Pattern Avoidance - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jun 2016
First Look

June 14, 2016

now exist to protect employees from blatant forms of discrimination in hiring and promotion, but workplace discrimination persists in latent forms. These “second-generation” forms of bias arise in workplace structures, practices, and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

and people of color in leadership roles continue to remain scarce, perpetuating a pattern of sameness, with white men often replacing other white men in high-level positions, Chang says. However, the research results also reveal a bright... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 6

are consistent with the hypothesis that firms controlled by large shareholders with excess control rights choose public debt financing over bank debt as a way of avoiding scrutiny and insulating themselves from bank monitoring. Multivoxel... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

out, the results suggest that, overall, very high levels of time pressure should be avoided if you want to foster creativity on a consistent basis. However, if a time crunch is absolutely unavoidable, managers can try to preserve... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.” Breaking the sameness cycle One troubling pattern Ely has observed in many organizations struggling to retain white women and employees of color: They tend to have an “assessment” culture, which... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

revolution and the results are fairly damning. The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well Professor Amy Edmondson (PhDOB 1996) + More Info – Less Info We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. Now, we’re often torn between two “failure... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

cites the moral violations that have occurred in the financial sector as an example. "Some of these deals are so complicated that only a handful of people in the world really understand them," he says. In order to avoid disaster,... View Details

Keywords: Management

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

experience as fair, safe, and challenging. During a case discussion, experienced instructors often rely on a variety of principles to decide which student to call on (or avoid selecting) at any point in time. Instructors might choose a... View Details

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Addressing Common Blind Spots Below are some “blind spots” that are common in the classroom and suggestions on how to address them. Generalizing about students based on their group membership For example, using differential call patterns... View Details

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Profiles - MBA

sound decibels and displays light patterns according to the sound patterns (decibel intensity and rhythm). Applied as an emergency-alarm for a school for the hearing-impaired, the system allows... View Details

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

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

directors. Or perhaps you have shifted in the way you approach the workday as you went from being single to being married with children. Who have you become? Think about your key characteristics, your behavioral patterns and attitudes.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

These characteristics lead to stronger loyalty and sensitivity to one another but also greater reactivity in their interactions. Family relationships also have deeply ingrained patterns that have developed over years of interacting.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

protagonists—whether in person or virtually—narrowed these gaps. Male students rated cases with an in-class female protagonist more highly than cases in which the protagonist didn’t come to class. The same pattern was true for female... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

schools choose to display on their websites. First, the data strongly rejects patterns predicted by classic models of voluntary disclosure. In contrast with the traditional unraveling hypothesis, top schools are least likely to display... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

13 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams

promoted women and people of color. The diversifying effect was not as pronounced in mergers that involved companies from different industries. "The disruption allows these patterns to be changed for the better." As part of his study,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

When the customer says "jump," they ask "how high?" They offer additional product features and services to their customers, but fail to receive prices that cover the costs for these additional features and services. How can companies View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

people for whom that pattern of behavior made them a success, but there are a lot of people who have that same pattern of behavior who wind up as drunks in the alley." Success is a tough problem for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

record to the New York Times about a pattern of violent sexual behavior by Simmons. The Los Angeles Times ran its own story that same day with five other accusers. (To date, 18 women have come forward with allegations of rape, sexual... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

linked with superior outcomes. While they are no guarantee of success, their combined presence sharply improves the odds that you'll make a good decision. Multiple Alternatives. When groups consider many alternatives, they engage in more thoughtful analysis and usually... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

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