Interviewing - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

those jobs earn. Many participants came to the program with advanced degrees and even holding patents but little, if any, work history. Pisano explains that many of those candidates wouldn’t make it through the interview process or... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

interviewed dozens of founders of failed businesses for his upcoming book, tentatively titled Why Startups Fail. He has also been sharing his insights with MBA students in a new course called Entrepreneurial Failure. Knowing when it’s... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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The New Social Contract: Contractors, Firms, and Agencies

The emergence of a 'new social contract' linking employees and organizations - perhaps most notable for the absence of a promise of lifelong job security - has been widely remarked. A related trend, less noted but potentially important, has been the emergence of a... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

in the country in question that the interviewee has made a long-run institutional contribution with his or her organization to that society. Why are some countries chosen for interviews and not others? It is logistically challenging to... View Details

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Bibliography – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Guides to Archival Collections Selected Digital Historical Resources Home Bibliography Bibliography A Selection of Publications by Principal Researchers Mayo,... View Details

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

like Marriott, adidas, Quiet Logistics, and Go Mobile. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Robert Simons Strategy Execution Baker... View Details

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

explore how corruption uniquely affects business in emerging markets, and why it should be addressed by the public and private sectors in their case, “Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets,” and companion video interviews with more... View Details

13 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams

promoted women and people of color. The diversifying effect was not as pronounced in mergers that involved companies from different industries. "The disruption allows these patterns to be changed for the better." As part of his study, Zhang View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

03 Dec 2021
Blog Post

Physicians Off the Beaten Path

doctors and medical residents of alternative career paths if that’s what they want to do.” Their podcast features interviews with physicians who pursued careers outside of or complementary to medicine. Physician-investors,... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from companies like General Mills, Medtronic, and Levi Strauss & Co. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent... View Details

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

understanding of why Davies failed. Q: The crisis section we are excerpting at the end of this interview is about coping with a sudden denial of service attack. It's also about Barton navigating around conflicting advice while preparing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

a startup. Most importantly, I’m ending this summer with the confidence that I can be a founder. Rea: This summer, our focus was to comprehensively understand India's solar irrigation landscape. We conducted field interviews with over 100... View Details

03 May 2024
Blog Post

From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief

beyond my reach: the title of United States of America’s Miss New Jersey. Empowered by SVMP's lessons, I approached the competition with newfound confidence. During my one-on-one interview with the judges, I seamlessly applied the... View Details

2014
Working Paper

The Organizational and Geographic Drivers of Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Analysis of Pharmaceutical R&D Laboratories

By: Francesca Lazzeri and Gary P. Pisano

Scholars and practitioners alike now recognize that a firm's capacity to assimilate and use know-how from external sources—what Cohen and Levinthal (1990) called "absorptive capacity"—plays a central role in innovation performance. In recent years, a common strategy... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Knowledge Acquisition; Pharmaceutical Industry; San Francisco; San Diego; Massachusetts

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11 Oct 2013
HBS Seminar

Sen Chai, Post-Doc Labor & Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and NBER

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By: Richard S. Tedlow

Don't Deny the Facts

Investor's Business Daily, April 27, 2010

The ability to see facts objectively is paramount to business success. An interview with Richard S.... View Details

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Selected Digital Historical Resources – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Guides to Archival Collections Next Selected Digital Historical Resources Selected Digital Historical Resources Hawthorne works for the manufacture of power... View Details

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

point. The president posted a tweet in which he said, “If they move, it will be the beginning of the end the aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before.” Harley’s CEO Levatich commented in a July 2018 interview that,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

07 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

awarded to Active Surfaces and second place went to WereWool. Rounding out the day was an interview of Tom Steyer, Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, by Jim Matheson, Special Advisor at BEV and The Engine, & Senior... View Details

09 Jan 2023
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Sam Perez Diarte

This year we’re speaking with current MBA students who were admitted through 2+2 to learn what they did during their deferral years. Here’s an interview with Sam Perez Diarte (MBA 2024). Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2... View Details

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