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Harvard Business Publishing

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Harvard Business Publishing reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(211 total reviews)
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Ellen Desmarais and Sarah McConville

52% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Harvard Business Publishing has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 211 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harvard Business Publishing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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211 reviews
2.0
May 2, 2024

Avoid IT department

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people at company Lots of potential for the company New co-presidents are the right women for the job(s) Good benefits Flexible schedule (for most)

Cons

Poor ability to hold individual units accountable to best practices - talent management, etc Horrendous IT leadership - no clear strategy, no sense of what is required to execute, zero focus on talent development, decisions are top-down, executive is combative and has created a toxic culture where people are afraid to discuss issues openly with him. Per a recent discussion with a colleague: "You know how he gets, he was basically just yelling at me the whole time." A statement to which we all clearly understood and empathized with. IT leadership has made little to no genuine effort on DE&I - always focused on checking boxes and not fixing general underlying culture issues.

3.0
Apr 22, 2024

Complex relationship with Harvard

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people and good culture

Cons

Intransparent and uncomfortable relationship with the board and HBS that often feels inappropriate.

4.0
Apr 16, 2024

HBP

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and pay and work life balance

Cons

Leadership changes over the past few years

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Harvard Business Publishing Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. The current leadership team of HBP recognizes the amount of change the organization has experienced during recent years and is now focused on refining our vision to provide a clear path of the future. We are confident good things lie ahead!
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