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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This program is... View Details
  • August 2004 (Revised September 2005)
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Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)

By: David A. Thomas and Ayesha Kanji
In the late 1970s, Stanley O'Neal joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker. Profiles O'Neal's ascent at Merrill to CEO. O'Neal put Merrill through a comprehensive restructuring program, cutting costs and significantly reducing the work force. As CEO, O'Neal faces... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Race; Cost Management; Investment Banking; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Management Succession; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Development and Career
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  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

doesn’t have all the measurements that matter.” Don’t squeeze your workers If you squeeze your workers so that they are rewarded (in money and benefits and culture) barely above the amount necessary to attract them, then the job isn’t very sticky, Hall says. And they... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 31 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?

Imagine you’re a consultant and you notice a few eyebrow-raising behaviors, such as a colleague who misuses a client’s meal stipend or an executive who screams inappropriately at his staff. Should you step in and speak up? For consultants, especially those starting... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consulting
  • 08 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Black Employees Not Only Earn Less, But Deal with Bad Bosses and Poor Conditions

published in American Sociological Review in April, Zhang measured culture, manager quality, and work-life balance based on almost 933,000 employee reviews of 8,800 companies on the career website Indeed.com. The site, which also provides... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • August 2017
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Teaching Versus Living: Managerial Decision Making in the Gray

By: Eugene F. Soltes
Preparing students for the consequential ethical decisions that they will face in their careers is among the most difficult tasks of management education. I describe some of these challenges based on my book Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Organizational Culture; Business Education
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Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring

By: Christopher Stanton and Catherine Thomas
Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract with each other directly. Despite this, intermediaries—called outsourcing agencies—have emerged in these markets. This paper shows that agencies signal to employers that inexperienced workers... View Details
Keywords: Marketplace Matching; Agency Theory
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  • February 2009
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Getting Known by the Company You Keep: Publicizing the Qualifications and Former Associations of Skilled Employees

By: Peter Roberts and Mukti Khaire
When product quality cannot be ascertained in advance of purchase, producers must convince relevant audiences that they are worthy of consideration as quality players. We propose that quality-oriented producers will selectively publicize information about their skilled... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Employees; Product; Quality; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia
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Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth

wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Senior marketing executives, including established or emerging CMOs, directors and agency leaders, especially those taking on new responsibilities... View Details
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Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

Reduction Act. He explains the U.S. EPA’s role in balancing climate action with economic development, while promoting environmental justice. David also offers insights on career opportunities at the intersection of business, climate, and... View Details
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Leading Professional Service Firms

achievement Create an intimate, flexible culture that is inclusive, supportive, and collegial Help professionals manage rising expectations, remain productive, and grow throughout their careers Develop leaders at all levels of your... View Details
Keywords: Professional Services; Professional Services
  • November 19, 2019
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The Unexpected Benefits of Pursuing a Passion Outside of Work

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Joyce He and Julian Arango
We are often told to pursue work we’re passionate about. But, for many people, this simply isn’t feasible. Not every job affords the possibility of doing what you love. And people care deeply about many different things—not all of which will be how they want to earn a... View Details
Keywords: Passion; Work; Health; Welfare; Satisfaction
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  • 18 Feb 2022
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Why Really Smart Executives Do Really Stupid Things

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Leadership for Senior Executives

network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and... View Details
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Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual

your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Executives from a family office or wealth management office Family business owners, beneficial owners, and other family members, including children of the business leaders... View Details
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HBS Recruiting Homepage

Career Choices View and filter employment data by industry, function and location to help inform your organizations unique hiring strategy. Let's Work Together Career & Professional Development is dedicated... View Details
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Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise

wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Members of the rising generation of a family enterprise—including descendants and in-laws—who may or may not be currently involved in managing the... View Details
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Finance for Senior Executives

your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Executives from a variety of functional areas, including operations, marketing, information technology, human resources, research and development, legal affairs, and... View Details
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Mergers and Acquisitions

your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend This mergers and acquisitions course is designed for senior executives involved in M&A activity who want to broaden their knowledge of financial business valuation methods,... View Details
  • 04 Feb 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

social and economic value. Q: The field of social entrepreneurship is relatively new. Do you find an increasing thirst among students to make careers in this field? A: Absolutely. MBA interest in the field has increased dramatically in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne