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- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
for the interview process to mirror that. Or if there will be periods of consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set themselves up for success by... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
conversations with people at the company. Not every cleantech startup I talked to had opportunities that were a good fit for an early-career MBA like me; some were too far from commercialization and too focused on solving technical... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
websites, create scrapbooks, and engage in activities using augmented reality technology. Managers should look for opportunities to introduce nostalgia in ways they believe will best fit their organizational environment and culture.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
I learned how to speak Chinese. We went to Chinese language classes every Sunday for 12 years and I absolutely HATED Sunday School. I didn't understand why “learning my heritage” mattered when I was trying so hard to just fit in. But then... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
software to coordinate care with one another, now processes some 30 percent of patient transitions out of hospitals. In October 2020, CarePort was bought by health technology company WellSky for $1.35 billion. CEO Hu says that one reason WellSky was a good View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
corresponding example of actual implementation. But we’re pluralistic, not rigidly prescriptive. We don’t say that every school must pursue every goal. Using the wide range of examples that we provide, they will all have to figure out their own strategies to View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
pays back" is embedded in Indupalma's competitive strategy, but it also serves its risk management, since one of the company's primary objectives is to reduce the threat of armed groups affecting their operations. This kind of double motivation derived from a very... View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
new job. In other words, is there a self-selection bias in studies of the effects of job on a person's chemical makeup? As Stephanie Smith put it, "Perhaps it's a case of either the hormones and natural adaptability of the person come into play and they change to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
attention to the body language of his patient as well as his own body language." The process proceeds with questions designed to open the exploration of diagnoses that don’t fit usual patterns or preconceptions. Its success may... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
editor has made the choices. The consumer is left to see what someone else has seen fit to print. "In the new world, it starts with the consumer. What is he or she interested in? The challenge for publishers is to develop the model... View Details
- Profile
Paris Wallace
close. As we transition, we have to think: how do we maintain the culture we built? And as we hire specialists, how do we find people who fit into the culture? Where do you expect Ovuline to be in five years? Five years is a long time in... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
person and we know they have the skills for the job and they’re a great fit for our culture.” Hiring Interns at HBS Is your company a quickly growing startup that would benefit from hiring an HBS summer intern? Connect with our team at... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
are no longer the best fit for what lies ahead for the company, the board of directors delivers the dismissal message, a ‘punch in the stomach,’ as one founder-CEO described it.” View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
1965) and Jonathan Kraft (MBA 1990). “It was a tremendous opportunity,” she says. “The Krafts’ customer-first focus, and commitment to analytics-based decision making, fit perfectly with my interests and skills.” As head of customer... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
the high-tech industry? Growth. I had learned as a banker [at Philadelphia National Bank] that most career opportunities are presented by areas that are growing quickly, and the personal computer industry fit that description. I was also... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
reports that there were potentially dozens of T-72 tanks and associated forces just north of the berm that his task force was trying to breach. These reports fit the scenario from the previous days that had elements of an Iraqi Division... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
interest rates is driven by four state variables: the real interest rate, temporary and permanent components of expected inflation, the "nominal-real covariance" of inflation, and the real interest rate with the real economy. The last of these state variables enables... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
world of MMT, deficits fuel growth that produces government revenue sufficient for public investment. As long as interest rates remain below the rate of growth—the current US experience—further government borrowing is a good strategy. MMT View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
highest. The course orientation fits with popular conceptions of the world of small business, offering visions of highly energized individuals passionate about doing their own thing developing new ideas and creating most of the jobs in an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
buy with respect to an advertising agency is not a case where one size fits all. The decision should be based on a careful economic analysis. Our study provides some basic insights into when an in-house agency is likely to be efficient... View Details