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  • 10 May 2015
  • Blog Post

Brand Strategist Turns Entrepreneur

Becoming an entrepreneur wasn’t part of Desiree Stolar’s plan. A brand strategy and market research consultant, Desiree (MBA 2015) expected to hone her skills at HBS and then return to the field she loved. That all changed when her the startup she developed during her... View Details
  • January 2015
  • Case

Burberry in 2014

By: Anita Elberse
In February 2014, Burberry's chief executive officer Angela Ahrendts is preparing to hand the reins of the English luxury fashion company to chief creative officer Christopher Bailey. Under their partnership, in place since 2006, Burberry's revenues have tripled to... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Luxury; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Fashion Industry; Great Britain
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  • October 2000 (Revised December 2004)
  • Case

Richard Spellman (A)

Describes Richard Spellman's decision to leave his existing employer and join an Internet start-up as CEO. Focuses on the terms of a restricted stock agreement and employment agreement that must be negotiated. Includes first drafts of these two agreements. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Internet and the Web; Executive Compensation; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Management Teams
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    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • 14 Nov 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections

    as a result, on the periphery of the same community. “What we’re trying to say is there are many more jobs than you might imagine where having the right connections can be helpful to your company.” The study reinforces the value of View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand
    • 24 Jul 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

    many such workers are caregivers, excluded from full-time jobs because short-sighted employers don’t offer them the flexibility they need. Filtered out by hiring algorithms due to employment gaps or other hiring “red flags,” these willing workers could offer one... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • 18 Apr 2022
    • HBS Case

    Dick’s Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns—and It Paid Off

    murder of 17 students and teachers in Parkland. And with those words, Stack, a gun owner and gun rights supporter, set in motion a series of corporate actions that may serve as a model for other CEOs trying to balance their personal... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
    • December 2019
    • Case

    Small-Market Teams and Big Stars: The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo

    By: Anita Elberse and Melcolm Ruffin
    In October 2019, National Basketball Association (NBA) team the Milwaukee Bucks are about to tip off their first home game in the 2019–2020 NBA season. Peter Feigin, president of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Jon Horst, the league’s youngest general manager, could look back... View Details
    Keywords: Superstars; Talent and Talent Management; Sports; Strategy; Sports Industry
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    • 26 Apr 2023
    • In Practice

    Is AI Coming for Your Job?

    cuts in white-collar staff. Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and co-leads the Managing the Future of Work initiative at HBS. Ayelet Israeli: For now, AI still needs human intervention In the near... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology
    • February 2022
    • Case

    Toraya

    By: Lauren Cohen and Akiko Kanno
    Mitsuharu Kurokawa was the 18th generation leader of a family firm that produced and sold premium Japanese sweets, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd. He had succeeded the business from his father, Mitsuhiro Kurokawa who had led the firm for thirty years. Mitsuharu was... View Details
    Keywords: Branding; Luxury Brand; Succession; Family Business; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Marketing; Expansion; Globalization; Innovation and Invention; Customer Satisfaction; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
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    • May 2009
    • Article

    The Definitive Guide to Recruiting in Good Times and Bad

    By: Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Boris Groysberg and Nitin Nohria
    This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Few companies are thinking about hiring right now, but that's a mistake. If history... View Details
    Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles
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    • Web

    Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

    pursuing your first post-graduate role, switching careers, or returning to the workforce after a period of absence, your job search begins by making a case for yourself. Learn how to market yourself to potential employers. Resume Writing... View Details
    • 17 May 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

    professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at the University of Toronto Mississauga; András Tilcsik, assistant professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto; and Sora Jun, a doctoral candidate at... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 2008
    • Working Paper

    The Ontological Foundations of Leadership and Performance: Being a Leader, and the Effective Exercise of Leadership, A New Model

    By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger

    This paper is the (pre-course) introduction document to an experimental course developed by the authors and taught at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business. The intention of the course is to leave the participants actually being leaders and being able to... View Details

    Keywords: Transformation; Business Education; Knowledge; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Performance Effectiveness; Attitudes; Behavior; Perspective
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    • Web

    Accounting & Management - Doctoral

    degree programs which officially begin in August. Students are expected to complete their program in five years. Typically, the first two years are spent on coursework, at the end of which students take a field exam, and then another... View Details
    • January 2025
    • Technical Note

    Skills-First Talent Management: Hiring

    By: Boris Groysberg, Tom Quinn, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden
    The first in a series of notes on how organizations manage skills-first talent-management chains, covering recruiting: the process of creating a job description, publicizing the job and attracting applicants, and assessing candidates. Other notes in this series include... View Details
    Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions
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    • Program

    Leadership for Senior Executives

    Summary Uncertainty and change are relentless challenges for today's leaders. Between expanding globalization, rapid technological shifts, and evolving social norms, how can leaders make the right strategic decisions and leadership... View Details
    • May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
    • Supplement

    Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)

    By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman
    CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details
    Keywords: Globalization; Executive Compensation; Management; Organizational Culture; Performance; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Corporate Strategy; System
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    • January 2002
    • Background Note

    A Note on Incentives in the NFL

    By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim
    This case describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major U.S. professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap and then describes incentive... View Details
    Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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    • Program

    Finance for Senior Executives

    effectively about finance with executives from all functional areas Engage in more productive discussions with financial specialists in your organization and ask the right questions Address the concerns of colleagues who are not financial... View Details