Diversity - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2023
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Do Job Seekers Value Diversity Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Human Capital Disclosures

By: Jung Ho Choi, Joseph Pacelli, Kristina M. Rennekamp and Sorabh Tomar

We examine how information about the diversity of a potential employer's workforce affects individuals’ job-seeking behavior. We embed a field experiment in job recommendation emails from a leading career advice agency in the U.S. The experimental treatment involves... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Job Search; Employees; Corporate Disclosure

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18 Oct 2006
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Racial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives?

Keywords: by Modupe Akinola & David A. Thomas; Service

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion | Baker Library

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion As a research library committed to collecting, preserving, and making accessible resources that document the history of business, Baker Library welcomes a wide range of users to explore our rich... View Details

January 2011
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Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (B): The Impact of Restructuring

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniela Beyersdorfer

The (B) case describes the actions taken by Royal Dutch Shell's CEO and his management team to maintain their commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I), as introduced in the (A) case, during a major restructuring of the whole organization. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Human Resources; Diversity; Management Teams; Energy Industry; Netherlands

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06 Mar 2018
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A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale

people’s health and well-being,” she says. At HBS, Hunt saw her MBA coursework as an opportunity to build on what she had learned and to make a difference through diversity and scale. “There were so many students who had been working in... View Details

04 Nov 2021

Forté Diversity Day: Amplifying Underrepresented Voices in Business

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in Forté Diversity Day. This symposium aims to empower women who have historically been underrepresented in graduate business school and business to connect with one another, admissions... View Details

11 Feb 2017
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Harvard Business School Makes a Case for Diversity

shrink the diversity gap. He notes that, with a 35 percent increase in the number of US black-owned firms over the past decade and with black-owned business seen as the largest employer of black workers after the US government, it is... View Details

Aug 2017
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To Highlight or Downplay Differences? A Threat-Matching Model for Crafting Diversity Approaches

By: J. Lees and E. Apfelbaum

We integrate organizational and psychological scholarship to devise the threat matching model, a contingency theory that illustrates when, how, and which diversity approaches—frameworks leaders provide employees to understand and respond to diversity—promote... View Details

Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Inclusion; Diversity; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Equality and Inequality; Leadership

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October–November 2013
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Motivating Diverse Salespeople Through a Common Incentive Plan

By: Doug J. Chung, Tom Steenburgh and K. Sudhir

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21 Mar 2023

Diverse Reflections: Black Women & Latinas at HBS

Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting Black women and Latinas who are currently attending Harvard Business School (HBS). Hear about their different paths to HBS, their experiences, and what they plan to do next! All prospective students are welcome... View Details

11 Feb 2021
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How Companies Committed to Diverse Hiring Still Fail

17 Sep 2012
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How to Manage a Diverse and Dispersed Team

27 Apr 2017
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HBS Prof: Case Studies Need Diversity — Now

18 Mar 2024

Diverse Perspectives: Black Women & Latinas at HBS

It's Women's History Month! Join us for a panel discussion highlighting Black females and Latinas at Harvard Business School. Hear about their different paths to HBS, their experiences, and what they plan to do next. Who runs the world? Girls. This webinar is open to... View Details