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- 27 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)
pandemic’s uneven demands on labor markets and supply chains. The study notes that Amazon’s 2020 EEO-1 suggested that three in five workers hired to cover the pandemic surge in sales were people of color, but only 3.6 percent of its...
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by Shalene Gupta
- March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
OneTen at Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
It was December 10, 2020, and Ed Bastian, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Air Lines (Delta), had just finished a meeting with Joanne Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, and Keyra Lynn Johnson, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer....
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Recruitment;
Training;
Race;
Equality and Inequality;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Job Design and Levels;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "OneTen at Delta Air Lines: Catalyzing Family-Sustaining Careers for Black Talent (A)." Harvard Business School Case 423-072, March 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- November 2020 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
Community-First Public Safety
By: Mitchell B. Weiss and Sarah Mehta
How many police officer positions to fund? In August 2020, the question facing St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, which might have seemed routine to another mayor at another time in another place, was anything but. A pandemic had rendered the city some $19-$34 million short...
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Race;
Law Enforcement;
Governance;
Decision Making;
Safety;
Social Issues;
Public Administration Industry;
United States;
Minnesota;
Saint Paul
Weiss, Mitchell B., and Sarah Mehta. "Community-First Public Safety." Harvard Business School Case 821-005, November 2020. (Revised June 2022.)
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind...
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Robert Bochnak
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
tougher, especially when there is no opportunity for in-person interactions. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human...
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
acquiring and engaging talent. These challenges are especially concerning as they attempt to define the future of work. The pandemic of 2020 forced executives to confront the challenges head-on. But years before the pandemic, in 2015,...
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HBS - The year in Review
pandemic travel restrictions, the program pivoted to focus on US challenges and opportunities, taking more than 1,000 students to one of 15 domestic locations. With a lens on the course’s three modules—contextual intelligence, team...
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- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
administration in the HBS Strategy Unit. “It’s very taxing, to be honest.” Shifting to remote work at the start of the pandemic stripped away whatever was left of the elusive 9-to-5 business day and replaced it with videoconferencing and...
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by Danielle Kost
- 21 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change
Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- Profile
Soltan Bryce
in a pandemic felt like the right thing to do.”After graduation, Soltan will be joining the strategy team at Boston Medical Center as the Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer through the HBS Leadership Fellows Program,...
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- 21 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023
As we bid farewell to another incredible year, it's time to reflect on the moments that resonated most with our readers. Let's revisit this year's highlights of the MBA Voices Blog! FROM HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL TO SPOTIFY: FOUR LESSONS IN MY JOURNEY TO LAND MY DREAM...
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- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
likely to be highly risky.” You Might Also Like: Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'? Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can...
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- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
School. Despite the steady increase, shoppers still bought their favorite breakfast cereals, paper towels, and other consumer goods during the decade and a half before the pandemic began, write MacKay, Georgetown University’s Nathan...
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by Rachel Layne
- August 2021
- Case
Zoom Video Communications: Building a Culture of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion During COVID-19
By: Karen G. Mills, Scott Duke Kominers, Christopher Stanton, Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and Gabriella Elanbeck
Keywords:
Diversity Management;
Diversity Training;
Cultural Change;
Cultural Diversity;
Inclusion;
Inclusive Growth;
Inclusive Hiring;
Hiring;
Hiring Of Employees;
Recruiting;
Performance Management;
Change Leadership;
Race And Ethnicity;
Racial Bias;
Racial Disparity;
Racial Injustice;
Racial Tensions;
Racism;
Organization;
Organization Process;
Organization Structure;
Structural/institutional Racism;
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership And Managing People;
Leading;
Gender Bias;
Discrimination;
Inequalities;
Inequality;
Social Change;
Employee Attitude Development And Empowerment;
Employee Bonding;
Employee Empowerment;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Fairness;
Employee Morale;
Employee Performance Management;
Employee Relations;
Company Culture;
Company Values;
Values;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Age;
Ethnicity;
Gender;
Business Processes;
Change Management;
Change;
Race;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Jobs and Positions;
Job Interviews;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Management;
Management Teams;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Culture;
Happiness;
Prejudice and Bias;
Satisfaction;
Equity;
Identity;
Leadership Style;
Values and Beliefs;
Technology Industry;
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- 12 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.
in 2020 amid pandemic closures. While Lakhani’s study focuses on Australian football, the principles apply to any league trying to re-engage fans and revitalize the businesses that depend on them. “We’re talking about billion-dollar...
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- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital
never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude resonated with me.” As it turned out, Memme would hear a lot of “no” along the way, so the personality traits he shared with Leone would play a major role in his success. Changing Gears Amid a Pandemic...
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- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
relationships. The study offers new ideas for quiet quitters who are contemplating the meaning of happiness and fulfillment amid pandemic burnout. In addition to Norton, the authors include HBS doctoral student Hanne Collins, HBS...
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by Michael Blanding
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
business model for small independents is often elusive. So when a crisis of the magnitude of the COVID-19 global pandemic forces restaurants to close, and their revenue drops to zero overnight, things get particularly dire. Unlike the...
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- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
reported infections. By mid-March, Carnival, the largest cruise line in the world, suspended operations across the globe. Yet it took weeks to get its 260,000 guests and 80,000 employees who were floating at sea back to their homes in more than 130 countries. The...
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