hiring practices - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

regarding policy formation. For example, the board of directors may recommend that the family council develop a draft policy regarding the hiring of family members. The board would then review, recommend changes or approve and enforce the... View Details

13 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

populated. We hopped in a small elevator and quickly arrived on the 7th floor. The open office floor plan had six rows of computers with the company’s CEO and the newest hire sitting practically shoulder to... View Details

15 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

hiring decisions than humans. In these stories from our recent archives, Harvard Business School researchers outline the promises of big data—and the limitations of trying to harness data from a firehose. The Civic Benefits of Google... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Utilities; Public Administration; Health

09 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture

that, we are also clearly not, at the other extreme of remote work, seeing a universal type of practice that every firm is going to apply.” Sadun co-authored the paper with Stanford University’s Nick Bloom; The University College of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR... View Details

21 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 21

methods and to make decisions on quantitative analysis. This book offers a variety of practical tools and examples to improve a manager's understanding of business analytics, and to enhance their thinking and decision processes.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 May 2025
Blog Post

How to Work with Search Firms

firm? Explore the Coach Directory to filter coaches by industry and function expertise. Search Firms Work for the Organization The most important thing to remember when engaging with an executive search firm is that they do not work for you — they work for the client.... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

really are shooting for zero defects, but if you don't have some failures, you're probably not taking enough risk." When asked to share his proudest achievement, Kennedy looks instead to the career of his wife, Karen, who enrolled in medical school at the age of 37 and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

For its representative in these critical talks, the board should have hired an outside specialist, with properly aligned interests and incentives. More generally, you should look hard at a potential agent's other interests and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 May 2024
News

On the Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

03 Dec 2014
What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

commitments, makes the numbers, but doesn't share the values." In 1992, Welch made the dramatic announcement at a companywide meeting that four out of the five managers being asked to leave the company had delivered good financial performance but were shown the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

structure the background against which business operates. The aim is to develop a plausible framework for managerial decision-making that respects the fact of value pluralism in a global economy and that fosters meaningful criticism of current business View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

Any parent can tell you that a surefire way to turn joy into rage is to offer your child a big candy bar—and then turn around and offer an even bigger one to his sister. Suddenly, a special treat turns into a great injustice. "Hey! How come she got more? That's not... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

at the societal benefit while at the same time taking care of the individual. That in essence is what we're trying to get at. McCaffrey: In a standard marketing situation, there's usually somebody who pays for it—such as a corporate employer who View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

shop” for employers and potential employees to find each other, even when labor markets are tight. But as hiring grows, tighter linkages between educational institutions and industry can yield better economic outcomes for workers and... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

culture,” Frazier told Bain’s Maceda. “There is something missing in that [Black] people who get hired leave very quickly. They get to the middle of the company and they stall. Through this community of practice, we’ll be able to share... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

period, they showed us how work was actually done in practice in dozens of plants. Kent and I went to Toyota plants and those of suppliers here in the U.S. and in Japan and directly watched literally hundreds of people in a wide variety... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

them, probably through a process, as Mike Flanagan put it, of "more open discussion at home, work and at play." Other suggestions came from C. J. Cullinane when he said "we can make better, fairer decisions by being aware of these biases." Ajay... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

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