Job Design and Levels - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

years. What job(s) did you have during your deferral? During my deferral I worked two jobs: one in global health and one in sports. The first job was at a nonprofit organization called Lwala Community... View Details

22 Apr 2021
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Launching the Women in Tech Initiative at HBS

evidenced by several industry-wide statistics: Women represent 47% of employees across all US job sectors, but the five largest tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft) only have 34.4%... View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

a faculty member’s area of expertise or passion. We caught up with Professor Len Schlesinger, who taught the Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) SIP with Matt Higgins of RSE Ventures. They designed this SIP to serve as a launch pad for... View Details

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

Alumnae Circles About Circles FAQ Regional Contacts Alumnae Circles is an HBS-enabled, alumnae-owned program designed to build and foster genuine relationships among HBS alumnae*. A Circle is typically a... View Details

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

Setting up a home-base-augmenting site—one designed to gather new knowledge for a company—involves certain skills. And launching a home-base-exploiting site—one established to help a company efficiently... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

01 Mar 2024
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The War Within

understand why their lives had changed. “The power of a nine-year-old saying, ‘Can we all breathe together?’ was overwhelming.” A grant from Heal Ukraine Trauma funded Teaching Recovery Techniques, an evidence-based program designed to... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

tone of voice and body language can have a powerful effect on how safe students find the environment for participation. Experienced instructors may calibrate their interactions with individual students depending on the participant's... View Details

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

changed, and with it the security that used to come almost automatically with an MBA degree. [ ] High-paying jobs are no longer guaranteed to graduates, and the opportunity... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

are looking for alternatives that reduce time and better align spending with strategy. Look at your own company's budget process: Has it really helped you do a better job of belt tightening during the... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

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Financial Aid - Alumni

give specifically to financial aid . Some donors prefer to set up their own fellowship fund, which they can designate for students with a specific background or interest. Individual named funds require a minimum gift: $250,000 for... View Details

December 2022
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Collaborative Rooming: An Innovative Pilot Project to Overcome Primary Care Challenges

By: Gagandeep Singh, Jill G. Lenhart, Richard A. Helmers, Michele Renee Eberlee, Heather Costley, Joel B. Roberts and Robert S. Kaplan

Primary care physicians are overburdened with growing complexities and increasing expectations for primary care visits. To meet expectations, primary care physicians must multitask during visits and spend extra hours in the office for charting, billing, and... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Job Design and Levels; Health Industry

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

maintenance, and repair of electric vehicle charging equipment. Ellis’s previous experience with the US Department of Labor’s Job Corps, where she served as a career transition View Details

21 May 2021
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Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

capital. In order to do all of this, certainly my background in finance helped, but I also earned the FSA credential levels I and II that is issued by the SASB and this allowed... View Details

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

when designing compensation plans. Larkin discusses the issue in The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for the Strategic Compensation of Employees, a paper he cowrote with HBS colleague Francesca Gino View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

in very senior positions or are the designated successor and close to assuming this leadership role. A board should not include the company's service providers such as banker, lawyer, or accountant. One... View Details

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
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OneTen at Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

It was December 10, 2020, and Ed Bastian, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Air Lines (Delta), had just finished a meeting with Joanne Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, and Keyra Lynn Johnson, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.... View Details

Keywords: Recruitment; Training; Race; Equality and Inequality; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Job Design and Levels; Air Transportation Industry; United States

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About Us - Research Computing Services

Design Fuzzy Matching Large Language Models (LLMs) Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Revise and Resubmit Support Simulations Visualizations Software Licensing (login required) HBS has... View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

an organization that uses engineering and design to improve people’s experiences with the health care system. The intersection of health care and tech is such a powerful space.... View Details

13 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

level where it should be reported to outside regulators or the press. Would-be whistleblowers might also fear possible repercussions against them, or worry they don’t have enough evidence to prove their allegations. “Research shows there... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

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