Stereotyping - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2008

strong differences remained among consumer markets. Although American influence was strong, it was already evident that globalization had not resulted in the creation of a stereotyped American blonde and blue-eyed female beauty ideal as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

Khurana Publication:Harvard Magazine, May-June 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the article: http://harvardmagazine.com/2010/05/the-pay-problem Working PapersMen as Cultural Ideals: How Culture Shapes Gender View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Dan Lennox-Choate

Reflecting on his six years as an Army officer, Daniel Lennox-Choate says that he doesn't "fit the stereotypical image of the officer." In some respects, he is correct: For example, in November, 2013, Daniel and his husband,... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Ideas That Stick

we talk about concrete details and specific actions and stories. You write that too much knowledge can be a bad thing. Think about the stereotypical IT guy in your office. He knows a ton about computers and software, but you call him over... View Details

Keywords: Lewis I. Rice; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

31 Jan 2017
Blog Post

My Misperceptions about HBS

were in the more difficult subjects. However, in my section, the very people who I assumed would be that stereotype were very willing to give their time and talents to ensure everyone in the class understood the material. They held... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

in job training programs associated with the government's 1996 welfare-to-work program and IBM's education initiative as examples of this model. "We still have work to do, but there's been some breaking down of the suspicions and negative View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

09 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 9

Prior research on expectancy disconfirmation in task performance contexts has focused on the dysfunctional consequences of disconfirming low performance expectations (i.e., stereotype threat). In this paper we focus on the dysfunctional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2015
Blog Post

What I Was Not Expecting: Rerouting Towards My Passion at HBS

supposed to not have a day job? Should I actively avoid having a stable income and the safety of working for a large company? Coming from Perú, where the music industry is still in a very incipient stage, I grew up under the influence of these View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

14 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

home, and deeply embedded stereotypes about women as caregivers and men as breadwinners start to resurface with more intensity. “When your child runs in during your Zoom call,” says Ammerman, “that's perceived very differently than when... View Details

15 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

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

consistent with the goals and motivations of the social sector,” they write. “Men, on the other hand, are seen to be stereotypically competitive, risk taking, and agentic, attributes consistent with the goals and motivations of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2024
News

Ink: Framing the Full Picture

reason a lot of our mainstream pop culture is so dominated by certain stereotypes is honestly because of the people who create that content. Once I realized that I could create content that’s more reflective of what I think my children... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste with those people. That should be good news for those wondering how to knit polarized... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services

01 Oct 1997
News

William K.L. Fung

Not many newly minted MBAs would hesitate if they were asked to play a major role in shaping the future of a multimillion dollar company, but 25 years ago, William Fung Kwok Lun wasn't sure it was the right choice for him. "When I got out of Harvard, I was the View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Dec 2022
News

Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

Unit at HBS Vinluan’s research examines the relationship between the cognitive processes underlying racial categorization and stereotyping, as well as experiences of encountering stereotypes and discrimination. She examines these... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Aug 1998
News

Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

stereotypical view of what it is to be gay; one of the reasons I wrote the play was to push audiences beyond that stereotype," he comments. This belief in openness as a prelude to understanding also informs Baron's involvement with the... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Dec 2016
Blog Post

4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2

developed since starting at HBS. There are a lot of upsides to putting in an application John: Take a chance and apply. Don’t let the stereotypes and statistics scare you. When I first contemplated applying, I read all the “Class... View Details

17 Apr 2025
Blog Post

From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)

stereotypes that often positioned Asian professionals as “hardworking” but not necessarily vocal leaders. At times, I felt stuck—unsure of how to advance or where to find role models who had faced similar barriers. As I built and led... View Details

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Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

colonialism; land dispossession; and across the breadth of the continent, the dislocation of Native peoples from their homelands. This exhibition invites us to engage with this complicated imagery both to reflect on history and to confront the persistence of such View Details

16 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

School, along with actions you can take now to make a lasting difference. What is Unconscious Bias? Unconscious or implicit bias is the term for the mental processes that cause a person to act in ways that reinforce stereotypes even when... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

leaders on work, "it is extremely naive to expect that stereotypical ideas about what women in general are like will have any meaning for the behavior of women in senior management positions. Women who arrive in such positions will... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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