Employment Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

being mindful of constraints, focusing on the tangible impact of actions while recognizing their symbolic significance and combining formal power with legitimacy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54691... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

multigenerational cycles of poverty. “You can’t expect schools to consistently outperform the health of their neighborhoods,” says Majors, a vice president at Purpose Built Communities, an Atlanta-based, nonprofit consulting group. “The reality is that some View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

accelerating research on big, multidisciplinary problems. Their success will be defined by the impact of the research, the creation of a more porous and dynamic research ecosystem, the integration of new content and insights into the... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

Working PapersFemale Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines Authors:Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin Abstract Female 'empowerment' has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

these trends impact social costs so favorably that they could render dependency ratios largely meaningless? What do you think? Original Article Without knowing it, we have already heard a great deal about "dependency ratios." We... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

(Unsplash/Brian McGowan) Early in 2022, Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company—one of Florida’s largest employers with roughly 80,000 employees—and taxpayers, had reason to be satisfied with the company’s performance, having just... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Aug 2007
What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

productively, and as a result can often produce good work at what appears to be the last minute. They are focused on their own personal development. They want an accelerated path to success, often exaggerate the impact of their own... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

December 2017
Case

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Sarah Mehta

It is July 2017, and Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is making progress toward two of his primary strategic objectives for the nonprofit research Institute: 1) to scale the impact... View Details

Keywords: Scaling Technologies; Youth Unemployment; Innovation In Nonprofits; Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Cash Flow; Labor; Employment; Commercialization; Problems and Challenges; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Nigeria

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

more details on refunds and deferrals. If your employer has contracted with HBS Online for participation in a program, or if you elect to enroll in the undergraduate credit option of the Credential of Readiness (CORe) program, note that... View Details

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

#4 below, discuss or agree to take a position with or to acquire a financial interest in a faculty member’s venture at some point in the future. A student may enter into an agreement for a summer job or full-time employment with a faculty... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
Case

Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change; Disruption; Volatility; Communication; Competency and Skills; Customers; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Goods and Commodities; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Executive Compensation; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Job Offer; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Law; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Risk Management; Operations; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Science; Strategy; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; Minnesota

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18 Dec 2012
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Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Srikant Datar + More Info - Video Recording – Less Info - Video Recording Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. 10:00-11:15 a.m.... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

ChiSuper and return to their original employers with three-day’s notice. At one point during the pandemic, ChiSuper had more than 1,000 employees from catering companies who were allocated to different units such as logistic centers, food... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

applicants were being discouraged by many employers from going to full-time MBA programs, that part-time MBA, executive MBA, and other masters programs were seen as attractive substitutes, and that the students who came were not as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

School's investment in its doctoral programs creates intellectual capital with widespread effects. After receiving their degrees, most graduates of the DBA and Ph.D. programs go on to influential faculty positions at HBS and other top business schools.What they have... View Details

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

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