Professional Identity - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

entertainment player, but it changed the viewing habits of millions of watchers. In this Cold Call Podcast, Anita Elberse discusses her case study on the impact of this pioneering series and the small production company behind it. Hold Onto Your Complexity:... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

21 Dec 2021
Blog Post

In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

program at HBS, many of whom pursue careers in the venture capital industry. In fact, people with Harvard MBAs make up 24.4 percent of the professional ranks at venture capital firms in the United States, according to a study by... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

14 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Making the MBA Degree More Accessible

inclusion and first generation students, including resources, identity and affinity groups, support structures, student profiles, and programming, events, and webinars. “There's been a big shift in terms of how we create opportunities for... View Details

08 Apr 2021
News

Real Talk

storytelling and narrative to help employees in their organizations work across—and value—their differences to create stronger professional relationships and organizational cultures. The Equitas founders also turned to the findings of... View Details

10 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

HBCU? I chose to attend Howard University because of the sense of community that I felt upon visiting the campus. I knew the atmosphere at Howard would strengthen my sense of identity and propel me to achieve my career aspirations. At... View Details

31 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 31, 2009

performance after they go public. These results stem from the professional ownership, tighter monitoring, and reputational considerations exhibited by PE sponsors. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-104.pdf Elections... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Aug 2019
News

A Shot at Success

college, a good presence in the locker room, and the ability to compete in the classroom. But too often, Feickert says, these high-potential students lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment process and transition their... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

As a way to delve deeper into the link between motivation and creativity, Amabile and her husband, psychologist Steven J. Kramer, conducted a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the high-tech, consumer products,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

first salon the following year. The celebrity hairdresser Charles Nessler, interned as an enemy alien in Britain, also escaped to New York under a false identity and built a new business. The 1917 Communist revolution in Russia produced... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

16 Oct 2019
Blog Post

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

several books about race and public policy, writes that young black professionals who aspire to advance to senior leadership positions typically adopt the strategy of remaining silent about race and inequality to avoid being labeled... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Web

From Connections to Seats: The Journey of Diverse Board Candidates - Blog: RGE Report

others (women, people of color, and other executives who bring a different set of professional experiences). This pattern perpetuates the status quo, especially when current directors continue to draw candidates solely from their own... View Details

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

1991 and 2009, a period when the growing number of highly educated women in the workforce tested widely held understandings about gender and professional work, write the authors, Harvard Business School professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

Marketing. Says Godes, “There are so many different layers to this case but, in particular, it captures two important concepts: reaction to competitive entry and the rethinking of one’s entire strategy — and corporate identity — in the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance professionals. In a study linking credit rating analysts to party affiliations from voter records, we... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

grown, so has the demand for courses on the topic. Scan the mission statements of most major universities and professional schools and you'll find that "educating leaders" is the common thread. Search the catalogues of almost... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

15 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 15

be sustainable, new types of hybrid organizations need to create a common organizational identity that strikes a balance between the logics they combine. Our evidence further suggests that the crucial early levers for developing such an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Social Media Guidelines for Faculty and Staff | About

following guidance—as a form of best practice; for your personal safety and well-being; so as to be aware of (and to avoid where appropriate) the potential for confusion between personal and professional viewpoints and to protect Harvard... View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Ruling from the Bench

courtroom at the same time.” Women were just beginning to gain momentum in the professional world when Snyder enrolled at Case Western Reserve University law school. There, her androgynous first name and stellar academic record led to an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

Naeem puts much the same sentiment this way: " ... there has to be a defining identity that uniquely defines that idea ... if you do create something, you do own it, until you decide to do otherwise ...." To the degree that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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