Job Design and Levels - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

If Mad Men advertising hotshot Don Draper was operating on Madison Avenue today, he would find competition coming from more than just other ad firms. A recent study by Harvard Business School professor emeritus Alvin J. Silk and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship

simple products like the Hippo Roller (a device used to carry drinking water) and insecticidal nets, realizing their potential to significantly improve communities. This revelation shaped my guiding principle: to use View Details

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

database that includes information on a firm level to show the types of jobs these companies create, the productivity of the firms, the kind of employees they are hiring, their patents, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Cambridge to Nairobi

in the Haitian earthquake, and collect eyewitness reports in Gaza and Somalia. During my first year at HBS, I wanted to find a job that blended my previous... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit / Government; Technology

06 Apr 2016
What Do You Think?

As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?

waste of time... Offer an annual $10 million award to the next solution and the hackers will be working for Apple.” There was other advice for Tim Cook. Much of it concerned the potential loss of attention to what Apple’s users really... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

06 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

Cars negated the ability to interact with people on the streets. As it turned out, cops did a better job fighting crime when they sought input from the public. That had happened organically when they walked their beats. View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health

11 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center

having more responsibility in the work place, and feeling capable of dealing with a broad range of issues." Turnover is lower when staff levels are greater. Turnover is also lower when employees are not... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service; Financial Services

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

functions one to two levels below the top team. Task force members are by consensus objective, credible, trust- worthy, high-performance, and high-potential individuals. "This is a crucial part of the... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

Leaders remind people of the yin and yang of obligations and opportunities associated with being a member of their team. Leaders keep the mirror of accountability polished and... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

06 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Africa Business Club

In 2015, we held our first “Africa Week” on campus – a week of activities to celebrate Africa. The Africa Business Club provides a great level of assistance and support, both formally View Details

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

as an opportunity to try something new. If they had not decided on a new path before they came to HBS, there is lots of time for reflection built into the MBA curriculum. How can students get to know about different industries and... View Details

09 Jan 2006
What Do You Think?

Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?

predominant practice among leading business schools has become one of voluntary disclosure. It is certainly one favored by recruiters seeking all the information they can about prospective job candidates. View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

10 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 10

Publications February 2015 RAND Journal of Economics Performance Responses to Competition Across Skill-Levels in Rank Order Tournaments: Field Evidence and Implications for Tournament Design By: Boudreau,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

Happold developed its first formal internal training programs under the name of "Archimedes Academy." The first two programs were (1) the Job Leader Program, targeted for senior engineers and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2022
Case

The Future of Start-Up Chile

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo

In 2021, public accelerator program Start-Up Chile, which ten years earlier had created a global buzz, might be losing its competitive edge to similar programs or one-year visas for digital nomads offered by other countries. The case follows SUP’s CEO, Angeles Romo, as... View Details

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17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

No business skill may be as important to success as negotiation. We negotiate everything: agreements with partners and vendors, in-scope/out-of-scope parameters around important projects, and our own... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

Wall Street, this time working in corporate advisory and M&A where she rose into executive level positions and managed massive strategic clients across West Africa. With a... View Details

08 Oct 2010
What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

further thought: "Does increasing transparency and visibility of the ratios help increase the ability for shareholders and boards to make better choices?" He commented, "One of the best agents... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Dec 2018
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

assist in attracting top talent to Africa and expand the School’s global impact. H – HBS Clubs. There are over 50 HBS Student Clubs on campus, many of which are focused on career development. Connecting with a student club is a great way... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

$3.94 billion in sales from its more than 3,000 retail stores and its online auction site. Even so, Goodwill’s core mission is to provide job training and placement to people... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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