Talent Development And Retention - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

manufacturing and the development of physical products. Over the past several years, we have expanded our research, course development, and course offerings to encompass new... View Details

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

support this transformation, it restructured its organization, encouraged cross-unit collaboration, and invested heavily in talent development. Since becoming CEO in 2021, Hori had overseen strong financial... View Details

July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
Case

Rosalind Fox at John Deere

By: Anthony Mayo and Olivia Hull

Rosalind Fox, the factory manager at John Deere’s Des Moines, Iowa plant, has improved the financial standing of the factory in the three years she’s been at its helm. But employee engagement scores—which measured employees’ satisfaction with working conditions and... View Details

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October 2017 (Revised October 2020)
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Coaching Makena Lane

By: Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala

Makena Lane has a gift for producing results, even in the challenging retail context of the 2010s, but she also has a knack for “ruffling some feathers” in the process. Recruited to a Fortune 500 grocery and pharmacy retailer after climbing to Associate Principal in... View Details

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18 Oct 2017
Blog Post

4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

and differentiating factor for HBS is the concept of “One Harvard.” In other words, by studying at HBS you will have access to the resources of not only HBS, but of the other 11 graduate and professional... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

without a backup plan. Attracting—and hanging on to—workers age 26 and under requires rethinking many aspects of talent acquisition and management. Some solutions are fairly... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

cutting-edge research and course development projects about leadership and leadership development, both within Harvard Business School and... View Details

07 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

reviews, and three books, including the brilliant Theory of Economic Development (1911; English translation, 1934).1 Schumpeter struggled mightily with the research and writing... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

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Podcast - Business & Environment

how IKEA is redesigning iconic products like the Billy bookcase to make them easier to disassemble and repair, how secondhand retail pilot programs at IKEA stores are reaching new customers, and how... View Details

17 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

Companies face a growing yet largely undetected threat to their worker productivity, employee retention and, ultimately, competitive advantage: the needs of employees who are caregivers. The aging population, an increasingly female... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

offers Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new ventures around promising life science technologies and View Details

05 Aug 2014
Blog Post

Leverage the Power of Alumni Networks in Recruiting

A few weeks ago, the HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) team had a very successful trip to Minneapolis where we met local recruiting partners, alumni and current students pursuing internships in... View Details

23 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

more) of small landlords; and the consequent destruction of entrepreneurial talent as well as opportunity. To this we must add the execution of between three to five million alleged... View Details

Keywords: by William C. Kirby

July 2024
Case

RMZ 4.0: 'How Fast Do We Want to Run?'

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2023, RMZ Corporation (“RMZ”) a large family-owned real estate firm based in Bengaluru, India, announced plans to transform from a commercial real estate developer to a diversified alternative asset owner. Over the next 5 years, RMZ looked to grow its real estate... View Details

Keywords: International Expansion; Growth Management; Family Business; Talent and Talent Management; Goals and Objectives; Transformation; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversification; Change Management; Global Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Real Estate Industry; India

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16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

their real estate needs. They were looking for integrated solutions delivered through a single point of contact, and they cut their providers to a few strategic vendors. JLL's organizational structure, configured around largely autonomous... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jun 2023
Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

helped me have a better understanding of how to work with teams, especially when dealing with individuals from different backgrounds, with different skills, and different personalities. Long-term, I have a goal of one day leading... View Details

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of the international political dynamics of countries' IFRS harmonization decisions. The analysis... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

ventures being started in every corner of the globe. These ventures can raise money locally or globally. They can disperse talent in many countries. Take a company like Skype. When I visited Skype several years ago, it had 125 employees... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

February 2024
Case

Horizon Quantum Computing

By: Paul A. Gompers and Billy Chan

In 2023, the Singapore-based startup company Horizon Quantum Computing was on the cusp of fast expansion and the founder faced the challenge to decide where to open the second office outside Singapore. To make a choice from the list of 10 countries, the founder had to... View Details