Fair Chance Hiring - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

going to be a good social scientist today, you have to know a fair amount of neuroscience. And if you’re a good neuroscientist today, you have to know a fair amount of social psychology and basic social... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

05 May 2011
What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

that, under the circumstances, "we should be as ethical as the situation around us can determine while at the same time be mindful of the consequences ." Turning to the core issue of the column, why do we so often regard ourselves as more View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

Scout troop, effective governance: Generates a sense of direction, values to live by or work by, and well-understood and accepted policies that tell organization members how they should behave or what they should do in certain circumstances. Examples of policies are... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

competitive Darwinian contest. Instead, a few investors make decisions that are impacted by incentive, agency, and coordination problems, often before a new idea even has a chance to compete in a market. We contend that costs and... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Op-Ed

How Leaders Should Leave

stay on. If you’re a valued employee, your boss will appreciate being given the chance to see if anything can be done to keep you. At this stage, it’s better to avoid blurting out the details of an exciting job offer from another... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

improve their chances of finding a partner? Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) is a celebrity matchmaker, an executive fellow at HBS, and a New York Times bestselling author of two books about love and relationships. In this episode of Skydeck,... View Details

17 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men

says Egan. “This is a 50-50 chance you are fired, but when you are fired, you typically just move across the street [to another firm].” “The researchers found that women who engaged in misconduct were 20 percent more likely to be fired... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

Many well-meaning companies want to diversify their workforces but face an all-too-common problem: They take great pains to hire more women and people of color, only to find that these employees don’t stick around long. At one midsize... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

allocation of deceased donor kidneys to patients on a waiting list, in a fair and efficient way. We focus on policies that have the same form as the one currently used in the United States. In particular, we consider policies that are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Interviewing - Alumni

position. Do communicate to the interviewer that you really want the position (and why) and that there is an excellent chance you would accept their offer (if this is true). Be prepared for questions you hope they won't ask. Be... View Details

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

Making Her Mark with Mission-Driven Work This desire to build a better world for her children and future generations set in motion Leahy’s next career move to Glossier. A chance encounter with Glossier founder Emily Weiss provided Leahy... View Details

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details

22 Nov 2023
News

So You Want to Join a Startup

become an instant millionaire, chances are that's not going to happen. And that's really why I called it The Startup Lottery, right? Because there's a high degree of risk and the chances of it paying off may... View Details

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

The research provides food for thought as policymakers debate the efficacy and fairness of education initiatives like No Child Left Behind, the 2001 United States Act of Congress requiring federally funded public schools to administer... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

jobs. The many unknowns of the pandemic mean that people’s overall need for comprehension and control is severely stymied. Organizations that can satisfy this drive for their employees will find them highly motivated in return. People are desperate for a View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

learning environment requires a climate that is supportive, challenging and conducive to risk-taking. In such an environment, every comment can provide an opportunity for individual and collective learning, and each student feels that he or she has a View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

crises and events. To learn more, read It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization Boris Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. Tip: New employees need rapid connections to key people The hiring... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

"Self-regulation" increasingly rings like a mantra in business. Just think of topics in the news over the past couple of months, such as the Italian fashion industry's move toward self-regulation to discourage the hiring of dangerously... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

The more people who know, the greater your chances of finding fresh leads, insights, and ideas. Conduct informational interviews Return to your roots and remember to conduct interviews that may not (or probably will not) lead to a job,... View Details

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