Publications

July 2022 (Revised March 2023)
Case

The LEGO Group: Builders of a More Diverse and Inclusive Tomorrow

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Mehta

This case explores how the LEGO Group’s diversity and inclusion efforts from 2008 to 2022. View Details

Keywords: Race; Inclusion; Equity; Demographics; Age; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe; Denmark; United States

January 2023
Case

Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare

By: Katherine Coffman and Tom Quinn

In 2020, the Mars Petcare Leadership Team found themselves dealing with critically important inclusion and diversity issues. Social unrest, including unprecedented protests for racial justice in the U.S. and across the globe, generated an urgency for substantive... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Race; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; North and Central America; Asia; South America; Oceania

August 2017 (Revised February 2023)
Case

Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp

By: Michael Luca, Joshua Schwartzstein and Gauri Subramani

This case explores the industry-wide lack of employee diversity in the technology sector and Yelp’s decision to take a leadership position in identifying strategies to increase diversity. The goal of the case is to provide an opportunity for students to develop a... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Employees; Leading Change; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry

28 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1)

The week of February 27 to March 3 is the inaugural Socioeconomic Inclusion (SEI) Week. HBS will be participating in events that highlight and celebrate socioeconomic diversity... View Details

03 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 2)

The week of February 27 to March 3 is the inaugural Socioeconomic Inclusion (SEI) Week. HBS will be participating in events that highlight and celebrate socioeconomic diversity... View Details

18 Jul 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Diversity and Inclusion at Mars Petcare: Translating Awareness into Action

Keywords: Re: Katherine B. Coffman; Food & Beverage; Health

October 2012
Case

Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Elena Corsi

Royal Dutch Shell has been among the early players to implement diversity and inclusion policies in the 1990s, first in the U.S. and then globally. In May 2009, Peter Voser, CFO and soon-to-be CEO, wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Resignation and Termination; Diversity; Financial Crisis; Energy Industry; Netherlands

01 Feb 2021
News

Diversity and Inclusion from Harvard ManageMentor

March 2018 (Revised February 2023)
Teaching Note

Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp

By: Michael Luca, Joshua Schwartzstein and Gauri Subramani

Teaching Note for HBS No. 918-009. View Details

November 2023
Teaching Note

Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare

By: Katherine Coffman, Jillian J. Jordan and Emma Ronzetti

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 923-005. View Details

Web

Diversity and Inclusion | Working Knowledge

September 2017 (Revised February 2023)
Supplement

Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp (B)

By: Michael Luca, Joshua Schwartzstein and Gauri Subramani

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

25 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry

the crowd and in the slate of featured films at the industry-shaping gathering. Recalling the moment in a 2017 interview with the LA Sentinel, he noted, “I was the only African American, single, and gay man... View Details

16 Jun 2020
News

How to rescue a diversity and inclusion program headed for failure

07 Aug 2024

Top Business Schools Discuss: Diversity and Inclusion

Graduate School of Business, Tuck School of Business, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to learn about their MBA programs and the experience of students in business school View Details

19 Jul 2023

Diversity and Inclusion with the Harvard MS/MBA Program

Join current students and alumni to learn more about the diverse and inclusive community within the Harvard MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program. View Details

01 Sep 2022

Top Business School Discussion Series: Diversity and Inclusion

Darden School of Business learn about their MBA programs and diversity and inclusion in their communities. The event will feature a moderated... View Details

June 18, 2021
Article

Research: What Inclusive Companies Have in Common

By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg

A survey of more than 19,000 HBR readers found that one particular culture style differentiated the diverse and inclusive organizations from those that were not: a learning-oriented culture that emphasizes flexibility, open-mindedness, and exploration, and can equip... View Details

Keywords: Inclusion; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Learning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change