Workforce - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

medications, marketing the selling capabilities in the face of falling revenues and an imminent workforce reduction. Rather than downsize the organization quickly to save costs, Wyss and his team took a different approach. They told the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

this global pandemic has subsided. Robert S. Huckman is the Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration and the Howard Cox Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair. Joseph Fuller: Businesses face a changed workforce In... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

use of new information technologies in medicine is a favorite piece of evidence cited in support of this argument. Brynjolfsson and McAfee cite the importance of changes in the workforce alongside the introduction of new technologies if... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

confrontation on potentially sensitive issues. Although, as Phil Clark put it, there are times when information must be held confidential, "What I have seen is the restriction of information to cover a multitude of power decisions or incompetence. That is a crime... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

over their own needs)." Mark Isaac pointed out that "Succession plans, open communication, and knowing that the company cares, create a learning environment." Gerald Nanninga's reference to findings of the biennial Global View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Mar 2008
What Do You Think?

Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?

they sail into retirement...." Haresh Vaishnu concurred in saying, "It will take the ... passing of the leadership role to (the) next generation .... When the underlying workforce that management is supposed to manage is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

of purpose and is willing to seek collaboration is likely to solve problems. Q: What are you working on now? A: My colleagues and I are "bringing society in" to Harvard by continuing to develop the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, a View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2015
News

Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

Cunningham hopes it will lead to a statewide initiative that will support significant research and investment, education, and workforce development, and the development of strong clusters of related companies within the region.... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Role as a Nonprofit Board Member, and Transitions and Transformations. This spring, a fourth was launched: Charting Your Course, which focused on women reentering the workforce after raising a family. The committee urges the School to... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

17 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

Brick-and-mortar retail is at the center of many parts of our society—it bridges the gap between consumers and brands, brings Americans into the workforce and helps them advance their careers, attracts traffic and a sense of community to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

1991 and 2009, a period when the growing number of highly educated women in the workforce tested widely held understandings about gender and professional work, write the authors, Harvard Business School professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

industry's traditional high-low pricing to "always low prices" and continuous improvement. These changes called for a well-trained, empowered, and enthusiastically engaged workforce dedicated to providing the best products and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

attract new talent and infuse confidence back into a workforce that has suffered a significant downfall. Module 6: Action Planning Your Career The career module focuses on analyzing career paths, tradeoffs between personal ethics and... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

college, this lower potential to later enter the US workforce weighed heavily on the minds of potential student migrants. Due to some policy quirks, some nationalities were de facto exempt from H-1B visa restrictions and thus could form a... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

because they fear they're shortchanging their children for the sake of career advancement. But that attitude can be self-defeating, leading women to hold themselves back from promotions or drop out of the workforce altogether. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

huge skills battle," he says, adding that the global workforce is steadily gaining ground on the United States. "The war on terrorism is a very real and important fight, but whether or not we win the skills battle will determine more... View Details

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

for its global workforce of over 400,000 employees. The case explores the decision-making process that went into the design process and ultimately how they created a revised code. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

journey. Eisha Armstrong, class of 2003. I'm thinking back to 2009, very interesting time. The company that I was working for was doing a reduction in force and was part of the group who had to decide how to reduce our workforce by 25%.... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

changing. Businesses that are slow to understand the value of a diverse workforce through all levels of the organization will be left behind.” MORE STORIES ABOUT IMPACT: Advancing Racial Equity HBS Addresses Racial Equity The Value of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies, and the city government to put in place a series of investments to help turn around the struggling city. In 2017, JPMorgan Chase's chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, is... View Details