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November 2006
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The Flattening Firm: Evidence from Panel Data on the Changing Nature of Corporate Hierarchies

By: Raghuram G. Rajan and Julie Wulf

Using a detailed database of managerial job descriptions, reporting relationships, and compensation structures in over 300 large U.S. firms, we find that firm hierarchies are becoming flatter. The number of positions reporting directly to the CEO has gone up... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Change; Business Ventures; Compensation and Benefits; Rank and Position; Wages; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Jobs and Positions; United States

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30 Jan 2021
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Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning

many finish at half that number.” Simon, who earned a degree in engineering and worked in the manufacturing arm of a family business after his MBA, calls dry cleaning “the most challenging industry I have been involved in.” The full story, View Details

Keywords: Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

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Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 14 Jul 2020 Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies With... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Slum for Sale

A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

20 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 20

place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide. Strong internal links across locations allow these firms to leverage knowledge for competitive advantage... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

change anything or anyone connected to them. They may affect us when we least expect it. This is not new. The world of networks is one in which links and nodes, hubs, connectivity, speed, and “reach” rule. During work on my doctoral thesis on business logistics, I was... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation

Therefore, it is important to discuss with employees hosting virtual informational conversations the need to focus on the content of conversations with candidates rather than a candidate’s physical location or any unavoidable background... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Aug 2022
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Hair Today

extensions market. Today, Upgrade is an e-commerce site where customers can create a customized wig at an average cost of $500; it also has a brick-and-mortar location in Houston’s Third Ward, where Winters was raised by her grandmother.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; hair; beauty; Houston; Super Bowl

01 Mar 2013
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Sands of Time

anniversary. In addition to having to learn how to ride a camel, his experience included tagging along for rest and recuperation in Beirut with O'Toole and Omar Sharif as—with the help of countless female admirers—they relaxed from the rigors of View Details

Keywords: Luge; Memorable partying; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

allows me to use my strengths to make a real difference. Katherine Cunningham Job Title COO, Families for Excellent Schools Location New York, NY, USA Topics K-12 Education More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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All in Good Time

percentage of revenues as well. Potential employees can post their résumé and use the Mom Corps job bank at no charge; they can also pay a fee to have their résumé revamped. The challenge of maintaining Mom Corps’ sense of identity and level of service at every... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; staffing agencies; parenthood; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 1998
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Booting Up

presenting informative photo displays of the latest large-size footwear, the Web site (www.designershoes.com) offers a special service to locate and ship hard-to-find items. "We get e-mails from people searching, say, for size 13AAA boots... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2003
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Strategic Networking

making contacts have an outside perspective that can be informative for someone who has been working at one job for any length of time. That’s a valuable asset, too.” Alumni Career Services is located in Teele Hall, 230 Western Ave:... View Details

Keywords: Networking

06 Dec 2012
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New Thinking on Healthcare Reform

written of his personal experience with the healthcare system. Cue MinuteClinic, located in 640 CVS stores across 25 states. Staffed with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, it provides on-the-spot care for routine ailments such... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

beverage business incubator when it opens later this year. Located right next to a public transportation stop, the new facility will spur economic activity in one of Chicago’s highest need neighborhoods, East Garfield Park on Chicago’s... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

25 Feb 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Starting a Business

legitimacy, status, and reputation. Key concepts include: Small companies can grow by developing intangible social resources such as legitimacy, status, and reputation. In some cases the location of a new venture is a critical facilitator... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Bridging the Success Gap

Academy, an accelerated education program that helps at-risk young adults prepare for community college and for careers in professional fields. Located at Cabrillo College’s Watsonville, California, campus, the Digital Bridge Academy is... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

22 Nov 2011
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A Storybook Beginning

off-the-grid locations are difficult,” notes Risher. “For schools in these areas, e-readers, which are rapidly coming down in cost, are ideal.” With a one-time donation of 30 Kindles from Amazon, Risher launched Worldreader last winter in... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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How to Post | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

numbers of students pursuing activities away from campus, and with increased instability in a number of regions of the world, the School has developed guidelines and an approach to funding students that balances educational opportunities with the risks inherent in... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Action Plan: A New ’Cue

sketch out Pork & Mindy’s—the fast-casual barbecue brand that will have 65 locations in the West and Midwest by the end of 2019, along with a growing retail line. On that white board Corsello identified three obstacles. Two were... View Details

Keywords: April White

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