Ely, Robin - Publications - Faculty & Research

Few women have succeeded in shattering the glass ceiling. Even those who have achieved phenomenal success in their respective fields have taken a few hard knocks along the way.
One needs to look no further than Hilary Clinton and her recent quest to become US... View Details

20 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

Harvard Business Review Beating the Odds: Leadership Lessons from Senior African-American Women By: Roberts, Laura Morgan, Anthony Mayo, Robin Ely, and David Thomas Abstract—Any list of top CEOs reveals a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

the partners worried the high turnover was damaging the firm’s competitive edge, according to research by Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

Increase the diversity of employees in your organization—for example, on the basis of race, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation—and you'll automatically have a better company. Right? That's the prevailing belief anyway. But according to HBS professors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

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Can You Have Too Much Maternity Leave? In Europe, Maybe

Men still more likely to work full-time, study finds

‘How Perfect Do I Need to Be?’

Women At Ernst & Young Instructed On How To Dress, Act Nicely Around Men

Harvard Business School Launches Gender Initiative

Even Among Harvard Graduates, Women Fall Short of Their Work Expectations

Why the Number of Female Chief Executives Is Falling

Get Paid What You’re Worth: Making Your Value Visible

A Toxic Work World

Welcome and Introductions

The women’s revolt: Why now, and where to

For Women, the Corporate Ladder Is a Battle of Attrition

The ‘Empathy Advantage’ of Great Women Leaders

Why Do Women Bully Each Other at Work?

Prince William’s Charming Choice to Take Leave

Unshackling the 'Double Bind' of the Female Leader

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

Racial Diversity Pays Off

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases