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July 2022 (Revised March 2023)
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The LEGO Group: Builders of a More Diverse and Inclusive Tomorrow

By: Elie Ofek and Sarah Mehta

This case explores how the LEGO Group’s diversity and inclusion efforts from 2008 to 2022. View Details

Keywords: Race; Inclusion; Equity; Demographics; Age; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe; Denmark; United States

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economic development. While there is some value in studying business in prosperous countries today, the real value comes when we study it at a time when the demographics in the 'now rich' region resembled that of today's poor countries. I... View Details

1988
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The Significance of Race and Ethnicity for Understanding Organizational Behavior

By: D. A. Thomas and Clayton P. Alderfer

Keywords: Organizations; Race; Ethnicity

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Boston

href="https://www.library.hbs.edu/ask-us" target="_blank">Ask Us and we can help you identify different sources. Passport Click on Search on the upper left side of the main screen to get started. Locate the industry of interest and then choose a geography. Click... View Details

November 2007 (Revised June 2016)
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Differences at Work: The Individual Experience

By: Sandra J. Sucher

This note presents some basic concepts and findings from social science research that can help you anticipate and manage some of the complexities of differences at work. View Details

Keywords: Demographics

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November 23, 2021
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The Nasdaq Mandate Will Expand Diversity in Business—and That’s Good for Business

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Andrea Silbert

As The Boston Club’s corporate census has identified, Massachusetts is moving the needle on the advancement of women and people of color in the business community. In our work, we measure this data year after year, and we are seeing incremental progress, but it is... View Details

Keywords: Women; Equity; Board; Diversity; Race; Gender; Measurement and Metrics; Policy; Massachusetts

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1999
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Mentoring and Diversity in Organizations: The Importance of Race and Gender in Work Relationships

By: D. A. Thomas

Keywords: Organizations; Employees; Diversity; Race; Gender; Relationships

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Consumer goods: market research

Individual reports include analysis of drivers of the industry, industry risk, market data and segments, competitors and industry performance. SimplyMap Is a mapping tool for the U.S. that incorporates market data from Experian Simmons Local and business View Details

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

publicly funded. (Bloomberg/Getty Images) Japan’s demographic time bomb is a bittersweet result of its robust recovery after World War II. Within two generations, the country catapulted from a state of ruin to the second-strongest economy... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

Fall 2021
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Emboldening and Contesting Gender and Skin Color Stereotypes in the Film Industry in India, 1947–1991

By: Sudev Sheth, Geoffrey Jones and Morgan Spencer

This article examines how the film industry influenced prevailing gender and skin color stereotypes in India during the first four decades after Independence in 1947. It shows that Bollywood, the mainstream cinema in India, shared Hollywood's privileging of paler skin... View Details

Keywords: Bollywood; Film Industry; Hollywood; Tamil Cinema; Male Gaze; Stereotypes; Social Impact; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Film Entertainment; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; India; United States

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November 2007
Case

Differences at Work: Sam (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon

In Differences at Work: Sam (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-021 Sam is one of the few minorities working at his company at the analyst level. He refuses a request from Human Resources to fill the “Asian spot” in his firm's diversity video. View Details

Keywords: Ethnicity; Employees; Diversity

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2016
Working Paper

Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal

By: Rafael Di Tella and Julio J. Rotemberg

We present a simple model of populism as the rejection of “disloyal” leaders. We show that adding the assumption that people are worse off when they experience low income as a result of leader betrayal (than when it is the result of bad luck) to a simple voter choice... View Details

Keywords: Corruption; Betrayal; Populism; Incompetence; Literacy; Crime and Corruption; Income; Ethics; Political Elections; Race; Residency

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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

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10 Feb 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development

Christensen discusses economic theory and personal happiness. WORKING PAPERS Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity among Professionals Kathleen L. McGinn and Katherine L. Milkman study processes of... View Details

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Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work

Raman, Eva Sage-Gavin, & Kristen Hines 01 SEP 2021 Increased reliance on technology and changing demographics have shaped the way that companies hire. Hiring processes are designed to find “perfect” candidates in an efficient manner, but... View Details

04 Nov 2019
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A Home for Startups

companies, and early-stage companies, with a lot of startups, a lot of freelancers, and creative professionals who all come together. It's a very energetic space. When you walk into the space, you feel the vibe. “This is not just meant for young people. We are... View Details

Keywords: work space

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Automobile and motor vehicle industry

in Stamps Reading Room) -- Gives monthly production and sales activity by country and manufacturer. Ward's Motor Vehicle Facts and Figures (Ref. HD9710.U5 M63a in Stamps Reading Room) -- Gives North American production, retail sales, exports, and imports... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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The Inner-City Advantage

Investment in the inner city can reap social rewards, but there’s real money to be made as well, agreed panelists at the 32nd annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference. Named for Fitzhugh (MBA ’33), one of the School’s first African-American alumni, the conference was... View Details

Keywords: H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference; Howard; Naylor; Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services