Career Satisfaction - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1997
News

HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

WSA Conference, Writer Anna Quindlen Addresses Passion and Success Former New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen addressed a large Burden Hall audience on January 25 as the keynote speaker for the Women's Student Association's one-day conference "Personalizing Success:... View Details

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How to onboard recently graduated MBAs - Recruiting

toward a new ambition. “Many MBAs are switchers,” notes Kristin Brennan, HBS Career Coach. “They’ve used their education to go from one functional area to another. That can be exciting, but as new hires they’re navigating a new set of... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle

Harold M. Brierley (MBA '68), chairman and CEO of Brierley & Partners, describes himself as "an accidental entrepreneur," having entered HBS as a chemical engineer planning to pursue a management career in the oil industry. "HBS... View Details

Keywords: Charles M. Williams; Epsilon Data Management; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

15 Jun 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks

home office in London’s Berkeley Square is a long way from Salem, Massachusetts, where Lewis’s father was a fireman. “My career happened because someone took a chance on me,” he says, alluding to that long-ago summer internship. In... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; diversity; leadership; real estate; Real Estate

01 Dec 1998
News

Managing the Business of Life

think the so-called rewards they bring are pretty overrated." Rather, Glover finds immense satisfaction in helping clients create safer workplaces and a cleaner environment. "The icing on the cake," she says, "is that we simultaneously... View Details

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

customer satisfaction, differences among customers account for 96%–97% of this variance, while differences among employees, processes, locations, and markets make up the remainder. Further analysis reveals that customers tend to report relatively consistent View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2021
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Shattering Glass

count. There are many organizations nowadays that know how to count the numbers—but they still have cultures that are not inclusive. In your research, you found that many women in college today don’t see gender inequality as a career... View Details

Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking

that they make, for example, is believing that they’ll actually find satisfaction through money, power, and fame. Sooner or later, they become a success addict. If you’re an alcoholic, you can’t actually drink so much alcohol that you’re... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters

13 Jul 2016
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From Money to Ministry

though he didn’t realize it at the time, leading those services would signal the beginning of a shift in his career path. The banker and Naval officer would ultimately become an ordained Episcopal priest. On his second tour of duty,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Commencement 2018 Address | About

satisfaction of being together when the newspapers announced that all of India’s villages were finally electrified. My father showed me the difference that enterprising leaders can make and helped me find my calling in educating business... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958

the most turbulent periods in the history of corporate America. Bill Donaldson’s glittering résumé reflects the career of a man who has spent more than 45 years at the highest levels of business, government, and academia. Consider some of... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

and retraining, and employee satisfaction surveys periodically measure how well the company is meeting its stated goals. “Today, as I travel around the country, it’s what binds us together,” says Rogers. “We really practice what we... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community

satisfaction creates greater customer retention. Workplace and career satisfaction improve employee attitudes, performance, and retention, reducing absenteeism, turnover, and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

Turnover in India (revised) Authors: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

modern economy. The alliance begins with managers acknowledging that great employees might leave the company, and with employees being honest about their own career aspirations. Imperiled by Helmut Horchler (AMP 100, 1987) (XLibris) Start... View Details

19 Apr 2016
Blog Post

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) is sharing Working Knowledge articles to further educate our recruiting partners about best practices in human resources. Employee orientation programs ought to be less about the company and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

benefits emanating from diversity, the two professors wanted to find a company that already had a lot of diversity in its ranks. This led them to the commercial bank. They then collected human resources data on branch demographics, the results of annual employee... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2011
News

Extraordinary People

brewer in the world; chairman of Coty Inc., the global beauty leader; and chairman of Labelux, a luxury goods group. “I’m not afraid of taking risks. I’m not afraid of losing,” says Harf, a native of Cologne who thrives on challenges and gave up a View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007

around the globe. As he considers 3i's performance through the first quarter of 2006 (3i's fiscal year 2006), he must balance his satisfaction at the firm's results and progress in the recent buoyant market with the question of whether... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2023
Technical Note

Two Ways of Pursuing a Calling

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman

Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an overview of two different ways people can pursue a calling: with an internal focus or external focus. View Details