Employee Performance Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

12 May 2011
Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

Both organizations can grow, transform, merge, or die. Success is not guaranteed for either type of organization, but requires sustained work. In both cases, cash is king. This for-profit focus is critical for a nonprofit board. In both settings, good View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

visits a noodle shop with an unnecessarily long wait, for example, she’ll reengineer the process in her mind: move the food there, put one employee here instead of two to reduce the line by half. “I’m pretty sure the owner would not... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

My goal over the summer was to learn practical data science skills to a level that I can apply such knowledge when I have a management role in the future. I wanted to have not just a conceptual understanding of machine learning, but also... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Oct 2001
News

Helping Hands for HBS

that their HBS degree could not save them from the vicissitudes of the marketplace." (In Transition: From the HBS Club of New York's Career Management Seminar, a 1991 book written by Burton and Wedemeyer, is still a favorite among job... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

broad or focused managers, to leverage, to the timing of investment, and finally, to the compensation paid to both external managers and internal staff. Purchase this note: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/209152-PDF-ENG Moods of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

Nigerians. It could lay out its management plan as part of its election campaign, and voters would take that into account in making their decision. Why would locals vote for a foreigner? If they felt it was their only option to get out of... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

11 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What You Need to Know about Recruiting at HBS

what you’re good at, what you like, what environments you enjoy working in, including what kind of people you enjoy interacting with. Consider the structure you’ve had in previous roles: did you have a formal mentor? Opportunities for professional development? Annual... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera

picked up his desk and a few chairs and moved across Independence Mall to his new office at the Opera Company. "I was back at my same desk but in a different business," he says. The contrasts with the private sector were stark, but not surprising. The Opera had a much... View Details

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

work seriously. Still, we need more researchers, more doctoral students, doing case and survey research on many topics. In particular, not enough has been done to compare the issues and performance of family versus non-family companies.... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

Slaughter, managing director and head of North American real estate investment banking for Morgan Stanley. Some refer to the post-crash era as a paradigm shift for commercial real estate. Others call it a sea change. Whatever the choice... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

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What to Consider as You Seek Your First Board Director Role - Blog: RGE Report

companies continue to evolve post-pandemic talent strategies, expertise in human capital management has become a higher priority for many boards . This need can provide new openings for leaders who hail from HR or similar functions, as... View Details

04 Aug 2020
News

How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

member, ed tech veteran, and current cofounder and managing partner of Ethical Ventures, a management consultancy dedicated to social enterprises. In its first month, the Business for Racial Equity Pledge... View Details

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

Performance Frontier. Publisher's link: https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=25586&i=25588&cs=266ba43f09b94a7a5f5f39a2ab0d9479 2006 Management Science Governance and CEO... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

chain Assess legacy companies’ responses to DTC brands 6 hrs Module 2 Crafting a Digital Marketing Plan Understand and establish the strategic components of a digital marketing plan, including relevant key performance indicators (KPIs),... View Details

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Judith Prior Lawrie Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

worked for consulting firms that specialized in transportation issues and the emerging field of software development. Concentrating her strengths and areas of interest, she later worked as an analyst and portfolio manager for mutual funds... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Up Against The Firewall

company can ever be completely safe — even if a firm disconnects from the Internet, unauthorized personnel or disgruntled employees inside the company’s facilities can figure out ways to access its computers — some firms, especially those... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

according to the organization’s long-term values and goals. Surprisingly, we find that the intervention drove even higher effort on performance associated with pre-existing monetary incentives, but, on average, did not affect nonfinancial... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

the bakery's finances." For her part, Nundy, an intern in the HBS Nonprofit and Public Management Summer Fellowship Program, was equally energized by her experiences during her twelve weeks of service in India. She spent the first six... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

PublicationsThe New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance Authors:Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2010 Abstract Retailers today are... View Details