Hiring Of Employees - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

decipher what kind of company they are buying into. The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is an NGO established in 2011 with designs on cutting through that noise. Much the way the Financial Accounting Standards Board has... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

17 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete

Harvard Business School professors Raffaella Sadun and Leemore Dafny are both economists who have studied hospitals extensively—Sadun’s research has looked at the economics of management, while Dafny’s examines interactions between health... View Details

Keywords: by Alumni Bulletin Staff; Health

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

specializes in real-estate issues, having spent several years as CEO of a construction company. "These characteristics—good credit, interest in employee health, ability to do a sophisticated analysis View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

Tightly packed workers and other weak protections allowed COVID-19 to sweep through American slaughterhouses during the past year, infecting at least 45,000 employees and killing an estimated 240 people. To Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

23 May 2016
Research & Ideas

A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up

potential applications, however, go beyond copyright cases. “There are many kinds of disputes between people or businesses where inadvertent mistakes lead to bickering over small amounts—because something isn’t delivered on time or an... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

oriented, distributors are concerned about cash, and employees worry about their jobs. But a downturn is no time to stop spending on marketing. The key, says professor John Quelch, is to understand how the needs View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

assumptions, business partners, incentive systems, and employee selection criteria. Given the scope of the changes, communication is critical. Q: What are the most important lessons you hope readers will... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

raison d'etre of the case method. But it also raises concerns. At times, courage is difficult to distinguish from foolhardiness. Competitive information may be unavailable; technologies may be underdeveloped; View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

and having a great idea that looks promising in terms of making a profit is not enough in China. There are 87 million members of the Communist Party in China. If you have more than 50 View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

employees used to punch in and out of work. Tabulating machines helped people count and keep track of things, and as such were the predecessors View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

challenge anywhere. It's not talent. A place like China has extraordinary talent in every dimension. It's governance. Who makes the decision of what you invest in for research? Who hires the faculty? How do... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

09 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

option when they look at their financial returns and decide to share some of the wealth with their employees or their communities. That's what John Tu and David Sun did when they sold 80 percent View Details

Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

they found a lot of dissatisfaction with the status quo, as well as tension and confusion, among both executives and clergy. On the executive side, says Nash, "Just across the board, interviewees would be saying, 'This is a life as a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

competitors can help grow the market for your products and services, thereby boosting your sales at a time when, with the U.S. slowdown entering its third year, new revenue is exceedingly hard to find. Moreover, the presence of a... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

still had to justify its existence through profits. He hired the best engineers available, yet expected them to run their areas of responsibility with commercial acumen as "ordinary businessmen."... View Details