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- 25 Feb 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution
with the world and having an impact have dropped dramatically." Iansiti points out that there is also, unfortunately, a downside to this new reality. "We are just beginning to appreciate the implications of this highly connected environment and how quickly... View Details
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
technology so I learn something It's like playing pool You hit the green ball with the white ball, and the point is to place the white ball to get the next shot. So I take that job in order to learn skills for my next project." The... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- Blog Post
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
Experience and Start-Up Exits, a forthcoming study in the Academy of Management Journal. Startup founders, pick your path Past research about the degree of collaboration among investors offers mixed messages. On one hand, investors who have worked together might View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
schools, have benefited from setting up internal management development programs and facilities in order to maintain a qualified pool of employees. Replicating U.S. business practices in other countries is a very complex challenge,... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
life,” Ayala notes. Under the auspices of community partnerships, the lanterns will be used in public facilities such as schools and clinics during the day and rented out for a nominal fee at night. The rental fees can be pooled to enable... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
determines options; customers and profit pools don’t stand still; and simplicity gets results. U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters, 1943–1962 by Tommy H. Thomason (MBA ’70) (Specialty Press) Thomason profiles... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
unfreezing a labor market that saw jobs going unfilled even as people were looking for work? Has it created a pool of “new” talent—that is, prospective employees with work experience seeking new career opportunities? The female labor... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Mar 2007
- Op-Ed
Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity
the efficiency of capital markets, the opaqueness of the groups' operations, and the abuse of inside information. It is hard not to feel that history is repeating itself. For not only is this investigation sure to fatten the profit pools... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
The tallest animal to roam the land, giraffes cast long shadows on the dry savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa where they live. But their lands are vanishing, with estimates suggesting that 90 percent of their habitat has already been lost; giraffe populations... View Details
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
value individual freedom, having the ability to answer this question will be seen as a benefit. However, if too many people do indeed opt out of purchasing plans, the potential downside is that, collectively, costs may rise. Risk pools of... View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund
we were motivated to find a solution to three key problems: Businesses struggling to survive the pandemic, with BIPOC-owned businesses being hit the hardest. MBA students with an interest in impact investing find it hard to build experience in the field. A growing... View Details
- 22 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club
classmate Paul Ampofo (MBA 2020). The idea came to me after I saw many of my Black classmates become discouraged by being left out of recruiting processes altogether or repeatedly rejected from the small pool of coveted roles in venture... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana
“Students can see that we aren’t just recruiting for an internship, we’re looking to bring them into a career at Humana.” Furthermore, the talent pool was immediately expanded when the internship location was not a factor. “I love living... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
development. Culled from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants, those selected serve a yearlong fellowship in a nonprofit focused on issues such as economic development, education, health, hunger, international development, and impact... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention
continued, “If we can pool capital and use due diligence on the products, we can insure both high returns and impact. We’re democratizing impact investing, not just for impact but for returns for individual consumers as well.” For now,... View Details
- Web
“It’s like a pie-eating contest” | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
listing in the Career Hub for a Leadership Fellow opportunity at Boston Medical Center. Alastair Bell, MD (HBS MBA 2006), Executive VP of Strategy and COO for BMC Health System, notes, “From our standpoint, Leadership Fellows is a way of accessing the great View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
time? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-003 Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
Illustrations by Marcos Chin Illustrations by Marcos Chin Hiring companies employ Pymetrics to source additional talent and filter massive applicant pools as well as to boost retention and serve as a development tool. “We follow the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell