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- 2016
- Working Paper
Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture
By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid
It is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best: men, too, experience... View Details
Keywords: 24/7 Work Culture; Hegemonic Narrative; Social Defense; Work-family Conflict; Systems Psychodynamic Theory; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture
Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-038, October 2016.
- Student-Profile
Ta-Wei "David" Huang
program. He began to look at faculty research interests at HBS and quickly realized that there was a great deal of overlap between his interests and the faculty at Harvard. He found the research of Eva Ascarza, Elie Ofek, and Shunyuan... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
Now that scientists have mapped the human gene, can drug makers map a road to unlimited riches? For John Lechleiter, Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company's Pharmaceutical Products and Corporate Development, there remain more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
next 10 years. Faculty leads for the collaboration include professors Boris Groysberg, Robin Ely, and Linda Hill. HBS’s key areas of activity are likely to include: Research—Develop cases, articles, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Web
Courses by Title - Course Catalog
The Arts of Communication General Management Candace Bertotti Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Thomas J. DeLong , Monique Burns Thompson Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior View Details
- Web
Multimedia Development | Information Technology
stories come across in a much more vibrant and emotional way. Robin Greenwood George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research 400+ media-rich cases... View Details
- January – February 2011
- Article
Stop Holding Yourself Back
By: Anne Morriss, Robin J. Ely and Frances X. Frei
After working with hundreds of leaders in a wide variety of organizations and in countries all over the globe, the authors found one very clear pattern: when it comes to meeting their leadership potential, many people unintentionally get in their own way. Five barriers... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics
Morriss, Anne, Robin J. Ely, and Frances X. Frei. "Stop Holding Yourself Back." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011).
- May 2003 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)
By: Myra M. Hart, Robin J. Ely and Susan Wojewoda
Explores the career challenges facing highly successful women who leave the full-time workforce for several years to manage family commitments. Carol Cohen is a 1985 Harvard MBA who has professional line experience in a manufacturing environment, followed by a... View Details
Hart, Myra M., Robin J. Ely, and Susan Wojewoda. "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-185, May 2003. (Revised March 2006.)
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
role will be. There is no more appropriate time than now for us to explore this question deeply and develop answers that will allow America to remain a competitive place to conduct business in the international economy." The Project is led by HBS View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
Growth or Disorder," held at the 5th Annual Africa Business Conference at Harvard Business School on March 8. Harvard Business School Professor Debora Spar, the panel moderator, noted that political borders are more permeable now... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
while maintaining productivity? Or is this even an issue? Do Americans work too much and think about work too little? What do you think? To Read More: Robin J. Ely and Irene Padavic, Work-Family Conflict Is... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
Striking a Balance
is Professor Robin Ely, senior associate dean for Culture and Community. The chair is designed for an HBS faculty member whose interests include the intersection of gender with work, career, and family... View Details
- Web
Racial Equity Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
Racial Equity Fellows Stephanie Creary Associate Professor of Management, Wharton Creary has been a member of the HBS community since 2007; first as Professor David Thomas's research associate, then as a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
planned to publicize Clocky beyond some photos on the course website, but a few gadget aficionado blogs linked to the images, and the buzz went viral. Around the same time, HBS professor Elie Ofek was... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
compromise." Wrapping up the session, moderator Robin Ely, a professor of organizational behavior at HBS, suggested that people focus in their lives on what it is that they want to create, and not... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
potential reason that voters and political parties can’t even agree on which laws they should target, and whether to loosen or tighten them,” says Malhotra, the Eli Goldston Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
business executives who attended the symposium to discuss how to address inequality issues and encourage greater diversity in the workplace. Held on the Harvard Business School campus on March 31 and April 1, the symposium was co-organized by View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
400 and Counting: Surge in HBS Cases with Women Protagonists
What do Joanne Hilferty of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Abby Cohen of Goldman Sachs, Robin Chase of Zipcar, and Nanci Mackenzie of U.S. Gas Transportation have in common? Each is a protagonist in a recent HBS case study. These are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
nonprofit leaders today," says Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim, a member of the School's General Management Unit and Social Enterprise Initiative who focuses on the challenges of performance management, accountability, and governance... View Details
- 06 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
A Letter from the Women in Investing Club
hosted a chat on gender and intersectional diversity from academic and professional perspectives. The chat featured Professors Kristin Mugford and Robin Ely, both of whom received teaching awards this year.... View Details