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- May–June 2013
- Article
Can Global Brands Create Just Supply Chains? Response: Promoting Political Mobilization
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Codes of conduct indicate that working conditions are improving overall at the factories being monitored by multinational corporations, and that these codes of conduct also create possibilities for political mobilization that can improve labor conditions more broadly. View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Auditing; Labor Relations; Occupational Safety; Environmental Operations; Environmental Regulation; Employees; Labor; Labor and Management Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Manufacturing Industry; China; Bangladesh; India; Honduras; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Guatemala; Malaysia; Viet Nam
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Can Global Brands Create Just Supply Chains? Response: Promoting Political Mobilization." Boston Review 38, no. 3 (May–June 2013).
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Policy - Business & Environment
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Dan Abbasi HBS MBA 1998 Chief Executive Officer, ASAP.Earth; Managing Director, GameChange Capital “I’m building a novel accountability platform,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Lessons from the Tsunami Disaster
society actually works.” A more effective response, he contends, is a “strategy of emergence.” By this he means that relief agencies should first provide resources for survivors to manage their own recovery.... View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity
firm with the human capital resources to do targeted outreach through the Resume Database, VCPE Club and/or Women In Investing Club. A dedicated recruiter can also manage the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
- January 1995 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year
By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson
Focuses on a six-month period in 1994, during which the company experienced a series of dramatic upheavals. The events described include: 1) the sudden death of company president Frank Wells; 2) a health crisis facing Chairman Michael Eisner; 3) the "departure" of... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Resignation and Termination; Crisis Management; United States
Collis, David J., and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson. "Walt Disney Company, 1994: A Tumultuous Year." Harvard Business School Case 395-109, January 1995. (Revised June 1997.)
- October 1994 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Privatization of Rhone-Poulenc 1993, The
In mid-1993, representatives of Rhone-Poulenc, a leading nationalized French firm, worked with the French government to plan the imminent privatization of the firm. One aspect of the privatization was to create incentives for employees to buy and hold shares in the... View Details
Collat, Donald S., and Peter Tufano. "Privatization of Rhone-Poulenc 1993, The ." Harvard Business School Case 295-049, October 1994. (Revised March 1997.)
- May, 2019
- Article
Who Would You Like to Work With?: Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems
By: Diego Gomez-Zara, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch and Noshir Contractor
People and organizations are increasingly using online platforms to assemble teams. In response, HCI researchers have theorized frameworks and created systems to support team assembly. However, little is known about how users search for and choose teammates on these... View Details
Gomez-Zara, Diego, Matthew Paras, Marlon Twyman, Jacqueline N. Lane, Leslie A. DeChurch, and Noshir Contractor. "Who Would You Like to Work With? Use of Individual Characteristics and Social Networks in Team Formation Systems." Art. 659. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (May, 2019).
- May 5, 2020
- Article
Why the Crisis Is Putting Companies at Risk of Losing Female Talent
By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
There has been a massive shift in how work gets done inside many companies and the global pivot to working remotely will likely change how many think about face time and rigid work schedules. Might these changes benefit women? The authors argue that will depend on how... View Details
Keywords: Coronavirus Pandemic; Remote Work; Flexible Work Arrangements; Health Pandemics; Employees; Working Conditions; Gender
Ammerman, Colleen, and Boris Groysberg. "Why the Crisis Is Putting Companies at Risk of Losing Female Talent." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (May 5, 2020).
- February 2017
- Article
Rethinking Sales Compensation
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Compensation is probably the most discussed aspect of sales and the single biggest portion of the more than $900 billion that U.S. companies alone spend annually on sales efforts. But research indicates that less than 10% of companies believe that their sales incentive... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "Rethinking Sales Compensation." Top Sales Magazine (February 2017).
- June 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
The Perfect CEO
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
A venture capitalist must decide among three highly qualified candidates to be CEO of a start-up software company. Each has unique strengths and weaknesses and will take the company in very different directions. Whom should he recommend to the board? View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "The Perfect CEO." Harvard Business School Case 805-156, June 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- spring 2003
- Article
The Six Challenges of Equity-Based Pay Design
By: Brian J. Hall
Hall, Brian J. "The Six Challenges of Equity-Based Pay Design." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 15, no. 3 (spring 2003): 49–70.
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
employees.” —Kieron Stopforth (MBA 2019) Managing the Future of Work Project Companies need to move beyond the old models of workforce development and human resources—those days have passed. The project... View Details
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Working at Harvard Business School | Employment
truck to enjoy a sweet treat. Milestone Celebrations It has become a tradition to honor long-time employees. The program acknowledges staff milestones every five years. Ellen Mahoney (Chief Human Resources... View Details
- March 2008
- Case
Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A)
By: Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Alok Patel, the founder and chairman of a Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, must decide whether to hire a CFO candidate. Previously, his company's book-keeping has been done by an uncle, who has mentioned that he may retire soon. Patel could hire his... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Family Business; Managerial Roles; Emerging Markets; Diversity; Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; Gujarat
Hardymon, Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 808-142, March 2008.
- July 1993 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Aston-Blair, Inc.
By: John J. Gabarro
Describes the formation, selection, and experience of a task force with multidepartmental membership. The problems faced by the task force leader at the end of the case raise issues of who does the selection; the establishment of group norms, values, and goals; the... View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Aston-Blair, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 494-015, July 1993. (Revised October 2004.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
group in the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management area. My husband and I plan to eat our way through the incredible Toronto food scene, in addition to taking... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
basic philosophies of McKinsey make sense to me," she says, explaining her lengthy tenure at the firm. She is also a strong believer in McKinsey's world-renowned ability to train its staff: "We don't think of consultants as human View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
documents to businesses around the world for nearly 30 years. “We have a natural tendency as humans to neglect low-probability events, even if the impact is very high,” he says. “The most basic analogy is the difficulty some people have... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Career Coach
Hillary Mann
Hillary Mann (MBA, Babson ’15; University of Michigan ’04) is a Corporate Relations Director who manages relationships with organizations in Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability.... View Details
- 20 Oct 2020
- News