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26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

Organizational Response to Environmental Demands: Opening the Black Box Authors:Magali A. Delmas and Michael W. Toffel Abstract This paper combines new and old institutionalism to explain enduring differences in organizational strategies.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Feb 2011
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http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Cost-Accounting/9780132109178.page Mixed Source Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gaston Llanes Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We study competitive interaction between a profit-maximizing firm... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

making: participants were more likely to hire job candidates and choose collaborators who reframed their distress as passion compared to those who did not. Expresser gender did not moderate these effects. Results suggest that in cases... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

motivate other younger executives who will feel inspired by the possibility of promotion under your leadership. My advice is always to avoid, if possible, hiring your old cronies from previous companies before you’ve given the incumbents... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

24 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

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

many such workers are caregivers, excluded from full-time jobs because short-sighted employers don’t offer them the flexibility they need. Filtered out by hiring algorithms due to employment gaps or other View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
Case

Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

E. Hires Charles E. Hires Company, 1890–1918 Dee Ward Hock VISA, 1970–1984 Paul G. Hoffman Studebaker Corporation, 1935–1948 Philip B. Hofmann Johnson & Johnson Company, 1963–1973 Hale Holden Chicago,... View Details

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

restructuring, and the employees and unions that want to hear about investments and hiring more people. Miller: This is a tricky communication exercise no matter what the context is. But it is true that Total, for instance, is perceived... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

03 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

legal obligations Globalization has opened new opportunities and markets for businesses, but it has also brought new complexities. Countries have different legal requirements for layoffs in areas such as required severance pay, advance... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing

13 Jul 2016
HBS Case

How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers

glamorized shots,” says Teixeira. “They needed to compete at that level.” In order to do that, Chesky and Gebbia did something that would never be scalable: hired professional photographers to go to property owners’ homes to take inviting... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Transportation

07 Jul 2022
HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

frosting, and lemon-ginger ice cream. When the Brooklyn-based screenwriter first met his future wife and business partner, he wooed her by hosting ice cream socials with homemade concoctions that guests raved about. Flying high on these enthusiastic reviews, Smith and... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

08 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

must grapple with it. Khurana lays out his institutional analysis and its repercussions in his new book, From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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About - Global

been a leader in developing field-based research for management education around the world. 2022 Senior Researcher hired in Nairobi to provide research support for the Africa Research Center and growing faculty interest in the region.... View Details

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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

workforce 15 JAN 2025 | Managing the Future of Work In taking aim at degree inflation, the corporate-led good jobs coalition looks to boost economic opportunity, address skills gaps, and create a more equitable and inclusive workforce. OneTen helps employers navigate... View Details

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Standards of Conduct - Recruiting

Hire Talent Standards of Conduct Hire Talent Standards of Conduct MBA Recruiting Standards of Conduct (2025-2026) Standards as of May 7, 2025 Ensuring a Level Playing Field HBS Career & Professional... View Details

14 Nov 2023
What Do You Think?

Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

To what extent does it come from serving others, either literally (as in the old ServiceMaster Company) or through behaviors that encourage personal development in others? For years, my colleagues and I, based on our research, have advocated for the notion of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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FAQs - Alumni

6:00 p.m. and on Class Parties When can I register, how much does it cost, and is financial assistance available? Registration opens with an email invitation, sent approximately four months before your reunion. Registration fees vary.... View Details

25 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

It’s a manager’s nightmare: A customer pulls into a drive-thru after a long day at work with children in tow, everyone looking frazzled and famished. After waiting patiently in line, the customer grabs her bag of burgers through the window and happily zips away—until... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage

30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

worker dismissal costs will curtail hiring below efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge... View Details