Cultural Diversity - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane

As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details

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10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

for the short-term or the long-term, the three practices below might help your company to think through its pivot. Again, look to cross-functional teams As stated earlier, a cross-functional team assigned to this challenge would be one practice to consider. Ask this... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

30 Sep 2019
Book

Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership

women grew 67 percent between 2007 and 2012, more growth than women-owned businesses as whole saw (Nielsen Report, 2017). In light of these advances, a recent study by Ernst and Young (2017) found that one-third of Americans surveyed said that the corporate focus on... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

10 Feb 2014
HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

multinational that employs more than 150,000 people and produces 40 percent of the world's platinum. She was the first woman and first non-South African to head the company. Addressing how to change the culture of a large and View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

15 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

how does the founder of a social venture decide to create a hybrid rather than a traditional charity? New research suggests the decision has a lot to do with the founder’s gender. "in communities where female leadership of conventional businesses is more of a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Article

Design Physical and Digital Spaces to Foster Inclusion

By: Eric Anicich, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Merrick Osborne and L. Taylor Phillips

Often, strategies around making organizations more anti-racist focus on changing hearts and minds. Sometimes this isn’t enough, however, and can result in backlash or increased self-segregation among white employees. In these situations, leaders should consider using... View Details

Keywords: Anti-racism; Inclusion; Work Environment; Organizational Culture; Diversity; Change Management

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16 Feb 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Fostering Authenticity and Employee Engagement at John Deere

Keywords: Re: Anthony Mayo; Manufacturing

06 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

making up 40 percent of the Class of 2014. But a new case study shows that there's still a ways to go. “We want them to grapple with what it takes to build an organization, to leverage diversity and create an inclusive culture."... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

25 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Developing the Global Leader

be intelligent. But they'll also need to have a high level of cultural and emotional intelligence." According to George, additional characteristics of a successful global leader include: An intellectual understanding of the global... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

especially in changing the culture of the School and the broader world. The W50 Summit in particular was a way to reach out to the women who "have sometimes felt disenfranchised, disconnected, unwelcome at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

organization, but was far from broken. "Women's progress has really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years," says Robin J. Ely, the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and senior associate dean for... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

media," said Keith Clinkscales (HBS MBA '90). As an undergraduate at Florida A&M, Clinkscales said he was exposed to the power of the urban entertainment culture and wanted to start a business that captured that energy. After... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

17 Apr 2013
Research Event

Conference Challenges Gender Conventions

Cuddy. "We've come a long way. Our current 900-plus first-year students are 40 percent women—our highest percentage ever," said Ely. "And our student body is far more diverse now than it was 50 years ago, not just in gender... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

effect on productivity and innovation. As I showed in my book Confidence, organizations on “winning streaks” thrive on a culture of respect, which underlies speed and innovation, while “losing streaks” are full of secret anger, shunning... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

the firm. She was thus familiar with its culture and practices. To ensure broad perspective, two "outsider" researchers—Ramarajan and McGinn—conducted the detailed coding of the inside data. "Our insider-outsider authorship... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

because of social defenses at the organizational level, along with wider cultural beliefs that are resistant to change. Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team DecisionsWomen are recognized less often for their contributions in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

exclusion. This is in keeping with our long-standing social compact to live and let live, allow a variety of cultures to thrive, and refrain from interfering with freedom of expression—an admirable reflection of the American ideal. And... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

those who view immigrants as a threat to national identity and local culture. Cultural concerns are often amplified by the idea that immigrants are unwilling or unable to assimilate. But has anything happened to validate these concerns?... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

17 Nov 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design

organization? What Are The Best Techniques For Fostering Innovation In Multicultural Teams? Innovating at the World's Crossroads: How Multicultural Networks Promote Creativity HBS professor Roy Y.J. Chua proposes that cultivating a View Details

Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

including Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture (1998). A'lelia Bundles, director of talent development for ABC News, and author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madame C. J. Walker (2001) served as the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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