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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
women are not as qualified as men and are only on boards thanks to the quota. Once in the boardroom, a variety of problems can develop if there is a perception that there are two types of directors. That, once again, helps no one. Corporate board members are typically... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
donor. Eventually, she received a transplant, after Harf and his friends had started to frantically recruit potential bone marrow donors all over Germany. On her deathbed, Mechtild demanded that Harf stay committed to the fight against... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Reinventing Marketing
lost more than a dozen faculty members in the last five years, spurring an energetic recruitment effort. "It's an enormous challenge but also a great opportunity," says Quelch. "We can restructure the unit in line with the needs for... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
degree in chemical engineering, in 1989, she worked at Procter & Gamble in engineering and product development, and then in product supply, as the company started buying cosmetics businesses. When a New York–based startup recruited her in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Capitalism’s New Agenda
the urban poor (one of CEMEX’s accomplishments in Mexico). Based on our research, we believe the time has come for companies to accept the challenge to use their entrepreneurial skills on a broader canvas. Companies today complain that their View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
successfully reenter the working world after military service. “Three out of four people who walk into a recruiting station are rejected, so even the most rudimentary military job is held by a talented person,” says Goldenberg, executive... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
cultural historians, and even scholars interested in the decorative arts. Part of this new interest has been around the topic of women in business and women at work.” The problem, says Linard, was that “we really didn’t know how much relevant information we had.” An... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
a set of assumptions and wanted us to estimate inventory. I'm a very visual person so I would normally want to write down the info to run the numbers. It's tough to absorb the scenario when there are cameras and everyone is waiting for your response. Thankfully, my... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
polyglot country. He raised $1 million, primarily from American investors he knew personally. In March 2011, he opened a small clinic (two chairs) in Delhi to serve as a pilot project. He set out to vertically integrate all aspects of the business, from View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
partnerships such as with dance studios to jump-start her user base in the new markets. Second, she may want to recruit full- or part-time individuals with relevant networks in the new markets to support the expansions. Third, she could... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
their coming to the right decisions. I take great pride in the fact I recruited him to the Board.” — HBS professor emeritus Warren McFarlan “When I think of Howard, I think creativity, intelligence, energy, wide-ranging curiosity,... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
dialogue,” says Barnett. “It was a kind of career therapy for some in our audience. We enjoyed a very constructive conversation.” Sheridan’s talk focused on recruitment marketing and specifically encouraged any organization seeking top... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
Pennsylvania. After earning her degree from HBS, Franklin worked in strategic planning for the Singer Company and later for Citibank, where she received a phone call from an HBS classmate working in the Nixon White House. He was looking for a special assistant to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
surprised by the herd effect during recruiting. In the HBS environment where your peers are reading the same cases and attending the same events every day, it can seem like you are supposed to fall in line for recruiting as well: applying... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
Recruiting and retaining highly talented executives is a demanding task. Doing this effectively requires that we respect and channel two opposing forces that continually act on "star-quality" managers. I call this "constellation... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
mandate of modernizing the IRS was Rossotti, who was recruited by then U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and other top government officials because of his experience in running a major service- and technology-oriented business.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
partner. In what proved to be a fortuitous stroke, Cohen then recruited Alan Patricof, a pioneering venture capitalist based in New York, to join the partnership. Under Patricof’s influence, the firm shifted focus from advising to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
took a job at Stride Rite. By the time eBay came along, I was at Hasbro in Rhode Island. Fortunately, my husband was game to move back to California. What was your first reaction when a recruiter asked you to consider interviewing at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
discussed the question with Marcela Sapone (MBA 2015), who had just launched Whitespace, a venture lab and startup incubator. The women then recruited fellow first-year MBAs Mike Chang (MBA 2014), Jessica Beck (MBA 2015), and Okalo Ikhena... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
network. HBS’s 87,000-plus alumni serve as change makers and an important resource for students. Early in the pandemic, the CPD team made an appeal to alumni and recruiting partners that resulted in nearly 1,000 new full-time and... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan