Selection and Staffing - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

the end, that’s what an effective government does: It provides services to citizens and gives them the basics to do better. Today’s system creates fewer and fewer of those opportunities to move up,” says... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

19 Jun 2017
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Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

Dan. I actually did take the test. And what was very interesting is that at the beginning of pymetrics we didn't have any career matches. The way we develop a career match is we have lots of other people play the games, View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

hour to digest the information and formulate a new strategy. At the end of eight rounds, industry winners are selected based on their overall performance. “There’s a lot of energy in the room,” says... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

leave the fighting, and Sri Lanka, behind. And he did, enrolling at Hampton University, a historically black school in Virginia that he picked for the rigor and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development

04 Nov 2014
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Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years

Fundación, which is rated number one among all Mexican NGOs for efficiency by philanthropic watchdog Filantrofilia, has distributed $11.7 million in grants and loans. The selection criteria are simple:... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2020
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Kill Groupthink

and your organization. Escape the bubble. With more than 90 percent of our information-gathering happening online these days, we are subject to more and more confirmation bias in the information we consume.... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Accelerating Allston

address societal problems and develop value-creating enterprises. Prior to graduation, the program faculty will select students who have shown exemplary leadership, academic success, View Details

04 Aug 2015
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Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

select faculty continue to travel to alumni events across the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Visit the alumni website for a list of upcoming events. View Details

01 Jun 1996
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New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting

calendar," Moss points out, "we've worked with companies to create offerings for the summer months. We are delighted that 65 companies will visit HBS this summer to attend a recruiters' conference, participate in industry briefings, and... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out

responsibility of selecting and compensating leaders to each hospital board. This system has led to many of the same CEOs heading different hospitals within the system, making it easier to track whether an... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

26 Jan 2015
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The Ingredients for Success

Donny, thought they might have to return to Los Angeles. Through the Idea Village, Markowitz met Ti Martin, one of New Orleans’ leading restaurateurs. The two met for a lunch and talked about her options and... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

07 Sep 2021
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Green House

eventually purchased in Observatory Hill was moldy, with terrible indoor-air quality and standing water in the basement. Over the last three years, Harper, through her company, Birchwood Sustainable Development, turned it into a beautiful... View Details

10 Aug 2015
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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, View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

27 Jan 2023
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Turning Up the Volume

of roughly 1,400 applicants, LEDA accepts 100 of the most promising students, with a broader goal of improving and diversifying the national pipeline for the next generation of leaders. “LEDA is very intentional about its View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

DOWNTIME: Varma and Agarwala take a break. Photographs By Tom Pietrasik Imagine that you’ve quit your high-paying job with a big, prestigious firm to launch a financial advisory service tailored for India’s rapidly growing middle class,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Sep 2005
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Trouble in Mouse Land

Kuehn (MBA ’69) for members of the HBS Association of Southern California. It was also selected to be featured on Strategic Decisions, a program hosted by Wei Zhang (MBA ’99) and produced by HBS Publishing,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2000
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New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference

of several young alumni, including program cochairs Jacqueline M. Jones (MBA 1997) and Bonita D. Powell (MBA 1995)." In addition, York M. Eggleston (MBA 1996) organized a preconference Equity Summit designed to bring ten View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2005
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New Art

GERALD SCHWARTZ with art lovers Supriya Menon (MBA '05) and Avid Larizadeh (HBS '06). View art purchased on this year's trip When Gerald Schwartz (MBA ’70) attended HBS, the walls of Aldrich Hall were bare. As a longtime art lover who... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

recruiter and marketing director to head of innovation. Today, she runs Fueled for Growth, an innovation consulting company, which assists financial firms with due diligence in the energy and industrials... View Details