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- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
ways to manage a business. One of the companies gave employees two hours a week to tutor at a school and was influential in raising standards for healthcare. The university students wanted career advice and wanted to know when and how to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
(iStock) iStock SUMMING UP Who Will Call the Shots in Stakeholder Capitalism? At one time in my checkered academic career I studied, researched, and published papers about interorganizational management. Specifically, I was interested in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
intermediaries—called outsourcing agencies—have emerged in these markets. This paper shows that agencies signal to employers that inexperienced workers are high quality. Workers affiliated with an agency have substantially higher job-finding probabilities and wages at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
"global manager," if there is such a thing anymore? "Today, I would argue that you don't put that qualifying adjective in front of manager—we all simply operate in a global environment," Bartlett says. "It used to be that you would make a View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
co-op program for potential MBA students? How about greater sharing of teaching or administrative talent, similar to what IBM and other organizations have done in the past—in this case, sabbaticals with the potential of career change?... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
create platforms to automate peer-to-peer engagement, and leverage assets by sharing and renting vs. owning. They emphasize experimentation (“fail fast” without career limiting consequences) versus long-range strategic planning, operate... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter
moment of crisis the delegates could have chosen either of two of the most accomplished politicians in America, William Henry Seward or Salmon P. Chase. Both had been United States senators and governors of major states. Both were superbly educated and had decades-long... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
people you have, the more time you spend on HR problems rather than doing things," he stated in the case. Yet enthusiasm for the project is strong, and many have offered assistance as unpaid volunteers. "Skilled people are leaving jobs and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
soon as the pressure is off. In Medtronic's case the challenge was especially acute because the company had such a positive culture and strong set of values. As the newcomer leading these changes, I recognized that many people in the organization, especially those who... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
NatureSweet’s year-round greenhouse production model, were employed full time—were empowered with training and productivity incentives, allowing them to earn well above the minimum wage and advance their careers within the company.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
as possible enter and graduate from college, expanding the list of acceptable partners might make sense. But CEO Deborah Bial believed that selective colleges provided Posse scholars with more than just superior career opportunities—they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
firms. They also affect trading signal classifications, back-testing inferences, track records of individual analysts, and models of analysts' career outcomes in the three years following the changes. Long-Run Stockholder Consumption Risk... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
demonstrated their capacity to build a HCHP firm and to study them more formally. My own interest in HCHP companies began at Corning, Inc. I started my career there, after earning my Ph.D. in organizational Psychology, as an internal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
sides of the aisle. As a doctoral student at Harvard he completed all his MBA coursework and went on to earn a master's in sociology and a PhD in organizational behavior. Now he teaches in the MBA and doctoral programs and knows the issues that students today face as... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
an inability to ignore the sunk costs associated with the stocks' past underperformance or a conscious desire to protect their careers by not admitting prior mistakes. Furthermore, we present evidence that selling off loser stocks helps... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
share the same ethnic, educational, or career background are more likely to syndicate with each other. This homophily reduces the probability of investment success, and the detrimental effect is most prominent for early-stage investments.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work
By: Boris Groysberg and Amram Migdal
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 416-031, 416-032, 416-033, 416-034, 416-035, and 416-036. View Details
Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Management Skills; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Groups and Teams; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Emotions; Perception; Personal Characteristics; Perspective; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Satisfaction; Trust
- 14 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?
[Image: aleksejplatonov] Related Reading The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists Research paper: The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted... View Details