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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
The core issue, we believe, is gender. In many of our studies we’ve looked at women and men who don’t have children, and the women are still at a disadvantage, whether it’s in promotions, compensation, or being selected for leadership... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
scheduled dates—albeit in a modified (virtual) form. NFL scouts had the entire 2019 college football season to evaluate prospects. The NFL Combine, another opportunity to see select recruits in action, went ahead as planned at the start... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
initial public offerings to longitudinal data on employment composition from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We construct a set of comparable firms by looking at companies that filed and then withdrew a plan for an IPO. To account for View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
Multi-Sourcing at Adidas This case describes the design and implementation of an IT-multi-sourcing strategy at a large global sportswear company, the adidas Group, which is headquartered in Germany. To help increase the benefits and reduce the risks of its sourcing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
managers observe frontline employees, solicit ideas about improvement opportunities, and work with staff to resolve the issues. We randomly selected 19 hospitals to implement the 18-month long MBWA-based improvement program; 56 work areas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
corporations' environmental transparency. We also focus on the extent to which corporate environmental disclosure is symbolic and, in particular, what leads corporations to selectively disclose relatively benign environmental impacts to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
can't be taught in a classroom, he contends. Mihnea Moldoveanu (DBA '97) of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management maintains that the MBA is in crisis "because it selects for and cultivates traits and skills [tied to... View Details
- 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007
central points. First, we believe the School needs to resurrect a few select ideas that, despite their fundamental importance, have been neglected over time. Second, we believe there is a need for greater paradigmatic closure amongst the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
the goals of marketers and its employment of technology to facilitate using the Web as an advertising vehicle. In addition to acting as a sales representative for select Web site publishers and advertisers, the company licenses the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
young kids from difficult environments. Launched in 2001 with 25 classmates, the group has grown to 100 members who are involved in a selected set of projects, giving advice, sharing contacts, and providing financial support. “We took a... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
regret relaxes self-control and motivates consumers to counteract their righteousness. A series of five studies demonstrates the effect of self-control regrets on real choices and actual shopping behavior. The findings indicate that consumers are more likely to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
frequency and concentrate on a narrow selection of genres, regularly opt for obscure products likely not available in bricks-and-mortar stores. Casting doubt on the "democratizing" nature of online channels, however, I also show... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
or the Eiffel Tower instead of a picture of you. But if you have a photo of a dog where your face should be, it might deter people from renting your property." The researchers' data set consisted of all Airbnb New York rentals available on a randomly View Details
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
business models; an enhanced focus on organizational innovation and implementation; and increased field-based learning." The Diagnosis As source material for the conference, Herzlinger arranged for market research firm Scriplogix to interview View Details
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Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
prospective employees with college degrees primarily in engineering, science, and business. The brochure explained that “paths of opportunity in U.S. Steel offer the competent and ambitious college graduate[,] who may be selected for... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
globalization, combined with a change in U.S. leadership, warrant thoughtful discussion.” “The depth of speakers and breadth of topics allowed for meaningful interaction between the current and future leaders of Asia,” added Liow. “This is just the beginning of a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
has overseen a succession of campus development projects including new construction, restorations, and acquisitions since 1997. She notes that Dean Wallace B. Donham, who participated in the selection of the original 1925 McKim, Mead &... View Details
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imagine the reality of others. Course Outline Drawing broadly from the fields of positive psychology, sociology, adult development, and leadership, you will be exposed to a powerful collection of theoretical frameworks and concepts all View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
just like David Letterman's Top Ten, often making fun of somebody in the news. He would sometimses compile the ten from comments made in class. 1993I had an antibingo game. In this version, my neighbor and I used to hold a draft of those least likely to talk. We would... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
theory recommends substantial "tagging" or tailoring of taxes to personal characteristics (such as height) that are, on average, linked to wages. In the real world, this is seen as a terrible idea, except for some select traits, such as... View Details