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  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

behaviors serve as a signal of prosocial identity and that people subsequently behave in line with that self-perception. In contrast, costless prosocial acts do not signal much about one's prosocial identity, so subsequent behavior is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

Shekeyla Caldwell Sandore: Why 'A Name Like Mine' Matters

intended. And that's really special. I feel very strongly about this topic. There are so many different aspects of identity that are difficult to bring up and talk about honestly, especially if you're not the one holding power. If you... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1997
  • News

HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

the concrete ceiling in corporate America." The nation's business community, he said, "continues to reserve the real positions of power for white males." Graves told his audience that their HBS education assured them of success but noted... View Details
  • 09 Sep 2013
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

presentations had been essentially identical and the audiences at first blush quite similar, the attitudes he encountered were disparate. "In Northern California, 80 percent of the audience thought climate change was largely man-made and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

adding new settings to explore established core debates. The discipline of business history evolved around the corporate strategies and structures of developed economies. The growing literature on the business history of emerging markets... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Nov 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

of Corporate Compliance Programs: Establishing a Model for Prosecutors, Courts, and Firms By: Soltes, Eugene F. Abstract—When prosecutors, courts, and regulators make charging and sentencing decisions, they must evaluate whether firms... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

that could allow women to fully pursue corporate goals. As long as solutions to work-family conflict circle around individual choice—who in the family is responsible for what—they remain outside the purview of political action.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting
  • 23 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

Corporate Debt in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract—This paper documents a set of stylized facts about leverage and financial fragility in the nonfinancial View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 30 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 30

attention, overconfidence, and identity commitments-that affected the firm's ability to learn, attend to, reflect on, and dynamically respond to information and changes in its environment. Our longitudinal research reveals a downside of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 16 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

be surprised to see it on the negative side, too, clinging to an identity even if will be costly. It’s fascinating that emotions, which used to be called “irrational,” are so important as drivers of human behavior that people will vote... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

Answering the Call

Marketing. Says Godes, “There are so many different layers to this case but, in particular, it captures two important concepts: reaction to competitive entry and the rethinking of one’s entire strategy — and corporate View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 21 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

members of the collective, Hill rejects the idea that they should be chosen in order to conform to a freeform type of corporate structure, a "one big happy family" mentality. People in organizations of collective genius, she insists, need... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Aug 2024
  • In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

credit analysts exhibit a sizable partisan gap in their economic outlook, with roughly two-thirds the size of the gap observed among households. This bias affects analysts’ decision to upgrade or downgrade corporate credit ratings,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

economic and social value. The goal of the corporation is to add value to employees, customers, suppliers and other partners, and community/society. These CEOs and the companies they lead make decisions with the interests of these other... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

white counterparts." Ely's contribution, he went on to explain, is in developing theory about when and under what circumstances diversity leads to process gains or losses. The questions she asks, he said, include: How do organizations' structures and work... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2006
  • News

Inside Intel

had learned as a corporation how to do things that all corporations must do if they are to succeed. Two of these deserve special note. First, Intel had learned how to grow. Second, it had learned how to... View Details
Keywords: Richard S. Tedlow; Hanna, Julia; technology; manufacturing; innovation; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 28 Apr 2009
  • First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

Earnings Management, Corporate Tax Shelters, and Book-Tax Alignment Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews recent evidence analyzing the link between earnings... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Oct 2019
  • Blog Post

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

employees know it’s OK to talk about incidents in the news, like police shootings of black people, by asking them, “How does that make you feel?” “When black employees bring their full identities to work, they bring a set of stories and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • April 2024
  • Case

Michelin in Motion: Putting Purpose to Work

By: Hubert Joly, Nitin Nohria and Emilie Billaud
When he became CEO, facing limited growth prospects, a low valuation, and therefore a stagnating share price, Menegaux and his team launched a set of initiatives to reposition Michelin. These included (1) articulating a clear purpose (“We care about giving people a... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Identity; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Value Creation; Mission and Purpose; Valuation; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Transportation Industry; Europe; France
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business School Lakshmi Ramarajan is the Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of View Details