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- February 2016 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
In January 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement in the United States, launched a campaign of civil disobedience in Selma, Alabama, to bring national attention to disenfranchisement of black voters in the South. On... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Voting; Race; Government and Politics; Conflict and Resolution; Leadership; History; Alabama
Moss, David, and Dean Grodzins. "Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights." Harvard Business School Case 716-042, February 2016. (Revised August 2021.)
- 18 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View
Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
- September 2012
- Article
Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention
By: Douglas E. Levy, Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough and Anne N. Thorndike
Background: Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority and low-income individuals.
Purpose: To test whether a two-phase point-of-purchase intervention improved food choices across racial, socioeconomic (job... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competitive Advantage; Cost
Levy, Douglas E., Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough, and Anne N. Thorndike. "Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 43, no. 1 (September 2012): 240–248.
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
At age 32—feeling far removed from the violent street crimes that had consumed his teens and 20s—Larry Miller just knew he was nailing a job interview with a senior partner at Arthur Andersen. That is, until he came clean about his troubled past. Seventeen years... View Details
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Citation Find at Harvard Register to Read Related Raffaelli, Ryan, and Ryann Noe. "Organizational Emplacement as a Response to Digital Threat: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores." Administrative Science Quarterly 70, no. 3 (September 2025): 772–820. Meta... View Details
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About - Entrepreneurship
in-kind prizes! Read More Rock Accelerator This innovative, immersive, and competitive yearlong program supports 20-25 Rock Summer Fellow teams with up to $1,500 in seed capital, matched mentors, and facilitated workshops as they race to... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
makes the leadership and management of all kinds of change easier. There is a catchy, popular, oft-repeated view that “culture eats strategy for lunch.” This implies a relationship that is not helpful. Culture and strategy are not in some kind of competitive View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 12 Jan 2018
- News
The Only 3 Career Steps that Matter
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
year detailing Gebru’s efforts within Google to urge caution with AI, saying tech companies shouldn’t race to launch systems without considering the potential risks and harms they could cause. She warned that unchecked AI databases could... View Details
- January 2000 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
By the fall of 1999, StarMedia had sprinted to a sizable lead in the race to acquire Latin American Internet users. Its pan-regional, horizontal portal was the first to target Spanish- and Portuguese-language speakers on the Internet, registering 1.2 billion page views... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; History; Risk Management; Business Cycles; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Media; Emerging Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Web; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 800-166, January 2000. (Revised April 2000.)
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Faculty & Research - Race, Gender & Equity
of the post-MBA paths of Harvard Business School alumni. Study findings have been published in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Poets & Quants, and covered in other print, digital, and broadcast media outlets. Life & Leadership examines the role played by... View Details
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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Leadership Initiative - Leadership
the Boss,” which is based on the book Becoming a Manager, was selected as one of the most influential and innovative articles from HBR’s first century. Her books and articles have been translated into multiple languages. Hill has authored or co-authored numerous... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50794 September 2016 Administrative Science Quarterly Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market By: Kang, Sonia K., K.A. DeCelles, András Tilcsik, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
At the end of 2020—seven months after COVID-19 had sent the airline industry into a tailspin and five months after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police provoked nationwide protests for racial justice—Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian was moved to take more action... View Details
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About - Race, Gender & Equity
equality in business and society at large. Leadership Robin J. Ely Initiative Co-Chair, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emerita at Harvard Business School. She... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
for each county in the 48 mainland states. The index considered the pervasiveness of Jim Crow laws, Ku Klux Klan activity between 1915 and 1940, and the number of recorded lynchings before 1939, among other measures. Then the team compared enrollment across View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
Sandra J. Sucher
Sandra Sucher, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, is an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust, her third book, is based on two decades of global research on how companies build stakeholder trust and how,... View Details
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Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing
By: Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers
Although some have heralded recent political and cultural developments as signaling the arrival of a post-racial era in America, several legal and social controversies regarding "reverse racism" highlight Whites' increasing concern about anti-White bias. We show that... View Details
Keywords: Racism; Zero-sum Game; Bias; Affirmative Action; Prejudice and Bias; Race; Social Issues; United States
Norton, Michael I., and Samuel R. Sommers. "Whites See Racism as a Zero-Sum Game That They Are Now Losing." Perspectives on Psychological Science 6, no. 3 (May 2011): 215–218.
- September 2021
- Case
Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds
By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Education; Higher Education; Decision Making; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Income; Race; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Geographic Scope; Growth and Development; Leadership; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Identity; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Expansion; Education Industry; North and Central America; United States
Kim, John J-H, Robin Mendelson, and Julia Kelley. "Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds." Harvard Business School Case 322-016, September 2021.