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- 2023
- Working Paper
Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez
Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure... View Details
Keywords: STEM; Selection and Staffing; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Training; Equality and Inequality; Competency and Skills
Lane, Jacqueline N., Karim R. Lakhani, and Roberto Fernandez. "Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-066, April 2023. (Accepted by Organization Science.)
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
September 2018 Strategy Science Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Identifying and Exploring Firm Heterogeneous Effects By: Alcácer, Juan, Wilbur Chung, Ashton Hawk, and Gonçalo Pacheco-de-Almeida Abstract—Strategy aims at understanding the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Dec 2020
- News
Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta
challenges that emerged,” says Tim Dodson (MBA 1994), vice president of the club’s Leadership Breakfast Series. “Attendees were very interested in how an accelerator works and many said they were inspired by... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
example, finding a comfortable balance between juggling the needs of their young children along with the requests of a demanding boss. This conflict in roles can lead to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
rights are valued differently. "Even if you are not taking a stand on human rights, as Cook has done, you are going to wade into these debates." “We follow the law wherever we do business we strongly believe participating in markets and bringing benefits to customers... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Sep 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can We Train for Trust?
interests of others as well as your own” or is the effort merely window dressing? Means: Are methods employed perceived, among other things, as being fair? Impact: What are the results, good and bad, and do... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- February 2023
- Supplement
Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A) Courseware
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled... View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies
A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
John Osher is one of those casually and spectacularly successful people who make serial entrepreneurship look like a cakewalk. He began racking up wins at an early age—starting and selling both a vintage clothing store and an earring... View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
carefully about what issues or behaviors they want to encourage and whether there is enough interest on the part of employees to get the necessary buy-in. “You want to focus on things that people want to do... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 05 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project
regularly, understand that different mediums attract different audiences across demographics and age groups, and engage brand partners who are able to elevate their status and help them reach new audiences. I had also taken an interest... View Details
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s Leadership Transitions 2008 Bankruptcy... View Details
- 2017
- Article
Frictions or Mental Gaps: What's Behind the Information We (Don't) Use and When Do We Care?
By: Benjamin Handel and Joshua Schwartzstein
Consumers suffer significant losses from not acting on available information. These losses stem from frictions such as search costs, switching costs, and rational inattention, as well as what we call mental gaps resulting from wrong priors/worldviews, or relevant... View Details
Handel, Benjamin, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Frictions or Mental Gaps: What's Behind the Information We (Don't) Use and When Do We Care?" Journal of Economic Perspectives 32, no. 1 (Winter 2018): 155–178.
- 14 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
LOVE At HBS
myself falling more in love with my wife as she serves and sacrifices for our family. Love is like compounding interest – the more you invest the more it grows. Eliot Frost & Judy Thelen, Class of 2020... View Details
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Research Resources - Doctoral
Research Community Research Resources Our research and teaching resources are unmatched. The research and teaching resources at Harvard are unmatched by any other school. Students can make use of virtually any methodology required to... View Details
- 18 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)
HBS career coaches are committed to helping MBA students and alumni realize their unique career visions. They are trained to assist with all aspects of the career development process including self-assessment and career vision, developing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
interested in understanding the current and future states of big-ticket items inside the homes, from big-box retailers and interior designers, to property-insurance companies and credit-card processors. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
that such trade might alter Chinese interest in democracy and capitalism. That leads to a conclusion that “we need to start quickly weaning ourselves off of the products and resources View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?
In recent years, consumer review sites including Yelp, Citysearch, and TripAdvisor have become the first stop for recommendations on everything from dinner to dentists. Along the way, they've earned a loyal following from fans, but also the ire View Details