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- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
Innovation Can Amazon Remake Health Care? A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/JazzIRT View Details
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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
emerging markets was a stronger calling. “Facing inequality and poverty can be depressing, and I could see an alternative life for myself where I wouldn’t be face to face with it every day,” Nneka said. “Yet I just felt this call to try... View Details
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
Henry Ford, their creation of profits and firm value employs relatively few, very well-paid people, exacerbating income inequality in our economy. They have relatively few expenditures for control over the quality of the information... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- January 2016 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna, Jérôme Lenhardt and Marc Homsy
A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the Swedish government and its customers in the West. Critics contend that IKEA is not living up to its own commitments to... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Values; Islam; Multinationals; Globalization; Leadership; Equality and Inequality; Multinational Firms and Management; Religion; Organizational Culture; Gender; Consumer Products Industry; Saudi Arabia; Sweden
Ramanna, Karthik, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Marc Homsy. "IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 116-015, January 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
- 03 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
What is HBS Bridges?
generation: climate change, the future of the internet, and income inequality to name but a few. The gravity of these issues goes without saying, but the real message was clear. We, the Class of 2015, can and need to become leaders... View Details
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Dean Nitin Nohria | About
and teaching intended to transform practice, enable leaders to drive change, and eradicate gender, race, and other forms of inequality in business and society. April 2014 Capital Campaign The School publicly launched a campaign to raise... View Details
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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society
& Equity Initiative We catalyze and translate cutting-edge research to transform practice, enable leaders to drive change, and eradicate gender, race, and other forms of inequality in business and society. Social Enterprise Initiative We... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico
social policy of the new administration. He was then asked to join the new government. He elected instead to return to HBS, a decision he does not regret. “I’ve been fortunate enough to do research with Professor Michael Porter,” Ramirez says. “Our work on the... View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?
fluctuations. Zhang and her coauthors were curious whether the algorithm might help reduce racial inequalities by optimizing nightly rates for both white and Black hosts, so everyone could benefit financially. Narrowing Airbnb’s racial... View Details
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Research - Race, Gender & Equity
Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial View Details
- 22 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
appeared in the Harvard Gazette. You Might Also Like: Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic? A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?... View Details
- September 2020
- Case
West Side United: Hospitals Tackle the Racial Health and Wealth Gap
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Paul Stramaglia
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. David Ansell, Darlene Hightower, and Ayesho Jaco, leaders of West Side United (WSU), a coalition of Chicago hospitals, community residents, banks, and small businesses conceived in 2016, reviewed progress toward WSU’s goal of ending... View Details
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; Hospital; Coalition; Health Pandemics; Race; Health; Wealth and Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Change; Leadership; Chicago
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Paul Stramaglia. "West Side United: Hospitals Tackle the Racial Health and Wealth Gap." Harvard Business School Case 321-026, August 2020.
- February 2023
- Case
Success Academy Charter Schools
By: Robin Greenwood, Joshua D. Coval, Denise Han, Ruth Page and Dave Habeeb
This stand-alone multimedia case follows the story of Eva Moskowitz and Success Academy, a network of high-performing charter schools in New York City. As a New York City councilor between 1999 and 2006, Moskowitz became frustrated over the inertia and dysfunction in... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Performance Effectiveness; Equality and Inequality; Private Sector; Education Industry; New York (city, NY)
Greenwood, Robin, Joshua D. Coval, Denise Han, Ruth Page, and Dave Habeeb. "Success Academy Charter Schools." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 222-707, February 2023.
- January 2024
- Article
A Cost Model for a Low Threshold Clinic Treating Opioid Use Disorder
By: Sarah E. Wakeman, Elizabeth Powell, Syed Shehab, Grace Herman, Laura Kehoe and Robert S. Kaplan
The US fee-for-service payment system under-reimburses clinics offering access to comprehensive treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD). The funding shortfall limits a clinic’s ability to expand and improve access, especially for socially marginalized patients with... View Details
Wakeman, Sarah E., Elizabeth Powell, Syed Shehab, Grace Herman, Laura Kehoe, and Robert S. Kaplan. "A Cost Model for a Low Threshold Clinic Treating Opioid Use Disorder." Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 51, no. 1 (January 2024): 22–30.
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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Gupta (MBA 2019); Richard Menschel (MBA 1959); By: Jennifer Gillespie Education Blog Posts Addressing Inequities in Education: SE Summer Fellow Amal Tariq (MBA 2025) Amal Tariq 22 Jul 2024 Public School Innovation in Georgia: SE Summer... View Details
- May 2022 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
LOOP: Driving Change in Auto Insurance Pricing
By: Elie Ofek and Alicia Dadlani
John Henry and Carey Anne Nadeau, co-founders and co-CEOs of LOOP, an insurtech startup based in Austin, Texas, were on a mission to modernize the archaic $250 billion automobile insurance market. They sought to create equitably priced insurance by eliminating pricing... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Technological Innovation; Equality and Inequality; Prejudice and Bias; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Price; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Alicia Dadlani. "LOOP: Driving Change in Auto Insurance Pricing." Harvard Business School Case 522-073, May 2022. (Revised June 2024.)
- 17 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups
strategy with a focus on social inequalities and status hierarchies, reveals that whether consciously or not, white coaches and black coaches subtly favor players of their own race. That, in turn, can hurt the league overall. “When you... View Details
- December 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)
By: Christine Exley, John Beshears, Manuela Collis and Davis Heniford
In 2019, members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The case describes the history of the WNT's quest for equal pay leading up to this event. View Details
Keywords: Equal Pay; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Negotiation Tactics; Corporate Governance; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
Exley, Christine, John Beshears, Manuela Collis, and Davis Heniford. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-029, December 2019. (Revised December 2021.)