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- February 1985
- Article
Motivation and Creativity: Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writers
By: T. M. Amabile
72 members of the college community who identified themselves as actively involved in creative writing participated in individual laboratory sessions, in which they were asked to write 2 brief poems, to investigate the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation is conducive...
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Keywords:
Social Psychology;
Creativity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Performance;
Personal Characteristics;
Situation or Environment
Amabile, T. M. "Motivation and Creativity: Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writers." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 48, no. 2 (February 1985): 393–399.
- November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Inequality and the "American Model"
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Official data that suggest economic inequality has been mounting in the United States on various dimensions since 1979. Many causes of such inequality have been postulated: technological change, globalization, demographic factors, and changes in public policy (notably...
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Keywords:
Equality and Inequality;
Wealth and Poverty;
Corporate Governance;
Social Issues;
Government Administration;
United States
Di Tella, Rafael M., and Ingrid Vogel. Inequality and the "American Model". Harvard Business School Case 703-025, November 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
two separate areas of research-decision making and inequality (or social disparity)-this new line of inquiry could help to break the stalemate that has, until now, characterized the study of inequality and its consequences. Download...
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Anna Secino
- 2022
- Article
Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding and Feng Zhu
We study the disproportionate impact of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on female and male academics' research productivity in social science. The lockdown has caused substantial disruptions to academic activities, requiring people to work from home....
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Keywords:
Gender Inequality;
Research Productivity;
Telecommuting;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Research;
Performance Productivity;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality;
Health Pandemics
Cui, Ruomeng, Hao Ding, and Feng Zhu. "Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24, no. 2 (March–April 2022): 707–726.
- May 9, 2024
- Article
Business Education Is Broken: Here Are Strategies to Fix It
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Business schools have lost their way. Students are schooled in a system that, having raised the standard of living for millions of people over centuries, is now facing systemic failures in both the environmental and social domains—failures that market forces cause and,...
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Keywords:
Education Reform;
Business And Society;
Climate Change;
Equality and Inequality;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business Education
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Business Education Is Broken: Here Are Strategies to Fix It." Inspiring Minds (May 9, 2024).
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional...
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- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
Thought, one of the organizations that has received a grant from the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund. Photo by Noelia Castillo/Elevated Thought The high-profile deaths last year of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,...
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- 10 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?
As another election season approaches, American politics feels more polarized than ever, with racial tensions flaring in an uncertain economy. And a recent study parsing newly available data shows how a landmark Civil Rights-era law may have inadvertently fanned those...
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by Rachel Layne
- March 2013
- Article
The Client Is King: Do Mutual Fund Relationships Bias Analyst Recommendations?
By: Michael Firth, Chen Lin, Ping Liu and Yuhai Xuan
This paper investigates whether the business relations between mutual funds and brokerage firms influence sell-side analyst recommendations. Using a unique data set that discloses brokerage firms' commission income derived from each mutual fund client as well as the...
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Firth, Michael, Chen Lin, Ping Liu, and Yuhai Xuan. "The Client Is King: Do Mutual Fund Relationships Bias Analyst Recommendations?" Journal of Accounting Research 51, no. 1 (March 2013): 165–200.
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
and social externalities associated with their operations and supply chains, and he describes how some companies have engaged in what he calls “corporate gaslighting” to shift the focus of responsibility onto others. H2 Green Steel:...
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- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas...
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by Tim Gray
- 2023
- Working Paper
Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez
Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure...
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Keywords:
STEM;
Selection and Staffing;
Gender;
Prejudice and Bias;
Training;
Equality and Inequality;
Competency and Skills
Lane, Jacqueline N., Karim R. Lakhani, and Roberto Fernandez. "Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-066, April 2023. (Accepted by Organization Science.)
- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
committed over time—and that commitment can withstand turnover among both management and frontline ranks. Know that it is not an easy task to combat generations of subconscious learning and socialization around what workplace merit,...
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- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
When Katherine Coffman presents her research findings about how gender stereotypes shape the behavior of men and women in the workplace, she is often asked: What about non-binary individuals? “People understandably keep asking, ‘What about people other than men and...
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by Michael Blanding
- May 2005 (Revised May 2011)
- Background Note
Inequality and Globalization
By: David A. Moss, Anna Harrington and Jonathan Schlefer
Inequality represented a major issue at the dawn of the 21st century. By many measures, inequality had increased over the previous several decades, within both developed and developing countries. Whether global inequality (measured across countries or among the people...
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Moss, David A., Anna Harrington, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Inequality and Globalization." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-040, May 2005. (Revised May 2011.)
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
discovery to validate a problem but don’t yet have a product, my follow-up question is: “How do you know people or companies will use your product?” Answers are equally discouraging. More often than not, I hear examples of interest tests,...
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by Julia Austin
- 03 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers
Most of us would like to impress the people we work with. But new research from Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Alexandra Feldberg finds that, for women managers, this aspiration can undermine performance. Feldberg discovered that women managers in a...
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- 2019
- Working Paper
Golden Opportunity? Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
By: Kristin Sippl
While much is known about voluntary sustainability standards' contributions to certain issues in certain sectors, less is known about their contributions to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper helps balance the...
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Keywords:
Sustainability Standards;
Gold;
Certification;
Eco-labeling;
International Law;
Extractive Industries;
Fair Trade;
United Nations;
Sustainable Development;
Environmental Sustainability;
Standards;
Adoption;
Governance;
Global Range;
Luxury;
Mining Industry
Sippl, Kristin. "Golden Opportunity? Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-024, September 2018. (Revised April 2019. Revise and Resubmit.)
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
voicemail messages. Now their words are much more authentic and can be remarkably empowering. Social networking is also flattening organizations by distributing access to information. Everyone is equal on...
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by Staff
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
finding ways to reduce inequality to create a more just and equal society for all. In making decisions on how to best intervene, policymakers commonly rely on the Gini coefficient, a statistical measure of resource distribution, including...
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