Human Capital Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

theories and developing new ones. Q: Professor Josh Lerner recently published an article ["Boom and Bust in the Venture Capital Industry and the Impact on Innovation," Josh Lerner, Economic Review,... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

very proficient in mobilizing capital to stoke innovation and create new industries for sustained growth. It should focus on immense global market opportunities ” Tip Parker suggested what those new global market opportunities might look... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Dec 2017
Blog Post

The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

inspire and educate the HBS community, but who are leading organizations that will likely dominate the next decade in technology. Our group of 70 speakers (largest ever) included Corporate Executives (CXOs), founders, and senior executives from big tech companies,... View Details

Keywords: Technology

Portrait Project

Ade' Lawal

I hope to accomplish great things. Family is the core means by which I can influence human existence in this world, therefore I'll start by being a great husband and father. I want my wife to feel that she could not have found a better... View Details

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Lara Hodgson

we’re letting her talk. What are your biggest concerns? The human capital side of growing quickly. We’ve validated the model and you want to grow by hiring. I prioritize mindset over skillset, which is easy... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Back from the Brink

MILLS: Sometimes when the bottom falls out of the bottom line, the only place to go is up. Harold Mills (MBA ’98) is CEO of ZeroChaos, an IT staffing and human- resources outsourcing firm based in Orlando, Florida. With some $365 million in sales, it competes with the... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

August 2000
Case

Beansprout Networks

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Rasheea Williams

Beansprout Networks is a 3-year-old Internet company designed to foster effective communication between parents and the pediatricians and child-care providers who care for their children. With a significant headstart in the marketplace, it has attracted considerable... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry

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14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

October 2017 Negotiation Journal Prescriptions Based on a Realistic View of Human Behavior By: Bazerman, Max Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53096 November–December 2017... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

executives need to figure out how the product, labor, and capital markets work—and don't work—in their target countries. This will help them understand the differences between home markets and those in View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006

predictive and prescriptive implications, this theory contributes to the general notion that pricing might affect as much as capture perceived value. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-055.pdf Capital Structure with Risky Foreign... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
News

Faculty Retirements

the Executive Education Program, including The CEO Transition Workshop, Managing Business Transformation, Leading Professional Services Firms, and Strategic Human Resource Management. His research on mid- and late-life transitions in... View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

human brain is defective," says Jensen, whose life's work has reached out beyond his research in economics, finance, and accounting to include psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and history. Jensen explains that upsetting information... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

March 2022
Supplement

Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco

In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details

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17 Dec 2015
News

Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia

capital as part of FIELD 2, the second module of the required course Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. She and her five teammates helped Groupon Malaysia explore the potential for View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

Disease Control and Prevention, declared racism a serious public health threat. Shell is a coalition builder and a longtime observer of “where human capital is invested and where it isn’t.” He grew up in New... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2011
News

Letters to the Editor

and I’ll continue speaking out in support of New York’s and the C40’s innovative approaches. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (MBA 1966) New York, NY Environmental Action In the article “The City Solution,” Mayor Bloomberg states that climate change is “the greatest... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

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Richard Jenrette | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

International Robert Higgins Highland Capital Richard Jenrette Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Dean LeBaron Batterymarch Erling Lorentzen Aracruz Dan Lufkin Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Thomas Murphy Capital... View Details

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

historically distressed communities nationwide. He later served as an HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Summer Fellow, working to address the labor shortage within the restaurant industry, developing service models to protect and... View Details

13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007

Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors'... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

The pair worked with club sponsor Faye Thorek of Thorek/Scott and Partners to produce the virtual panel event. Stark, an executive coaching and leadership development consultant and founder and president of Stark Coaching, served as... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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