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  • 18 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

leaders who are trying to develop companies that meld high ethical standards with outstanding financial results. Generally, these are companies that seek to do an excellent job serving their core constituencies, including investors,... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • Article

Don't Let Power Corrupt You

By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
Although power is essential to taking charge and driving change, it makes leaders vulnerable to two traps that can not only erode their own effectiveness but also undermine their teams. Hubris—the excessive pride and self-confidence that can come with power—causes... View Details
Keywords: Humility; Empathy; Hubris; Leadership; Power and Influence; Moral Sensibility; Performance Effectiveness
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  • 11 Apr 2017
  • Blog Post

Why I Love My Job: Andrew Grochal on His Path to CarGurus

those with customers, then communicate these new enhancements to the sales team, and track performance after each roll-out. What’s your favorite part of working at CarGurus?The growth and fast-paced nature of everything we do here. I... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 13 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

you get the chance to explore a foreign country – learn its business climate, history, culture, and politics – and work on a real project that enables a business to perform better? This is exactly what you get to do in the Field Global... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

Starting a job can feel like stepping onto a movie set without a script. Everyone knows the plot; the challenge is figuring out the role. Managers often know what they want from top performers but rarely... View Details
  • 09 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Career Advancement Without Experience

get the next job that will get them the next job," O'Mahony says. Stretchwork Strategies The researchers identified four successful tactics for obtaining stretchwork that were common to both groups: Differentiate competence. Anyone... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Motion Pictures & Video; Technology
  • 23 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

Leaving an Unhappy Job: How to Look Before You Leap

As a career coach at HBS, Matt Spielman (MBA 1999) has heard the groans of frustrated professionals who are unhappy in their current jobs and faced with an urgent question: should they leave immediately or wait until they've secured their... View Details
  • June 2014
  • Article

The Capitalist's Dilemma

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Derek C. M. van Bever
Sixty months after the 2008 recession ended, the economy was still sputtering, producing disappointing growth and job numbers. Corporations seemed stuck: Despite low interest rates, they were sitting on massive piles of cash and failing to invest in new initiatives. In... View Details
Keywords: Capital Investments; Creating Markets; Evaluating Business Investments; Innovation; Emerging Markets; Investment; Economic Growth; Capital; Innovation and Invention
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  • 01 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

  Working PapersCollaborative Architectures for Innovation Authors:Gary P. Pisano and Roberto Verganti Abstract Collaborative innovation has become a hot topic in innovation today. Scholars, consultants, and the business press all urge companies seeking to boost... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Kris Johnson Ferreira

    Kris Ferreira is the Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) Unit. She teaches the Supply Chain Management course in the MBA elective curriculum and analytics in numerous Executive Education... View Details

    Keywords: retailing
    • 06 Jul 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

    or to fire someone because of poor job performance. We did not find any clear patterns, but we did find strong opinions. Some managers expressed the view that because layoff victims' own performance was not... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace

      Are the 'Best and Brightest' Going into Finance? Skill Development and Career Choice of MIT Graduates

      Abstract

      Using detailed data on recipients of bachelor's degrees from MIT between 2006 and 2012, I examine the selection of students into finance or science and engineering (S&E). I find that academic achievement in college is negatively correlated with... View Details

      • 18 Jul 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

      Starting a new job often brings excitement and high hopes of mingling with colleagues, sharing innovative ideas, and making a positive impact on an organization. Soon, however, a new employee’s excitement may start to wane, if the person... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
      • March 1969 (Revised August 1997)
      • Case

      Fabritek Corp.

      Describes a large-volume automotive parts contract in a high-quality machine work company. Quality and delivery problems arise when one of the four men on the job is replaced with a high producer who cannot earn a substantial bonus because of machine interference. View Details
      Keywords: Production; Performance Productivity; Auto Industry
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      • 05 Nov 2014
      • What Do You Think?

      Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

      our choice(s) in life." Henry Kwok commented, "The field of neuroscience and brain scanning will only get more advanced, and thus we can expect better reading However, the job of managing and leading will be evolving in a fast... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett
      • 04 Mar 2013
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The Dirty Laundry of Employee Award Programs: Evidence from the Field

      Keywords: by Timothy Gubler, Ian Larkin & Lamar Pierce; Service
      • 05 Nov 2021
      • Op-Ed

      How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

      As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
      Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
      • 24 Oct 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

      promotion. It’s going to affect my performance evaluation. They fear they’ll be viewed as less committed, that they’re going to be suspect. The biggest two effects of having caregiving responsibilities that are hard to reconcile with your... View Details
      Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
      • 11 Apr 2016
      • Blog Post

      What You Need to Know about Recruiting at HBS

      Going through an MBA program can open dozens of paths you’d never considered before, which can make the job search more daunting than it should be. Our students have found it helpful to have a few guidelines to approach their search. ... View Details
      • 05 Oct 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: October 5, 2010

      Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman Abstract To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supply learning is a process whereby customers use past supplier... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne