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Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Library, Harvard Business School. BusinessWeek , February 20, 1984, featuring Lehman Bros. Chairman Lewis L. Glucksman. Lehman Brothers Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Used with permission of Bloomberg L.P. Copyright ©2017. All View Details

08 Oct 2021
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8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

home country of Russia waiving a rainbow flag is likely to get you arrested. In Saudi Arabia a man dressed as woman will face 100 whips. In Brunei being gay is punishable by death. Despite huge strides in LGBTQIA+ View Details

07 Oct 2020
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7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

features about the LGBTQ+ community here at HBS. Ryan Flamerich, (he/him/his), Class of 2021 “Being gay is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It just took me a long time to realize it. I grew up in a devoutly Catholic family in... View Details

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

complicated history still dominate public consciousness. Memories of failed peace talks tend to loom larger than Israel’s image as a startup nation. Thousands of Instagram posts from Tel Aviv’s gay pride festivities or the buzz from... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

impact investors, Arjuna Capital (Arjuna) and Follow This, that had just been dismissed by the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas. Exxon’s suit challenged the rights of two investors to attempt to have influence on company issues that... View Details

30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

should be heavily regulated, is the market for indentured servants. A market like that with asymmetric information—in which one person knows a whole lot more about potential labor conditions and rights than the person on the other end—is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

Company based in Boston, Glassman (HBS MBA '69) said issues such as homelessness, women's rights and outreach to the gay and lesbian community have shaped his own life and the life of his business. Seven... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

17 Feb 2022
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When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

an organizational purpose—or, frankly, with anything related to their jobs—if they’re holding back important parts of their identities or personalities. “Who are those people who can’t wait to leave work every day, who are leaving right... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

31 Jul 2019
News

Honoring the Code

and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do.” “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” went into effect when President Clinton came in, 1993. I'm... View Details

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

perspective, it’s not obvious why the CEO of Apple, which is headquartered in California, would get involved in a contentious debate about gay rights in Indiana.” ”From a business perspective, it’s not... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

as the "crown prince of a Swiss industrial dynasty," Ernesto Bertarelli took over as CEO of his father's company, the Ares-Serono Group, right after graduating from HBS. It was a natural progression: his father, Fabio Bertarelli, had... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

Polman advocating on climate change; Merck CEO Ken Frazier protesting President Trump’s response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville; or Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy speaking out against gay marriage, the current trend of CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Feb 2014
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We pulled it off: The Inaugural LGBTQ Conference at Harvard

issues facing the LGBTQ community. Saturday, the opening day of the conference, was held at the Harvard Law School and featured a full day of speakers on topics ranging from transgender employment rights to Russia’s treatment of its LGBTQ... View Details

10 Jan 2020
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PRIDE in the HBS Community

influential business leader. Annise Parker spoke to us about her transition from gay rights activist to being a Mayor of a major U.S. city and how she navigated the discrimination and bumps she hit along the... View Details

13 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

traded the rights to Rudy Gay along with another Rockets fan favorite, Stromile Swift, to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shane Battier. Jeers of frustration rang from the Rockets fans. How could the Rockets trade... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Statement on Supreme Court Decision | About

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The Court also ruled that colleges and universities may consider in admissions decisions “an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or... View Details

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

models of all shapes, ages and abilities. Catherine Connell Dr. Catherine Connell is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University. Dr. Connell is a qualitative researcher focused on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and work/organizations. Her recent... View Details

13 Oct 2015
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LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills

Prior to HBS, I was working at American Express first in the CEO’s internal strategy group and then in Membership Rewards for the Centurion and Platinum team. While the training and development during those four years was phenomenal I knew that the View Details

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

Seneca Falls women's rights convention The Seneca Falls Convention 1861 Abraham Lincoln takes office as president and Civil War begins 1863 President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment to the Constitution... View Details

25 Jan 2019
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Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry

the crowd and in the slate of featured films at the industry-shaping gathering. Recalling the moment in a 2017 interview with the LA Sentinel, he noted, “I was the only African American, single, and gay man in the house.” Long an advocate... View Details

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