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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society

& Equity Initiative We catalyze and translate cutting-edge research to transform practice, enable leaders to drive change, and eradicate gender, race, and other forms of View Details

    Rethinking How We Work

    Q&A with Julie Battilana following the op-ed she coauthored with Isabelle Ferreras and Dominique Méda in response to... View Details
    • May 13, 2021
    • Article

    The Big Benefits of Employee Ownership

    By: Thomas Dudley and Ethan Rouen
    Wealth inequality in the U.S. has been increasing for decades: The richest 1% own a majority of all business wealth, and the top 10% own more than 90%. Companies, which have played a vital role in the growth in inequality can also play one in reducing it. One place to... View Details
    Keywords: Wealth; Equality and Inequality; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employee Ownership; United States
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    • Awards

    INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition

    By: Summer R. Jackson
    Winner of the 2020 INFORMS Best Dissertation Proposal Competition for “Understanding Organizational Inequality at ‘Well Intentioned’ Companies: The Case of ShopCo’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies and Practices.” View Details
    • March 2024
    • Article

    Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity

    By: Mitchell Tang, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi and Ariel Dora Stern
    Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with substantial growth in patient portal messaging. Higher message volumes have largely persisted, reflecting a new normal. Prior work has documented lower message use by patients who belong to minoritized racial... View Details
    Keywords: Health Pandemics; Technology Adoption; Prejudice and Bias; Equality and Inequality; Communication Technology; Race; Ethnicity; Health Industry
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    • 2012
    • Working Paper

    The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures

    By: Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman
    This paper examines the division of founder shares in entrepreneurial ventures, focusing on the decision of whether or not to divide the shares equally among all founders. To motivate the empirical analysis we develop a simple theory of costly bargaining, where... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Equity
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    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures

    By: Thomas F. Hellmann and Noam Wasserman
    This paper examines the division of founder shares in entrepreneurial ventures, focusing on the decision of whether or not to divide the shares equally among all founders. To motivate the empirical analysis we develop a simple theory of costly bargaining, where... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Equity; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Deal; Ownership Stake; Value
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    • 13 Oct 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

    such as capital or access to talent inside the group. Equally important, I believe, is reputation, knowing that it is Koç or Akfen. Q: Koç and Akfen are both family owned. Is this an advantage? A: One idea... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 03 Jul 2008
    • What Do You Think?

    Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

    Summing Up Are leadership and followership joined at the hip? It seems impossible to separate the two. They are reflective of one another. These are two of the predominant opinions expressed in one way or another by respondents to this... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 02 Apr 2010
    • What Do You Think?

    Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

    effects on productivity, (5) Job design that allows employees to have control over their work is conducive to lower stress levels and better health outcomes (for example, the higher one rises in an organization, the lower the risk of... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 15 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

    recover? Will my business survive? Equally important is the need to be clear about what we know, and what we don’t know. As in all crises, there are also a number of unknown unknowns that will become... View Details
    Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence
    • August 2023 (Revised October 2023)
    • Case

    Beyond the Barricades: Chile 2023

    By: Debora Spar, Willis Emmons, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Ruth Costas
    Chile, often considered among Latin America's greatest economic success stories, suffered a shocking wave of protests in October 2019, as its citizens demanded reforms across healthcare and education systems, and protested inequality and rising costs of living. As... View Details
    Keywords: Government Administration; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Public Opinion; Equality and Inequality; Public Administration Industry; Chile; Latin America; South America
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    • 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 06 Mar 2018
    • Webinars: Trending@HBS

    Cryptocurrency: Creating an Open Financial System for the World

    Join Adam White (MBA 2013), vice president and general manager of Coinbase Exchange, as he explores how digital currency and an open financial system will increase innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity throughout the world. View Details
    • July 2021
    • Supplement

    Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (B)

    By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane
    Supplement to the (A) case View Details
    Keywords: Change; Communication; Diversity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Employees; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Work-Life Balance; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Technology Platform; Information Technology Industry; United States
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    • 12 Oct 2022
    • Video

    Introducing Pathways to a Just Digital Future

    • 24 Oct 2024
    • Blog Post

    Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

    customers, and helping to guide my organization through major changes. Looking back, I’m proud of the role I played in building such a successful company in my field, and I’m View Details
    • Video

    Pato Bichara - Making A Difference

    • 03 Jun 2015
    • News

    Family Friendly Work Policies Might Be Harming Women At Work

    • 16 Jan 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

    leveraging equal resources. In hyper-competitive industries, another way that managers can stay relevant and maintain success is by finding ways to get small advantages over their competitors. The NFL stands... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports
    • 2022
    • Working Paper

    Credit and the Family: The Economic Consequences of Closing the Credit Gap of U.S. Couples

    By: Olivia S. Kim
    Marital property rights strengthen secondary earners’ economic power by giving them access to credit markets. I study how this crucial yet understudied feature of property laws influences household decision-making. The 2013 reversal of the Truth-in-Lending Act... View Details
    Keywords: Household; Credit; Equality and Inequality; Income; Policy; Family and Family Relationships
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