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- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
organization, but was far from broken. "Women's progress has really leveled off, and has been stuck for at least 10 years," says Robin J. Ely, the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and senior View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 14 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Difficulties for Women Bridging Racial, Generational, and Global Divides
about 90 percent of them were women. "I wanted to make it clear that we really are taking an intersectional approach to gender," said Robin Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who co-organized the event with HBS View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
for clusters” Pisano and Buciuni looked to four industrial clusters in northeastern Italy for their answer. Italy "is a great laboratory because it's been historically organized around these very specific districts all over the country. Every area is View Details
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
rather than problems with women's capabilities and commitment. The following sections explore these widely held beliefs about women's investment in, commitment to, and capability to run substantial... View Details
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
people who directly impact the world, and not just by teaching MBA students and executives here at HBS. It's through consulting. It's through activism. I've always been interested in that. Ely: You published Men and Women of the... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
of lawyers in a large North American law firm provide support for our predictions. We call for a new direction in network research that investigates how network-related behaviors associated with building social capital influence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
affected when the choice of contract is misaligned with the scope and objectives of the partnering relationship? Our study addresses these questions using data from 172 R&D projects that involve partners. We find that i) greater partner integration is View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
Cuddy. "We've come a long way. Our current 900-plus first-year students are 40 percent women—our highest percentage ever," said Ely. "And our student body is far more diverse now than it was... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
women's beauty products enterprise Tweezerman faced the dilemma that every entrepreneurial growth company eventually confronts: "How much bigger can we get—can we handle the risk, the scale, the exposure, and the demands on our... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
be more forgiving in that it can fit a wide range of body types. Products like men's dress shirts and women's hosiery, which have consistent, known sizing, are also amenable to online buying. Basic garments are typically relatively... View Details
- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
Association board in two months. Trouble was, Grinna lacked a technical background. In class discussion, students consider whether Grinna should hire local programmers or a CTO to do the work; outsource the... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
plural," Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's men's basketball coach, liked to repeat. Winning streaks are associated with not just one but many leaders—a nested series of leaders, like the Russian dolls in which each doll opens to reveal another... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
Women's Initiative—which has endured as an integral part of the organization. According to McGinn and Ramarajan, it is the process of change and the structure of this initiative that has been crucial to the firm's overall improvement in... View Details
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
were launched in 2004; expressions of interest were invited in June 2007, but in July 2009, the government postponed the call for bids just a few hours before deadline.) Taught For The First Time The case elicited a broad range of student... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
for-profit company. SEWA Trade Facilitation Center (STFC), which is part of a larger non-profit organization—the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)—works to improve the livelihoods of very poor rural... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
founder of Celtel, which when sold had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers across Africa, and Ela Bhatt, Indian activist and founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India. The interviews,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
controversies regarding "reverse racism" highlight Whites' increasing concern about anti-White bias. We show that this emerging belief reflects Whites' view of racism as a zero-sum game, such that decreases in perceived bias against Blacks over the past six... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart," HBS professor Jim Sebenius and Research Associate Ellen Knebel show two very different organizations doing just that. The cases are part of a series that involve hard... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
disciplinary boundaries. The Doctoral Consortium at the Design Science Research Conference in Information Sciences and Technology (DESRIST) was an important milepost in their evolution. It provided a forum where students and leading... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace