Publications

29 Nov 2017
Blog Post

HBS, A Dream and Trey: How HBS Helped Me Launch My Social Enterprise

also a 16-year-old kid unprepared to handle the stress and pressure that accompanied that amount of attention, and the weight of my college decision nearly crushed me. As a first-generation college student,... View Details

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

In the summer of 2020, HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) partnered with Flatiron School to provide students with an opportunity to gain practical skills, statistics fundamentals, View Details

Keywords: All Industries

2021
Working Paper

Multi-location Workers in Multinational Firms? Tradeoffs in Contextual Specialization of Employees and Organizational Outcomes

By: Hise O. Gibson, Ryan W. Buell and Prithwiraj Choudhury

We study how “contextual specialization,” the act of focusing workers’ organizational tasks within a particular locational context, and “contextual non-specialization,” the practice of diversifying workers’ organizational tasks among multiple locational contexts,... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Performance; Experience and Expertise; Selection and Staffing; Strength and Weakness; Personal Development and Career

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January 2005 (Revised July 2010)
Case

Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (A)

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean

In 2000, Xerox faces bankruptcy amid a liquidity crisis, collapsed profitability, and an expanding SEC investigation. Traces the career and leadership development of Anne Mulcahy, a former sales executive unexpectedly named COO of the beleaguered company as a last... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Financial Liquidity; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Gender; Corporate Governance

8:30 AM – 6:45 PM EST, 02 Dec 2020
Virtual Programming

Building Resilient Organizations for Turbulent Times: Pathways for Driving Deep Change

Leaders of resilient organizations are masters of not only reacting to adversity but also of using headwinds to adapt and come out stronger.?This interactive program will provide a comprehensive model for how to develop and guide successful change within organizations.... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Clearing the Air

this race. Jim Matheson is a senior lecturer at HBS, a special partner at Engine, a venture firm focused on tough tech, and a senior advisor and venture partner at Breakthrough Energy. He has spent the last... View Details

Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge

09 Nov 2023
Blog Post

The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

“Impulsivity is the opposite of understanding facts.” As he would explain during our conversation, Joe lives according to the following principle: whether in your career or your personal life, understand the... View Details

10 Mar 2016
Video

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13 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Gorton's Seafoods

us. As a result, we have tapped into the various student groups, such as the Marketing Club, and have developed relationships with the industry contacts within Career &... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

11 Dec 2017
Book

'Don’t Show Up Empty-handed' and Other Tips for Finding the Right Job at a Startup

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

October 2015 (Revised November 2024)
Case

A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey

By: Paul Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin

In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience.... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

taken away and then given back,” he says, “you want to use it in the very best way you can.” Web Exclusive: Bob Massie - Finding His Place at HBS “I owe a great deal to the late Professor John Matthews,” Bob Massie says, as he retraces... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

We all know the importance of mentors and other early career experiences in shaping the kind of leaders we ultimately become. But how important to that development are the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

H. Duell, Commission of the U.S. Patent Office in 1899 (early in Gordon’s “special century”). What I believe, based on personal homework, is limited to just a few things: (1) there is economic growth and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 2006 (Revised June 2006)
Case

The Speedway That Won't Slow Down

Dick Berggren, well-known FOXTV announcer for NASCAR races and executive editor of Speedway Illustrated magazine, considers how to grow the business he founded and balance his time, energy, and commitments to his wife. Explores the explosive growth of media businesses... View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Business Plan; Media; Sports; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States

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September 2019
Case

Sonia Millar: Negotiating for the C-Suite

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anne Donnellon

This case addresses the nuances of gender dynamics and career progression at the top of the organization, where even women who have strong leadership expertise, experience, and alliances with powerful male colleagues still get stuck. Told from the point of view of... View Details

Keywords: Executives; CEO; Promotion; Gender Bias; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Diversity; Power and Influence