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  • 26 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

to develop and deploy the Alcoa Business System, ABS. This is a fusion of Alcoa's long standing value system, which has helped make Alcoa the safest employer in the country, with the Rules in Use. That effort has been going on for a... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in Pre-Industrial Society

Nelson, The Idea of Usury, from Tribal Brotherhood to Universal Otherhood (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1949). Copyright © Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College Harvard University Harvard Employment Digital... View Details
  • August 2020 (Revised February 2021)
  • Case

Luckin Coffee (A): Caffeine-fueled Growth?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes the founding of Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee in 2017 and its path to surpassing Starbucks as the largest coffee chain in China (by number of stores) in 2019. Unlike Starbucks stores, which were designed to be welcoming “third places” for... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Earnings; Cost; Cost Management; Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Financial Management; Stocks; Profit; Revenue; Price; Food; Business History; Employment; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; China
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  • 24 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

A new study of pandemic-induced remote workers and their employers suggests that at least 16 percent will remain at-home workers long after the COVID-19 crisis has receded. The survey of 1,800 people in both small and larger businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

Embedding Trust and Transparency in American Business (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2006). Copyright © Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College Harvard University Harvard Employment Digital Accessibility View Details
  • 10 Sep 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?

in recruiting criteria for MBA programs? Or changes in curricula, with more emphasis on sensitivity to others' views and how to influence them as well as greater self-awareness? Or the greater employment of role models—especially those... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 09 Aug 2021
  • Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

$4,000; the average white family has net worth of $140,000. A lot of that has to do with disparities in employment that exist, which have their origins in the education system.” College degrees have gained even more importance in a... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg
  • 14 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades

Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs Making the Move to General Manager Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured Share your insights below. View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 20 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

companies, but also for policymakers and society at large,” says Kempf. “For example, should we protect political identity in the workplace? Currently, US federal law and many state laws do not prohibit private employers from... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 01 May 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

things’.” Those working remotely expressed their enthusiasm for it. To the extent it fosters loyalty, it may enhance a culture. Betsy Dickson commented on her move to a remote region this way: “ my employer allowed me to transition to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Aug 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

change.” In the opinion of davidfinaz, employees walk through the door of their new employer with hidden skepticism based on previous work experience. “Organizations have a huge hurdle of mistrust to overcome.” Christopher Hunsicker... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

A History of Women at HBS

treatment of human problems in any employment situation.” HBS professor Fritz J. Roethlisberger, renowned for his work in the field of human relations (see December 2007 Bulletin), taught in the program from 1938 to 1947 and described it... View Details
Keywords: Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
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Events - Private Capital Project

Shell (Bain Double Impact). The Consequences of Private Equity on Employment and Management On September 6, 2017, a group of limited partners, academics, and general partners met to share perspectives on the broad social consequences of... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

and deferrals. If your employer has contracted with HBS Online for participation in a program, or if you elect to enroll in the undergraduate credit option of the Credential of Readiness (CORe) program, note that policies for these... View Details
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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2006
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

and individual firms. The question is, what kinds of responses do they call for? The dependency ratio is simply the ratio of unemployed to employed people, whether globally, nationally, or organizationally (where retirees are the unemployed). It is linked to such... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

whether they would admit that they used drugs on a job application; a different set of participants acting as prospective employers were asked whom they'd rather hire, someone who admitted using drugs, or someone who chose not to answer.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 16 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

source as well as a contributor to it) can "signal" her talent to many people in a position to influence her future career: colleagues, prospective employers and, especially, venture capitalists. The venture capital attraction... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • 11 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

income, alma maters, and employers can give someone up to a 12x advantage over others in accessing opportunity. I adopted this mission during the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement when I realized that my habit of helping people in my... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details