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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
again at summer break. "We had a chance to speak with a range of people he works with and values, from the club's CEO and his assistant coaches, the players, and the youth team to his longtime assistant, the kit manager, and even the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
redoubled his professional reading. Beck learned to trust her instincts, even when they flew in the face of convention. Rather than follow industry practice and hire part-time employees, she insisted on full-time workers who were serious... View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
forces. We recognize the advantage of using fair values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets, but caution against expanding fair values to financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
the one hand, more measures provide more dials to turn to get the manager to take actions consistent with the firm's best interests. On the other hand, more public information imposes more risk on the manager (more chances for things... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
contacts that led to a position at Goldman Sachs, where she worked for 35 years before assuming a leadership role at JSJ Corporation. The first female HBS MBA hired by Goldman, she was preceded by Margaret Gilliam (HRPBA 1961), who worked... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
says, "but lack of talented people starved them both." The situation was dramatically different with CarOrder.com, which was able to hire approximately two-thirds of its technical employees through Trilogy's on-campus recruiting... View Details
- 04 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?
gets slippery very quickly. Personally, I think it’s a fair thing for Apple to make it into a public debate and get a reaction from other tech people, as well as the public, especially given the stakes. As Bill Gates has already said,... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
If a successful analyst is hired by another organization, chances are both his work performance and the market value of his new company will not reap the expected benefits; they might even lose altitude. So... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
brand. Well-known, right. How do you change people's vision of what that is? KL: So that is a really terrific question, because our brand is 51 years old and there are a fair number of people who may not have been to one in the past 20... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
support, benefits continuation, and visa support are all indications to remaining employees and future hires of how they might be treated in the future. Intuit managed communication well: By 9 a.m. PT, all employees impacted by the... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
externally hired CEOs increase the likelihood of providing guidance. Complicated Firms Authors:Lauren Cohen and Dong Lou Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract We exploit a novel setting in which the same piece... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
and the participating organization. Approximately one-third of program alumni are now permanent hires of the organization, one-third are at a similar organization, and one-third have gone on to pursue a position in the private sector. “My... View Details
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Oral Histories | Baker Library
career, but if you have a chance to go back to Harvard Business School for a doctorate, you sort of think that's pretty neat. So I went back. Because I'd worked for so many years, I think you get much more focused then you do when you're... View Details
- Web
WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
Zhang, partner at Bain Capital Ventures, emphasized the power of long-term relationships with founders. He also led an engaging discussion on emerging trends and exciting opportunities for disruption. Students then headed to lunch, which gave them a View Details
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
Kominers, and Alexander Westkamp Abstract—We introduce a framework of matching with flexible allotments that can be used to model firms with cross-division hiring restrictions. Our framework also allows us to nest some prior models of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
focused on hiring and empowering younger mainland Chinese with modern management training and experience and an open mind toward new ideas. It worked. Over the next two years, ASIMCO overhauled its management structure by bringing in more... View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
as when a U.S. auto company builds a parts plant in Mexico, has come into prominence only in the past few decades. Cutting costs is fair enough, unless it is done by paying less-than-living wages, creating unsafe working conditions, or... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
NPEs appear to behave as opportunistic patent trolls. NPEs sue cash-rich firms-a one standard deviation increase in cash holdings increases a firm's chance of being targeted by NPE litigation more than fourfold. We find moreover that NPEs... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
fair competition. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/917012-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-030 InMobi: Reimagining Mobile Advertising InMobi, a mobile advertising company, considered one of India's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in digital technology, and maximizing... View Details