Gender Differences - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2017
News

Better Hiring Through Brain Science

like to give is, ‘Would you get a better read out of someone’s weight if you asked them how much they weigh, or if you just put them on the scale?’ ” says Polli. The online game interactions are precisely timed, so they also offer greater depth of data. The View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

made different decisions and it all ends up in court, the company loses. And companies, especially human resources functions, hate administering exceptions. Walmart employs a million people. If all of a sudden everything is customized,... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

roughly 16% less likely to be accepted than identical guests with distinctively White names. The difference persists whether the host is African-American or White, male or female. The difference also... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation

in. Educate team members who are writing event descriptions and invitations about removing gendered language, jargon, and idioms that can make potential candidates feel excluded. Just like your job postings, event descriptions are an... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and human bidders that mechanism designers should take into... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

investor. The fund now has investments in 23 companies around the U.S. in 12 different industries. The Minority Renaissance in Venture Capital Like most new business ventures, Harlem Capital was created to fill a gap in the market and to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Harvard Business School

(PhD) 1994 Where's the Power in Empowerment?: Definition, Differences, and Dilemmas of Empowerment in the Context of Work-Family Boundary Management David M. Porter Jr. (PhD) 1997 The Eye of the Beholder: the Impact of Race and Gender on... View Details

08 Sep 2015
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September 8, 2015

and women alike rated power as one of the main consequences of professional advancement. Our findings reveal that men and women have different perceptions of what the experience of holding a high-level position will be like, with... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Justine Lelchuk

each day has in store for me. Finally, I was looking for a company that valued training and would support my decision to go to grad school." Deloitte Consulting met the criteria, placing her in a rotational program that exposed Justine to three View Details

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions. Yet they achieved both distinctions in May 2021 with the launch of MPower Partners, focusing on what they considered an untapped pool of talent: young entrepreneurs making a View Details

03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

2017 Emerald Group Publishing Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Today's global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts operating across View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

contribution rates differ between employees hired before versus after the Roth introduction, which means that the amount of retirement consumption being purchased by 401(k) contributions increases after the Roth introduction. A survey... View Details

30 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55179 When Harry Fired Sally: The Double Standard in Punishing Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We examine gender differences... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Understanding Users of Social Networks

internship in D.C. last summer.' " Piskorski has also found deep gender differences in the use of sites. The biggest usage categories are men looking at women they don't know, followed by men looking at... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Publishing

20 Apr 2016
News

Steps to Success

climate change through sustainable food, water, energy, and income-generation programs. Ruhr, who joined the mission shortly after it began, has been central to its work. At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Paris in December 2015, CREATE!... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Aimmy Asavatevavith

decisions.“ Experiences that expand perspectives "In Thailand,“ Aimmy says, "no one in class would proactively ask questions. But at HBS, we all ask questions." Her relationships with colleagues are different as well.... View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality

02 Sep 2021
News

Elevating Ethiopian Entrepreneurs

who was raised in Ethiopia and understands the market quite well. And so through her, we're able to access women entrepreneurs and women CEOs that we want to work with. “Our prime minister recently achieved gender parity of close to 50%... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Books

Compare this with the American saying “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” and it’s clear that different cultures teach different values, which often translate into distinct ways of doing business. In... View Details

Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

risks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45672 Mums the Word! Cross-national Effects of Maternal Employment on Gender Inequalities at Work and at Home By: McGinn, Kathleen L., Mayra Ruiz Castro, and... View Details