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- August 2009 (Revised December 2012)
- Background Note
Researching a Company
By: Willy Shih, Meghan Dolan, Emilie Codega and Poping Lin
This note was written to help students at the Harvard Business School do a more thorough job of researching a company, utilizing the extensive resources of the Baker Library, as well as other widely available databases. Exhibits provide detailed information on key... View Details
Shih, Willy, Meghan Dolan, Emilie Codega, and Poping Lin. "Researching a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 610-024, August 2009. (Revised December 2012.)
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
- 28 Mar 2012
- News
Five Ways to Become a Better Team Player
- 20 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Pursuit of Passion Propagates Privilege
Keywords: by Josephine Tan and Jon M. Jachimowicz
- 03 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Align Your Social Media and Recruiting Strategies
It goes without saying that candidates seeking new job opportunities should have a presence on social media to enhance their brand identity. Similarly, organizations seeking talent should leverage social media to attract and engage with... View Details
- 07 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits
a plan to curb foreign tax havens and end tax breaks for "companies that ship jobs overseas" in May, 2009.) One heated issue is the charge that the U.S. tax code provides incentives for companies to ship View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- December 2009 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
Iris Running Crane: December 2009
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Iris Running Crane, an MBA candidate, must choose among three different job offers in private equity. One is with a top-tier megafund buyout operation; the second with a geographically focused mid-market fund; and the third with a one-time top-tier fund that is trying... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Private Equity; Compensation and Benefits; Job Offer; Personal Development and Career; Financial Services Industry
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Iris Running Crane: December 2009." Harvard Business School Case 810-073, December 2009. (Revised July 2013.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Too Many Managers: The Strategic Use of Titles to Avoid Overtime Payments
By: Lauren Cohen, Umit Gurun and N. Bugra Ozel
We find widespread evidence of firms appearing to avoid paying overtime wages by exploiting a
federal law that allows them to do so for employees termed as “managers” and paid a salary above a
pre-defined dollar threshold. We show that listings for salaried positions... View Details
Cohen, Lauren, Umit Gurun, and N. Bugra Ozel. "Too Many Managers: The Strategic Use of Titles to Avoid Overtime Payments." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30826, January 2023.
- 29 Aug 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons
- 02 Dec 2013
- News
Companies Revisit 'Rank And Yank' of 1980s
- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
The days of sticking with one job through retirement are long gone. Younger workers are prioritizing happiness over workplace loyalty, often out of necessity. Harvard Business School senior lecturer Christina Wallace offers a roadmap for... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- August 11, 2023
- Article
How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership
By: Nitin Nohria
Although the CEO role comes with power, pay, and privilege, it also involves emotional labor, as leaders feel the toll of making divisive and unpopular decisions. This aspect of the job has become more challenging the last few years. This article offers leaders four... View Details
Nohria, Nitin. "How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 11, 2023).
- 13 Aug 2012
- News
Inside Offshoring, Part 1: Theory and Practice
- 06 Sep 2024
- News
Know Your HBS Staff: Anna DeSousa
- 05 Aug 2011
- News
High achievers, high anxieties
- 2010
- Working Paper
Do Call Centers Promote Education? Evidence from India
By: Emily Fair Oster and Mary Bryce Millett
Over the last two decades in India there have been large increases in outsourced jobs and large increases in schooling rates, particularly in English. Existing evidence suggests the trends are broadly related. In this paper we explore how localized these impacts are;... View Details
- 13 Nov 2019
- Working Paper Summaries