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William R. Kerr | About

themes and disseminates to broader audiences through platforms like the MFW podcast series . Bill’s recent book is The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society . It explores the global race for talent and... View Details

02 Aug 2022
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6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Connect with Alumni - Recruiting

Hire Talent Connect with Alumni Hire Talent Connect with Alumni Over 86,000 alumni, each with their unique skills and career journey, make up the robust and diverse HBS alumni community. Engage with alumni... View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

development, personnel, patents, financing, mass production, and marketing. Along with Silver and Brown, he began to assemble a talented team including: Howard G. Rogers, who left Harvard to join Land-Wheelwright Laboratories and... View Details

22 Feb 2021
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Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

comments below. Book Excerpt Chasing Stars By Frank V. Cespedes There is no doubt that talent matters and that sales stars exist. But an overreliance on stars from outside organizations can 27 have unintended consequences. 28 Differences... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

October 2020
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Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'

By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris

In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time—the highs and lows,... View Details

Keywords: Mental Health; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Health; Success; Performance Improvement; Personal Development and Career; Family and Family Relationships; Sports; Competition; Sports Industry; United States; Baltimore; Arizona; Sydney; Athens; Beijing; London

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22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide

seek diverse, young talent and to teach the next generation of leaders how to take control of their careers.” It is important to Freyre, a Latina herself, that she should provide guidance within a culture that greatly respects and values... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

August 2023
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Kariyer.net: Recruiting AI

By: Shunyuan Zhang, Fares Khrais and Namrata Arora

In 2017, Fatih Uysal (AMP 2021) became CEO of Kariyer.net. By then, the business was already the industry leading online job board in Turkey. However, faced with stalling growth, a turbulent macroenvironment, and growing competition from international players, Uysal... View Details

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

gradually and then suddenly." Companies will move slowly to deploy generative AI technology like that embodied in OpenAI's ChatGPT. Harnessing the immense pool of data underlying it will require the development of proprietary machine-learning systems, requiring... View Details

29 Oct 2020
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Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

Coach at Young African MBAs, a non-profit bridging the gap in management talent in Africa. What advice would you give applicants deciding on the program? Me and Abdul-Rahman (MBA 2022) At the risk of sounding trite, I believe first and... View Details

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

don’t match the majority in the C-suite, but causing financial repercussions for businesses as well. “Investors may worry that executive teams are not hiring the best talent they can get, but are instead recruiting those with particular... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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What You Can Support - Alumni

Aid Need-based fellowships make HBS accessible to talented future leaders and enable them to pursue a wider range of career paths. MBA Program Ongoing innovation in teaching and learning ensures that the MBA Program prepares future... View Details

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Scholar at University of Cambridge. David J. Collis : Named the 1976 Wrenbury Scholar at University of Cambridge (top academic economist of the class). Ashish Nanda : Awarded President of India Gold Medal in All India Higher Secondary, 1976. 1973 Ashish Nanda :... View Details

01 May 2020
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Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

coverage from Working Knowledge Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Critical Mass for some months was in the process of implementing a new program for remote work called Liquid. Nearly 10 percent of its talent now works from home. The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

initiatives for the greatest business impact. Highlights The Value Stick Value Creation at Best Buy Discerning Complements from Substitutes Show Hide Details Modules Creating Value for Customers Adding Value Through Complements Competing with Network Effects Creating... View Details

15 Dec 2021
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The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

7. Commuting Hurts Productivity and Your Best Talent Suffers Most Companies that prize innovation should keep employees out of soul-crushing transit, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, suggests research by Andy Wu. 8. The Hard Truth... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

13 Dec 2021
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The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams

acquisitions affect an estimated 5 million workers per year. While mergers typically lead to staff reductions, the new owners of an acquired company often promote talented women and people of color to oversee newly consolidated units and... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Sep 2003
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Kumar Mahadeva

“What’s different about our business model is that we’ve leveraged the global talent pool, kept our costs low, and stayed on top of new technologies that can benefit our clients.” Mahadeva enjoys being an entrepreneur and is excited about... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

27 Feb 2017
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Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

sometimes quite negative events, take the high road, do the right thing, and develop a reputation as a result. They almost always found that building reputation created returns, as in talented people appreciating the creation of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2005
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The Box Office Power of Stars

buyers? And in an interesting plot twist, Elberse decided to design her research not around actual box office receipts, but rather around a Hollywood simulation game that has over half a million players. The results were published in her working paper, "The Power... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

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