talent - Publications - Faculty & Research

2023
Working Paper

Polarizing Corporations: Does Talent Flow to "Good" Firms?

By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Tim McQuade, Gabriel Ramos, Thomas Rauter and Olivia Xiong

We conduct a field experiment in partnership with the largest job platform in Brazil to study how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices of firms affect talent allocation. We find both an average job-seeker’s preference for ESG and a large degree of... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Job Search; Talent and Talent Management; Wages; Attitudes

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04 May 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Reversing Brain Drain: Moving Talent to Middle America

Keywords: Re: Prithwiraj Choudhury

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
Case

Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline

By: Christopher Stanton, Lynda M. Applegate, Allison Ciechanover, Emily Grandjean and Sophie Beck

In 2022, senior executives of Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies met to consider whether and how to scale a successful technical training program. The program, Akamai Technical Academy (ATA), was launched in 2016 to address a key challenge at Akamai and in the... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Talent and Talent Management; Technology Industry; United States; Boston

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November 2021
Teaching Note

Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent

By: Tarun Khanna, Caroline M. Elkins and Joyce Kim

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-113. View Details

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July 2000 (Revised February 2001)
Case

alphaWorks: IBM's Technology Talent Agents

AlphaWorks has catalyzed IBM researchers and offered them a new path to take technology to market. With success, though, comes new organizational challenges. Should John Wolpert extend alphaWorks to all IBM labs, refocus, or shut down its operations? View Details

Keywords: Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development

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21 Dec 2009
News

IIM grads' pre-placement offers double as cos seek fresh talent

24 Apr 2014
News

Nurturing talent for the best results

Venkatesh Iyer (PLDA 14, 2013) talks about nurturing the talents of those around him to get the best results in business and in the nonprofit sector. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Jul 2023
News

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

25 Apr 2014
News

A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa

toward elevating business in Africa,” says Williams. “If we’re going to develop Africa, we have to attract the best, most intelligent talent and give them the best training and education possible.” (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent

How should employers and workers adapt to the new demands in today’s technologically driven workforce? Two recent reports by HBS professor Joseph Fuller examine innovative paths to training and building talent pipelines. The first report... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

24 Mar 2023
News

Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey

Clubs News Clubs News Toronto Alumni Explore Shift in Talent Markets On February 9, the HBS Club of Toronto held an in-person fireside chat and Q&A with Ethan Bernstein, Edward W. Conrad Association Professor of Business Administration,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

2017
Working Paper

Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

By: John Horton, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton

Digital labor markets are rapidly expanding and connecting companies and contractors on a global basis. We review the environment in which these markets take root, the micro- and macro-level studies of their operations, their ongoing evolution and recent trends, and... View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Talent and Talent Management; Labor

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13 Oct 2020
News

The Post-Pandemic Rules of Talent Management

Jun 2016
Video

Video: Fixing America’s Talent Supply Chain

America’s labor market has entered a “new normal” phrase. Although the unemployment rate has declined after the Great Recession, underemployment remains a major problem and the percentage of workers stuck in part-time jobs is well above historical norms. Yet, at the... View Details

October 2005 (Revised August 2006)
Supplement

GE's Talent Machine: Immelt's Next Steps

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Electronics Industry

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Sep 01 2016
Testimonial

Drawing Inspiration from Insight and Talent

November 1981
Case

Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A)

By: Michael Beer

Provides background on the assessment center used by AT&T to assess managerial potential for upper middle management. Contains assessment reports for two candidates. Raises questions about manpower training and development. Students may be asked which of the candidates... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Executive Education; Management Skills

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November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
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GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

CEO Jeff Immelt, ex-CEO Jack Welch, and HR Chief Bill Conaty discuss how GE has made talent development a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Immelt describes GE's deeply embedded philosophy around its people and how it has allowed the company to add value... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Business or Company Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Competitive Advantage; System; Value

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15 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Are the Most Talented Employees the Highest Paid? Yes—If They’re Bankers

Job seekers who want to be paid commensurate with their talent level might want to pursue a career in high finance. Recent research finds that the finance industry compensates employees largely according to how View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking