job training - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

The objectives in this perspective identify which jobs (the human capital), which systems (the information capital), and what kind of climate (the organization capital) are required to support the value-creating internal processes. These... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

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

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

economic impact, said Kanter, the HBS Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration. Based on discussions during the summit, Kanter outlined some of the country's infrastructure needs: Universal high-speed broadband, which can create View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

over a period of months.” With or without government support or collaboration, technology will continue to disrupt cities. “Autonomous driving, electric cars, it’s all happening,” said Christian Irmisch, sales manager for commuter and regional View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Feb 2004
What Do You Think?

Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?

people: 1) those who "will never agree with the CEO and are always in the minority," 2) those who help "clean up the decision-making process," and 3) "true 'yes men' ... [who] get the job done." Cheryl Price... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

no one passes up the opportunity; 91 percent of those accepted started class this fall, a yield unmatched by any rival. HBS MBAs are in high demand in the job market. So where's the rub? “Conventional MBA programs View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

23 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 23

concentration and are correlated with differences in firm performance. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2363528 Return on Political Investment in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 By: Chen, Hui, Katherine Gunny, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

day, a student who jumps right out will have a different kind of learning experience. They're not going to get the classical training, and they'll get less mentoring. When I worked at Procter, you got a ton of attention, in large part because of the process: teaching... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

be better off, that tomorrow will be a better day. Where does growth come from? The answer is equally simple. Business, especially new business, creates jobs and prosperity. We need to stop arguing about how to slice a shrinking pie and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

training experience that will help you enhance the quality of your managerial judgment. Past editions have been used in top universities, in business schools, and in public policy, psychology, and economics classes. In addition, the text... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

underperform after being lured to a new bank—foundering not only at the start of the new job, but for years afterward. No Patience For Building A key reason for that underperformance is that stars are often expected to thrive right off the bat, with little or no View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

Gareth Olds grew up toeing the poverty line. For years his parents struggled to support three children in Anchorage, Alaska, where food costs run high. His stepfather held down a steady but low-paying job as a dental assistant, and his... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

death. Professor Alvin Roth has used his expertise in game theory, experimental economics, and market design to create a program that helps match kidney donors with potential recipients. His work also matches medical residents with jobs... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

creating jobs in all sectors of the economy. In the fall of 2011, however, it was unclear whether these efforts would achieve their intended results or whether longer-term corrective actions in education and skills View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 16

at baseline (18%, 28%, and 33%, respectively, p0.05 for interaction between race or job type and intervention). Mean calories per beverage decreased similarly over the study period for all racial groups and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

people buy and read books. Steve Jobs and Apple were similarly influential in the sale and distribution of music through iPod and iTunes. Successful leaders possess the ability to understand the impact of the context on their business and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

designing various auction processes that treat differently the questions of what is bought, from whom, and at what price. "In order to try to re-liquefy the markets, get some price discovery and begin to understand what these assets are worth. It is a big View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

individuals have the choice to enact a variety of communication styles. We test the differential impact of being “warm and friendly” versus “tough and firm” in a distributive negotiation, when first offers are held constant and concession patterns are tracked. We View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”

for the decade after World War II because wartime destruction led to excess demand, which limited competition as firms rushed to expand capacity. Given the enormous job of rebuilding Europe and much of Asia, it was not until the late... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

19 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

As Major League Baseball camps reawaken for spring training over the next few weeks, the same scene will repeat across the country: A pitcher will take the mound. A batter will stare back. And behind him, an umpire will tense in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing

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