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Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job

Many professionals aspire to work for startups. Executives from large companies view them as models to help them adapt to today's dynamic innovation economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Managerial Roles; Job Search

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29 May 2012
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PublicationsOvercoming Resistance to Organizational Change: Strong Ties and Affective Cooptation Authors:Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We propose a relational theory of how change agents in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

U.S. business cycles lead over medium-term fluctuations in Mexico; and (3) why Mexican consumption is not less volatile than output. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-029.pdf Publications Marginality and Problem Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 24

Google's prominent placement of its Flight Search service increased the clicks on paid advertising listings by more than half while decreasing the clicks on organic search... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Diversity on Boards - Alumni

are included in an exclusive database of more than 2.5 million executives and board members Hundreds of organizations access ExecAtlas to search for board candidates, Gain complimentary access to Equilar's... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Geoffrey Jones A second major influence on the diversification strategies of the trading companies was the boom in commodity prices. Industrialization in Europe and the United States stimulated a worldwide search for new sources of supply... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

27 Nov 2006
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What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

worse." Dean Turner expressed the frustrations of many when he said, "What's the best system? After 40+ years in the work force, I am still searching for it." By way of contrast, Richard Tiedeman commented, "Almost any... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

point for organizations figuring out their “new normal” in the two-sided market of employee and employer relations. It’s no secret that pandemic stress has inspired many people to prioritize work-life flexibility and wellness. Employees... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

services that simultaneously provide greater customer value and higher supplier profitability. We constantly strive to move elements of the relationship from the zero-sum conflict side to the win-win cooperation side to achieve business success and relieve personal... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

systems with recursive influence between environments and interactions, studies of micro-processes in organizations often assume implicitly that interactions among organizational members are closed systems. We suggest that this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Industry Information - Alumni

critical to many education organizations and entities. Premium articles require a fee-based subscription. + – Emerging Markets The World Bank News Provides news on work being done towards creating sustainable solutions that reduce poverty... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

(CEJST) breaks down the different dimensions that qualify a census tract as a DAC, and its data could be applicable in other contexts as well. One of the foundational pieces of how EJ applies to the world is understanding the existence of environmental racism. The... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) for his article with Yanhua Bird and Jodi L. Short, "Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions" ( Organization Science ,... View Details

24 Oct 2018
Blog Post

The Energy & Environment Club

Green Bank to operations at Tesla. The 40+ first-year MBA students in attendance were eager to learn what to expect from the internship search cycle, from generating a list of target companies to nailing the interview and accepting the... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

which makes it difficult for organizations to sponsor a foreign worker who is not already in the United States. Eligibility Must have at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent Offered position must require a bachelor’s degree in a... View Details

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Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

their work, so they’re searching for something to replace that work identity.” Over four years, the researchers conducted interviews and surveys of 120 professionals at three quite different companies located in different parts of the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

to another important facet of the McKinsey culture--giving back to society. "I've always spent 15 to 20 percent of my time helping nonprofit organizations whose mission and leadership I've felt passionate about, among them Wesleyan, the... View Details

13 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

malfeasance but can cause problems nonetheless. “They are not even designed to detect misconduct, which is part of what makes this work—employees feel much more comfortable talking than they might in a narrower platform,” says Campbell. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Career Support - Business & Environment

search tips and resources. Students can also view and apply for job opportunities, research organizations (login required) that recruit on campus, schedule interviews, and sign up for programs and coaching... View Details

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