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  • February 2015
  • Other Article

Evaluating the Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Breast-feeding Rates: A Multi-state Analysis

By: Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Ariel Dora Stern, Christopher F. Baum and Matthew W. Gillman
Objectives: Despite the passage of state laws promoting breast feeding, a formal evaluation has not yet been conducted to test whether and/or what type of laws may increase breast feeding. The enactment of breastfeeding laws in different states in the USA creates a... View Details
Keywords: Race; Nutrition; Laws and Statutes; United States
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Hawkins, Summer Sherburne, Ariel Dora Stern, Christopher F. Baum, and Matthew W. Gillman. "Evaluating the Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Breast-feeding Rates: A Multi-state Analysis." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 2 (February 2015): 189–197. (Selected as Nutrition Society Paper of the Month, July 2014.)
  • 16 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 16, 2016

a binary choice of build or buy, today's advertisers frequently pursue hybrid policies of build and buy to procure the customized bundle required to develop, produce, and implement relevant, resonant promotional campaigns. Increasing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

employment, and points to some surprising new developments for working moms. Despite all the upheaval, the changes aren’t all bad. “Children got to see how their moms and dads managed to be good parents and good employees at the same... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • What Do You Think?

What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?

the opportunity to earn high compensation--but jobs that often become too demanding for some employees, particularly those with health problems or family obligations.    Former employees complained about bosses who lacked empathy for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Consumer Products; Fashion
  • Web

Managing the Future of Work

responsibilities of employees, compromising both performance and access to talent. With the rising burden of childcare and eldercare, it's in the best interest of employers to invest in fostering a care culture—one that attracts caregivers on the margins of the... View Details
  • 06 Jul 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn & Katherine L. Milkman; Legal Services
  • April 2022
  • Case

Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
"Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The case identifies six distinct phases in the... View Details
Keywords: History; Business History; Gender; Management; Employees; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Work-Life Balance; Prejudice and Bias; Social Issues; Diversity; Equity; United States
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Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" Harvard Business School Case 422-066, April 2022.
  • April 2022
  • Teaching Note

Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-066, "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" The case traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The... View Details
Keywords: History; Business History; Gender; Management; Employees; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Work-Life Balance; Prejudice and Bias; Social Issues; Diversity; Equity; United States
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Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 422-088, April 2022.
  • 14 Dec 2021
  • Op-Ed

To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture

insulted and angry. But Twitter hasn’t backed down from the idea and has even promoted Davis. Employee dissatisfaction, the company said, is sometimes the cost of shaking things up. "Culture gets changed by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

thresholds for quantity discounts, extend credit to long-standing customers, and price smaller pack sizes more aggressively. In tough times, price cuts attract more consumer support than promotions such as sweepstakes and mail-in offers.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • 11 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t

women. “It appears that increasing your female managers leads to higher profitability over time” In the study, the researchers set out to prove the following hypothesis: "Firms, both foreign and domestic, that do more to hire and View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

Defining the Attributes and Processes that Enhance the Effectiveness of Workforce Diversity Initiatives in Knowledge Intensive Firms

By: Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas
Workforce diversity continues to be a key focus for organizations, driven by globalization of the U.S. economy and the desire for organizations to more accurately reflect the demographic diversity of the US population. Yet, most research on diversity in organizations... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Globalization; Employees; Retention; Knowledge Sharing; Research; United States
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Akinola, Modupe, and David A. Thomas. "Defining the Attributes and Processes that Enhance the Effectiveness of Workforce Diversity Initiatives in Knowledge Intensive Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-019, September 2006. (Revised August 2008.)
  • 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

friends, and strangers, even when costly. Why do people devote their resources to helping others? In this chapter, we examine whether engaging in prosocial behavior promotes subjective well-being, which encompasses greater positive... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

Eric Lin, and George Serafeim Abstract—We explore how an organization’s financial misconduct may affect pay for former employees not implicated in wrongdoing. Drawing on stigma theory we hypothesize that although such alumni did not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2024
  • In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

will companies and their employees adjust to the new world of AI? Harvard Business School faculty members take a look at emerging AI trends and offer some advice for businesses on how to make the most of this new technology in 2024.... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology
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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

NOV 2024 | Managing the Future of Work Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joseph Fuller delves into what’s driving and limiting the practice of skills-based hiring. The discussion ranges from degree inflation and HR automation to workforce demographics, skills-based... View Details
  • Web

Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

ability to achieve positive health outcomes. Employers Focus on ways to improve employee health and wellness and contract with centers of excellence for complex care when appropriate. Suppliers Compete based on the unique, measurable... View Details
  • 01 Nov 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

determining success in changing an organization’s culture is the interest, support, and even passion displayed by its leader. The quality of leadership is strongly linked to the level of employee engagement, and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 26 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out

non-traditional applicants.” Certificate programs often pay off for participants, and ensuring success for all involved—the universities, graduates, and future employers—is big business. Some 40 percent of graduates studied received a raise or View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 2022
  • Chapter

Sustainability for People and the Planet: Placing Workers at the Center of Sustainability Research

By: Julie Yen, Julie Battilana and Emilie Aguirre
Though workers face a series of critical challenges in contemporary work organizations, they are often overlooked in conversations about sustainable business. In this chapter, we argue that prioritizing the rights and well-being of workers is a core dimension of... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Employees; Well-being; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Structure; Social Issues
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Yen, Julie, Julie Battilana, and Emilie Aguirre. "Sustainability for People and the Planet: Placing Workers at the Center of Sustainability Research." Chap. 11 in Handbook on the Business of Sustainability: The Organization, Implementation, and Practice of Sustainable Growth, edited by Gerard George, Martine R. Haas, Havovi Joshi, Anita M. McGahan, and Paul Tracey, 189–214. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
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