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- 14 Dec 2022
- News
Santa Claus Debates Whether to Outsource Toy Production
- 24 Apr 2020
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How to Make Furloughs More Humane
- 21 Jul 2022
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The ‘Great Resignation’ Started Long Ago
- 02 Aug 2020
- News
What Sets Some Companies Apart in the Current Crisis
- 31 Oct 2023
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
changed rapidly. “When I decided to take on that role, the world looked very different than it did later that spring,” recalls Diagne. “I had no idea that job would turn into pandemic response and economic recovery.” Worldwide, crisis management involved similar...
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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Buy Big, Sell Small
conversations about layoffs and pay cuts we discussed in The Founder’s Journey course at HBS weren’t theoretical anymore. I wasn’t sleeping at night.” Scrambling for another small business–oriented tech startup idea—one that might take...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Venturing Forth
Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market...
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- 01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?
layoffs and lost revenues, for example - weak companies are artificially supported," he explains. "Other firms won't or can't restructure themselves or exit unprofitable businesses because they are too set in their ways, lack sound...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
tough times for New York banking beginning more than a decade ago - with all the layoffs and mergers - this kind of mentoring stopped happening. I was very fortunate to have had it. How would you describe the value of Internet stocks...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2022
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Flying High
Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) When Uma Subramanian (MBA 2008) joined Aero Technologies as CEO in March 2019, the company was “just a kernel of an...
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aviation;
airlines;
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leadership;
innovation;
Air Transportation;
Transportation
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Examining Global Workforce Management
As executives of an international company are considering workforce reductions in Europe and South America, they are providing layoff support to employees and working with communities to create incentives for new businesses to replace...
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- 25 Feb 2020
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Impact: The Changing Nature of Work
Through annual giving to the HBS Fund, donors support the School’s efforts to help leaders navigate the dilemmas and opportunities they will face in the decades to come, from determining the pace of innovation their companies should embrace to developing a highly...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
Michael Norton explores the common occurrence of “conversational blindness.” See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6066.html. Thinking Twice about Supply-Chain Layoffs Cutting the wrong employees can be counterproductive for retailers, new...
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- 01 Jun 2002
- News
News in the News Biz
of wealthy individuals, then the newspaper business has to generate profit. Since 75 percent of newspaper revenue comes from advertising, and staff — at 16 percent of total cost — is the most important cost after newsprint, it is not surprising that publishers resort...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
currency is the ability to make a positive first impression. “Your attitude, body language, and energy can dispel ageist stereotypes in the first five minutes,” Lassiter states. Although layoffs or extended résumé gaps may have an impact...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
a Big Three but with a Big One in a year or two because there’s obviously excess capacity, and it’s hard to see how all three automakers can survive. I think it’s right to avoid a complete shutdown and mass layoffs right now. But the kind...
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- 21 Nov 2013
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Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
which was facing numerous challenges: a rapidly decreasing market share, falling revenues, and cratering investor faith. Heins went about cutting costs—including the layoff of more than 5,000 workers in May 2012—scrapped plans to make the...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
degrees, apprenticeships, and occupational learning. Faculty Books Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy by Paul B. Brown, Charles F. Kiefer, and Leonard A. Schlesinger (AMACOM) In a world of constant View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
districts. Teacher layoffs were also on the table: The number, initially set at 89, was whittled down to 51; after months of debate and conflict with local teacher unions (there are two in Scranton), 16 teachers would be furloughed in...
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