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The Emerging Degree Reset: How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage

Employers are resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, dropping the requirement for a bachelor’s degree in many middle-skill and even some higher-skill roles. This reverses a trend ...
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Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice

Sigelman, Matthew, Joseph B. Fuller, and Alex Martin. "Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice." White Paper, Burning Glass Institute, February 2024.
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HBS Launches Major New Podcast on Founder Decision-Making, Featuring Reese Witherspoon As First Guest

HBS announces the launch of The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu, a new podcast examining what it actually takes to become a founder—not in hindsight, but in the moments before outcomes are known.
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To Thrive in the AI Era, Companies Need Agent Managers

As autonomous AI agents move from experimentation to execution, companies are discovering they need a new kind of leader to manage them. Drawing on examples from Salesforce and other large ...
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Most AI Initiatives Fail. This 5-Part Framework Can Help.

Most AI initiatives fail not because the models are weak, but because organizations aren’t built to sustain them. A large Latin American conglomerate developed a simple management system that aligns ...
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The Founder's Final Act: How to Hand Over Ownership—and Burnish Your Legacy

Baron, Josh, Ben Francois, Tony Guidotti, and Nien-hê Hsieh. "The Founder's Final Act: How to Hand Over Ownership—and Burnish Your Legacy." Harvard Business Review 103, no. 5 (September–October 2025): ...
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Markups and Cost Pass-through Along the Supply Chain

Alvarez-Blaser, Santiago, Alberto Cavallo, Alexander MacKay, and Paolo Mengano. "Markups and Cost Pass-through Along the Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-009, August 2024. ...
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Pricing Strategy and Channels of Distribution: Where Value Delivery and Value Capture Intersect

Ofek, Elie. "Pricing Strategy and Channels of Distribution: Where Value Delivery and Value Capture Intersect." Harvard Business School Background Note 524-093, May 2024.
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How to Build a Life: Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment

Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment." The Atlantic (March 21, 2024).
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How to Build a Life: Parasocial Relationships Are Just Imaginary Friends for Adults

Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Parasocial Relationships Are Just Imaginary Friends for Adults." The Atlantic (April 6, 2023).
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Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings

Huang, Allen H., Joseph Pacelli, Tianshuo Shi, and Yuan Zou. "Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings." Working Paper, October 2022.
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Retail Investors’ Contrarian Behavior Around News, Attention, and the Momentum Effect

Luo, Cheng (Patrick), Enrichetta Ravina, Marco Sammon, and Luis M. Viceira. "Retail Investors’ Contrarian Behavior Around News, Attention, and the Momentum Effect ...