Recruitment - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

afford to spend your social capital," Keinan says. "You're saying, 'I'm so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a nonconforming way.'" In one study, the researchers asked two groups of participants—luxury shop assistants in Milan, Italy, and women... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

leverages the expertise of our faculty. Since the BiGS Fellowship launched in 2022, we have hosted 13 scholars from around the world. They have focused on issues including race, diversity, inequality, and climate change. You can read more about them and their work... View Details

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

impact unfolds over a career and cannot be measured by getting recent graduates’ impressions of their educational experience, asking recruiters to assess recent hires, or measuring short-term growth in salaries, he explains. “All these... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2007
News

Security Chief

he says. “I was looking for something where I would have the opportunity to take risks.” That chance came from an unexpected offer. GE Capital recruited him in April 1996 to run a financial-services operation despite his lack of previous... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

01 Jun 2011
News

Mr. Start-Up

start-up, from raising money and recruiting employees to closing business development deals. Do you have any advice for would-be entrepreneurs? We live in a time and place where there are amazing opportunities for business ventures.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

or services, recruit new business, and provide constructive feedback resulting in product, service or process improvements. Employee/owners recruit talent to an organization while also providing ideas for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

the Wall Street Journal that laid out his cybersecurity plans, President Obama noted the cultural challenge: “We’ll do more—including offering scholarships and forgiving student loans—to recruit the best talent from Silicon Valley and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

January 2025
Case

Netflix: Takedown Troubles

By: Clayton S. Rose, Tom Quinn and Maxim Pike Harrell

In October 2021, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent an all-staff email addressing backlash to comedian Dave Chappelle’s new stand-up special, The Closer. Released on October 5, the comedian’s depiction of the transgender community and other LGBTQ+ groups prompted... View Details

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November 2024
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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

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04 Jun 2025
News

Slice of Life

different terms for it, they all boil down to start small, figure out the business model, and make sure you nail the value proposition. I also got associated with a burger joint here in town. I was just advising them. But through that advising process, I was able to... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

Dean McArthur set about assembling a group of expert academics and practitioners at HBS. As he recruited faculty, MBA and Executive Education courses were developed, attracting students and stimulating further research. One of these... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

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

03 Apr 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

attracted considerable attention among donors and the media. Now, GiveDirectly is looking to grow, and it is contemplating how best to recruit talented employees and keep them motivated. In addition to offering salaries competitive with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

corporations need corporate boards that are also ambitious and accommodative of them. According to the authors, good corporate governance and financial performance are the main requirements for good board-CEO relations. Topics including CEO View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

important career matter for individuals as well as for managers who want to inspire, nurture, and recruit stars. A new study by Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee on star knowledge workers, specifically security... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 May 2022
News

Turning a Moment into a Movement

research shows strong empirical evidence that diverse boards can lead to increased corporate performance. A diversity of thought, perspective, and experience makes better boards, and it’s the right thing to do.” To help build the Board Challenge, Reese assisted in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

clubs across the globe spent the last year recruiting teams, coordinating the pitch events, identifying judges and assembling impressive prizes of cash and in-kind services to find the best competitors to send to the final stages. For the... View Details