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- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
he was able to recruit employees and mentors who were inspired by the authenticity of his passion. Besides, financial and non-financial resources are not mutually exclusive. In Cotopaxi’s case the social mission resonated with for-profit... View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
according to Alexa Internet. The business-oriented social network has more than 300 million members, all of whom list their educational and professional achievements on the site in the name of professional networking. Of course, these virtual CVs are also mined by... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
engage in CSR—perhaps consumers will pay a premium for specific sustainably produced products; or perhaps having an environmentally responsible image will help in recruiting top talent. "And of course," he emphasizes, "there is also the... View Details
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
Schwager, was more than qualified to take over, there were some concerns. Kubasik had planned and implemented most of MCBRE's current initiatives and single-handedly recruited nearly all of MCBRE's current members. Would MCBRE be able to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2000 (Revised December 2020)
- Background Note
Identifying and Developing Capable Leaders
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Morgan McCall Jr
Presents a synopsis of High Flyers, by Morgan McCall. Offers a method for identifying and training managers with potential--to build management bench strength. View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management
Christensen, Clayton M., and Morgan McCall Jr. "Identifying and Developing Capable Leaders." Harvard Business School Background Note 601-054, September 2000. (Revised December 2020.)
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
general manager was granted autonomy, capital, and freedom to recruit star engineers from other divisions. D'Arbeloff presided as chairman of Aurora's board of directors, believing that, "with things customers aren't asking for, in... View Details
- December 1992 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
The marketing director for the largest division of a health care products company is reviewing the structure and staffing of the division's marketing organization. The division has authorization to hire an additional marketing manager. Hence, the immediate case... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Health Care and Treatment; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Managerial Roles; Product Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson Division: Marketing Organization." Harvard Business School Case 593-070, December 1992. (Revised November 1994.)
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
remove obstacles and improve local capabilities, and recruiting foreign companies to deepen local capabilities. “There need to be new reasons for companies to do business in the UK...” Finally, the UK needs to take pragmatic steps to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
social change leaders. The competition is prestigious; past recipients have achieved tremendous success in their missions, including Teach For America, a nonprofit organization that recruits young college graduates to teach in low-income... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
recruiting was a mature category, and predicted that Monster.com was unlikely to be usurped as its leader. By 2012, according to Reuters, Monster’s 23 percent US market share lagged CareerBuilder’s 34 percent. LinkedIn, propelled by the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
having a chief talent officer to drive a many-faceted program that finds and builds great leaders. It means recruiting and training so that leaders can grow, but also managing compensation and promotion with development in mind. It means... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
the risk of alienating employees and potential recruits who don’t hold the same beliefs. Activism can present an even more significant risk in terms of how customers will respond. Lessons for managers The results suggest that CEOs must... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management
By: Nava Ashraf and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Training; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Mission and Purpose; Non-Governmental Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, and Kristin Johnson. "Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 914-024, February 2014. (Request a courtesy copy.)
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
company's recruitment costs took a dive. "That's advertising and HR resources that they don't have to use anymore," Kornfeld says. Types Of Play The researchers categorize several types of play engaged in by marketers. One is "playing... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
on the Web is exactly the same as what you do off-line. Duplicate your traditional business assumptions on-line. (After all, the Internet is just a tool, isn't it?) Insist that an Internet venture meet every corporate standard: cost controls, quarterly earnings, View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- October 1999
- Case
ZEFER: Building a Business at Hyperspeed
In the past 18 months, ZEFER has gone from a several-person Internet consulting firm to a major player in the information-technology services industry. In particular, in the past six months, it has grown from 40 to 400 professionals, has hired a seasoned management... View Details
- 06 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
throughout the country, which was suffering from a severe lack of health care providers. The goal was to employ 5,000 new community health workers by 2015. The challenge was figuring out how to recruit a talented, dedicated cadre of... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
philosophy— "going for scale," as the dot-commers put it. This approach makes sense in certain contexts, especially for businesses like on-line recruitment sites, because their competitive advantage lies in the size of their... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
U.S. areas where the two industries are not co-located. All three of Marshall's theories of agglomeration are supported, with input-output linkages particularly important. The Definitive Guide to Recruiting in Good Times and Bad... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace