Talent Development And Retention - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'

earners, benefited from the local wage premium.” Wages likely are higher in those five cities compared with the rest of the nation because of a higher concentration of college-educated workers and competition for View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

22 Apr 2019
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Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

hoarders, who hold back their hardest workers from moving on. “Many of the best people are ambitious, and if they feel blocked from advancing, they’ll leave to look for respect and status,” Cespedes says.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

October 2001 (Revised March 2002)
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Perlegen Sciences

By: Linda A. Hill and Nicole Tempest

As a biotech start-up company involved in studying human genomes, Perlegen needed to develop an organization that fostered innovation and teamwork among a group of highly trained professionals from both the science and technology fields. Perlegen's CEO, Brad Margus,... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Genetics; Talent and Talent Management; Innovation Strategy; Biotechnology Industry

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27 Feb 2017
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Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

sometimes quite negative events, take the high road, do the right thing, and develop a reputation as a result. They almost always found that building reputation created returns, as in View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
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Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (A)

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman

CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration and cross-selling necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Customer Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Motivation and Incentives; Alignment; Public Relations Industry

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05 Dec 2018
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Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

jump to different conclusions about a leader depending on whether the person shares slipups or not. Listeners who heard the entrepreneur talk only about her achievements automatically attributed the person’s success to talent alone, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Aug 2007
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How Will Millennials Manage?

Summing Up Are we approaching a "millennial watershed" in management? The next generation of managers, comprising many "millennials," will be more adept at managing in a changing, global, and networked environment.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

alumni can collaborate on initiatives that contribute to the development and growth of the region," says Lootah. "Dubai has emerged as a prominent hub for HBS alumni activities View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

21 Jun 2022
HBS Case

Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams

who are accustomed to team messaging. “It’s early in the game,” Yoffie says. “We’re in the second or third inning. There’s plenty of time to develop the competition and for new outcomes to emerge.” Microsoft... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Information Technology; Technology

19 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

What Makes Employees Trust (vs. Second-Guess) AI?

choices, resulting in more efficient organizations. “It’s about how we think about talent and resource allocation,” Paik says. You Might Also Like: When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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its new Vision 2020 plan, a strategic plan for the evolving global corporation, which included developing a global vaccine business. August 2015 (Revised August 2015) Case Hoag Orthopedic Institute By: Robert S. Kaplan View Details

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

clear reasons to be involved in key decisions. It also could provide a more promising and challenging career track for talented people in IR, as it would allow them to develop... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

19 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 19

priorities?; (3) Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Have I developed a succession roadmap?; and (4) Is my leadership style still effective,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Nov 2008
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Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

programs, increasingly have in-house programs for developing and promoting talented employees who have only undergraduate degrees. One anecdote drove the point home. When Datar... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

03 Jun 2022
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In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

typically for six months to a year. In fact, Choudhury notes, Canada and other countries have crafted immigration policies to retain talent longer-term. He estimates that digital nomads currently number in... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

24 Jan 2011
HBS Case

Terror at the Taj

can't teach them to be nice. I can't teach that spirit of ownership." "In India and the developing world, there's a much more paternalistic equation between employer View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accommodations

16 May 2000
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Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising

last December, believes that "the real opportunity for the marketing industry lies in developing transactional-based models that enable consumer and client to work together more closely." HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

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Jana Kierstead | About

intellectual property, academic pedagogy and faculty talent of the School as a premier provider of high quality online business education. Since its inception in January 2013, HBS Online has launched twelve... View Details

01 May 2020
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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

Capital and Private Equity Club (VCPE) often are contacted by alumni or major firms looking for interested MBA candidates. While all career leads are registered with HBS’ Career and Professional View Details

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By: Ethan S. Bernstein

Professor Bernstein currently teaches a second-year MBA course in Managing Human Capital (MHC). He is also the faculty chair for the Harvard Business School Online Developing Yourself as a Leader course and teaches in a variety of executive education... View Details

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