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- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
company should “partner with more brands [and] structure rewards for retention.” Still other alumni, however, see risk: “Unless you go for original positioning that fits your brand (rather than replicating), you’ll fail,” said Alex... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- Career Coach
Nathan Lasche
& Company and a Fulbright Scholar in Mexico. Drawing on his diverse set of past career experiences and his own journey exploring different industries/functions, Nathan welcomes the opportunity to help students with their career vision and explore possible paths... View Details
- 28 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 28
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-002 Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette A few months after launching a new fitness technology product, the small staff of New York startup Classtivity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
and other people with whom they have strong relationships and who take the time to understand them as individuals. With this support, they develop the strength, confidence, and self-awareness to gravitate toward paths that fit their... View Details
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
meanwhile, received a pass since their neutral rankings don't fit into an easy narrative. “A CSR positioning that says either you are already fantastic or you are trying to be fantastic is a risky position” To test the second part of the... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
model fits the practice of teleradiology. The article, titled "Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services," was written by Huckman; Jonathan R. Clark (HBS PhDHP '10), Pennsylvania... View Details
- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
world." George employs all the right words in his thesis. He asks inspiring questions. He relates the experiences of a carefully selected sample of leaders that he regards as authentic. But as you think of those you know in positions of authority, do they all... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology
are exceptionally qualified to join technology startups, manage engineering teams, and serve as product managers. To find the students who are the right fit for you, use tools like the HBS Resume Book and filter by joint degree program,... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
techniques to analyze that data and build an algorithm that successfully predicted job fit while minimizing bias—matching candidates to the right jobs based on their traits and aptitudes, for example, without discriminating on the basis... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
the theoretical foundations of competitive positioning and sustained competitive advantage fits into this area. He explores these topics in his seminar on Competition and Competitiveness as well as in a recent Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal
business. “I knew it was a great fit for me,” he says. During the fifteen years he has worked at Merrill, O’Neal has proved himself again and again, moving from various positions in different divisions of the firm — financial services,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
performance by the English National Ballet Company of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall. It seemed fitting that the last collective act of the alumni and guests gathered for the 2005 GLF was a thunderous round of... View Details
- 11 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)
skepticism. “On some coffee chats there were people I would talk to who would flat out tell me, ‘You are not going to find opportunities like this. This is a waste of your time. You are not a fit for what you're trying to recruit into,’”... View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
Are candor, humility, and trust making a comeback among leadership concepts? If so, what will the impact be on leaders and their organizations? What do you think? References: Michael Beer, Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
that need to be built in India and throughout Asia, Africa, and South America; the research will draw from our observations of how these lessons fit in the framework of infrastructure and urbanization. I'm here to look at the roads, the... View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
of the cornerstones of motivation is that managers should not dictate people's methods " Tony Murphy issued an interesting challenge when he said, "Folk remedies based on a cookie-cutter, one size fits all diktat just... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
objected to such generalizations and stereotyping, saying that "Typifying women as 'more sensitive' and 'consensus building' sets up expectations that don't fit women in leadership roles . In all cases, to be fair and accurate, you... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
will be in determining how to make that work," Battilana says. "The investment world needs to figure out financing solutions that will fit these models." Thinking Locally The data also showed a rise in the number of international... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
people with the right attitude (one that fits with the organization's culture), and proper training and organization (often in teams). Financial targets are given no more or less emphasis than targets associated with employee and customer... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
that stretch, by itself, is not a useful management concept. Nishant Miglani pointed out that "as a complement to stretch, GE also had this notion of the 'boundaryless organization' ..." Matthew Tuttle suggested that "Stretch goals have their place, but... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett