Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

25 Aug 2022
News

Understanding the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard

which senior executives identify as one of their top priorities, along with climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion. REINVENTING THE... View Details

17 Aug 2022
News

To Serve and Protect the Markets

investigations. “So now I’ve come full circle in a way that far exceeds my expectations,” says Jones. But there’s no resting on her laurels. As an African-American woman, Jones is actively engaged in expanding and embedding a culture of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2023
News

March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half century, capitalism has created... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

who you are, or who I am, I will thump you. Because, if I get the benefit of difference and you have homogeneity, I’m going to learn from so many different perspectives. People often say, that sounds like View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Albany (Oregon), Baltimore, and Chicago. “I wanted to know: what are the best practices in manufacturing?” HOME REGION Douala, Cameroon UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Georgia Institute of Technology PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE W.R. Grace HBS ACTIVITIES... View Details

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Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery | About

Inclusion office hours, Cash House B10 or join the event on Zoom . 12pm: Harvard Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging community... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

candidates at the same time, rather than hiring a single person in isolation. Think big and commit resources. When it comes to diversity, companies sometimes do just enough to avoid media scrutiny or... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

30 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team We understand that intersectionality is important. Our DEI team works across the club to make sure we... View Details

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

an average of two years longer than men. "Merely increasing the number of employees from underrepresented groups and trying to be inclusive isn’t enough." The firm may have welcomed traditionally... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

tell us. Inclusion is related to such things as “voice”—the belief by workers that they are heard—as well as recognition and equal opportunity in rewards and promotions. Harder... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

gender diversity, and this might then affect whether or not diversity leads to stronger outcomes. In a recent study of 1069 leading firms across 35 countries and 24 industries,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

reason, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that bring more perspectives and experiences inside companies... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

20 Aug 2019
News

Should a Pension Fund Try to Change the World?

01 Mar 2017
Blog Post

What You Need to Know about the Latino Student Organization

passionate about such as diversity, marketing, and education. Now a first year student at HBS, she has become an active member of the Latino Student Association. Here’s what she thinks prospective students... View Details

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Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About

Program, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, among others—will engage in this work, too. We recognize that these efforts must... View Details

16 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting

crafting your job description use inclusion language and try the “flip test” to gauge whether your personal experience or unconscious bias has impacted word choice. Candidates will be relying heavily on your... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

July 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

Valentina Tereshkova: Conquering Space

By: Boris Groysberg and Annelena Lobb

On June 13, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman to fly in space on Vostok 6. Soviet leaders publicly espoused gender equity, but also sent Tereshkova on her mission in order to be the first country to send a woman to space, a milestone they... View Details

Keywords: Gender Equity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Personal Development and Career; Aerospace Industry; Soviet Union; United States

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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

include private equity, venture-backed, and family-controlled companies, as well as companies with a large diversified shareholder base. Roughly two-thirds of the sessions concern the boards of US-based... View Details

19 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating Black History: Elevating the Voices of Our Student and Alumni Communities

Melcolm Ruffin (MBA 2020) is among one of four HBS alumni named to this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 List. Melcolm is co-founder of the nonprofit Sports & Entertainment Equity Network (SEEN), which aims to "close the diversity, View Details

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