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- 10 Feb 2016
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development
Christensen discusses economic theory and personal happiness. WORKING PAPERS Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L. Milkman study processes of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Marketing Strategy; Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Crisis Management; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; United States
Tedlow, Richard S., and Wendy Smith. "James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-177, April 1989. (Revised October 2005.)
- 2024
- Article
Crucibles, Multiple Sensitive Periods, and Career Progression
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Sunasir Dutta, Hise O. Gibson and Eric Lin
We study the effects of crucible experiences along multiple sensitive periods on career progression. While prior literature has hinted that individuals can be imprinted during multiple sensitive periods, not just during the early career, there has been scant attention... View Details
Keywords: Military Service; Personal Development and Career; Transformation; Power and Influence; Learning; Human Capital
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Sunasir Dutta, Hise O. Gibson, and Eric Lin. "Crucibles, Multiple Sensitive Periods, and Career Progression." Academy of Management Proceedings (2024).
- December 2001
- Case
Sarah Vickers-Willis: Career Decisions (B)
By: Myra M. Hart, Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Harden and Susan Saltrick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Leadership; Internet and the Web; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Business Startups
Hart, Myra M., Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Harden, and Susan Saltrick. "Sarah Vickers-Willis: Career Decisions (B)." Harvard Business School Case 802-112, December 2001.
- March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Jack Smith (A): Career Launch at Toyota
Jack Smith had a stellar career at Chrysler managing major design teams and manufacturing plants before deciding to join industry leader and benchmark Toyota. It is his first day on the job; what will his orientation entail? Cursory walkthroughs and introductions... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Spear, Steven J., and Courtney Purrington. "Jack Smith (A): Career Launch at Toyota." Harvard Business School Case 604-057, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
COVID-19 is claiming an unexpected career toll among scientific researchers, and particularly on women, new research shows. If you are female, have young children, or work in a lab, you are more likely to feel the career-crunching effects... View Details
- March 2002 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Intevis: Brokering the Boundaryless Career
Illustrates technology strategy, knowledge management, and the challenges of managing temporary professionals in the increasingly modular semiconductor industry. View Details
Fleming, Lee, and Evelina Fedorenko. "Intevis: Brokering the Boundaryless Career." Harvard Business School Case 602-148, March 2002. (Revised March 2005.)
- July 1983
- Background Note
Self-Assessment and Career Development Process
Clawson, James G. "Self-Assessment and Career Development Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 484-001, July 1983.
- May 2003 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)
By: Myra M. Hart, Robin J. Ely and Susan Wojewoda
Explores the career challenges facing highly successful women who leave the full-time workforce for several years to manage family commitments. Carol Cohen is a 1985 Harvard MBA who has professional line experience in a manufacturing environment, followed by a... View Details
Hart, Myra M., Robin J. Ely, and Susan Wojewoda. "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-185, May 2003. (Revised March 2006.)
- April 2007
- Case
Leadership Forum: Building Great Careers - Video
By: D. Quinn Mills and Carole Winkler
Leadership: Can I learn it, how do I do it, and how can I use it to advance my career? How is today's world different from the one our teachers entered years ago, and how does that affect me? The two videos on this DVD address these and other questions typically asked... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Leadership Development; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Style; Knowledge Dissemination; Teaching; Executive Education; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Style; Education Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and Carole Winkler. "Leadership Forum: Building Great Careers - Video." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 307-708, April 2007.
- August 2024
- Case
Cristina Ventura: The Career of a Catalyst
By: Linda A. Hill, Allison J. Wigen and Ruth Page
This multimedia case follows the career of Chief Catalyst Officer for the Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG), Cristina Ventura. After beginning her career in luxury in Europe and Asia, Ventura was recruited in 2011 to open Apple’s flagship stores in Hong Kong and South... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Family Business; Personal Development and Career; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; China; Hong Kong
Hill, Linda A., Allison J. Wigen, and Ruth Page. "Cristina Ventura: The Career of a Catalyst." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 425-708, August 2024.
- 1997
- Book
Discovering Your Career in Business
By: Timothy Butler and James Waldroop
Keywords: Personal Development and Career
Butler, Timothy, and James Waldroop. Discovering Your Career in Business. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Longman, 1997. (Foreign Edition: Dutch.)
- Article
What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career
By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and Whitney Johnson
This article discusses how to diagnose the risks that disruptive industry forces pose to individual careers and offers suggestions on how to mitigate such threats. Recommendations are based on analyses of individuals’ career histories in the professional services... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and Whitney Johnson. "What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career." MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 3 (Spring 2019): 57–65.
- 1993
- Chapter
Cases, Publication, and Career Development
By: S. A. Greyser
Keywords: Personal Development and Career
Greyser, S. A. "Cases, Publication, and Career Development." In Enhancing Knowledge Development in Marketing: Perspectives and Viewpoints, edited by P. R. Varadarajan and A. Menon. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1993.
- July 2015 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail
In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Legal Industry; Procurement; Professional Service Firms; Pricing; Organizational Behavior Modification; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Situation or Environment; Failure; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Competition; Retail Industry; United States
Narayandas, Das, Joshua D. Margolis, and Ryan Raffaelli. "Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail." Harvard Business School Case 516-016, July 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
- January 2005
- Case
Building Career Foundations: Kevin Williams (B)
Presents an interview with this HBS alumnus about the success of his Chancellor Beacon Academies and his life in Miami. View Details
Higgins, Monica C. "Building Career Foundations: Kevin Williams (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 405-703, January 2005.
- September–October 2022
- Article
Seeking Purity, Avoiding Pollution: Strategies for Moral Career Building
By: Erin Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
This study builds theory on how people construct moral careers. Analyzing interviews with 102 journalists, we show how people build moral careers by seeking jobs that allow them to fulfill both the institution’s moral obligations and their own material aims. We... View Details
Reid, Erin, and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Seeking Purity, Avoiding Pollution: Strategies for Moral Career Building." Organization Science 33, no. 5 (September–October 2022): 1909–1937.
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
are not so different from organizational teams in other fields of life, including business. And watching the career moves of football stars may shed light on how you, too, can plan your next step. That's the message of new research by HBS... View Details