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- 2022
- Case
Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as...
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Environmental Regulation;
Pollutants;
Pollution;
Equality and Inequality;
Social Issues;
Poverty;
Race;
Health Disorders;
Ethics
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment." William Davidson Institute Case 2-652-482, 2022.
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
BOP," Kash Rangan says. "Yes, economies, and with them, the middle classes in emerging countries, have grown. But inequality within countries has also grown. Globalization has not really hurt those making $5 a day or less. But...
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by Garry Emmons
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
are also shown to be actors in periodic deglobalization waves. This was because their function was to reinforce the gaps in wealth and income rather than disrupt them. Business enterprises proved disappointing institutions for knowledge...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
nations, among them Germany, Japan, and Sweden. This note provides background on aspects of economic inequality. It begins by describing both income inequality and wealth inequality, providing an explanation...
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Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2016
- Research Event
What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?
Many male business leaders have the right intentions when it comes to tackling the sticky issue of gender inequality in the workplace. But try as they might to be more sensitive and inclusive with their language, men are quite simply...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international rivalry....
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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
"disruptive" of collusive schemes than others. Download the paper: http://nocke.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/fileadmin/user_upload/nocke/papers/NockeWhite-IJIO-2010.pdf Wealth Inequality in the European...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
Murphy, and Jorg L. Spenkuch Abstract—We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Driving Change in Education-to-Employment
support from family or school needed to compete in the labor market. In my own life, I’ve seen how wealth and social capital are the primary means by which students from elite institutions get the best jobs in our economy. This...
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- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
explosion of trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international...
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by Staff;
Auto;
Aerospace;
Chemical;
Consumer Products;
Electronics;
Energy;
Industrial Products;
Manufacturing;
Shipping;
Transportation
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery...
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by HBS News
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
a congested public streetcar. The inequity was further exacerbated by government-supported redlining that prevented Black Americans from subsidies and underwriting that effectively prohibited them from obtaining private financing for home...
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- January 2022
- Case
VidyaGyan: Bridging the Rural Urban Divide
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Rachna Chawla, Kairavi Dey and Anjali Raina
Set up in 2008, VidyaGyan was a residential school for children in grades 6-12 from low-income rural families in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It was the brainchild of Shiv Nadar and Cabinet Secretary T.S.R. Subramanian, who recognized the enormous potential hidden...
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Non-profit;
Education;
Social Enterprise;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Wealth and Poverty;
Demographics;
Equality and Inequality;
Performance Evaluation;
Opportunities;
Education Industry;
South Asia;
India
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Rachna Chawla, Kairavi Dey, and Anjali Raina. "VidyaGyan: Bridging the Rural Urban Divide." Harvard Business School Case 622-077, January 2022.
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
whether perceived inequity from wealth that is randomly or subjectively assigned leads individuals to cross ethical boundaries through helping or hurting others. The results show that dishonest behavior is...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
violence of all sorts is poverty—not absolute poverty, but inequality between the classes. If growth brings more economic equality into a society, then yes, growth is good." Pruthul Patel writes, "Growth is life. Without growth...
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by James Heskett
- Web
What is a Career Coach? - MBA
students and alumni in their search. Why do you think so many HBS students end up changing careers? I think it is just where they are – many people choose to pursue an MBA in order to pivot in their career, and HBS students are no exception. The good news is that HBS...
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- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
Bukie Adebo (MBA 2021), Rebel One Ventures: I am working with at an impact venture capital firm that funds founders of color and solutions that help to address inequality in financial services, education, and work. Cathy Chukwulebe (MBA...
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- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50304 October 2015 Health Affairs Exposure to Harmful Workplace Practices Could Account for Inequality in Life Spans Across Different Demographic Groups By: Goh, Joel, Jeffrey Pfeffer,...
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
the textile industry brings wealth to the local economies. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce technologies and new businesses to these markets so they will be able to adopt sustainable practices.” In addition to Mansukhani and...
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Margie Kelley
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
that a sizable decline in mortgage payments (up to 50%) induces a significant increase in car purchases (up to 35%). This effect is attenuated by voluntary deleveraging. Borrowers with lower incomes and housing wealth have significantly...
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Sean Silverthorne