International And Comparative Education - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t

growing trend for firms with international branch offices, says Harvard Business School professor Jordan Siegel. He discusses the issue in a new study titled "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

performance of procedures rather than for accurate diagnosis and effective prevention. Aspinall and Hamermesh call for coordinating regulation and reimbursement so that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
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OneTen At Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In January 2023, Delta Air Lines (Delta) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ed Bastian and his team had just launched the third iteration of an internal skills-first apprenticeship program, designed to move frontline employees into "merit" positions in four job categories.... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Race; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Human Resources; Air Transportation Industry; United States

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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

and Discover. Online Give Online Give online via Harvard's secure donation form Online LOG IN TO GIVE Recommended for all alumni and required for international credit card... View Details

2019
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The Impact of Professionals' Contributions to Online Knowledge Communities on Their Workplace Knowledge Work

By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf and Frank Nagle

Knowledge work is becoming increasingly challenging as pace of change in the knowledge frontier is increasing. Organizations have created multiple mechanisms to minimize knowledge gaps and increase learning such internal training, mentorship programs as well as... View Details

Keywords: Open Source; Future Of Work; Software Development; Knowledge Work; Online Community; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity

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24 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

Madeleine Diagne is an International Business student at the University of Houston – Downtown, and a Summer Venture in Management (SVMP) 2022 alum. Graduating high school during the height of the pandemic... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Products Industry ; Construction Industry ; Greece ; Europe ; United States Citation Educators Related Serafeim, George, and Lena Duchene. "Transforming a Titan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 125-121,... View Details

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

international alumni who participated in the documentary and later went on to high-level leadership positions around the world shared challenges of navigating hierarchical societies. Sitting in the CEO seat... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

hold these positions? Do they strike you as wise? Near-Pareto improvements include policy changes that create vast benefits for some and comparatively trivial losses for others. —From "You Can't Enlarge... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

"The problem is not that the mouse is in the maze, but that the maze is in the mouse." What does that mean? A: What is often holding us back from achieving greater success is not real limitations, but that we have internalized... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

16 Jan 2018
Blog Post

How Can I Prepare to Apply for Financial Aid at HBS?

annual credit report and resolve any problems right away. It can take a long time to get erroneous information corrected so it is smart to try to take care of this as soon as you can. For international... View Details

29 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

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

gained higher levels of education and workforce integration, leading analysts to blame ingrained bias and “occupational sorting” for the difference. Occupational sorting occurs... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Industry ; Germany Citation Educators Related Cohen, Lauren, Octavian Graf Pilati, Dominik V. Eynern, and Sophia Pan. "(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing... View Details

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

compared to 59 percent in the industry's top quartile and 109 percent in the industry overall. (Part-time employee turnover for QT is 36 percent, compared to 84 percent in the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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PRIMO Alumni Profiles - Doctoral

A.B. in Applied Mathematics. They worked with Professor Matt Weinzierl in the Business, Government and the International Economy Unit during PRIMO Summer 2019. Jo started their PhD Program in Fall 2022 in... View Details

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Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research

Research Services Case Research & Writing Group 15ms Established in November 1999, the Case Research & Writing Group (CRG) grew out of Harvard Business School’s commitment to increase the diversity, impact, and visibility of its View Details

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HBS - Key Metrics

Staff headcount includes employees classified as administrative & professional (exempt); research associates; internal post docs; service & trade hourly employed by Harvard Business School (HBS); and support... View Details

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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

advantage over time. Particular attention is paid to competitive positioning; understanding comparative costs; and addressing issues such as cannibalization, network externalities, View Details

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Standards of Conduct - Recruiting

Thursday, October 2, 2025: Direct outreach and event advertising may begin. Monday, October 6, 2025: Recruiting events may begin. Monday, January 5, 2026: Organizations may begin interviewing students. Interviews for View Details

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