Discrimination - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

Association presented their “Guidelines for Avoiding Discrimination against Women in Written Materials” to top HBS administrators, and have been elevating the issue of gender in cases ever since. Although applying a gender lens to case... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

female and/or minority protagonists For example, only using a case with a female protagonist to discuss gender discrimination at work or work/life challenges, which may signal that these issues are relevant only to women or minorities... View Details

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

finding jobs in existing firms that are commensurate with their skills—either because of discrimination or because companies don’t know how to interpret their skill set. “Imagine I gave you a CV of somebody who had a bachelor’s degree... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

13 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams

diversity.” For some post-M&A executives, however, the main motivation for promoting women and people of color is to avoid discrimination lawsuits. As one executive told Zhang: “We do not want to be on the front page of the Wall... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 May 2020
Blog Post

Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

discrimination and exploitation. I will protect the right of future generations to advance their standard of living and enjoy a healthy planet. I will report the performance and risks of my enterprise accurately and honestly. I will... View Details

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Non-Discrimination | About

sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, veteran status, disability, military service, or any other legally protected basis. Discrimination or harassment on the basis of these... View Details

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Ken Zeng

platform businesses like Airbnb should bear responsibility for guests facing racial discrimination from hosts. Several Black classmates shared their personal encounters of being denied rides or verbally attacked by Uber drivers. It was an... View Details

10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Disadvantaged Communities (DACs): communities “marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.”[1] Environmental Racism: “racial discrimination in environmental policy making, corporate decision making, and/or practice which... View Details

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

director Nandita Das became its unofficial brand ambassador, speaking out against skin color discrimination (or “colorism”) and refusing to be air brushed or lightened for her film roles. The campaign was designed to get attention, and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

05 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements

innocent. Though Trump was young (27 years old), he was the company’s president. And though there may have been other firms sued at other times, the Trumps were the only one sued at that particular time. Click to watch.Trump defends himself against housing View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

what has been revealed by #MeToo and also, looking back over my career and the hundreds of acts of harassment and discrimination I endured, I’m discouraged that it appears that nothing has really changed for women in the workplace.” AGE... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

39 percent of the gender pay gap The social advantage male employees enjoyed with male bosses didn’t occur instantly when they were first paired together, which suggests that knee-jerk discrimination and chauvinism are probably not at... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

companies, but also for policymakers and society at large,” says Kempf. “For example, should we protect political identity in the workplace? Currently, US federal law and many state laws do not prohibit private employers from View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

27 Sep 2021
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Managers, Your Employees Don’t Want to Be Facebook ‘Friends’

and beliefs online with the wrong colleague may expose employees to career consequences, such as not being hired or promoted and being discriminated against.” Workers are wary of friending bosses Across four studies, the authors examined... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Featured Exercises Identify value creation and decompose its distribution to illustrate how trade occurs Examine the competitive landscape by differentiating long- and short-run market outcomes and forces 12 hrs Module 5 Competition and Differentiation Assess... View Details

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

gay bar in Orlando to kill 49 people and wound another 53. And while gays and lesbians enjoy more rights today transgender people still face severe discrimination and get murdered on a weekly basis just for being who they are. When you... View Details

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Corporate Lobbying Strategy and Foreign MNEs

“U.S. Defense Contracts and the Lobbying Strategies of Foreign MNEs: The Liability of Foreignness and Make-or-Buy Decisions about Political Goods”

Many firms engage in lobbying with the expectation that their lobbying efforts will... View Details

Keywords: Non-market Strategy; Political Strategy; Lobbying; Make V. Buy; Multinational Enterprise; Global Strategy; United States

08 Dec 2020
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Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles

field studies, researchers tend to think that workers submit resumes to open positions. In fact, scholars have learned a lot about discrimination in labor markets by sending resumes to job postings to see who gets called back and who... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

harassment – why should I be ‘independently’ appraised by the person who harassed me? Discrimination and gender inequity is damaging to everyone, not just women. I choose to challenge. Over the course of my life, I commit to progressing... View Details

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

successful fights against adware and spyware companies, and coauthored multiple studies that revealed racial discrimination among Airbnb hosts and guests. He also has published numerous articles in top academic journals. That said, he has... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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