Recruitment - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

recruiting was a mature category, and predicted that Monster.com was unlikely to be usurped as its leader. By 2012, according to Reuters, Monster’s 23 percent US market share lagged CareerBuilder’s 34 percent. LinkedIn, propelled by the... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

having a chief talent officer to drive a many-faceted program that finds and builds great leaders. It means recruiting and training so that leaders can grow, but also managing compensation and promotion with development in mind. It means... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

the risk of alienating employees and potential recruits who don’t hold the same beliefs. Activism can present an even more significant risk in terms of how customers will respond. Lessons for managers The results suggest that CEOs must... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2005
News

Making History, Starting Over

partner. In what proved to be a fortuitous stroke, Cohen then recruited Alan Patricof, a pioneering venture capitalist based in New York, to join the partnership. Under Patricof’s influence, the firm shifted focus from advising to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

September 2021
Case

Brown Capital Management

By: Luis M. Viceira, Emily R. McComb and Sarah Mehta

Set in July 2021, this case looks at several growth strategies under consideration at Brown Capital, the second-oldest Black-owned asset management firm in the U.S. Since its 1983 founding, Baltimore-based Brown Capital has specialized in small company growth... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

15 Jun 2021
News

The Path Ahead

graduate, our students will be joining organizations with increasingly diverse workforces. Making the most of these differences will be crucial. Inclusion also is key, because diversity is only the first step. Even as we recruit more... View Details

03 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

your weaker distributors and upgrade your sales force by recruiting those sacked by other companies. 6. Adjust pricing tactics. Customers will be shopping around for the best deals. You do not necessarily have to cut list prices, but you... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Mar 2012
News

Capitalism’s New Agenda

the urban poor (one of CEMEX’s accomplishments in Mexico). Based on our research, we believe the time has come for companies to accept the challenge to use their entrepreneurial skills on a broader canvas. Companies today complain that their View Details

Keywords: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine; social activism; Occupy Wallstreet; Corporate Services; Finance

21 Mar 2019
News

Helping Veterans Build Careers

successfully reenter the working world after military service. “Three out of four people who walk into a recruiting station are rejected, so even the most rudimentary military job is held by a talented person,” says Goldenberg, executive... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

25 Jun 2019
News

After the Storm

after the initial cleanup operations are finished. Once they’re on the ground, the mission includes repairing homes, rebuilding schools, health clinics, community centers, and whatever else is needed. It’s a job that taps into his entire skill set, from reorganization... View Details

Keywords: Paul Flannery

10 Aug 2015
News

A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

believe that we need the best talent working on the most important issues of our time. Currently, the social sector has a lot of constraints that make it challenging for organizations to recruit and develop people.” Kapila’s social... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

shortage of European immigrants, US employers recruited Mexican and Canadian immigrants and introduced labor-saving technologies.” Why did European immigrants not reduce wages and employment of native-born workers? Likewise, why did the... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

22 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

are legal fees and recruiting costs for hiring immigrants, and that kind of stuff will quickly wipe out any underpayment that a firm would get off a $50,000 salary. So I don't have the belief that firms are using this to reduce the wage... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Computer; Financial Services

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

value appropriation. 4 One of the most basic issues is how the value that the company creates should be distributed. Most companies operate under the assumption that shareholders, as contributors of capital, have the primary claim. But View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

who doesn’t understand the nuances of the business or how to effectively manage its people. In recruiting Bob Nardelli from GE, Home Depot’s board failed to choose someone who understood the retail business enough to recognize that the... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

27 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 27

managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they need. Newly minted MBAs lack... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2020
News

The Race for a Vaccine

drug maker Fosun Pharma, were recruiting another 30,000 volunteers in the United States and several other countries to evaluate its own mRNA-based solution in a Phase 2/3 trial. “We’re not racing against each other,” says Bancel of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Mar 2013
News

Opening the Door

in 1968. Since her appointment to the faculty in 1971, she has been a driving force in recruiting women for prominent roles at HBS and has inspired legions of MBAs to pursue careers as health-care entrepreneurs and managers. As a pioneer... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

November 2024
Case

Demond Martin and WellWithAll

By: Hise Gibson, Archie L. Jones and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

This case study chronicles the transformative entrepreneurial path of Demond Martin, co-founder and CEO of WellWithAll, a health and wellness startup. Motivated by a pivotal life experience and deep concern for racial health inequities, Martin transitions from a... View Details