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- January 2023
- Article
- Journal of Human Resources
Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship
By: William R. Kerr and Martin Mandorff
| We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United States cluster in specific business sectors. For example, Koreans are 34 times more concentrated in self-employment for dry cleaning than other...
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- 06 Jul 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Can we automate our way to better decision making?
Bill Kerr
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- 22 Jun 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Reshma Saujani on recoding work for gender equity
Joe Fuller
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- 08 Jun 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Dropbox founder Drew Houston on streamlining the digital workspace
Bill Kerr
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- 03 Jun 2022
- News
- Built In
Tech and the Gig Economy: Understanding Side Hustles vs. Moonlighting
Re: Joseph Fuller
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- 02 Jun 2022
- News
- Forbes
Guild Education Reaches $4.4 Billion Valuation As Labor Market Demands Continue—And A Downturn Threat Rises
Re: Joseph Fuller
| Joe Fuller, a professor who co-leads Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work initiative and was a founder of the consulting firm Monitor Group, says such a strategy would make sense for a company that has had a “very significant impact in removing a...
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- 26 May 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Wholesale upskilling: Walmart’s workforce value proposition
Joe Fuller
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- 11 May 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Virtually present: Meta’s vision for the hybrid workplace
Bill Kerr
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- 11 May 2022
- News
- Guardian
Finding It Hard to Get a New Job? Robot Recruiters Might Be to Blame
Re: Joseph Fuller
| Yet it is not foolproof. One of the most consequential findings comes from Harvard Business School professor Joe Fuller, whose team surveyed more than 2,250 business leaders in the US, UK and Germany. Their motives for using algorithmic tools were efficiency and saving...
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- 10 May 2022
- News
- HBS Working Knowledge
Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay
Re: William Kerr
| Working for yourself might bring freedom and autonomy, but it increasingly comes with a major risk: low pay. Research by William Kerr explores the shifting sands of self-employment.
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- 04 May 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Can Handshake’s endless college job fair democratize employment?
Joe Fuller
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- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
- Working Knowledge
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
by Rachel Layne
| What would it take to build the skills your company needs in your current workforce? Joseph Fuller and Manjari Raman offer a new playbook for a historic talent crunch with no end in sight.
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- 27 Apr 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Building back a better supported federal workforce
Bill Kerr
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- 27 Apr 2022
- News
- Marketplace Business
Rolling Back Degree Requirements Expands the Pipeline for Tech
Re: Joseph Fuller
| While many tech companies say they’re loosening up on degree requirements, it’s easier said than done. A Harvard Business School analysis of IT job postings from 2017 to 2021 found some of the biggest tech firms still demanded degrees for upward of 70% of jobs. Joseph...
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- 22 Apr 2022
- News
- Yahoo! Money
Why Many Employers Have Ditched Four-Year Degree Requirements
Re: Joseph Fuller
| Joseph Fuller, a professor at the Harvard Business School and a co-author of the Burning Glass report, is encouraged by his research with some caveats. “We have a very distinct abatement movement in the United States for employers to say they are removing the degree...
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- 13 Apr 2022
- Podcast
- Managing the Future of Work
Micha Kaufman on the new terms of the talent bargain
Joe Fuller
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- 08 Apr 2022
- News
- New York Times
A Four-Year Degree Isn’t Quite the Job Requirement It Used to Be
Re: Joseph Fuller
| “Things are coming together that we really haven’t seen before,” said Joseph Fuller, a professor at the Harvard Business School and a co-author of the Burning Glass report, which was published in February.
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- 04 Apr 2022
- News
- HBS Working Knowledge
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
Re: William Kerr
| Software invention spurred the rapid ascent of six American tech hubs, helping them draw talent from even larger cities. Will the rise of remote work shake the status quo? Research by William Kerr.
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- 03 Apr 2022
- News
- Reasons to be Cheerful
I Quit? The Real Story Behind the ‘Great Resignation’
Re: Joseph Fuller
| This week we’re going behind the headlines on the so-called Great Resignation—which has seen record numbers of job vacancies advertised as people leave and move roles. Has Covid really revolutionized the world of work? And who is benefiting from the changes? To find...
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