The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
Remote work and pandemic turbulence have made it easier to poach star teams. Boris Groysberg and colleagues offer advice for companies trying to retain or recruit high performers, and for professionals...
View ArticleOne More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
Early feedback is essential to launching new products, but women entrepreneurs are more likely to receive input from men. Research by Rembrand Koning, Ramana Nanda, and Ruiqing Cao.
View ArticleKeep or Cut Workers? How Companies Reacted to the COVID-19 Crisis
Analysis by Ethan Rouen and colleagues reveals the true factors behind leaders' choices during the pandemic's painful early months, when survival was at stake for many businesses.
View ArticleThe Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
Looking for your next beach read? HBS faculty members share their summer reading lists, pulling from the worlds of technology, history, and science fiction.
View ArticleReaders Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
Joseph Fuller answers readers' questions about automation, virtual internships, and the future of work on Working Knowledge’s “Office Hours” series.
View ArticleDo Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?
Does it take a CXO or chief customer officer to bring executives closer to the customer experience? James Heskett ponders the value of this increasingly popular role.
View ArticleGood News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
Companies skilled at building trust focus on four key elements, say Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta in their book, The Power of Trust.
View ArticleOutrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets
When it comes to social sharing, doom-and-gloom tweets beat sunshine and rainbows, says research by Amit Goldenberg. Is it time to send in the positivity police?
View ArticleFor Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
After several heady months for startups, Jeffrey Bussgang offers radical advice for founders this summer: just chill.
View ArticleBankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses
Hasty liquidations cost creditors billions of dollars a year, research by Samuel Antill finds. What if more bankrupt companies were restructured—and revived—instead?
View ArticleWhat Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?
A key gauge in the $30 trillion sustainable investment market provides a murky picture of corporate social responsibility. Research by Anywhere Sikochi and George Serafeim probes the underlying factors.
View ArticleWhat Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
Despite his reputation for ruthlessness, Blackbeard ran a surprisingly progressive and equitable ship. Francesca Gino highlights three lessons for today's leaders from the golden age of piracy.
View ArticleWhat if Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
Companies are under pressure to share more data about employee salaries, but research by Zoe Cullen reveals how pay transparency doesn't always help workers.
View ArticleCan Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
Can companies with remote workforces innovate and grow? The question has been dividing business leaders. James Heskett considers both sides of the debate.
View ArticleWorried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
Some employees are just ready to move on. Rather than wave perks and bonuses at them, companies should focus on becoming great places to learn—and eventually leave, say Shalene Gupta and Sandra J. Sucher.
View ArticleSteve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
A new book by Richard Tedlow digs into the the careers of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Oprah Winfrey to understand how CEOs went from nameless suits to acclaimed gurus.
View ArticleOneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
OneTen aims to help 1 million Black Americans launch careers in the next decade, expanding the talent pool. Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg explain how.
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