Equality And Inequality - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

results and more effective solutions to complex problems. Catalyst research shows that men who have had women mentors are more aware of workplace inequities and can become... View Details

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

scientists and policy makers.” - Mariah Cushman (MBA 2023) “Attending ClimateCAP emphasized to me both the massive size of the climate problem as well as the equally impressive number of robust, innovative... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Ink: Comfort in Discomfort

of Business.) The mindset is equally useful in navigating business leadership, a career, or today’s climate of political polarization, the authors write. In the excerpt below, they explain how it’s increasingly possible—and even... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Better Hiring Through Brain Science

algorithms,” says Polli. “Which means [the algorithms] will recommend an equal number of men and women and a group that is proportional across ethnicity.” This is something,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jan 2002
News

Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

"great" people is just the beginning; gaining their trust and commitment is equally important. "Without that support, we can't move the company forward," states Smith. That backing, he continues, is earned... View Details

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

make you feel less safe by making you conscious of just how much you are giving away? A new working paper finds that it’s more likely to be the latter. “Even if a privacy policy is meant to be assuaging, it can prime you to think about privacy, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

19 Sep 2016
News

Thomas S. Murphy (MBA 1949)

for $19-billion. “Building a company with a great culture and doing it with integrity is something that I look back on with satisfaction,” says Murphy. While known for his business acumen, Murphy is equally... View Details

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

him onto the team were meaningful. “Everybody was so warm and welcoming, but also some of the sharpest technical, scientific, and business professionals that I’ve worked with,” he shared. “An awesome... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

13 Dec 2017
News

Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

not benefited from the prosperity of our country. And I think to see income inequality and to see what's going on with people's lives, it does change my view of things.... View Details

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Dan Vallone

it’s a great fit with my goals: to widen equality and close achievement gaps. That’s how I want to spend my time. How do you think HBS has prepared you for your new role? In classes, the case method... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

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Phoebe Peronto

father abandoned a career as an engineer to become an animator at DreamWorks. Her mother left banking to become a chef. “When you see at a young age that people can reinvent themselves,” says Phoebe, “it gives you an unbridled sense of confidence View Details

Keywords: Tech

01 Dec 2007
News

Looking back; looking forward

with power in practice, a remarkable campus, and an alumni community more than 70,000 strong. Equally important, it’s a chance to help set the agenda for management education View Details

Keywords: Jay O. Light; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

23 Mar 2020
News

Signal Boost

that women and children would be hurt in traffic by exiting from the left side. Lara, then a manager of product strategy for Chrysler and the mother of an infant daughter, spoke up. “First of all, we park in... View Details

01 Jan 2008
News

Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

that a collaborative management style in the real world would be equally effective and essential.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “There is no substitute for good, old-fashioned planning View Details

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

While many characteristics that mark a successful entrepreneur are gender blind, being a woman does make a difference, and recognizing and utilizing those differences is an View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

marketing and other expenses to grow the business, and to develop a more accurate estimate of firm value. Using a model for valuing networked customers, Gupta found that in an auction scenario, buyers View Details

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Work Symposium. Mobilizing Privileged Allies to Address Inequalities Maureen Scully, Umass Boston Maureen Scully, Associate Professor of Management at The University of Massachusetts Boston, presents “Mobilizing Privileged Allies to... View Details

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Affinity Groups | Employment

Affinity Group LatinXAffinityGroup@groups.hbs.edu Employee Resource Groups, Harvard University The Harvard University Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to promote equal opportunity, awareness, and... View Details

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Workers Without Degrees Have Become More Isolated Than Ever | Working Knowledge

educational lines applies to whites, Blacks, and other ethnic groups. “It’s not exactly equal along racial lines, but it seems to be close,” Kerr says of the make-up of those employed within predominantly... View Details

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Women Negotiating in the New Millenium

anticipate those questions." Equally important is the need to recognize opportunities for negotiation. Women take tough assignments, she said, but undermine themselves by not negotiating to make the new workload successful in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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