Talent - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

and observed how top talent reacted differently to the crisis based on the messages they received: “Some lost faith in the company and in its leaders. Others doubled their effort and commitment. The difference between the two groups? The... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

01 Jun 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?

make matters even more complicated, each stakeholder group contains members who both support and oppose the issue at hand." Similarly, when Levi Strauss, Citigroup, Microsoft, and others announced that they will fund employees—a constituency empowered by a historic... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

her own experience to find a surprisingly effective way to use that self-awareness to improve performance. In college, Brooks was the lead singer of a cover band and sang in an a cappella group. She watched anxiety derail countless auditions of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

company has enough interest in the skill set that the individual brings in then they are limiting their talent pool when someone declines due to the NCA.” Edward Sixt contributed this argument against NCAs: “ it is not just or fair to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

of our society’s talents and strengths. Focused business leaders are uniquely positioned for this massive mobilization of society’s diverse talent pool. Businesses can move fast—and the challenge at hand... View Details

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Accidental Innovator

new. Q: Is there a way innovators can encourage good accidents? In other words, is there anything we can control to foster this process? A: Great question. Artists think they develop a talent for causing good accidents. Equally or perhaps... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

25 Aug 2014
News

Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

says, noting that “long-range plans don’t usually work out,” and observing that in his career he has focused on building things in a different way. “I have spent 30 years working with some of the most talented people in industry—our CEOs... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

15 Sep 2017
News

Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

talented faculty and students,” he says. “With a trust, I was able to make a bigger gift to HBS and receive an income for life.” His trust will ultimately support the HBS Fund, which provides flexible resources the School can use to... View Details

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

feeling encouraged that there have been alumni and others around the world working on solutions for decades. As the world recognizes the time to act is now, we will be able to marshal additional talent and resources towards scaling these... View Details

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

Almost fifty years ago, nineteen-year-old Andy Grove stepped off a boat in New York City, a poor immigrant from Hungary who barely escaped Nazi occupation. A decade later he co-founded Intel, the chipmaker that would help invent the PC industry. But Grove was more than... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

March 2015
Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

downside consequences are more certain. Google has some 700 employees in China, the best of whom are already finding alternative employment. So de facto, Google is going to be a much smaller entity in China. It seems unlikely to me that many View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

the U.S. medical profession are still large. In India, the same depth of pool of engineering and mathematical talent for software, offshoring, and outsourcing is there for medicine, too. In the 1950s and '60s, the Indian government... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

embracing—this shift. Many are using systematic approaches to gather employee insights and turn them into tailored workplace cultures and policies. These efforts usually culminate in a strong talent management strategy, with a deliberate... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

01 Dec 2009
News

One Man Crime Wave

the selection of a vastly increased enrollment of blacks in the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration to take the talented black business entrepreneurs who, regardless of education, are making a good track record in their own... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

Teaching Interest

Managing Human Capital: Keeping Hope Alive in Organizations (Not offered 2013-2014)

Managing Human Capital has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the general manager who seeks to manage both other people and his or her own career with optimal effectiveness. Any and all students who believe they will need to effectively manage... View Details

Blog

What Black Executives Really Want

money to hire and bring diverse talent into the organization. If we don't create an environment where they're going to thrive, then what's going to happen? They will walk out the door. Everyone wants to do a better job of supporting... View Details

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

focused on winning. During a crisis there's a risk that your entire organization gets so focused on keeping the ship afloat that no one is planning ahead. Therefore, you should assign a small team of highly talented people to devise the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Chasing Stars: The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance (Princeton University Press, 2010). Linda A. Hill : Included since 2011 as one of the Thinkers50—the definitive listing of the world’s top 50 business thinkers. Anthony... View Details

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