Team Diversity - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jun 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Excellence Comes From Saying No

capital firm Polaris Partners, and former executive at Pfizer, Schulman has worked in some 90 countries around the world. "The key to creating collaborative teams within diverse environments, is to find... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

was a good inside fighter,” Keen says later. “I could take a lot of stomach hits. You get me up against the ropes and I can fight.” He also was a punter and placekicker on the football team his first year at Dartmouth, before moving over... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

technical skills, expertise in analysis, and diverse views, allowing them to brainstorm and explore different interpretations of a failure's causes and consequences. Because this usually involves the potential for conflict that can... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

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HBS - The year in Review

overcoming every obstacle that the pandemic presented, to ensure the continuity of the School's work. Every team leaned in--from food service workers to security to technology and administrative support--whether on campus or remote. Their... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

teach by the case method in new and different modalities. These were huge lifts for our IT and operations teams and for our faculty and students, and we failed fast (and often) many times before we were satisfied. But we also learned a... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

To other functional departments such as finance and operations, the sales and marketing functions look alike. After all, they are both "outward looking," focused on the customer and the market. But, creating a strong marketing and sales View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning experience with a View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

reflect on my career path while also meeting a diverse group of people that I could learn from. In terms of why I chose HBS, the case method pedagogy was the biggest reason. Reading 500 cases over two years allows you to figure out what... View Details

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

tell my FGI team when we arrived because I thought it'd be easier if they knew why I didn't feel well. They were so excited for me and unbelievably supportive. Not having to hide my pregnancy from my team... View Details

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

When our team reached out to 600 CEOs during the pandemic’s early stages to ask them about their greatest concerns, many cited communication with employees. While the right communication strategy has been critical during the pandemic, it... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

where everyone can thrive Communicate powerfully as a leader Go fast by empowering your team Can Consumers, Big Tech, and Retailers Fix Health Care? Professor Robert Huckman (PHDBE 2001) No additional materials available + More Info –... View Details

30 Sep 2019
Book

Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership

working world. Boosting women and minorities is “good business,” as diversity improves the quality of decision making on complex tasks, team performance, and innovation. Yet, despite the long-standing... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

course, How Star Women Succeed: Leading Effective Careers and Organizations. "There is a big difference between diversity and inclusiveness," Groysberg says. "Diversity is about counting the numbers; inclusiveness is about making the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2006
News

Orientation Teamwork

Teams are assigned and cross-sectional, taking advantage of the diversity of students in the MBA Program. “Their fundamental purpose is to serve as enhanced study groups,” explains Professor Jeff Polzer,... View Details

Keywords: orientation; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

21 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know

percent of board members are women. They teamed with Fletcher, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in organizational behavior, to answer questions on gender, competition, and cooperation that have not been addressed in previous research: Do... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

23 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

To illustrate the old adage that birds of a feather flock together, there may be no better example than the venture capital industry. A recent study finds that venture capitalists have a strong tendency to team up with other VCs whose... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

2008
Chapter

Shifting Frames in Team-Diversity Research: From Difference to Relationships

By: R. Ely and L. Morgan Roberts

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Research; Diversity

Citation

1 Nov 2006
Keynote Speech

Cross-cultural Teamwork in Organizations

By: R. Ely

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Organizations; Diversity