Talent and Talent Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jul 2019
News

A Way Forward for Women

After resigning last fall, Gorgas joined the board of an accounting software and services company and is now considering other board opportunities. “I was introduced to the View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

“women’s problems”) so that everyone, regardless of gender, race, or other minority category could use their talents and do their jobs with respect and dignity. That utopian... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Jun 2022
News

Candoor, a two-person startup focused on the importance of having coaching and feedback from someone within a company when applying for a job. Austin calls the partnership a “smart and self-aware” step... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Apr 2001
What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

Summing Up Telecommuting: Having Our Cake…But Not at the Party? While telecommuters reading this column want to see telecommuting work, they are equally clear that we have a way to go before we see the full benefits and proper use of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

Remote work is giving companies new opportunities to tap additional markets and talent pools. However, a global workforce also brings a challenge: As some employees are getting up in the morning, others are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

settings right, you can design a job in which a talented individual can successfully execute your company's strategy. But if you get the settings wrong, it will be difficult for any employee to be effective. I'll look at each span in... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

Abstract Are the doors of access open equally for all in business? Are talent and hard work really enough to make it to the top? As much as we would like to believe in the American meritocracy, an elusive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2007
News

Tribute to Fellowships

THOMPSON: Recipient of the Pub & Galley Fund fellowship sponsored by Michael Cronin (MBA ’77) and the Class of 1948 Fellowship, represented by Crandon Clark (MBA 3/’48). Most students arrive at HBS full of anticipation View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

stronger pipeline of talented leaders who will answer the call to serve.” With Honor, which has a motto of “principles before politics,” will select candidates to support who sign a three-part pledge on its website promising that they... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Mar 2011
News

Local Hero

began with the Giants’ cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A’s. As a political science major at the University of California, Berkeley, Baer fed his passion for journalism and sports by serving as business manager... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

accelerated flow of creative talent into the United States, primarily New York, reinforcing that city’s status as a hub of talent, fashion, and retailing to match Paris. Helena Rubinstein took advantage of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores

01 Jan 2007
News

A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968

day they arrive for overnight delivery. Mixon has also turned Invacare's talents and resources into other activities that help its customers. For years the company has lobbied for the passage of legislation... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964

a knack for dealing effectively with government agencies and knowing "what buttons to push" to ensure that talented women were hired, including the first female chairperson of the U.S. Atomic Energy... View Details

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Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

move the black musicians from the back of the parade to the front. At UNC Chapel Hill, he and four other black students were the pioneers who first integrated the institution. At twenty-seven, he became the first black law professor at... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Running Up the Score

fan support. Nobody puts out a more exciting product or showcases more talented and skilled athletes than the major American professional leagues. But have the beauty, fun, and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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From the Director | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

largest steel producers during momentous years for the industry. At the same time, the photographs are unique works of art, many taken by renowned and distinctively talented photographers. This... View Details

Profile

Terrance McGuire

McGuire said. “It was about commitment and leadership and recruiting the best talent and being smart about it. It was a very exciting... View Details

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America's Digital Divide: Where Workers Are Falling Behind | Working Knowledge

expected to streamline business operations and render some functions obsolete, inexperience with digital technology could limit people’s careers. Tech experience gaps in the workforce could also leave businesses struggling to find the... View Details

01 Feb 2018
News

HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86

Hugo Uyterhoeven Hugo Uyterhoeven Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven (MBA 1957, DBA 1963), an expert on general management and a member of the Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty for more than 50 years who maintained a... View Details

21 Mar 2019
News

Helping Veterans Build Careers

successfully reenter the working world after military service. “Three out of four people who walk into a recruiting station are rejected, so even the most rudimentary military job is held by a talented person,” says Goldenberg, executive... View Details