Stereotyping - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jun 2016
Blog Post

From Africa to HBS

surprised you the most about HBS? I have been surprised at how compassionate people are and how willing they are to help each other. I had heard stereotypes that students were competitive and elitist; this has definitely not been my... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity

and controlling stakes in the company. “It seemed we were a big fish to eat, and everybody wanted a piece of us,” she told the audience with a wry grin, going on to describe how the three fought to keep control of the corporation. Resisting View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Batteries and Chocolates

displaying characteristics (such as consensual decision-making and greater risk aversion) more associated with women's management styles. Admittedly, acknowledging gender-based organizational distinctions risks endorsing stereotypes that... View Details

Keywords: Spar, Debora; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

Creativity" is scheduled to appear in the April 2001 issue. Asked by HBS Working Knowledge about her motivation for focusing on John Irving, Amabile replied, "I wanted to counteract a strong stereotype that people in business,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

Ventures By: Lee, Matthew, and Laura Huang Abstract—Recent studies find that female-led ventures are penalized relative to male-led ventures due to role incongruity, or a perceived “lack of fit,” between female stereotypes and expected... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Feb 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?

trying to achieve as an organization?" Adrian Grigoriu commented that "... it shouldn't be so hard. But business leader stereotypes corrupt the selection process ...." Several others questioned the capabilities of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 2007
News

Letters

grads. The Intel/HBS relationship grew over the years, all because Andy Grove had the intuition to challenge what lay behind his own stereotyped view of HBS grads. Paul C. Vilandré (MBA ’68) Hayden Lake, ID We Lost a Legend Professor... 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

Filipinos have been in the United States for longer than the country is old. As far back as 1763, sailors from the Philippines started arriving in the Gulf of Mexico as indentured servants on Spanish galleons. Life on board was so brutal that, at the sight of land,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

to increased representation of women in the top percentiles of achievement. Stereotypes and Belief Updating By: Coffman, Katherine B., Manuela Collis, and Leena Kulkarni Abstract— We explore how beliefs respond to noisy information about... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Aug 2022
News

Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

product development into this market, right? So you know, some of the stereotypes might be that older stage consumers might be tech averse. They might be stuck in their ways, might be averse to change. How do you make sure, maybe from a... View Details

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

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Women at Work

Lynda Clarizio Every woman who works and has a life confronts unique challenges, from finding reliable and caring childcare to making time to nurture the relationship with their spouse or partner to fighting their own guilt and View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

detractors said was an indication of his slacking off, playing on the stereotype that blacks are lazy. The mentor directly challenged the detractors by pointing out that his protégé was the leading salesperson in the division. View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

neuro-typical employees at HPE, including Fieldhouse, who have seen preconceived stereotypes shattered. “I believe it has made me a better leader and manager, providing clearer communication and becoming better at setting expectations and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

30 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

entrepreneur is perceived as stereotypically masculine vs. feminine? Is a female entrepreneur more likely to be funded if her business targets female customers? Will a successful track record increase a woman's chances of securing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

offer a different perspective in the classroom! There are a lot of implied gender stereotypes that women in the classroom help to offset - and there are numerous times when women in the classroom call out (often subtle) sexism.” “Women... View Details

20 Jul 2017
News

Pushing the Next Generation Forward

stereotype and expand their image of what’s possible for them.” Since 2014, Owusu-Kesse has served as COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a path-breaking New York nonprofit known for its multifaceted approach to ending... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

would-be partners are not convinced that women have the necessary financial skills and management savvy. These assumptions are based on several different, but closely related, stereotypes about women, money, and financial management... View Details

Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart

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