Professor Robin Ely - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

issued an executive order on April 13, clarifying the state law and asking the legislature to revisit some of its provisions. The actions of PayPal’s Schulman and other CEOs is an example of a phenomenon that Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

So Different By: Tinsley, Catherine H., and Robin J. Ely Abstract—Why have women failed to achieve parity with men in the workplace? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because women prioritize their... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

system to be unfair. Today any player with four complete seasons (or more) and an expired contract is considered to be an unrestricted free agent. The 2020 free agency is notable for the veritable glut of quarterbacks that became free agents: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Joe... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

some coursework similar to what I had been doing at JPL." As his doctoral work progressed, Light became "more and more interested in the Business School side of the joint program." He found mentors in Raiffa and finance View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

classic The Obstacle is the Way. I have also been ramping up my anti-racist readings, devouring White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo and Ibram Kendi’s How to Be An Anti-Racist. I’ve... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

build organizational capability. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-031.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsA&M/Octone Records: All Rights or Nothing? Anita Elberse, Elie Ofek, and Caren KelleherHarvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

information to enhance care delivery and realize cost efficiencies. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50183 October 26, 2015 Harvard Business Review Measuring and Communicating Health Care Value with Charts By: Kaplan, Robert S., View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

Ross to write the paper "Performance Pricing in Tough Times." Shapiro, an authority on marketing strategy and sales management, is the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. Ross is a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

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