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- 17 Jul 2020
- News
Support System
In Africa, shea butter is sometimes known as “women’s gold.” Used for everything from skin care to stretch marks to diaper rash, it’s a go-to product in high demand. And it offers employment opportunities for women willing to survey...
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Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
collateral business. For long-term strategy, the company is weighing two options. One, invest in expanding their client base and extending it beyond the sports market, targeting all kinds of community events like fairs and festivals. The...
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- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
Indeed, a majority of the Bank's 185-member countries never receive a chance to sit at the table, suffering in tangible and less-tangible ways in terms of continued poverty for their people. In 2008 the World Bank's two main development...
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by Martha Lagace
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
leave: How help with caregiving benefits workers and employers The pandemic underscores US workers’ need for help with caregiving obligations. HBS graduate Lindsay Jurist-Rosner founded B2B benefits company Wellthy in 2014 after realizing...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
potential employers through the mechanism of micro internships. We’ll talk about how those internships augment companies’ business and HR operations. We’ll look at the benefits for both sides of the transaction and how micro internships...
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- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
likely as younger children to assign themselves the good prize by reporting winning the coin flip more than chance would dictate. Overall, the results of these experiments suggest that as children grow older they become increasingly...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
prize or by using a fair procedure-flipping a coin in private. Older children were much more likely to flip the coin than younger children, yet were just as likely as younger children to assign themselves the good prize by reporting...
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Carmen Nobel
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
career: Kelly Services’ Peter Quigley on reinventing work and creating good jobs In its 75 years, Kelly Services has gone from temp agency to skills broker, outsourcing firm, workforce development provider, and source of labor market research. CEO Peter Quigley...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong Can you name a handful of measurable initiatives that your organization is actively pursuing to address racial inequities? If not, chances are good that...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
When No News Isn’t Good News
comes to finding out how others view their work. “Your employer is your primary customer. You need to make sure they are satisfied,” says McKay, president of Massachusetts-based McKay Partners, Inc. “When you wait until performance review...
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- 20 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
actively trying to reach out to other people of other races, then no, I wouldn’t include it.” But these applicants who let their guard down about their race ended up inadvertently hurting their chances of being considered: View Details
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- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
From France to Italy, Germany to Denmark, chances are good that if you pick a country in Europe, you can match it with its state-owned airline. But as Europe unites, barriers come down, and competition heats up, cross-border mergers have...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
thing to do, but it also contributes to a feeling of fairness on the part of the people who remain. What are some of the things you've learned from your international experience? I used to think that Cummins should have a controlling...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
good chance to be a success in the job. What’s perverse about this is that employers know it. We asked employers, “Do you think your process excludes qualified candidates?” For both middle-skills and...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
The Class of 2007 is settling nicely into the world of work, with 94 percent of graduates seeking jobs having accepted an employment offer by September. Just over 15 percent of the class are not now looking for employment; most of this...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
started. Any hospital, or physician practice, or health plan, or employer can take positive steps in the direction of value-based competition and be better off, even if nothing else changes. Reforming the U.S. system does not require a...
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- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Nairobi Love: Heading Home
experience at HBS thus far. While I was intimidated by being in class with hardcore finance folks for finance and accounting classes, I am amazed at how much I have learned in a year. While I had to do a fair amount of prep-work before...
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- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
racial diversity decreasing across businesses as a whole. “We may be overstating what progress has been made on employment integration,” the authors write. The reason for the step backward? Firm turnover is creating a racial divide. New...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
out. Two of the most important are the establishment of the role of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the establishment of the National Counterterrorism Center. Their effectiveness remains an open question, and in fairness...
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