Employee Socialization - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Bringing the Lessons of 2020 into 2021

together to recruit and retain talent within your organization utilizing the important tools, strategies, and resources that make an impact. We are grateful you are part of our community, and it’s an honor to be part of yours. Take Actionable Steps Towards Racial and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

Publications November 2014 Harvard Business Review Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers By: Buell, Ryan W., Tami Kim, and Chia-Jung Tsay Abstract—While existing theory suggests that increased contact between customers and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’

products and services but don't innovate. "That (assumption) made him crazy," Hill says. "He said 'We can and will compete that way.' " Nayar focused on changing the organization from within, starting by empowering employees. In 2005, he told a team of 30-something... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

(with or without MBAs) in their efforts to build similar careers. As employees of these organizations, will we notice a difference? How will female leadership influence the way we work? Should I even be asking the question? What do you... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

but Mark Kramer and Michael Porter had a whole course focused on the issue, and the students said, “Would it really make a difference?” The problems we face are so big that even if every corporation in the world cleaned up its own act and paid its own View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

it." Still, companies around the country are managing to pick their way through such uncomfortable territory in an effort to respond to their employees' deeper yearnings. While spirituality is a highly individual and personal matter, managers and View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

unfreezing a labor market that saw jobs going unfilled even as people were looking for work? Has it created a pool of “new” talent—that is, prospective employees with work experience seeking new career opportunities? The female labor... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

Illustrations by Andrea Manzati Prescription: Free the Data! On a bright September morning, on the expansive lawn outside the Watertown, Massachusetts, headquarters of the e-health firm athenahealth, city and state officials, company executives, and hundreds of View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Bring your authentic self to work: Advice from HBS alumni

felt the most affirmed and championed when my team has seen my distinct lived experience as an asset, not just an advertisement opportunity. Social Finance did just that and allowed me to leverage my queer identity and global health... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

Tightly packed workers and other weak protections allowed COVID-19 to sweep through American slaughterhouses during the past year, infecting at least 45,000 employees and killing an estimated 240 people. To Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

contractors with no employees may call themselves self-employed, while the CEO of a rapidly growing startup might not. Research shows that the immigrant percentage of entrepreneurship in America has grown over time, from 17 percent in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2+2 Program | MBA

and technology. Employees within these companies engage with customers, create products and services, and manage staff.) Entrepreneurship (including founding an organization or joining an early-stage start-up.) Technically-demanding roles... View Details

08 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career

solutions beneficial for the ’Base of the Pyramid’ the two-thirds of the world’s population who live on less than two dollars a day,” he says. “The experience had opened my eyes to the power of applying business skills to socially... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

can learn a lot about a company by looking at its website and social media accounts, so focus your content on questions that the students may have prepared in advance after doing their initial research. We encourage you to share details... View Details

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

Maryland professor at the time of his death in 1998, Olson believed that big corporations and industry organizations wielded control over policy. Diffuse groups could not effect policy change because individuals within the group did not have a sufficiently large... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

revitalize the downtown area using generous tax incentives. This effort has led to a 40 percent increase in tech companies with offices in the city from 2010 to 2013. "They have been trying to balance the encouragement of technology companies and View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

created a bureaucratic gridlock. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Founder of BRAC, explains how he was approached by politicians in Bangladesh asking him to influence the votes of employees and how he refused to do so. Questions... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Ideas: Books

global alliances and networks, and internationalization. Deep Smarts by Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap (Harvard Business School Press) Each time an employee leaves a firm, an asset most valuable to its future is lost: the know-how that... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

April 2022
Case

Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman

"Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The case identifies six distinct phases in the... View Details