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  • 10 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end of the Middle Ages. New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy brings together a select group of young... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

find turnover increases for the most productive workers. We detect limited effort responses and find no evidence of different effects based on workers’ expectations of fairness or future promotion. The findings suggest that adjustment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Nov 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

stock indexes can be a mechanism for transforming long-standing corporate behavior. After decades of low corporate profitability in Japan, the JPX-Nikkei400 Index was introduced in 2014. Each year the index selected 400 large View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

When Blind Hiring Advances DEI — and When It Doesn’t

  • 17 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

streams. The firm's senior leadership team, and especially R&D leadership, plays a central role in shaping a firm's ability to both exploit existing capabilities and explore new technological domains.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

multidisciplinary treatment of head and neck cancers. Methods: Four prospective treatment-based bundles were developed for patients with selected head and neck cancers. These... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

Now a new look at the issue makes the case for selective protective acts as a way of avoiding the disruptions to businesses and labor associated with a free trade policy that rewards View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • September 2019 (Revised October 2019)
  • Case

Bill Connors and The Farm, a Comcast NBCUniversal Innovation Hub (Powered by Boomtown)

By: Linda A. Hill and Eric Mankin
In 2017, Bill Connors, the President of Comcast’s Central Division, launched a startup accelerator in Comcast’s new Atlanta Regional headquarters. Comcast was America's largest cable and internet service provider, having built a profitable business bundling television... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Entrepreneur; Startup; Accelerator; Outsourcing; Hiring; Talent; Culture; Ecosystem; Digital; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Diversity; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Media; Entertainment; Transformation; Atlanta
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  • 16 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

The importance of naming and addressing institutional racism has many people focusing on what can be done—as individuals and as employers—to improve diversity, inclusion, and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Antitrust in Historical Perspective

enforcement is more casual and selective than in the United States and Europe. Even so, the most telling tribute to the wisdom and efficacy of... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
  • 2007
  • Working Paper

The Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices

By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
New gastroenterologists participated in a labor market clearinghouse (a "match") from 1986 through the late 1990's, after which the match was abandoned. This provides an opportunity to study the effects of a match, by observing the differences in the outcomes and... View Details
Keywords: Health; Employment; Marketplace Matching; Selection and Staffing; Job Offer; Compensation and Benefits; Health Industry
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  • 03 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

for the international community is to keep the oil flowing. The United States and United Nations began to accomplish this by imposing selective sanctions that will allow oil to be exported but deny Gaddafi... View Details
Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

to do some quick screening,” Pierre-Jacques said. “So, we always need to go back and analyze how we selected candidates subconsciously and then consciously determine how to... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity
  • 08 Jun 2023
  • News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • Research & Ideas

'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions

and environmental policy—were to their choice. Meanwhile, people who had voted for Hillary Clinton were asked how important they thought these policy issues were to “an average Trump voter.” As it turns out, Clinton voters largely... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • June 2012 (Revised May 2013)
  • Case

A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
In 2012, Bill Allen and Maria Pejter, of Maersk Group's Human Resources Department, sat down to consider some key aspects of Maersk's talent management strategy. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Maersk was a global conglomerate with large shipping and oil & gas businesses.... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Development; Human Resource Management; Talent Management; Organizational Change And Transformation; Corporate Culture; Hiring; Employee Training; Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Retention; Diversity; Denmark
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  • 07 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities
  • Web

Shared Value & Investors - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Investing The Purpose of Investing The fundamental purpose of investing for society is to allocate capital to companies who can earn an attractive return Investors create the greatest societal value by selecting companies that will use... View Details
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

the interests of select stakeholders. By giving managers and entrepreneurs a "second bite at the apple" if they take reasonable risks that turn our poorly, Chapter 11 also encourages risk taking.... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation
  • December 8, 2022
  • Article

What Companies Still Get Wrong about Layoffs

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Marilyn Morgan Westner
Research has long shown that layoffs have a detrimental effect on individuals and on corporate performance. The short-term cost savings provided by a layoff are often overshadowed by bad publicity, loss of knowledge, weakened engagement, higher voluntary turnover, and... View Details
Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Employment; Selection and Staffing; Performance
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