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- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
by adding a more transactional nature to the relationship” It’s well documented that women are underrepresented in the executive suite. For instance, women have comprised nearly 50 percent of entry-level public accountants for more than... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
field studies, researchers tend to think that workers submit resumes to open positions. In fact, scholars have learned a lot about discrimination in labor markets by sending resumes to job postings to see... View Details
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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online
innovation Who Will Benefit Aspiring or Current Innovation Managers Entrepreneurs Product Managers, Developers, and Marketers Develop an innovation mindset and toolkit you can use to guide your team or organization’s strategy. "This... View Details
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Intervention Labor Global Events the 20 th Century Zeitgeist Demographics Demographics Technology Social Mores Government Intervention Labor Global Events Influence: High 1900 s 19 8.8 million immigrants... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
but this article shows it has never been true historically. Using longitudinal data on individual firms from the nineteenth century onwards, it reveals evidence of how entrepreneurs and firms with multinational activity faced by market... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008
borrowers in the London market, we challenge the traditional view that gold-standard adherence worked as a credible commitment mechanism that was rewarded by financial markets with lower borrowing costs. We demonstrate that in the poor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni
file labor certification applications. The system requires employers to first test the US labor market through a variety of standard recruitment methods. Following the... View Details
- 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22
products for different business contexts requires that a firm deploy different new-product development processes. Products designed for stable and mature end-user markets require a process optimized for control and efficiency. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel raised a Series A round of venture funding and established a partnership with Monster, which he had sold... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Demand and Consumers; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Technology
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth." Harvard Business School Case 813-147, January 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2016
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April 26
April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2015
- HBS Case
Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum
programs has gone far beyond the marketing department to infuse everything the museum does, making it unique among its peers, says Jill Avery, senior lecturer in the General Management unit at Harvard Business School. The Magic Tate Ball... View Details
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
Ron Johnson's latest undertaking has the makings of a perfect business school case study. As the new CEO of J.C. Penney he's charged with transforming an aging department store chain with lagging market share. The sweeping plan begun... View Details
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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location
Institute is a directory of various for-fee salary surveys available by region. PayScale.com Designed to help employees obtain accurate real-time information on job market compensation, the website allows individual employees to submit... View Details
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Marsha Jacobson (MBA 1980) DartFrog Books Raised to believe she’s a no-account, Marsha Jacobson falls prey to an assistant dean at her college, who knows a pushover when he sees one. Afraid to say no, she agrees to marry him and move to Japan. A chance meeting with a... View Details
- 22 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Use Artificial Intelligence to Set Sales Targets That Motivate
is no chance of meeting it,” says Doug J. Chung, MBA Class of 1962 Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. "The salesperson will be discouraged, and just as unlikely to work to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)
diversity of businesses and products that were virtually unimaginable before the advent of full-service financial institutions. Named president of the firm in 1984 and chairman in 1991, Fisher is widely recognized for his role in both envisioning and View Details