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March 2014
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LGBT Issues at Exxon Mobil Corporation

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Matthew Preble

In late September 2013, Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that it would begin offering benefits to the spouses of its employees in same-sex marriages. This short supplement touches upon what led Exxon Mobil to this decision, some insights into its previous relationship... View Details

Keywords: Human Capital; Welfare; Human Resources; Utilities Industry; United States

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2003
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Studying Work Groups in India, China, and Hungary

By: Leslie Perlow

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Working Conditions

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05 Mar 2019
News

The Dual-Purpose Playbook

30 Jun 2021
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McKinsey Institute’s Shelley Stewart: Black Americans and Economic Mobility

07 Nov 2020
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When No One Retires

01 Dec 1997
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Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize

In a predawn phone call on October 14, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences informed HBS professor Robert C. Merton that he had won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics. Merton's work evaluating risk has changed the nature of financial markets worldwide. At 53, he is the... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Students and Business Leaders Look to Africa's Future

"Africa in the New Millennium: Invest in the Future" was the theme of the 2000 HBS Africa Business Club conference, held on campus the first weekend in April. More than six hundred students and representatives from over two hundred organizations around the world... View Details

22 Oct 2013
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Ray Dalio's Economic Theory, via YouTube and Cartoon

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

07 Dec 2011
News

A Solution for the Euro Crisis

Keywords: Senior Lecturer Dante Roscini; EU; the euro; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Sep 2004
News

Promise & Perils

reforms that began in 1978 have stoked annual growth in excess of 9 percent, three times that of the United States. Per capita income among the nation’s 1.3 billion inhabitants has more than quadrupled, surpassing $1,000 last year. Multinationals have rushed to take... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog

“unicorns.” We hope to engage not only with students interested in the restaurant industry, but also those interested in food and sustainability, applications of technology and, given the labor-intense characteristic of restaurants, the complex interaction of food and... View Details

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

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Diversity and Inclusion | Working Knowledge

Diversity and Inclusion Explore key insights into diversity and inclusion with articles covering support for non-binary employees, addressing racial bias in patient portals, and the potential of immigration policy for alleviating labor... View Details