LGBTQ issues - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while working at Verizon? This was the only... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2019
News

Turning Point: One Story at a Time

an LGBTQ buddy system. It stopped being this thing that only a few close friends and family knew; it was OK to be out professionally, which was a big shift, even if many people in Mumbai still did not know. Then I met Amanda, who is now... View Details

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Finding Your Family at HBS

yes, ‘kiki’ (gossip) over ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ with. I wanted my friends to plan trips to Provincetown and Miami. To pick their internship locations and companies based on where we would be welcomed and encouraged to express our fullest selves. To be fierce advocates... View Details

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

United States. She is passionate about issues of inclusion and equity. Stephanie Creary Stephanie J. Creary is an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Creary is an identity and... View Details

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

talk about the ways in which transgender employees may face different barriers than other parts of the LGBTQ community. Create intentional space to talk about that.” Inclusive language and safe spaces also include increasing gender... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Alumni Forums - Alumni

LGBTQ New York N. California Singapore S. California Social Enterprise Initiative South Florida Toronto Washington DC Why choose Forums? “We believe that most people–and certainly many leaders–can benefit from being in a confidential... View Details

30 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

social issues that do not relate directly to their companies. The case uses several examples to describe why business leaders are engaging in CEO activism and the potential benefits and drawbacks: (1) how Angie’s List’s CEO responded to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their company’s core business. Distinct from nonmarket strategy and traditional corporate social responsibility, the recent wave of CEO activism focuses on social View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

in U.S. politics: CEOs are taking very public stands on thorny political issues that have nothing to do with their firms’ bottom lines. Business leaders like Tim Cook of Apple, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Marc Benioff of... View Details