Publications

13 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

apply. Managers shouldn’t take for granted that “the best people will rise to the surface, raise their hands, and say, ‘Yeah, I’m great,’” Coffman says. “It’s important to realize that we can’t just rely on... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
Supplement

Baker & McKenzie (B): A New Framework for Talent Management

By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman

Keywords: Framework; Talent and Talent Management

Teaching Interest

Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

December 2010 (Revised November 2013)
Case

Talent Recruitment at frog design Shanghai

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and Yi Kwan Chu

This case illustrates the complexity and importance of hiring decisions in the Chinese operation of a global design and innovation firm. View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Complexity; Innovation and Invention; Shanghai

15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

in the paper Are Bankers Worth Their Pay? Evidence from a Talent Measure by Boris Vallée, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Claire Célérier, an assistant professor at the University of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

May 2001
Supplement

Microsoft: Competing on Talent (B)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

August 2024
Module Note

EoTV: Module 2 - Availability and Access to Talent

By: Paul Gompers

24 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

looking for talent in a tight job market. “A company has to understand that rigidity around job descriptions and work processes artificially constrains the pool of talent that... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

March 2008 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Accenture's War for Talent in India

By: Robert G. Eccles, David Lane, Namrata Arora and Prabakar 'PK' Kothandaraman

Keywords: Human Resources; Recruitment; India

July 2001
Teaching Note

Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) and (B) TN

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Teaching Note for (9-300-001) and (9-301-135). View Details

2020
Chapter

The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy

By: William R. Kerr

Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other... View Details

Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; Immigration; Policy; Economy

July 2011
Teaching Note

Accenture's War for Talent in India (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Erin McFee

Teaching Note for 408095. View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Recruitment; Consulting Industry; Service Industry; India

August 2021
Supplement

Deloitte's Pixel: Consulting with Open Talent (A)

By: Michael Tushman, John Winsor and Kerry Herman

Video supplement to HBS Case. No. 420-003. View Details

June 2018
Teaching Note

JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool

By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Baden and Aldo Sesia

Teaching Note for HBS No. 415-066. View Details

30 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most

workers’ subjective well-being,” the researchers write. How can companies ease the commuting pain? While Wu is quick to note that some “knowledge work” depends on in-person collaboration, including medical and biotech research, he says... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

July 2011
Teaching Note

a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano

Teaching Note for 409036 and 411085. View Details

Keywords: Revenue; Business Offices; Attorney and Client Relationships; Customer Focus and Relationships; Initial Public Offering; Organizations; Change; Consulting Industry; Boston; Hong Kong; Singapore; San Francisco

May 2023
Teaching Note

OneTen: One Million Careers for Black Talent

By: Boris Groysberg, V. Kasturi Rangan, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-018. View Details

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details