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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
things," says Greg Thompson (MBA 2005), CEO of the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, which provides managerial training and school launch support for charter school leaders. "Now we need systems to make sure high-quality people have the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
sees 65 percent turnover, Turkasset became choosy about its employees, hiring less than one in 100 applicants. Once hired, it paid them higher salaries and performed more in-depth training. The investment paid off, dropping the turnover... View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
boards very low,” says Groysberg, adding that low turnover on boards further reduces opportunities for women even if they’ve overcome the obstacle of closed networks. “By bringing exceptional women together to explore challenges and best... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
Case 714-417 A Note on Strategic Interaction No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/714417-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-421 Taking Dell Private In July 2012, Michael Dell, CEO and founder of Dell,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
art-auction company executive; the former CEO of a Spanish-language television company; a retired rear admiral who had headed the Girl Scouts and served on the board of Weight Watchers International; a theatrical producer; and, until two... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
fashion e-commerce company, Peach. It’s also a challenge to an industry where a company’s potential is often predicted based on its similarity to other successful ventures, most often led by CEOs who look a whole lot like Mark Zuckerberg.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
less likely to be aligned with company goals. However, the plan was associated with lower sales and gross profits and higher incidence of bad audits, absenteeism, and turnover in some situations where employees could have perceived the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
with tools for identifying and solving these problems, engage their employees and suppliers in their improvement efforts. Q: Your book notes that typical stores experience staff turnover of 100 percent each year. How do you see successful... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
than that of other CEOs. CEO turnover sensitivity to firm performance is also significantly higher in founder-director firms compared to non-founder firms. Overall, the evidence suggests that boards with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
James E. Heppelmann Abstract—The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter... View Details
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
downtime. Departmental specialists can assist customers during busy periods and order merchandise and arrange their sections during slack hours. The results? Customers receive better service. Employees have more predictable schedules, one reason why View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
likelihood of turnover and promotion. Survival analyses reveal that higher proportions of same-sex and same-race superiors enhance junior professionals' career mobility. On the flip side, we observe mobility costs accruing to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
for growth become a primary objective, pulling these firms away from their foundational north star: CEO and C-suite management consulting. In pursuing additional opportunities, consulting firms have widely diversified the industry breadth... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
"truth in giving" policies are highly responsive to recipient heterogeneity and biased against more generous giving. Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
channels, with products and brand elements that are less quirky, more commercial than they used to be. Indeed, CEO John Replogle believes that by focusing on efficacious, natural, and unique ingredients, and also by promoting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
average quality) or on its costs (lower quantity). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-094.pdf Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India (revised) Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
The Wall Street Journal. We find no evidence that compensation is related to earnings forecast accuracy. But consistent with prior studies, we find analyst turnover to be related to forecast accuracy, suggesting that analyst forecasting... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
"platform") around the rapidly expanding online video industry. Simultaneously, CEO Jeremy Allaire was completing a major funding round that would enable the company to make strategic investments in some or all of several... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
competition and downsizing; rapid turnover of executives and employees; growing concern about the environment; and the crumbling of institutions such as schools and the family. "We're searching for new ways of grounding to sustain us... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso