Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Consider three aspects: Reinvestment: In emerging markets, women reinvest a staggering 90 cents of every additional dollar of income in "human resources" — their families'' education, health, nutrition (compared, by the way, to 30-40% for men. That''s 72 million jobs just from this small sample. And in the U.S.,

Globalization 15

Globalization Entrepreneur Banking Supply Chain 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2014

Let’s “retool” the Zappos strategy through the staffing supply chain , to see how their innovation can spur a great conversation. Companies like Zappos do a great service with their HR innovations, but that doesn’t mean you should simply copy them. Hiring Human resources Leadership'

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Policies Sample Human Resources 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Say you introduce an innovative new customer-relationship-management (CRM) tool for your sales force, and revenue increases by 15%. When such simple randomization is not feasible due to logistics, ethics, cost, or sample size, more sophisticated analytical techniques can be employed. Change management Human resources Operations'

Flextime 14

Flextime Call Center Human Resources CRM 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

Most management experts would say in-depth interviews , reference-checking , and work sample reviews. What’s the best way to assess elite talent — those people you expect to play a critical role in your organization’s success? Some forward-thinking companies might even use “auditions.” Candidates also benefit.

Process 8

Process Real Estate Sample Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Young firms face many existential threats related to managing internal financial and human resources and external relationships with customers, suppliers, investors and competitors. The survey methods stratified firms by industry, age, and size so that our sample reflects the characteristics of businesses in the region.

Insurance 8

Insurance Risk Management Finance Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

We also conducted a laboratory experiment in which we tested these same effects with a sample that had long-term cross-cultural experiences — 96 migrant entrepreneurs in Austria. We randomly assigned them to two groups. These interviews were coded independently by two raters.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

In the business world, for example, we know that more-diverse groups tend to be more innovative , creative , hard-working , and better at solving problems. We found that roughly one-third of our sample had engaged in whitening, and two-thirds knew someone else who had. Their point is simple: Diversity is good and we need more of it.

Diversity 8

Diversity Participative Advertising Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

For us, those values are employees, customer service, integrity, innovation, fun, and profitability. We are certain that our high customer satisfaction ratings and top spot on many best-place-to-work lists come from our early recognition that culture permeates every sales call, every employee interaction, and every product innovation.

Technology 8

Technology Company Tools Information 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Business drivers examined include: Building high-performance cultures; engaging employees; cultivating a customer-focused culture; creating alignment and accountability; enhancing organizational talent; building strategic partnerships and relationships, driving process innovation and driving efficiency. Wellins, Ph.D.,

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Industry Transportation 120