Recruiting - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2011
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Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

situations," says Klarman. Also at HBS, Klarman met Professor William Poorvu, who recruited him to manage a pool of capital in the newly formed Baupost Group. While the job initially didn't pay particularly well, it gave him a platform on... View Details

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

through algorithms. Algorithms can be debiased by altering their inputs, but doing so requires managers to think about their goals around diversity and fairness. For example, LinkedIn redesigned its recruitment search tool to ensure that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

October 2016
Case

The Quiet Ascension of LA Fitness

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, LA Fitness was the largest chain of non-franchised fitness clubs in North America, operating 676 clubs, serving 4.9 million members, and generating revenues of over $1.9 billion. Founded by Chinyol Yi, Louis Welch, and Paul Norris in 1984, the privately held... View Details

Keywords: LA Fitness; Health Clubs; Fitness; Gyms; Chain; Exercise; Personal Training; Retention; Bally Total Fitness; 24 Hour Fitness; Planet Fitness; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Demographics; Age; Gender; Income; Residency; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; Capital Structure; Cash; Cash Flow; Cost; Private Equity; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Employees; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Operations; Leasing; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Health Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles

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20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

plenty of people to get-to-know and plenty of events to attend. I really appreciated the diversity of things to do - dinner with professors, section get-togethers (e.g., murder mystery dinner or charity evening), society drinks, outdoor activities, View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Vital Signs

greatest benefit is the tool’s ability to give clinicians confidence over a wider range of expertise, Gresser says. Health systems in the UK and elsewhere have been responding to the staffing shortages by recruiting more nurse... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

acclimating to a new country, their environment, the case method learning pedagogy, establishing new friendships, recruiting stressors and career decisions to name a few. SAS offers three options for students interested in mental health... View Details

15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

is a place, like the contemporary United States, of real income inequality across its schools, even as its students are recruited from every sector of American life. Like the United States, it has enviable resources, and it manages to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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Careers - Health Care

experience in the sector that will help students establish a fundamental understanding of various health care industries. They are available to assist students in career planning, securing a summer internship, and finding full-time job opportunities. View Details

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

consultants to live anywhere have been effective ways of recruiting talent. However, while these people may live anywhere, they carry out most of their work in teams on the road. My concern is the impact on an organization's culture that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

secrets they had are stale. It also helps to know whether potential recruits are subject to covenants not to compete. States vary in terms of how enforceable they are, but one shouldn't assume they are not. One should also check to see... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

March 2018 (Revised March 2019)
Case

Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Martha J. Crawford and Sarah Mehta

In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore penned an internal company memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which posited that innate biological... View Details

Keywords: Free Speech; Representation; Diversity; Gender; Race; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; United States; California

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Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

intensity Improving employee health and safety Enhancing the productivity and wages of lower income employees Recruiting that represents the diversity of customers and the communities where a company operates More about the value chain View Details

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

performance, the researchers say. Founders are usually very busy people—they recruit key employees, raise funds, find a board, develop partnerships, set strategy, and design the organization, to name a few responsibilities. What often... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Professional Development - Alumni

Letters A strong resume and cover letter can give the recruiter a clear indication of whether or not you would be best suited for the position. Browse our guidelines, tips, examples and templates to ensure you make a strong first... View Details

17 Nov 2020
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Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

30 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

Cases Featuring Jeff

Jeff’s involvement with Open Market and Upromise has been the subject of the following cases.

UPromise 2002: Describes a set of decisions confronting the senior management of a company that has established a loyalty rewards program... View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History... View Details

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research Associates Social... View Details

29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?

search firm executive who was interviewed as part of Healy’s research explained how eager companies are to recruit women to their upper ranks: “Virtually all of my clients [looking to fill a senior role] will go out of their way to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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