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- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
will home in on whether the program inhibits job growth and career advancement among middle-aged American workers. By studying the ages of workers in firms with H1-B programs, Kerr hopes to learn whether the average age at a firm... View Details
- 31 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 31, 2007
once as strong as dinosaurs, all now just as extinct. Destruction of businesses, fortunes, products, and careers is the price of progress toward a better material life. No one understood this bedrock economic principle better than Joseph... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
former students bring these ideas into their careers in various industries ranging from tech to consulting to finance. We’ve also had students go on to work at BIT and other organizations focused on bringing behavioral economics directly... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
at the peak of his NFL career for multiple players and picks (which he used to draft future Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and three future Pro Bowlers. In 1990, the team posted a significantly improved 7-9 record; the next year the Cowboys... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
post-secondary education to support and expand areas like career and technical training, and encouraging expansion of research and development in the US. There are a lot of areas of common ground. And there are a lot of opportunities to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Q: Throughout your career you've talked about confidence, the power of confidence. But the portrait you paint of America and Americans today doesn't look like a very confident people. A: I think we can restore confidence. We need more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52539 2017 The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers Paul R. Lawrence: A Career of Rigor, Relevance, and Passion By: Tushman, Michael Abstract—Paul R. Lawrence was one of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
Publications 2006 Harvard Business Review Press What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential By: Kaplan, Robert Steven Abstract—How do you create your own definition of success-and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
have studied the issue in multiple industries, including the equally competitive fields of sports and investment banking. After examining the careers of more than 1,000 Wall Street analysts, for instance, they found that analysts who were... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610018-PDF-ENG J.P. Morgan Richard S. Tedlow and David RubenHarvard Business School Case 810-052 An account of J.P. Morgan's remarkable career in government, railroad, and industrial finance. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
However, there is also considerable good news. More women are on career paths with high earnings potential today than ever before.7 They have yet to close the earnings gap completely, but their increasing capacity to create wealth allows... View Details
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
career studying technological change, Henderson has observed trends and common traits across a variety of industries. “I believe energy is the problem of our time.” And her message is optimistic. Moving to clean energy "is not... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
never experienced one like this before. [His career until now] has been up, up and away, and here he is, in his early 30s, all of a sudden confronting something. And the question is, when will he acknowledge that he didn't handle this... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
BremHarvard Business School Note 812-027 The CareerLeader business career self-assessment program provides diagnostic information in three key areas of individual differences. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
and face the dire condition of the US government's finances. In fact, it's time to press snooze. First, the fiscal stress on the United States is not imminent. Borrowing costs for the government are at historic lows. Bond markets, which not only reflect the opinions of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
Identifies the challenges for experienced leaders who transition from their primary income-earning careers to a next phase of public service or social-purpose work, based on interviews and published sources. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
tracks the origins of sweetriot from Sarah's formative early career experiences, to the company's launch and beyond as Sarah prepares future products, establishes production channels, and seeks future funding. Sarah was not content to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Stories of the Quarter
performance. (10,251 visits) These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway Recent books by Harvard Business School scholars that can boost your career and improve on-the-ground management skills. (9,875 visits) Can Khan... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne