Inclusive Hiring - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

and people of color to senior roles tend to hire people with similar demographics to replace them when they leave, allowing for diversity to “stick.” The findings also raise an important question at a time when many corporate diversity,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Blog

What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

are especially effective at encouraging change. Avoid being complacent. Even the organizations most dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion still have some work to do. Be on the lookout for gender disparities in how employees are... View Details

30 Sep 2019
Book

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

creating the psychologically safe environment to have these conversations is important, with managers learning how to provide the proper support during these discussions.” 3. Tackle systemic inequality, starting with the corporate culture Many organizations have... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

Scout troop, effective governance: Generates a sense of direction, values to live by or work by, and well-understood and accepted policies that tell organization members how they should behave or what they should do in certain circumstances. Examples of policies are... View Details

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

Ranjay Gulati talks to Tynan about her learning journey, and how she managed the risks of entrepreneurship while aiming to make a lasting impact. Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls John Chen was hired to... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

the future of the field. Turning the Great Resignation into the Great Attraction Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein (MBA 2002, DBA 2013) + More Info – Less Info Talent markets are shifting. Until recently, job seekers focused mainly on what organizations would View Details

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

firms appoint a CEO who shares their success with others, the researchers found, inclusiveness of the entire executive team increases the following year. “In the long run, trying to think about what kind of people you want to View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Networking Events - Recruiting

Hire Talent Networking Events Hire Talent Networking Events Post your event on our recruiting platform 12twenty to effectively connect with HBS students and build brand awareness. Successful events... View Details

17 Dec 2020
News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

adding that since the majority of HBS alumni in Japan are male, “the club has always had male presidents.” The club’s immediate past president, Seiji Yasubuchi (MBA 1990), is a “strong promoter of diversity and inclusion in Japanese... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

to operate at scale and consider whether to replace them. Here are a few tips in areas I find to be the most challenging at this stage: People When it comes to employees, there are two areas where CEO/founders often get tripped up as their companies grow: View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

shareholders' economic interests and low corporate profitability, Japan introduced the JPX-Nikkei400 in 2014. The index highlighted the country's "best-run" companies by annually selecting the 400 most profitable of its large and liquid firms. We find that managers... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Bandiera and B. Kelsey Jack A substantial body of research investigates the effect of pay for performance in firms, yet less is known about the effect of non-financial rewards, especially in organizations that hire individuals to perform... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

change. The day’s agenda built on the coalition’s quarterly virtual forums and included in-depth discussions on advancing skills-based hiring that focuses on competencies and closing opportunity gaps. Harvard Business School is the first... View Details

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

how SAP is also using the program to rethink and re-engineer its Human Resource Management policies and processes to make them more inclusive and effective. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/616042-PDF-ENG... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

human toll to letting algorithms do the work. “Maybe there is a bias from people who have been traditionally hiring men.” Searches on popular recruiting sites might seem like a neutral way to find prospective candidates, but their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

society around the world. EQUAL PARTNER Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) How Pialy Aditya is advancing inclusion for both investors and entrepreneurs. HOUR BY HOUR Rahkeem Morris (MBA 2018) Rahkeem Morris is saving businesses money with every... View Details

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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity

split in how companies approach the workforce, with some reaffirming a commitment to diversity, while others are removing diversity considerations in their hiring and succession planning. These two aspects of today’s business landscape... View Details

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

often very transferable for the next gig. What are you more aware of about yourself that you may not have known at the start of this journey? For example, you may have thought you were not technical, but after having to build your company’s first app because you... View Details