• 15 Dec 2009
• First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

  Working PapersThe Global Networks of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract In this paper we characterize the topology View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 03 Dec 2018
• News

Young Americans need to be taught skills, not handed credentials

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Bargaining with Imperfect Enforcement

Joint work with Mark Williams, formerly of Exeter College, Oxford.

The game-theoretic bargaining literature insists on non-cooperative bargaining procedure but allows cooperative implementation of agreements. The effect of this is to allow free-reign of bargaining... View Details

• 28 May 2020
• Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

shared the fact that my parent’s story taught me the value of perseverance, humility, and hard work and I confessed that my graduation from... View Details

• 31 Oct 2011
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The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

financial incentives causes people to work harder," he says. "But my research suggests that in deciding how hard we work and how well we think we're performing, social... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Overview

Dr. Burch’s research focuses on capitalism, work, and gender in the twentieth-century United States. Her work reinterprets the history of direct selling by placing it at the center, rather than on the margins, of narratives about advanced capitalism. Examining the... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Political Economy; Labor History; Gender; Marketing; Sales Force Management; Direct Sales; United States

• 06 Aug 2015
• Blog Post

What I Was Not Expecting: Rerouting Towards My Passion at HBS

mind. Nevertheless, already a year in the MBA program, I now realize that an MBA means lots of different things to different people and that it is my responsibility to make... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

• 21 Aug 2023
• Book

You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance

grit is going to overcome structural inequality and the lack of growth in real wages. Each of these pieces has made stability harder to achieve individually View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

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Supply Chain Inventory Planning

My work studies management decision-making in demand and supply planning contexts with a focus on forecasting and inventory planning decisions.  I examine these decision-making processes from both a supply chain (i.e. across firm) and an... View Details

• January 2004 (Revised February 2006)
• Case

Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial (RJF) currently sells financial services through two channels. It is considering adding a third in the "middle" of the other two. The current strategy has one channel with employees and another with independent contractors. These attract very... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Salesforce Management; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry

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Godes, David B. "Raymond James Financial." Harvard Business School Case 504-027, January 2004. (Revised February 2006.)

• 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST, 13 Nov 2015

HBS MBA Career Reboot Camp in New York City

Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

• 8 AM – 5 PM CET, 23 Mar 2017
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HBS Career Reboot Camp in Paris

Career Reboot Camp is coming to Paris! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

• 15 Feb 2024
• Blog Post

How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Carol Wright

the only graduate school I wanted to attend was HBS. After that, it became a matter of deciding when to apply, and once I heard about the 2+2 process, I knew that was the correct path for me. I loved that as... View Details

Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick - Or Keep You Well

For too long we’ve designed buildings that haven’t focused on the people inside—their health, their ability to work effectively, and what that means for the bottom line. An authoritative introduction to a movement whose vital importance is now all too... View Details

• 8 AM – 5 PM EST, 02 Mar 2016

Career Reboot Camp in Chicago

Career Reboot Camp is coming to Chicago! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details