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- 17 Mar 2023
- News
Layoffs Can Take Surreal Turn When the HR Department Faces the Axe
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for S. Mason, VP of HR Health Sciences Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for S. Mason, VP of HR Health Sciences Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-356, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for P. Foster, VP of HR Business Imaging Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for P. Foster, VP of HR Business Imaging Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-353, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for J. Weiss, VP of HR Consumer Imaging Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for J. Weiss, VP of HR Consumer Imaging Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-352, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
HR is not there to be your friend. It’s there to protect the company
- September 2015 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Gap Inc.: Refashioning Performance Management
By: Joshua Margolis, Paul McKinnon and Michael Norris
In 2014, clothing retailer Gap Inc. rolled out a new performance management process for headquarters staff that did away with a traditional rating and ranking system. The new process involved informal monthly meetings between managers and their reports, and it more... View Details
Keywords: Performance Management; Retail; HR; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Management; Human Resources; Performance Evaluation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Margolis, Joshua, Paul McKinnon, and Michael Norris. "Gap Inc.: Refashioning Performance Management." Harvard Business School Case 416-019, September 2015. (Revised September 2020.)
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for M. Gonzalez, VP of HR Motion Pictures and TV Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for M. Gonzalez, VP of HR Motion Pictures and TV Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-355, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- April 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Supplement
Starlite: Confidential Instructions for M. Slee, VP of HR Digital and Applied Imaging Division
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Julia Morgan
Supplements Starlite Corp.: General Information. View Details
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Julia Morgan. "Starlite: Confidential Instructions for M. Slee, VP of HR Digital and Applied Imaging Division." Harvard Business School Supplement 396-354, April 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A2): Network Visions: Mike Clary on the Product that Hid in HR
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Chief scientist Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Inc. had a vision for a new product called "Jini": a network computing piece of infrastructure that would reinforce Sun's leadership role in the industry for helping define how the Internet and networking technology... View Details
- January 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation
By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An
Set in Fall 2014, the traditional textbook publishing industry is being transformed by technological innovations and new student achievement standards. This case chronicles how Rob Waldron, CEO, and his team bring Curriculum Associates (CA), a traditional supplemental... View Details
Keywords: Education Technology; SaaS; Turnaround; Textbook Publishing; Innovation; Sales Cycle; HR Strategy; Privately-funded Businesses; Sustainable Growth; Product Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Publishing Industry
Kim, John J-H, and Christine S. An. "Curriculum Associates: Turning the Page from Tradition to Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 315-053, January 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- June 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Delivering Strategic Human Resource Management
By: Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean and Cate Reavis
This note reviews the history of the human resources (HR) function and the strategic human resources management (SHRM) movement, wherein HR managers' aspired to be strategic partners with line managers. Reviews practices for implementing a strategic-business-partner... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources
Groysberg, Boris, Andrew N. McLean, and Cate Reavis. "Delivering Strategic Human Resource Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 405-049, June 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 18 Sep 2021
- News
Celebrating AI-Infused Talent Management at the Eightfold Conference
- April 2023
- Article
A Field Experiment on Subgoal Framing to Boost Volunteering: The Trade-off Between Goal Granularity and Flexibility
By: Aneesh Rai, Marissa A. Sharif, Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman and Angela L. Duckworth
Research suggests that breaking overarching goals into more granular subgoals is beneficial for goal progress. However, making goals more granular often involves reducing the flexibility provided to complete them, and recent work shows that flexibility can also be... View Details
Rai, Aneesh, Marissa A. Sharif, Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman, and Angela L. Duckworth. "A Field Experiment on Subgoal Framing to Boost Volunteering: The Trade-off Between Goal Granularity and Flexibility." Journal of Applied Psychology 108, no. 4 (April 2023): 621–634.
- 05 Dec 2012
- News
Why there is no such thing as work-life balance
- June 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function
By: Michael Beer
The new vice president of Human Resources (HR) for Becton Dickinson must develop a strategy to reconceptualize the HR function as mandated by the CEO who has introduced formal strategic planning procedures in the organization. The teaching objective is to understand... View Details
Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (C): Human Resource Function." Harvard Business School Case 491-154, June 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Supplement
GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO
CEO Jeff Immelt, ex-CEO Jack Welch, and HR Chief Bill Conaty discuss how GE has made talent development a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Immelt describes GE's deeply embedded philosophy around its people and how it has allowed the company to add value... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Business or Company Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Competitive Advantage; System; Value
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-804, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)