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  • October 2006 (Revised March 2009)
  • Case

Clifford Chance: Repotting the Tree

By: Arthur I Segel, A. Eugene Kohn and Nhat Minh Nguyen
Clifford Chance, LLP, a global law firm headquartered in London, needs to make a decision whether to stay in the central business district of London or move to a redeveloped business park at Canary Wharf, three miles outside of central London. Peter Charleton, head of... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Headquarters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Geographic Location; Logistics; London
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  • 27 Apr 2020
  • News

How Indie Bookstores Fought Their Way Back

  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Hunting for Talent: Firm-Driven Labor Market Search in the United States

By: Ines Black, Sharique Hasan and Rembrand Koning
This article analyzes the phenomenon of firm-driven labor market search—or outbound recruiting—where recruiters are increasingly “hunting for talent” rather than passively relying on workers to search for and apply to job vacancies. Our research methodology leverages... View Details
Keywords: Hiring; Referrals; Outbound Recruiting; Labor Markets; Selection and Staffing; Networks; Recruitment; Strategy; United States
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  • 24 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

  Working PapersRunning Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: existing protocols allow only a finite set... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
  • Case

Spir-It, Inc. (B): Managing People

When Jack Sindler founded Spir-it, Inc. in 1934, he was the company's sole employee. By 1999, Sindler's firm more than survived its first 55 years. Employment was up to nearly 200, with facilities in two states and work done in three shifts. The product line--which had... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Production; Business Growth and Maturation; Interpersonal Communication; Logistics; Human Resources; Diversity Characteristics; Manufacturing Industry
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  • October 2015
  • Case

BandPage (A)

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Colin Maclay and Greta Friar
BandPage CEO James "J" Sider is about to receive results from BandPage's targeted advertising campaign on music streaming service Rhapsody and learn whether BandPage's strategy to improve ad click through rates and generate revenue has succeeded. BandPage, which began... View Details
Keywords: Digital Innovation; Digital Music; Digital Marketing; Mobile Marketing; Technological Innovation; Marketing Communications; Music Entertainment; Mobile Technology; Music Industry
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  • Research Summary

The Global Networks of Multinational Firms (with Maggie Chen)

By: Laura Alfaro
In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational activity. We construct indices of network density at both pairwise industry and establishment level and measure agglomeration in a... View Details
  • Person Page

Educational Technology

Streamlined Real-Time Slide Generation and Editing

Lets an instructor build slides during class, based on class discussion -- "the chalkboard alternative."  Student view offers a clean display with no distracting details (no menus, toolbars, or the... View Details

  • Article

Navigating Talent Hot Spots

By: William R. Kerr
Innovation clusters like San Francisco and Boston have long had an outsize impact on the global economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris,... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Innovation and Invention; Urban Scope; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Management
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  • 30 Oct 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Nobel Prize: A ‘Heritage-based’ Brand-oriented Network

Keywords: by Mats Urde & Stephen A. Greyser
  • 24 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing company. Breedlove chased growth, picking up and moving first to Denver, then to Pittsburgh, then to Indianapolis. Her strategy: Look for locations where she could tap into vibrant African-American... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 06 Feb 2014
  • HBS Seminar

Karthik Ramanna, Harvard Business School

  • 05 Feb 2024
  • What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire for Attitude?

cross-training—as opposed to the fiefdoms and management by fear typical of other fine dining establishments—on the job. Nearly all that I spoke with mentioned what they were learning—and in some cases,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 2020
  • Working Paper

Should Firms Move Talent from the Geographic Periphery to Hubs? A Strategic Human Capital Perspective

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Victoria Sevcenko and Tarun Khanna
A longstanding literature holds that firms should hire and move talent from the geographic periphery to hubs as a means to create value from human capital. They do so, however, at the risk of losing the worker to rivals located in the same geographic hub,... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Selection and Staffing; Employment; Residency; Technology Industry; India
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  • Web

Entrepreneurship

The Rock Center The Rock Center is the hub for entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School (HBS). It’s where HBS students who are founders, joiners or investors activate their ideas and build their ventures... View Details
  • Web

Case Method Project

Partisan Politics 9 Feb 2017 | Harvard Gazette David Moss spoke with the Gazette about the book and about a new initiative to bring his case studies into dozens of high school classrooms, where they're used... View Details
  • Web

Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

with AI addressed this question by convening experts at the forefront of AI with business leaders who recognize its profound impact and potential. The conference was presented in partnership by HBS Alumni Relations View Details
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have

underpin this technology typically subsume the information that users enter, helping the software provide better answers over time. Working Knowledge spoke with Seth Neel, an expert on machine “unlearning” who is an assistant professor at... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 2014
  • Working Paper

The Nobel Prize: A 'Heritage-based' Brand-oriented Network

By: Mats Urde and Stephen A. Greyser
Purpose — Understanding the Nobel Prize as a 'true' heritage brand in a networked situation and its management challenges, especially regarding identity and reputation.

Methodology — The Nobel Prize serves as an in-depth case study and is analysed within... View Details
Keywords: Nobel Prize; Heritage Brand; Brand Network; Networked Brand; Brand Within A Network; Brand Orientation; Brand Stewardship; Corporate Brand Identity; Reputation; Networks; Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Brands and Branding
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  • 01 Jun 2023
  • HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

At age 32—feeling far removed from the violent street crimes that had consumed his teens and 20s—Larry Miller just knew he was nailing a job interview with a senior partner at Arthur Andersen. That is, until he came clean about his... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories