Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (588) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (588) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (588)
    • People  (2)
    • News  (127)
    • Research  (329)
    • Events  (1)
    • Multimedia  (16)
  • Faculty Publications  (136)

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (588)
    • People  (2)
    • News  (127)
    • Research  (329)
    • Events  (1)
    • Multimedia  (16)
  • Faculty Publications  (136)
← Page 20 of 588 Results →
  • 10 Sep 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation, published 41 years ago this year, has inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. The book is full of insights and concepts that have become cornerstones in our... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
  • 30 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

of all, the studies show. The findings are detailed in the paper Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men, published in the March 2014 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Our paper provides concrete proof that View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 11 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

shared #MeToo stories of abuse after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault in October 2017. “With the Weinstein story, a dam broke,” says Colleen Ammerman, director of Harvard Business School’s Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Cash and the Woman-Owned Business

particularly large gender disparity was reported between male and female executives. For example, in 1999, only 5 percent of women executives were then earning $80,000 or more, but 23 percent of male executives were in the $80,000... View Details
Keywords: by Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene & Myra M. Hart
  • 03 Jan 2018
  • What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

harassment, especially in the workplace, to our attention. High-profile accusations of gender bias and sexual harassment in Silicon Valley, in the worlds of entertainment, athletics, media, and government drew our attention to the issue.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 23 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs

potential appeal of the product,’” Koning says. “When you are trying to grow a startup, the people you are getting advice and feedback from are overwhelmingly men.” This gender gap is hardly limited to Product Hunt. Men also comprise 75... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 02 Apr 2019
  • Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

Even so, the executives brought the issue to Harvard Business School Professor Robin J. Ely. Eighteen months and more than 100 employee interviews later, Ely’s research team reached a conclusion that challenged steadfast beliefs about the forces underpinning View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service
  • 06 Jul 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn & Katherine L. Milkman; Legal Services
  • 05 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

data sources. In one survey that included men and women, respondents were asked about their interactions with the police. For example, did you go to the police in the last two years? If so, was your complaint attended to? Did you have to pay a bribe? The survey... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 19 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

embracing work-from-anywhere.” Mismatched working hours makes it difficult for employees to connect, and even a one-hour schedule difference can hurt communication, introduce complexity, and potentially create new gender inequities,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Jun 2021
  • What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/golero) Uncertainty about the future is always on the minds of leaders. Concern about change defines their primary role. It’s up to others to manage, set and meet goals, etc. Recent polls have shown that many leaders are most uncertain about... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report

Race, Gender and Equity at Work Race, Gender and Equity at Work Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author HBS Staff Topics Topics Board Diversity RGE Blog... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2010
  • Research & Ideas

It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t

Call it corporate alchemy. New research finds that multinational companies can spin gender bias into gold by recruiting and hiring well-educated female managers in countries that traditionally discriminate against women. Employing women... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Feb 2022
  • News

Why Identity Matters When Asking for Career Help

  • 31 Aug 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide

Keywords: by Jordan I. Siegel, Lynn Pyun & B.Y. Cheon
  • 15 May 2006
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

The swift current of modern business presents a challenge for any woman deciding to temporarily step out of the corporate rapids to tend to family or other concerns. While they are away competitors come and go, technology constantly changes the nature of how business... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • 09 Feb 2021
  • News

Developing Resilience on the Path to Becoming a CEO

  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Code Breakers

Photo courtesy of Deborah Singer Photo courtesy of Deborah Singer For all of its innovation, the tech sector still lags behind the general economy in gender parity, and the news is only getting worse: Whereas the percentage of women in... View Details
  • Article

Going It Alone: Competition Increases the Attractiveness of Minority Status

By: Erika L. Kirgios, Edward H. Chang and Katherine L. Milkman
Past research demonstrates that people prefer to affiliate with others who resemble them demographically. However, we posit that when competing for scarce opportunities, strategic considerations moderate the strength of this tendency toward homophily. Across six... View Details
Keywords: Homophily; Group Selection; Diversity; Gender; Race; Competition
Citation
Find at Harvard
Read Now
Related
Kirgios, Erika L., Edward H. Chang, and Katherine L. Milkman. "Going It Alone: Competition Increases the Attractiveness of Minority Status." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 161 (November 2020): 20–33.
  • 31 Jan 2022
  • News

Who Pays Tolls at Work, and Who Cruises on an Open Highway?

  • ←
  • 20
  • 21
  • …
  • 29
  • 30
  • →
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.