Firing - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

deftly: “How to most effectively communicate with all employees remotely and show empathy, while running around with [my] hair on fire trying to save the current business while at the same time trying to shape the future of the company in... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

internal investigations, dismissed its CEO, fired some 500 employees, and offered amnesty to workers willing to come forward with details of corruption. SNC-Lavalin, too, has fired its CEO and is currently... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs

they are interacting with is great, needs coaching, or may not be successful in your organization. Just remember, if you have a board, other than the CEO, they don’t make hiring or firing decisions. That’s your job. Beyond the basics:... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

founders of Lynx Solutions have survived major challenges within their board of directors, the firing of Lynx's founder-CEO and departure of its successor CEO, and a crisis sparked by media allegations that it had been spying on its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

changes on Black Monday for the 2014-15 season, seven for the 2013-14 season, and eight for the 2012-13 season. This year Black Monday is on January 4, 2015. Three coaches, Ken Whisenhunt of Tennessee Titans, Joe Philbin of Miami Dolphins, and Chip Kelly of... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

Frei discusses her new book, "Unleashed." Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire Tackling one of the biggest crises of our time—climate change—requires leaders to embrace a new vision of business, argues Rebecca Henderson.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

taken down. The new challenge for the farms while transforming into wildlife viewing became land management and local economic development. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709001 Playing With View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

firing and take lower profits, thereby gaining the advantage when the economy turns around. Below is a short section from my forthcoming book, High Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Mar 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing

growth. Being listed on the stock exchange does mark a company's value but in this case it was a low mark.— Walter Kuemmerle Kuemmerle fired questions at conference participants on Gray's available options. Should they go public? Doing so... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Mar 2008
What Do You Think?

Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?

"no boss/subordinate hierarchy." As he puts it, "The power to fire no longer holds much weight." Peter Thuku believes that the role of "The management of the future will be more of referees among the different... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

earnings with a legacy of coal and gas fired power plants against its futuristic vision. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718414-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-009 Zalora Philippines: From Growth to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 27

"safer" consulting job? Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812013-PDF-ENG "Playing with Fire at Sittercity (B) Noam Wasserman and Rachel GordonHarvard Business School Supplement 809-010 To help... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

everything that I think we all thought when we interviewed him and more." As Bowen noted, Kelly has often mentioned his philosophy is "culture beats scheme." Mentioning this during the press conference announcing the firing... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

29 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014

language it uses to communicate. Why Do Outlet Stores Exist? Created in the 1930s, outlet stores allowed retailers to dispose of unpopular items at fire sale prices. Today, outlets seem outmoded and unnecessary—stores have bargain racks,... View Details

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

school prepare them for the real world, and what did they wish they'd learned? Do things that seem a little strange and leave you a little exposed but give you access and huge returns over time.—Beverly Anderson, HBS MBA '97 "I didn't learn how to hire and View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

after she finishes work. His cell phone beeps: It's a message from the Soda X portal. The Chicago Fire soccer team is playing tonight, and the Guess? store that Tommy is approaching is offering him half-price tickets for the game if he... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

the Jack Welch-style of firing the so-called bottom 10 percent every year." Recruit developed this strategy in the wake of crisis. In the 1980s, Recruit Holdings’ CEO sold shares of a subsidy before it went public. The resulting scandal... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

08 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform

Stock exchanges as auditors? The stock exchanges should be responsible for hiring and firing auditors, negotiating their fees, and overseeing the outcomes of the audits themselves, say Healy and Palepu. As they see it, the exchanges have... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

certain aspects of sponsorship programs can hinder women instead. Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than MenWomen caught in misconduct were 20 percent more likely to be fired and 30 percent less likely to find new employment in the... View Details