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- July 1981
- Teaching Note
Steel Industry and Imports (C)--1978, Teaching Note
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Steel Industry
- 16 Jun 2011
- News
Harvard-led symposium stresses the importance of innovation
- 20 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang
individuals through advising and mentoring. Could you give us a summary of how you’ve seen organizations do that and why do you think it is important? When I talk to people in different industries and organizations, people agree on the View Details
- 2018
- Race & 21st century economy: Access, investments and institution-building
The Importance of Entrepreneurship to the Black Community
- June 1981
- Teaching Note
Steel Industry and Imports (B)--1978, Teaching Note
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Steel Industry
- 30 Aug 2017
- Video
Kevin Sharer and the Importance of Implementation
- 19 May 2017
- News
Dean Nohria on the Importance of Inclusion
- 14 Nov 2023
- What Do You Think?
Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?
(AdobeStock/Kostiantyn) There are numerous studies of character traits in leaders. Human resource experts have advised us on what to look for in those who would be potential leaders. Management development focuses on behaviors that build the trust in others that is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- May 2025
- Background Note
Skills-First Talent Management: The Importance of Managers
By: Boris Groysberg, Nicole Zelazko, Tom Quinn, Robin Abrahams, Izzy Yeoh and Colleen Ammerman
This note supplements a 2025 series on skills-first talent management in organizations, comprising “Skills-First Talent Management: Hiring” (HBS No. 425-019), “Skills-First Talent Management: Onboarding, Development, and Performance Management” (HBS No. 425-020), and... View Details
- Mar 2015
- Report
Tax Complexity and the Importance of Simplification
Complexity in the tax code has negative redistributive and growth consequences that have only accelerated over time as more and more policy goals are now implemented through the tax system. This testimony outlines the harmful effects of complexity, particularly... View Details
- June 1981
- Teaching Note
Steel Industry and Imports (A)--1977, Teaching Note
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Steel Industry
- 24 Feb 2015
- News
Why Your Potential Could Be More Important Than Your Accomplishments
- January 2018
- Article
Who Gets Hired? The Importance of Competition Among Applicants
By: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw and Christopher Stanton
Despite seeming to be an important requirement for hiring, the concept of a slot is absent from virtually all of economics. Macroeconomic studies of vacancies and search come closest, but the implications of slot-based hiring for individual worker outcomes has not been... View Details
Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton. "Who Gets Hired? The Importance of Competition Among Applicants." Journal of Labor Economics 36, no. S1 (January 2018): S133–S181.
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CEOs and Coaches: How Important Is Organizational 'Fit?'
By: Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik
Groysberg, Boris, and Abhijit Naik. "CEOs and Coaches: How Important Is Organizational 'Fit?'." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (February 1, 2016).
- 08 Jan 2012
- News
Progress Principle: You're More Important Than You Think
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
Examples include the computer and telecommunication ecosystem, the health care ecosystem, and the global financial ecosystem. In the last ten years, ecosystems have emerged as an important form of economic organization, replacing the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne