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- 11 Oct 2021
- News
Tapping into Our Inner Captain in Times of Crisis
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Redefining Work Life
taking a break bucks the conventional wisdom to kiss one’s career goodbye after time off. As for the idea that one can’t work as hard after a break, former Tropicana CEO Ellen Marram (MBA ’70) told Business... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- February 2011
- Case
oDesk: Changing How the World Works
By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Jennifer M. Tydlaska
It is 2010, and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, is contemplating the next steps for his organization. Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace which matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Consulting Industry
Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and Jennifer M. Tydlaska. "oDesk: Changing How the World Works." Harvard Business School Case 411-078, February 2011.
- May 5, 2020
- Article
Why the Crisis Is Putting Companies at Risk of Losing Female Talent
By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
There has been a massive shift in how work gets done inside many companies and the global pivot to working remotely will likely change how many think about face time and rigid work schedules. Might these changes benefit women? The authors argue that will depend on how... View Details
Keywords: Coronavirus Pandemic; Remote Work; Flexible Work Arrangements; Health Pandemics; Employees; Working Conditions; Gender
Ammerman, Colleen, and Boris Groysberg. "Why the Crisis Is Putting Companies at Risk of Losing Female Talent." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (May 5, 2020).
- 21 Jul 2011
- News
Social Investing’s Time Has Come
meaningful social impact and earn a financial return based on measurable results. While still new, the idea is gaining traction in the United States and England, where this innovative approach to funding social services originated. It’s an idea whose View Details
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
stimulates them.” She finds it “challenging to implement our ‘flexible’ mindset to our clients’ employees because upper management has not embraced it themselves.” Remote work can help some avoid a toxic culture. Alison Leuders comments,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
give its leaders what they need to lead,” says Delle, who had the opportunity to work with his former Design Thinking professor, Dean Srikant Datar, when Datar led a group of faculty members on an immersion trip to Africa in 2019. Delle... View Details
- 02 May 2025
- Blog Post
How to Work with Search Firms
Executive search firms can be powerful allies in a senior-level job search. While they can play a vital role in helping you find your next role, it’s important to understand how they operate and how best to work with them. Want to talk to... View Details
- March 2015
- Case
Clifford Chance: Women at Work
By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Stephanie Marton
It was October 2013, and global law firm Clifford Chance was coming under fire for the second time in less than a year for reputedly failing to provide a supportive work environment for its female associates. A memo entitled "Speaking Effectively" was just issued to... View Details
Keywords: Women; Law; Fairness; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Human Capital; Organizational Culture; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Public Opinion; Problems and Challenges; Legal Services Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Katherine Connolly, and Stephanie Marton. "Clifford Chance: Women at Work ." Harvard Business School Case 415-038, March 2015.
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
Researchers at Harvard Business School publish hundreds of studies around business management each year, often in collaboration with peers from other institutions. Here are insights collected from papers and journal articles published over the last few months. Overcome... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!
carved out a product manager or adjacent role for me to step into. I ended up joining Starlink at SpaceX, where I had a terrific summer working on the Growth team in LA - and even overlapped with alum and now SpaceX employee Kate Sweeney... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
Worth It to Work Long Hours?
- 22 Jul 2015
- News
The Kids of Working Moms Are All Right
- December 10, 2021
- Editorial
Go Ahead and Ask for More Time on That Deadline
By: A.V. Whillans and A.V. Whillans
Unrealistic deadlines don’t help anyone—and yet more often than not, employees avoid asking for extensions even when they know more time would help them do a better job. Through a series of studies with more than 4,000 working adults, the author illustrates how despite... View Details
Whillans, A.V. "Go Ahead and Ask for More Time on That Deadline." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 10, 2021).
- 15 Jun 2012
- News
Stop Working All Those Hours
- 05 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
- 16 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults
on whether they are harming their children—because they are not.” Welcome news Three years ago, McGinn and colleagues got some pushback when preliminary findings were included in a New York Times article. The research found that adult... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time
The Rise of Installment Selling Home Finance Cars on Time The Secondary Credit Market The Usurer's Grip Research Links Credits For the first few decades of automobile history, cars were luxury items. The people who bought them did so for... View Details
- 10 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Working with Professors at HBS
Prior to joining the HBS Class of 2014, I worked in strategy and planning at HBO and spent a summer at Univision in the office of the CEO. Media has been my industry of choice ever since I was exposed to it in high school through the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
Benchmarking certainly has its virtues. Comparing production time or the cost of a standard process to that of peer companies can yield important insights about your own efficiencies—and ultimately, competitiveness. But benchmarking also... View Details