Gender - Publications - Faculty & Research

2003
Book

Reader in Gender, Work and Organization

By: R. Ely, E. Foldy and M. Scully

Keywords: Gender; Organizations; Labor

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman

A show of hands, please. "How many of you would be fifteen minutes late for an appointment with your CEO?" Gail McGovern, president of Fidelity Personal Investments, scanned the audience, but only a few hands wavered upwards. "Now, how many of you would... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2020
Working Paper

Sex Selection and the Indian Marriage Market

By: Reshmaan N. Hussam

I consider the widespread phenomenon of sex ratios skewed by parental preference. Edlund (1999) proposes that if parents prefer sons and permit only women to marry up in social class, sexes will segregate by wealth in equilibrium. Using data on 30,000 Indian children,... View Details

Keywords: Sex Selection; Marriage Market; Bargaining Power; Gender; Information Technology; Household; Outcome or Result; India

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4 Jan 2004 - 7 Jan 2004
Conference Presentation

Women, Money and Wealth Creation: Investigating the Myths.

By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Gender; Money; Wealth

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29 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

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2020. Forget Cash: There are Better Ways to Motivate EmployeesIn today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive. How Gender... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization

Keywords: by Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart & Michael L. Tushman

2020
Working Paper

Automation and the Plight of Young Workers: Evidence from the Automation of Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century

By: Daniel P. Gross and James J. Feigenbaum

Telephone operation was one of the most common jobs for young American women in the early 1900s. Between 1920 and 1940, AT&T adopted dial service in over half of U.S. telephone exchanges, automating away a legion of operators. We show that upon a city's adoption of... View Details

Keywords: Employment; Labor; Gender; Technology Adoption; History; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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August 2006 (Revised June 2015)
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Female Entrepreneurship in Developed and Developing Countries

By: Geoffrey Jones and Alexis Lefort

Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in developing countries. There are higher rates of female entrepreneurship in developing countries than developed countries, but necessity is often the main driver in lower income countries. Explores the... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Gender; Developing Countries and Economies

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October 2000 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Avon Products (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers

Presents the results of the decision taken in the (A) case. Describes the subsequent challenges faced by Avon Products in promulgating its globalization worldwide. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Gender; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

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08 Sep 2015
First Look

September 8, 2015

high-level positions in organizations. While a great deal of research has provided evidence that bias and discrimination give rise to and perpetuate this gender disparity, in the current research, we explore another explanation: men and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

office interact about 1,000 times more frequently than two people at the company who are in different business units, functions, and offices, but are otherwise similar. Practically speaking, this means that there is very little interaction across these boundaries. Q:... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

2006
Other Unpublished Work

Unmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity: Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management

By: R. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson

Keywords: Identity; Gender

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November 23, 2021
Article

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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4 Apr 2013
Panel Discussion

Getting onto Corporate Boards

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Women Executives; Corporate Culture; Boards Of Directors; Leadership Skills; Gender; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Organizational Culture

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February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
Background Note

Note on the Law of Sexual Harassment

By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Lara Adamsons

This note provides an introduction to the law of sexual harassment. It has three parts. Part One describes the laws on harassment in the United States. Part Two explores controversial and emerging aspects of the American legal framework. Part Three gives a brief... View Details

Keywords: Social Issues; Laws and Statutes; Policy; Gender; Asia; Latin America; United States; Europe

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31 Aug 2010
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Working PapersFrom Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science Authors:Waverly W. Ding, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart Abstract This paper examines View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

New South Wales. Local Construction of a Global Standard: Foreign Share Ownership and Workplace Gender Diversity in Japan explains that historically, the Japanese corporate structure has made it difficult for women to enter into... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

2014
Article

The Shifting Landscape of LGBT Organizational Research

By: Michel Anteby and Caitlin Anderson

Over the past generation, sexual minorities—particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) persons—have gained increased visibility in the public arena. Yet organizational research has lagged behind in recognizing and studying this category of... View Details

Keywords: Research; Organizations; Gender; Diversity

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