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  • 23 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

face in labor markets, they would want managers to use it more,” Koning says. When they examined product performance over time, they found that on a platform where nine-in-10 users are men, typical... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Article

Isolating the Symbolic Implications of Employee Mobility: Price Increases after Hiring Winemakers from Prominent Wineries

By: Peter W. Roberts, Mukti Khaire and Christopher I. Rider
When a skilled employee moves from one organization to another, the effects on the hiring organization can be substantive (i.e., changes in actual outcomes) and symbolic (i.e., changes in expectations or valuations and therefore prices). We theorize that strong or even... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Organizations; Performance Expectations; Price; Competency and Skills; Quality; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Selection and Staffing; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 18 Mar 2014
  • Blog Post

BaubleBar Brought to Life, and Other Tales of Joining a Start-up

where she managed the development, launch, and operations of their e-commerce business. Also, be ready for a possible multi-step job process, Julia said. Maybe you work in tech over the summer (think Yahoo, etc.) and then in your 2nd... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Consumer Products / Retail
  • Web

TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life - Course Catalog

it should be second nature, conversation is surprisingly hard, especially for leaders. This course will sharpen your conversational awareness, confidence, and skills using the TALK framework: T opics : choose good topics, and manage them... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Education Innovation

system: "By practically any measure, the quality of public K–12 education in the United States is dismal." And the stakes are high. As Childress, deputy director of education at the Gates Foundation, outlined, research continues to show a strong link between a coun-... View Details
Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • August 1992 (Revised September 2002)
  • Case

Star Distributors, Inc. (A)

By: David A. Thomas
Depicts the conflict and organizational problems that emerged in a franchise operation owned by Paul Logan, an African American, and John Heyman, a white American. Provides the opportunity to examine the ways in which race influences managerial behavior and... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Performance Effectiveness; Franchise Ownership; Race; Management Style; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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  • August 2000
  • Case

Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations
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  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Over the Top

search for answers about the past and future of executive compensation and corporate governance. In recent conversations, they reflected on key issues. Edited excerpts follow. Brian Hall focuses his teaching and research on performance... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government
  • 27 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

the Cluster Mapping Project, uses statistical techniques to profile the performance over time of regional economies in the U.S., with a special focus on clusters. Clusters are geographically concentrated groups of interconnected... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2002 (Revised March 2004)
  • Case

Metalcraft Supplier Scorecard

By: Susan L. Kulp, V.G. Narayanan and Ronald L. Verkleeren
An automotive components company uses a supplier scorecard to make sourcing decisions and review its supplier performance. View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Quality; Performance Evaluation; Decision Making; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Supply and Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
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  • November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
  • Case

American Mobile Satellite Corporation

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
American Mobile Satellite Corp. (AMSC) has a license to provide wireless mobile communications via satellite throughout the United States and 200 miles of coastal waters. The first satellite launch is scheduled for 1994 and, in the interim, AMSC is providing limited... View Details
Keywords: Wireless Technology; Decisions; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Sales; Emerging Markets; Resource Allocation; Performance Capacity; Communications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
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  • 10 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

A Fast Start on Your New Job

been doing on the management of organizational change. The more I studied leaders who were trying to make changes in their organizations, the more I realized that they were usually in the midst of transitioning into new positions. In... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

buyout market: RLBOs performed strongly in the late 1980s, the mid-1990s, and the 2000s. Large RLBOs that are backed by private equity firms with more capital under management View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

them. Ryan: At HBS, research literally meets practice. The questions we tackle arise from a deep understanding of both the extant theory and the real problems managers face. Michelle entered the doctoral program fascinated by impediments... View Details
  • 19 Oct 2011
  • News

A Good Look

executive roles at Kemin since joining the company in early 2006. Most recently, as corporate vice president, she managed marketing, sales, IT, operations, and HR. She honed in on personal care in 2010, as consumer demand for natural... View Details
Keywords: Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade
  • August 2021
  • Supplement

Dirk Nowitzki: Changing the Game

By: Boris Groysberg
NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018–2019 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when he had navigated a difficult decision regarding the timing of his move to the NBA. He also did not know what he... View Details
Keywords: Career Decisions; Career Journey; ＂Sports Organizations,; Mentoring; Retirement; Sports; Performance; Training; Personal Development and Career; Decision Making; Talent and Talent Management; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 01 Apr 1997
  • News

HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment

maintain that it is, above all, intended for those who need a change. Although their book can benefit anyone in business, the authors maintain that it is, above all, intended for those who need a change. The authors wrote Discovering Your Career in Business to help... View Details
Keywords: Bob Binstock
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

Inside Modern HR

(think data analytics) as global competition for skilled workers increases. Matthew Breitfelder’s (MBA 2002) transition to the field came midcareer, after stints as an international economist at the US Department of Commerce, a corporate strategist, and a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • Web

Campus Vehicular Access | About

manager must request access in advance via Envoy . Harvard University vehicles are routinely granted access for the purpose of performing service work. As with contractors, the name of the HBS View Details
  • 08 May 2015
  • News

An alternative view of the role of the corporation in society

world’s largest corporations has created an opportunity for managers to consider the interests of a broader set of stakeholders. The role of the corporation in society can be a function of the larger economic, social, and political... View Details