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- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
Boston to meet with me,” she recalls with some amazement. “And I suddenly realized the power, the reach we had as shareholders.” Aiyer demonstrated to Albertsons that unfair employment practices were a financial liability, and the company... View Details
- 23 Mar 2020
- News
Signal Boost
as an organization or as a community to be more welcoming. I get employers telling me, ‘Well, you know, we tried hiring diverse people but they don’t stay.’ There’s a reason they don’t stay. They don’t feel like they belong.” That sense... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
identify risks and issues, and develop the business case. The two-month recruiting process for the first cohort included reaching out to organizations such as Autism South Australia, targeting verbal individuals age 20 to 30, either with some or no View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
innovative insights and practical know-how; and tips on navigating the offices and Zoom calls that make up today’s employment environment. My Twenty Years in Italy: How Opera and Skiing Changed My Life By David Scott (MBA 1953) Outskirts... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
ride-hailing apps are big employers in the city. Grab says it has 330,000 drivers signed up throughout its network, most of those in Indonesia, and Go-Jek says it has 270,000 drivers. (Many people drive for more than one service.) The... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
posted jobs, and people applied for them. For many people, though, the pandemic brought back into focus the critical job they "hire" employers to do for them—make progress in their lives and careers—and how divorced that progress has... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
Program she founded. In New York City, we are launching a similar program, called Inner City Start-ups, that will set up qualified individuals, with or without criminal records, in small, legitimate businesses under a strict set of controls. Although most View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
country. I’ve been in conversations about how we might be able to partner with private sector employers who are going to lay people off. Is there a way we could get some highly skilled people to help us? I'm on the board for the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
employers and colleges. Khan is honored to be doing this work at this stage of his career. “I always did have this dream of being a Dumbledore figure who starts a school,” he says. “We still live in a world that isn’t a meritocracy, and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
the great equalizer,” says Gibbons, who himself makes use of voice-recognition software on his PC and a portable, computerized organizer that uses a Braille-audio interface. The challenge, he observes, is convincing employers that with... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
the case of Gojek, they've created a million roles and employment through their ecosystem, but are also offering a range of critical services that weren't offered before. And one of the ones that I think is really potent example is what's... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
Edited by Julia Hanna; photographs by Susan Young Award Recipients Video MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2025 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2025 recipients, and learn... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
excerpt from the March 2016 Bulletin, Orbital CEO David Thompson (MBA 1981) reflected on the company’s beginnings, dreamed up in the wake of a funding decline for NASA—Thompson’s employer at the time—in the 1970s: Thompson began thinking... View Details
- 06 Nov 2020
- News
Signal Boost
like implicit bias and the actions you can take as an individual or as an organization or as a community to be more welcoming,” says Lara. “I get employers telling me, ‘Well, you know, we tried hiring diverse people but they don’t stay.’... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
with my tail between my legs.” The right firm or the right employer would really recognize, view, and value that experience. RR: Tell me more about the two pregnancies during search. So, did you have one child when you started searching,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
fixed through better coding or inputs. “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain,” she observes. At HBS, Polli says she witnessed a recruiting process that was rife with bias and bad data. Employers screened job seekers... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
COVID-19’s impact on the sector makes 2009 look like a teeny blip.” There are over 30 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for half of the nation’s private sector employment and the majority of job creation. Many of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
of Dignity of Work, a statewide task force created by Utah’s governor to develop training and employment for the homeless, he regularly collaborates with a broad coalition of business, government, and nonprofit leaders. “Working on the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
narrative. Maybe they don't have the educational opportunities or the employment opportunities and they represent a whole bunch of things. Education. I profile a couple in music in the book, for example. And they are people who are wildly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Service with a Smile
when one is angry or disappointed as an example, Roberts and Côté advise employers to “minimize the frequency of unpleasant emotions that employees need to suppress.” Thus, as Roberts said in a recent interview, “It’s best to create a... View Details