, her father’s new job took the family from their home in Tokyo to Jakarta. It was a big change, not just geographically but also culturally. Tanaka enrolled in an international school where she was encouraged to have her... View Details

Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

10 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

less likely to be seen as suitable leaders.” “In cooperative workforces where social skills are highly valued, being seen as nice and equality-oriented could be an advantage,” Exley explains. “On the other hand, if we’re talking about... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

digital talent platforms to access highly skilled freelancers. Read Employer Survey In 2019, Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute designed a survey to... View Details

01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

Miller. Miller was sure he would fail the background check—but somehow, he was cleared. “They asked for my middle name, Garland, so I told them,” Miller recalled. “They had records for Larry G. Miller, but not Larry Garland Miller. It’s... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

Across a field setting (three entrepreneurial pitch competitions in the United States) and two experiments, we identify a profound and consistent gender gap in entrepreneur persuasiveness. Investors prefer pitches presented by male... View Details

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