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- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
recruit and retain motivated and capable CHWs. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910030-PDF-ENG Brazil: Leading the BRICs? Arthur A. Daemmrich and Aldo MusacchioHarvard Business School Case 711-024 Brazil's new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
departments and in the relationships among faculty and administrators. It is written into course catalogs, into standards for admitting students and promoting professors, and into strategies for raising funds and recruiting athletes. It... View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
what extent does the job make the person rather than vice-versa? Can it be predicted? If so, what does this mean for management recruiting and development in the future? What do you think? References: Joshua M. Ackerman, Christopher C.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
unexpected ways. One of the students self-assembled a team in the very early stages of the course. He assessed classmates' strengths and interests during the first couple of sessions and recruited the ones he wanted to work with. The... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
highlights the process through which diversity initiatives become successful and offers insight into how organizations can more effectively recruit and retain a diverse workforce. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
as a successful recruiting tool; disclosing the grades required to get there is not necessary." On the other hand, many respondents believed that transparency in management should extend in some form to the educational process. In... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
to talk the talk before you walk the walk. But talk is often infuriatingly cheap.” Holmes said it’s irritating that some business leaders seem to equate hiring a couple minority employees with making sweeping changes to corporate hiring and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
takes a closer look at the implementation of a global job model and how it has enabled the use of data analytics in the human resources function. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 417-039 Zurich... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
flexible arrangements. 4. Recruit and promote from diverse pools of candidates. 5. Provide leadership education. 6. Sponsor employee resource groups and mentoring programs. 7. Offer quality role models. 8. Make the chief diversity officer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
fund under the Bay Partners' banner, Deshpande wondered if that was realistic, and even desirable, given the firm's tumultuous history over the last seven years. Other Bay XI LPs and some other potential investors were urging Deshpande to raise a smaller, solo fund.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
nonprofit that recruits and prepares promising candidates to become school principals, NLNS helps place its trainees in urban public schools and provides them with ongoing support once they become principals. “ I've seen more and more... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America
By: Clayton S. Rose, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and David Lane
In the 2020s, intense and conflicting social and political pressures challenged organizational leaders around the world. Prominent among these were powerful competing views on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) in the United States. Public... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Leadership; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Satisfaction; Diversity; Ethics; Corporate Accountability; Employees; Retention; Recruitment; Adaptation; Programs; Consulting Industry; Auto Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Technology Industry; Education Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Maryland; Tennessee; District of Columbia
Rose, Clayton S., Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon, and David Lane. "Shifting Winds: DEI in Corporate America." Harvard Business School Case 325-017, January 2025.
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
co-founders' motivations and their strategy for disrupting an industry in the midst of dramatic structural change, and asks whether a16z's success to date has been due to its novel organization structure. a16z's 22 investment professionals are supported by 43 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
attracted considerable attention among donors and the media. Now, GiveDirectly is looking to grow, and it is contemplating how best to recruit talented employees and keep them motivated. In addition to offering salaries competitive with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
corporations need corporate boards that are also ambitious and accommodative of them. According to the authors, good corporate governance and financial performance are the main requirements for good board-CEO relations. Topics including CEO View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
important career matter for individuals as well as for managers who want to inspire, nurture, and recruit stars. A new study by Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee on star knowledge workers, specifically security... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
university graduates in Japan used GROW, an artificial intelligence platform and mobile app developed by Tokyo-based people analytics startup IGS, to recruit for a job. This case puts participants in the shoes of IGS founder and CEO... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
franca, or shared language, or in a local language-does not guarantee high performance. Recruiters may favor fluency over other capabilities. They may rely on external hires with language skills rather than grooming internal candidates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
senior management and board positions, which became increasingly difficult due to the turmoil and poor performance of the company. Recruiting and retaining talent in senior management and on the board were central to the success of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne