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  • 28 Mar 2024
  • News

Rooms with a View

the highest and lowest paid in the hospitality. Data science can take the internal politics and implicit bias out of hiring and promotion and it can also help investors see where a brand’s true value lies. Traditionally, hotel brands have... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality
  • 28 Nov 2018
  • HBS Case

On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website

turnaround, Datar studied the calculated steps it took to fuel its success. Hire data experts In 2013, the one bright spot in Target’s otherwise bleak financial picture was its then-small e-commerce arm. Although overall sales declined,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
  • Web

Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Reset: How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage , Report, The Burning Glass Institute, 2022. With Christina Langer, Julia Nitschke, Layla O’Kane, Matthew Sigelman, and... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

McNamara had hired to be comptroller of the Defense Department. "Unfortunately, McNamara himself contributed to the very shortcoming he speaks of—his domineering style led him to shut out other voices," recalls George. It was a... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 26 May 2022
  • HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

increasingly expect companies to take a position. “It’s very hard not to get involved and take a stand. There is a growing expectation that companies will do something,” Hsieh says. The researchers suggest companies develop “ethical capacity” by View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 29 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 29

  Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model By: Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—Survey evidence suggests that many investors form beliefs about future... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

  PublicationsFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior Authors:L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn Publication:In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity Abstract While lay... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2022
  • Conference Presentation

Organizational Competition: A Catalyst for Workplace Diversity and Desires for Uniqueness

By: Samantha N. Smith, Edward H. Chang, Erika L. Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
Competition is prevalent in organizations. For example, people often compete against their colleagues for status and recognition in the workplace or for opportunities for advancement. Workers also compete against others to get hired into organizations in the first... View Details
Keywords: Status and Position; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior
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  • 04 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

and where and when the attack would happen. In the experiment, players tried to solve several aspects of an imaginary pending terrorist attack: the identity of the terrorists, the target of the attack, and where and when the attack would happen. For the study, the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services
  • Web

Interviewing - Alumni

experience in interviewing hundreds of MBA candidates and in hiring for HBS, Bain & Company, and Goldman Sachs. Are you preparing for an interview? Or do you have one on the horizon? Read insights on what it takes to have a successful... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

thrilled this book is out there so that they can use the book and also recommend the 12 steps to patients. So the more the organizations in the hospitals can hire navigators to walk people through this journey and help them, I think the... View Details
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

The U.S. Job Search for International Students

because a larger company hires more people – and therefore is more familiar with the process, the larger company has no advantage over the smaller, earlier stage company. We have observed that smaller, earlier stage companies are... View Details
  • 22 Nov 2023
  • News

So You Want to Join a Startup

they may hire you to work in that company. Ironically, it's the one area where I think employees may have an advantage over some of the investors, right? Because you can move to other companies that are showing positive trajectory even if... View Details
  • 09 Nov 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

Old-fashioned mentoring may be one of the most effective ways to improve job performance, but many mentorship programs don’t reach new hires who need guidance most, new research suggests. Newly hired... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
  • 02 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

unwilling to upgrade the team if necessary, we have a conversation about the willingness to hire new team members. We also look at location. It is very easy to hire good people in Silicon Valley and in the... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
  • 18 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

Most companies rely on artificial intelligence-based algorithms to make a wide variety of business decisions—from pinpointing the products customers prefer to determining which resumes should go to hiring managers. The problem for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 20 Nov 2023
  • Webinars: Career

Tech in the Job Search: LinkedIn for Job Searching

Data can reveal what matters most in today's job market, and this interactive webinar from CPD and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn's former head of student and alumni education, will share behind-the-scenes insights that can help you optimize LinkedIn for both job hunting... View Details
  • August 15, 2014
  • Article

Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders... View Details
Keywords: Family Ownership; Personal Characteristics; Family and Family Relationships; Management Practices and Processes
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  • February 2008 (Revised May 2008)
  • Case

Lincoln Financial Group (A)

Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Customer Relationship Management; Training; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Sales; Corporate Strategy
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  • 17 Dec 2020
  • News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

talked about how to bridge the distinctly different cultures. Comcast was a corporate, suit-and-ties culture, while The Farm was a startup, jeans-and-T-shirts culture,” says Prince, who was hired as the director of Boomtown, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley