Publications

2005
Working Paper

A Feminist Analysis of Micro Research on Gender in Organizations: Suggestions for Advancing the Field

By: Robin J. Ely and Irene Padavic

09 Sep 2024
News

Basket Chase

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors... View Details

July – August 2008
Article

Unmasking Manly Men

By: Robin J. Ely and Debra Meyerson

Keywords: Gender

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December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Managing a Public Image: Rob Thomas

By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas

Rob Thomas describes some of the challenges he has faced as a white, middle-aged man who is managing director of a mid-size consulting firm where he is committed to increasing staff gender and racial diversity. Unwilling to risk the disapproval of any constituency,... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Age; Race; Identity; Failure; Gender; Consulting Industry

December 2004 (Revised August 2005)
Case

Managing a Public Image: Sophie Chen

By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas

Sophie Chen, an Asian-American MBA student at Harvard Business School, describes a professional situation in which she was unable to mentor a junior person effectively because she disapproved of the way her Asian-American mentee conformed to an ethnic stereotype.... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Perception; Relationships; Diversity

December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Managing a Public Image: Kevin Knight

By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas

Kevin Knight recounts an uncomfortable situation he faced as an African-American student at Harvard Business School. Concerned with maintaining an image as a calm and rational person, he is appalled when he finds himself in a heated classroom exchange in defense of an... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Ethnicity; Identity; Competency and Skills; Business Education

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Featured Cases | Information Technology

is no way that a text description of something so graphic could ever capture the richness and reality of what really happened. Rohit Deshpande , Baker Foundation Professor Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of... View Details

2007
Working Paper

Unmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity

By: Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson

2003
Working Paper

Learning from Diversity: The Effects of Learning on Performance in Racially Diverse Teams

By: Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas

1998
Working Paper

Paradigms and Pitfalls: Constructions of How Demography Affects Work

By: Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas

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Authentic Leader Development - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Authentic Leader Development Course Number 2090 Professor Thomas J. DeLong Senior Lecturer Monique Burns Thompson Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper/Project Professor View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Faculty Research Online

their success in a new environment? Associate Professor Boris Groysberg, with Lex Sant (MBA ’03) and HBS research associate Robin Abrahams, ask this question of professional football teams, and the results... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

2004
Working Paper

Team Learning and the Radical Diversity-Performance Link

By: Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas

01 Mar 2011
News

Changing the Culture

by HBS professor Robin Ely, is consulting with HBS faculty, students, staff, and alumni, as well as outside experts to gain insights and to identify solutions. A report on the faculty portion of the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2001
News

Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters

Cheng (current chairman of Montage) and Leslie A. Kenny (now CEO of Hong Kong–based DotMedia Studio) approached the School’s Initiative on Social Enterprise in order to learn more about the details of launching a nonprofit. Their ideas attracted another classmate,... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Information

January 2013
Case

Zappos.com 2009: Clothing, Customer Service, and Company Culture (MM)

By: Frances X. Frei and Robin J. Ely

On July 17, 2009, Zappos.com, a privately-held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft-line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online retailer, had won its Board of Directors' approval to offer to merge the two companies.... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Culture; Growth and Development Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry

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Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology

Kodak Professor Ryan Raffaelli, Dave Habeeb, Ruth Page Success Academy Charter Schools Professors Robin Greenwood and Josh Coval, Denise Han, Ruth Page, Dave Habeeb Terror at... View Details

2010
Article

An Organizational Approach to Undoing Gender: The Unlikely Case of Offshore Oil Platforms

By: Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson

This case study of two offshore oil platforms illustrates how an organizational initiative designed to enhance safety and effectiveness created a culture that unintentionally released men from societal imperatives for "manly" behavior, prompting them to let go of... View Details

Keywords: Safety; Goals and Objectives; Behavior; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Gender; Emotions