Career Changes And Transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST, 09 Jan 2015

Career Reboot Camp in New York City

Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

15 Apr 2015
Blog Post

Subverting Career Trajectories

my classmates and teachers, and more importantly, the case method has improved my ability to think and speak well in front of a group of people I really respect.What has been... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

New Career Wanted

intangibles, such as company culture and styles of decision-making, to make sure they are compatible with your own style.” MBAs change careers for various reasons at different... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

8 AM – 5 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
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Career Reboot Camp in New York City

Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details

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Career Networking - Alumni

have all successfully navigated the process, will walk you through the steps to ensure your transition process results in a career that is fulfilling, challenging and... View Details

Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

July 2007 (Revised April 2008)
Teaching Note

Dell Computers: Field Service for Corporate Clients (A) and Transition (B) (TN)

By: Frances X. Frei

Teaching Note to (603-067) and (607-081). View Details

Keywords: Customers; Transition; Computer Industry

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27 Nov 2017
News

The NBA-HBS career connection

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

Read Part 1 of Military Transition and the JD/MBA How to Think About the JD/MBA The military is an extremely hierarchical environment where professional credibility is literally worn on a person’s chest... View Details

March 2018 (Revised October 2019)
Case

Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad

By: Rohit Deshpandé, Paul A. Gompers and Scott Duke Kominers

Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of... View Details

Keywords: Managing Diverse Teams; Leadership Transitions; Global Innovation; Music; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Music Entertainment; Leadership; Transition

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10 Feb 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development

Christensen discusses economic theory and personal happiness. WORKING PAPERS Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Sep 2013
News

Three Decades of Change and Counting

Curtis-Bey Photo courtesy of Sarah Curtis-Bey Sarah Curtis-Bey (SVMP 1997, MBA 2006) Executive Director, Clinique Global Marketing New York City "SVMP was a major driver of my decision to pursue a career in business View Details

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

May–June 2018
Article

Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that job cuts rarely help senior leaders achieve their goals. Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, but the cost... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Transition; Strategic Planning

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July 1994 (Revised December 1994)
Teaching Note

Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1990-1992) TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Teaching Note for (9-194-109). View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Transition; Food and Beverage Industry

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February 1993 (Revised March 1993)
Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (A) (Updated)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

The setting is a food manufacturing company that has stumbled in terms of its historic growth and profit achievements. In trying to recapture momentum, the president has used information technology as one element in his program of transition. The case focuses on the... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Transition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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02 Jun 2022
Video

Risks, Opportunities, and Investments In the Era of Climate Change

May 1992 (Revised August 1996)
Case

NIKE in Transition (A): The Ascendancy of Bob Woodell

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Explores Bob Woodell's tenure as Nike's first COO. Describes development of Woodell's management style, his attempts to develop the organization, and his responses to unforeseen business problems. Changing market forces, new competitors, a build-up of low-end... View Details

Keywords: Conferences; Crisis Management; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Competition

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30 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus Career Limbo

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 10 May 2023
Webinars: Career

How to Recession-Proof Your Career

LinkedIn's former head of Education Marketing joins CPD to share expert knowledge on surviving an economic downturn, including information on how recruiters hire in the midst of a recession, ensuring your LinkedIn profile is ready for a change in the market, and how to... View Details