Publications

2021
Working Paper

Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective

By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William Kahn and Robin Ely

This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop a theory about the persistence of racial inequality in U.S. companies, treating White men as the dominant group and Black people as an illustrative subordinate group. We theorize that this persistence is rooted... View Details

Keywords: Systems Psychodynamics; Organizational Inequality; Masculinity; Equality and Inequality; Race; Gender; Identity; Power and Influence

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February 2024
Article

Representation and Extrapolation: Evidence from Clinical Trials

By: Marcella Alsan, Maya Durvasula, Harsh Gupta, Joshua Schwartzstein and Heidi L. Williams

This article examines the consequences and causes of low enrollment of Black patients in clinical trials. We develop a simple model of similarity-based extrapolation that predicts that evidence is more relevant for decision-making by physicians and patients when it... View Details

Keywords: Representation; Racial Disparity; Health Testing and Trials; Race; Equality and Inequality; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

Bojinov says. “That’s not something managers had to think about [before the pandemic]. Now, they do.” About the Author Lane Lambert is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/SDI Productions] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Unfinished... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

speed building, we raced towards the desert floor. “Sight picture, how do you feel?” I asked. “I’m steep, sir,” the student replied, as she tilted the nose down to make the correction. Tiny corrections now: a little left, a slight bunt... View Details

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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

race to Demo Day where teams pitch their ventures to investors and entrepreneurs. Read More Rock 100 Initiative Rock Center support for entrepreneurs extends far beyond graduation. The Rock 100 initiative brings together high impact... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

from the Kellogg School of Management, 2005–2006. William C. Kirby : Received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations in 2006. William C. Kirby : Awarded a Dr. Phil. Honoris Causa... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Cavallo : Received a National Science Foundation Trans-Atlantic Platform-Digging into Data Grant, 2017–2019. Marco E. Tabellini : Recipient of a Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Grant in the Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Program for “From Immigrants to... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

acquired 62 companies, as it races to dominate the Internet server and communication equipment fields. From the target company's point of view, an acquisition is often desirable, since it takes a massive amount of money to build a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

January 2024
Case

Vibrant Health

By: Henry McGee and Sarah Mehta

This case is about nutritional supplements company Vibrant Health, among the 100 largest Black-owned businesses in the U.S. After acquiring the company from its white founder in 2007, co-owners Ted and Paige Parker significantly grew its sales. Set in September 2023,... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Race; Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Ownership; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Eastern United States

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

think, is recognizing that global management is all about legitimizing diversity. We often talk about diversity in terms of race or gender. But it is really about a total perspective. It is about legitimizing diverse views in an... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Developing the Plan - Advancing Racial Equity

business. In conversations on race in mid-June 2020 and beyond, community members made it resoundingly clear that they felt the School had failed to do all it could and should have done to welcome and advance Black talent, advance... View Details

April 2021
Case

JPMorgan Chase's Path Forward

By: Joseph L. Bower, Nien-hê Hsieh and Michael Norris

In 2020, JPMorgan Chase announced a $30 billion Commitment to Advance Racial Equity. The Commitment included investments in housing, small businesses, and financial literacy across the U.S., and diversity, equity, and inclusion within the bank. It was part of a broader... View Details

Keywords: Racial Wealth Gap; Diversity; Race; Financial Institutions; Banks and Banking; Leading Change; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY); Chicago

02 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

It’s a sticky but common dilemma for managers: A valued employee finds out that a coworker earns more, gets upset, and demands a raise. If gender or race figure into the wage gap, tensions can escalate fast. Companies, including Whole... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

plane, not socialism nor communism, not government operation nor the exercise of the police power, but rather the development from within the business group of effective social control of those mechanisms which have been placed in the hands of the View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

June 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Larry Miller

By: Francesca Gino, Frances X. Frei, Hise Gibson and Alicia Dadlani

Under the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike’s Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a... View Details

Keywords: Race; Ethnicity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Job Offer; Employment; Social Issues; Perspective; Personal Development and Career; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Portland; Oregon

November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Case

Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative

By: Shikhar Ghosh, Marilyn Morgan Westner and Reza Satchu

Wes Hall founded Kingsdale Advisors and built it into one of Canada’s leading shareholder services and advisory firms. Influenced by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and a series of social injustices—specifically the death of George Floyd in police custody—Hall... View Details

Keywords: Racism; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Race; Social Issues; Ethics; Canada; North America