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  • September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
  • Case

Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur

By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Marc Abrahams was a media entrepreneur who specialized in science humor. In 2008, he sought to boost the scale and monetization potential of his business. That business, called Improbable Research, encompassed a magazine (Annals of Improbable Research), a high-profile... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Personal Development and Career
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  • 20 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

  Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of intellectual property in exchange for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Jorge Tamayo
Professor Tamayo’s research focuses on theoretical modeling and structural estimation of firm decision-making and productivity.

Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
  • 2025
  • Book

The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
A research-based look at a growing phenomenon—companies allowing their employees to work from anywhere in the world—and how those who adopt this model can boost talent, innovation, and productivity.
In recent years, companies in a wide range of industries have... View Details
Keywords: Remote Work; Telecommuting; Employees; Business Offices; Organizational Culture; Retention; Recruitment; Policy; Competitive Advantage
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  • July 2024 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

Knowledge Transfer: Toyota, NUMMI, and GM

By: Willy Shih
New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. It was an opportunity for GM to learn about the Toyota Production System, which was quite different from the mass production processes American automakers used at the... View Details
Keywords: Culture Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Joint Ventures; Transformation; Selection and Staffing; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Sharing; Labor Unions; Management Systems; Performance Improvement; Production; Labor and Management Relations; Auto Industry; Japan; United States
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    Eliminating unintended bias in personalized policies using Bias Eliminating Adapted Trees (BEAT) - PNAS

    An inherent risk of algorithmic personalization is disproportionate targeting of individuals from certain groups (or demographic characteristics such as gender or race), even when the decision maker does not intend to discriminate based on those... View Details

    • Web

    Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

    Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 29 Oct 2024 Can a Coffee Shop in Utah Help Solve Underemployment for People with Disabilities? Re: Richard S. Ruback 15 Oct 2024 What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About... View Details
    • Web

    Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

    levels: Providing social sector organizations with access to analytic and strategic talent to deliver high-impact results Encouraging emerging leaders to appreciate and understand the complexities of leading in the social sector For View Details
    • 01 Feb 2001
    • News

    What Makes a Good Leader

    design good systems of reporting, hire the right people, and put together the proper multidisciplinary advisory groups. Name: David Thomas, H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration Recent book: Breaking Through: The Making... View Details
    Keywords: Management
    • January 2025
    • Teaching Plan

    Knowledge Transfer: Toyota, NUMMI, and GM

    By: Willy Shih
    Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 625-003. New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors. It was an opportunity for GM to learn about the Toyota Production System, which was quite different from the mass production... View Details
    Keywords: Culture Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Joint Ventures; Transformation; Selection and Staffing; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Sharing; Labor Unions; Management Systems; Performance Improvement; Production; Labor and Management Relations; Auto Industry; Japan; United States
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    • 12 Aug 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

    to operate at scale and consider whether to replace them. Here are a few tips in areas I find to be the most challenging at this stage: People When it comes to employees, there are two areas where CEO/founders often get tripped up as their companies grow: View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Austin
    • 05 Dec 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

    Worker Advancement,” a worker’s choice of company has considerable bearing on how fast they climb the ranks, how likely they are to land a better job elsewhere, and whether they’ll be hired and promoted. The study specifically looks at... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • 27 Feb 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

    The retail business is not for the faint of heart. Turning a consistent profit requires navigating many variables, such as hiring capable staff, ordering the right products at the right time, and complying with a litany of regulations.... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail
    • Web

    Leverage LinkedIn - Alumni

    required) Learn how to better utilize LinkedIn's data resources and practice tools to prepare for your next interview. How to Recession-Proof Your Career (login required) Gain expert knowledge on surviving an economic downturn, including information on how recruiters... View Details
    • 10 Feb 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

    After sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein ignited the #MeToo movement on social media, Hollywood producers began hiring more female film writers than they did before the scandal, new research finds. What's more, producers... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting
    • Web

    Finance - Faculty & Research

    C. Esty Robert C. Merton Andre F. Perold W. Carl Kester George Serafeim Stuart C. Gilson See All HBS Working Knowlege 12 Nov 2024 Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 08 Nov 2024 How... View Details
    • 26 Apr 2016
    • First Look

    April 26

    April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 30 Sep 2019
    • Book

    6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

    hiring Companies should train managers to root out racial bias from their hiring and recruitment processes. They should also invest in retaining black professionals, in part by reinforcing the message that... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 07 Nov 2023
    • News

    Love and Money

    Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details
    • 12 Feb 2024
    • News

    Dale LeFebvre to Receive Horatio Alger Award

    excelled, earning an internship with Senator Edward Kennedy, and later graduating with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. After graduating from MIT, he joined McKinsey & Company as one of the first MIT graduates to be hired as... View Details
    Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance