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  • 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008

manufacturing compliance services company to the U.K. and Europe. He has to decide whether to hire Wayne Snelgrove and how to define the scope of his responsibilities. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

whatever unobservable differences that exist [between men and women] are likely to be smaller than a sample of all employees,” Keloharju says. “Because they are executives, both the men and the women tend to earn more than the rest of the population, so they all can... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 14 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

There is no more important decision a board can make than naming a CEO. Yet most companies pay scant attention to the issue of succession other than a few whispered names in the hallways. The result? The hiring of an outsider who quickly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment
  • 05 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 5, 2006

partners. What's more, they need to collaborate with Professional Services, the new consulting unit whose mission is to jump-start the solutions-centric approach. Whom should MacLeod hire for the top sales job, and what should he do to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Mar 2015
  • What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

actually increase job openings through better service, higher sales, and more profits. Or it's a management that is sufficiently desperate for good headlines about its hiring and employment practices that it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 02 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

industry are human talent and alignment. The work of professional service firms depends exclusively on the talent and intelligence of the people delivering it. Good firms hire the absolute best people and develop them, motivate them, and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting
  • 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

from economics and sociology on intra-household bargaining elucidates how negotiations over the allocation of domestic labor at Level 2 influence labor force participation at Level 1. In conclusion, we integrate practical implications... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50453 November 2, 2015 Harvard Business Review The Best Ways to Hire Salespeople By: Cespedes, Frank V., and Daniel Weinfurter Abstract—Companies typically spend more on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

can also play an important role in facilitating within-country migration. In the face of physical, informational and social barriers to migration, firms with nationwide hiring practices can benefit from... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

hiring in order to attract a sufficient number of applicants to meet their needs. They will also need to relax the many superfluous conditions they have applied in evaluating job seekers. Abandoning business models based on the assumption... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

a set of practices to guide firms as they adopt ambidexterity. Senior leadership is crucial here. We discuss the importance of leading in a consistently inconsistent fashion. Readers will come away with a new understanding of how to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

California pharmacist and drugstore owner who balked at the price-slashing practices of chain store competitors and spearheaded a local price-control movement to protect her own bottom line—a crusade that would ultimately gain such... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services
  • 02 Sep 2002
  • What Do You Think?

What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?

suggestions, including: 1) designing "a practicum where MBA students [with a focus] on ethics ... practice ... hiring/interviewing skills ... by interviewing 'short list' candidates that are being strongly considered for admission by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

select whomever she wants to assume leadership responsibilities as an office head, say, or a practice area leader. It's part of the CEO's job. Getting her colleague to accept the position is a different matter, however. An outstanding... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
  • 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007

  Working PapersThe New Market for Federal Judicial Law Clerks Authors:Christopher Avery, Christine Jolls, Richard Posner, and Alvin E. Roth Abstract In the past, judges have often hired applicants for judicial clerkships as early as the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

influence from those valued for non-social reasons. The Effects of a Central Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices Authors:Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth Publication:In Studies of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

have already failed, the next most important step is to present a fully articulated case to their government. Vague complaints about "unfair" practices will not mobilize the resources of the government. But presenting a... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 16 Dec 2013
  • HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

professionals. The waiters who work at a Michelin-starred restaurant are professionals. The cooks are professionals. These are 40-hour-a-week jobs, and you hire them for a full week. If you're a Michelin-starred restaurant you have to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage
  • 26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

leaders from Harvard Business School who discuss theory with practices from the world's top corporations to show how businesses, NGOs and government organizations can use business solutions to add social value to the world's poorest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Apr 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?

approach to sleep, diet, and exercise." Clearly, telecommuting, according to those who practice it, is a work in progress. As one telecommuter's bittersweet comment put it, "In many ways telecommuting allows me to "have my... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett

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