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HBS - The year in Review

change. The day’s agenda built on the coalition’s quarterly virtual forums and included in-depth discussions on advancing skills-based hiring that focuses on competencies and closing opportunity gaps. Harvard Business School is the first... View Details

    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

    • 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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    • 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
    • 02 Feb 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

    would hire 20,000 workers across the US. Similar stories of social media’s power inspired Harvard Business School professors Jonas Heese and Joseph Pacelli to research just how much social media can influence businesses. Their paper, “The... View Details
    Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology
    • Web

    All Locations - Recruiting

    Candor in Teams and Organizations 07 Jul 2023 Becca Carnahan 16 Nov 2020 Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 16 Nov 2020 MBA Hiring... View Details
    • 04 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Governing the Family-Run Business

    Scout troop, effective governance: Generates a sense of direction, values to live by or work by, and well-understood and accepted policies that tell organization members how they should behave or what they should do in certain circumstances. Examples of policies are... 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
    • 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
    • Web

    Community College Report - Managing the Future of Work

    more relevant and effective in three areas: training and education aligned with industry needs, commitments to hire community college students, and sharing of data on the supply and demand for talent. Read the Report Executive Summary... View Details
    • Web

    Research Staff Services - Faculty & Research

    faculty to understand their research support needs and determine how best to provide support. When a faculty member wants to hire a dedicated RA with whom they can work one-on-one, RSS will recruit, hire, onboard, orient, train, and aid... View Details
    • 18 Mar 2013
    • HBS Case

    HBS Cases: LEGO

    expert Poul Plougmann was hired to reassemble LEGO and staunch the red ink. "He comes in and does things by the book," says Thomke. "He lays people off, he streamlines some things, he globalizes." And yet the financial... View Details
    Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 04 Dec 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

    forthcoming Entrepreneurship and Collaboration Inter-Organizational Collaboration and Start-Up Innovation By: Aggarwal, Vikas A., and Andy Wu Abstract—This chapter presents an overview of the literature on collaborative relationships between start-ups and incumbent... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Thinking Ahead

    challenge or opportunity for certain business sectors due to generative AI, that can still be interesting.” In addition, how a business spends its funds is coming under even greater scrutiny. “Entrepreneurs are being asked for cash-flow View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
    • Blog

    What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

    “masculine norm” of leadership. While organizations may start out hiring a good number of women, it's not hard to see why these experiences lead to retention problems—and a significant loss of talent for the organization. Finding and... View Details