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  • 10 Mar 2011
  • What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

influence one another. It is leading to advice and training designed to change behaviors that influence perceptions and possibly even increase View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! View Details
  • 05 Sep 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Performance Responses to Competition Across Skill-Levels in Rank Order Tournaments: Field Evidence and Implications for Tournament Design

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Constance E. Helfat, Karim R. Lakhani & Michael E. Menietti.
  • July 2004
  • Article

Determinants of Control System Design in Divisionalized Firms

By: Margaret A. Abernethy, Jan Bouwens and Laurence van Lent
We investigate two determinants of two choices in the control system of divisionalized firms, namely decentralization and use of performance measures. The two determinants are those identified in the literature as important to control system design: (1) information... View Details
Keywords: Design; Organizational Design; Business Divisions; Management Systems; Performance Evaluation
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  • 01 Jun 2006
  • News

Job One: Alumni Engagement

membership in HBS clubs and associations. Our committee work has examined a number of School-supported efforts designed to engage alumni and students. The Student Outreach... View Details
Keywords: Peter Cooper
  • Web

Growing on the Job - Alumni

Careers Growing on the Job Careers Growing on the Job You love your organization, but you want to move up. Explore resources to help you get to the next level of your career... View Details
  • May 2025
  • Teaching Note

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation

By: Tsedal Neeley
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 425-720. Florian Hillen, co-founder and CEO of VideaHealth, a startup using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect dental conditions on x-rays, spent the early years of his company laying the groundwork for an AI factory. This AI factory,... View Details
Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States
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  • Web

Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni

program, you will meet virtually with a career coach and your team of fellow HBS alumni. You will leave the program with completed self-assessment, updated collateral, networks identified, and more. Program... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2011
  • News

Where the Jobs Are

agreement on a key goal: Technology-based manufacturing has to be a catalyst for job creation and competitive renewal. But is that a realistic expectation? Seeking an answer, we explore the current View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing
  • 22 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

period between 1995 and 2008. In jobs closely linked to innovation and technology, the share of immigrants was even higher, closer to 24 percent. "Skilled immigration is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services
  • 19 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future

On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate
  • October 2021 (Revised November 2022)
  • Case

The 2012 Spanish Labor Reform: Lifting All Boats, or Leveling Down?

By: Vincent Pons, Rafael Di Tella, Santiago Botella and Elena Corsi
Since 1978, Spain had struggled to control unemployment. The country’s labor law was protective of employees hired long-term and companies used temporary contracts as buffers. In 2012, amid economic recession and a 23.6% unemployment rate, a center-right government of... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Labor Market; Unemployment; Recession; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; International Relations; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Contracts; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Spain; European Union
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  • June 2017 (Revised October 2017)
  • Case

Organizing for Performance: Four Vignettes

By: Robert Simons
This case provides four examples of organizations with very different business strategies: Walmart, Starbucks, Harvard Business School, and Google. To support their varying strategies, each of these organizations requires a specific configuration to provide the most... View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Organization; Span Of Control; Job Design; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation
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  • January 2025
  • Supplement

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (B)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details
Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States
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  • January 2025
  • Case

The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Levi Stroud, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
Pre-abstract: This multimedia case should be assigned to students in advance of class. Instructors should consider the timing of making the (B) Case videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: Florian Hillen, co-founder... View Details
Keywords: Diagnostics; Organization Design; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Health Care and Treatment; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Success; Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States
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  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

The U.S. Job Search for International Students

Professional Development Office (CPD) provides resources, guidance, and access to job opportunities. Phillip Andrews, a Corporate Relations Director and Career Coach in CPD,... View Details
  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

for the creation of jobs and wealth among urban families. Moderator Randall Pinkett of M.I.T. Laboratory Anne Habiby, executive vice president of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Dec 2017
  • Op-Ed

Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs

Credit:  Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
  • 25 Feb 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Fostering Organizational Learning: The Impact of Work Design on Workarounds, Errors, and Speaking Up About Internal Supply Chain Problems

Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker
  • 04 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

in organizations. Anyone who focuses mostly on external relationships will not have that. The other reason is that women do far more due diligence when they receive a job offer than men do, because women need to ensure that the company is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services