Social Dominance Orientation - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their company’s core business. Distinct from nonmarket strategy and traditional corporate social responsibility, the recent wave of CEO activism... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

Packard in the early 1980s what accounted for HP's extraordinary run he modestly replied, "I guess we found a way to make a better product." Where are those better products today? Referring to one of HP's most visible new product initiatives, the TouchPad, a... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

the redirection of existing inventive activity. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-118.pdf Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership Networked Business Research... View Details

20 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

he succeeded so convincingly playing the game of market capitalism that first emerged in the late 19th century and grew to great influence during the 20th century. This game or system has been dominated in many industries by large,... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy Koehn

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

they're clearly oriented toward maintaining the status quo. They're suspicious of new ideas. Sometimes the organization has a culture where new ideas are evaluated harshly, and people see that. It speaks much louder than any corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

voluntary or involuntary. Salter explains that, on a global scale, overcapacity is linked to demographics. "From Asia alone, there will soon be over one billion laborers earning less than $4 a day dominating the world's workforce," he... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

measures perfect equality as zero and maximum inequality as one, with higher numbers indicating a greater concentration of resources in the hands of a few. This measure has long dominated our understanding of what inequality means,... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

American corporations have never been more partisan—starting at the top with executives who often bring on like-minded managers belonging to the same political party. Now, new research shows that when boardrooms are dominated by one... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Affiliated Organizations & Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Social Progress Imperative aims to advance global human wellbeing by combining national social performance and capacity indicators with solutions- oriented outreach. AllWorld... View Details

02 Aug 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

Engaged workers are more productive. (iStock) iStock SUMMING UP: How Can We Prepare Leaders to Engage Their Associates? This month’s column elicited a number of reasons on why organizations around the world do such a poor job of engaging their employees. The View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

damaged financial markets. As an alternative to the patchwork solutions and ideologically charged proposals that have dominated other discussions, the Squam Lake group sets forth a clear nonpartisan plan of action to transform the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

areas of your choosing. 5 hrs Term 1 Course - 2 weeks Orientation In the Introduction, you’ll get acquainted with the content and platform, meet your peer learning teams, and prepare for the upcoming CLIMB coursework. 18-24 hrs Terms 1 &... View Details

17 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups

that coaches demonstrate less racial preference when their team is on a losing streak or in playoff games. More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

American Civil War, Maggie Lena Walker did her best to actively effect change by finding solutions to the social and economic problems facing blacks and especially black women. Taking charge of the flailing Independent Order of St. Luke... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

individual differences in social dominance orientation-a preference for group-based hierarchy and inequality-interacts with perceptions of socioeconomic threat to influence the use of hypodescent in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Are You Supporting Your B Players?

it's an uphill battle. Once someone is perceived as a star, I'm telling you, the load is lighter," he said. Hiring and socializing people so that they stay is something that takes practice. Organizations such as Southwest Airlines,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Mar 2019
What Do You Think?

What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

control of human behavior by totalitarian government, replacing human hopes, emotions, and even relationships with an “inside out” dominance over human thought and behavior by an all-seeing entity called Big Brother. In the recent book... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation... View Details