Gender Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't

motivations around good deeds. Given their respective backgrounds in economics and social psychology, Exley and Zlatev each draw on different literature in their work, and their study designs tend to look quite different, but together... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint, HBS Alumni Bulletin

26 Aug 2014
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that a model with feelings of guilt as a mediator, but not generalized negative affect, fits the data (Study 4). Finally, we examined the relative explanatory power of different appraisals and found that appraisals of illusory control... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

establishing that cultural values causally impact the contents of gender stereotypes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-097.pdf Characteristic Timing Authors:Robin Greenwood and Samuel Gregory Hanson Abstract We use... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2024
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Sampling Bias in Entrepreneurial Experiments

By: Ruiqing Cao, Rembrand Koning and Ramana Nanda

Using data from a prominent online platform for launching new digital products, we document that ‘sampling bias’—defined as the difference between a startup’s target customer base and the actual sample on which early ‘beta tests’ are conducted—has a systematic and... View Details

Keywords: Target Market; Sampling Biases; Beta Testing; Product Launch; Entrepreneurship; Gender

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

HBS by focusing on the intersection of investing/finance and key global challenges, guided for example by the Sustainable Development Goals, including climate, gender equality, and poverty reduction. For the full listing, click here .... View Details

28 Jul 2020
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Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

gender composition of their transaction participants. A regular report on problems and successes among users who are at risk of being discriminated against can help companies reveal and confront issues. Withhold sensitive data. In many... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

01 Dec 2019
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position—traumatized by a toxic environment that diminished her ability to achieve professionally—Dixon fled, this time for good. HBS became her refuge. Sectionmate Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) remembers meeting Dixon that fall and connecting across the shared View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

University professors Suresh Nallareddy and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, analyze data created by tax filings to compare effects on workers at varying compensation levels in different US states with and without tax cuts. The result: Tax... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

25 Jun 2007
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HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

were struck by her struggles, what she made of them, and how she took adversity and turned it into opportunity by her desire to help other women make their lives better," says Koehn. "That lesson came up over and over again in View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

leaders across all sectors to tackle society’s toughest challenges and make a difference in the world. How can I get involved? The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS is a focal point for the creativity and energy of its worldwide... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how different... View Details

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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

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case method with participants in different locations. The faculty teach from the physical classroom while participants connect online from anywhere in the world, engaging in real-time. May 2015 Race, Gender... View Details

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The Shifting Landscape of LGBT Organizational Research

By: Michel Anteby and Caitlin Anderson

Over the past generation, sexual minorities—particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) persons—have gained increased visibility in the public arena. Yet organizational research has lagged behind in recognizing and studying this category of... View Details

Keywords: Research; Organizations; Gender; Diversity

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15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015

counties that were leaders in patenting in the early 1990s produced relatively more patents by the early 2000s. Second, we compare the extent of invention in counties that were leaders in Internet adoption to those that were not. We see little View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2010
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What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

negotiated relationship that individuals have with other individuals or that individuals have with society. In addition, there is a cultural quality about what constitutes a leader that changes across social situations, whether we are discussing View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's right. We'll see. Neeley: So your... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

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50 Years of Women in MBA

Harvard Business School 50 Years of Women in the MBA Program 50 Years of Women in the MBA program Accelerating the advancement of women leaders who make a difference in the world. In December 1962, the Harvard Business School faculty... View Details

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By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

innovation, but you argue that just as important is “thinking outside the building.” What’s the difference between the two? Rosabeth Moss Kanter: One difference is in scope, and thus the power of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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