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- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Jim Quigley, CEO of Deloitte and Touche's consulting practice, asks senior partner Cathy Benko to lead Deloitte & Touche's much publicized Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, already the Lead Client Service Partner on one of Deloitte's... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Development; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Consulting Industry; United States
McGinn, Kathleen L., Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-026, September 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Patient–Physician Gender Concordance and Increased Mortality Among Female Heart Attack Patients By: Greenwood, Brad, Seth Carnahan, and Laura Huang... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Gender Difference in Patenting in the Academic Life Sciences Authors:Waverly W. Ding, Fiona Murray, and Toby E. Stuart Periodical:Science 313 (August 2006): 665-667 Abstract We analyzed longitudinal data on academic careers and conducted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2020
- Supplement
Video Interview with Pandwe Gibson
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural... View Details
Keywords: Female Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Sexism; Racism; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice and Bias; City; Culture; Miami
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Joyce J. Kim. "Video Interview with Pandwe Gibson." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 321-704, December 2020.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Diversity in Innovation
By: Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang
In this paper we document the patterns of labor market participation by women and ethnic minorities in venture capital firms and as founders of venture capital-backed startups. We show that from 1990-2016 women have been less than 10% of the entrepreneurial and venture... View Details
Gompers, Paul A., and Sophie Q. Wang. "Diversity in Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-067, January 2017.
- January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office
Over the past several years both the share of women receiving accounting degrees and the share of women entering public accounting have risen substantially. However, the number of women holding senior positions, such as partner, remains low. This case provides data on... View Details
Loveman, Gary W. "Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office." Harvard Business School Case 490-033, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
- October 2002 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Union Corrugating Company (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Julia Stevens
Lauri Union graduates from Harvard Business School and takes over her family's steel-corrugated roofing and siding manufacturing firm, which her mother has most recently run. The industry is mature, entry barriers to competitors are low, and the company is over 50... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Gender; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and Julia Stevens. "Union Corrugating Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-065, October 2002. (Revised February 2011.)
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
This is even true for high positions. Social identity seems to be stronger than gender in this case. Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle Dren comments: As a millennial with friends who always want to travel, who take all of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- February 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Johnson Security Bureau: Building Multigenerational Success
By: Henry McGee, Annelena Lobb and David Muoser
Jessica Johnson-Cope, CEO of Johnson Security Bureau (JSB), pondered options for scaling the firm. JSB was the oldest Black-owned security firm in New York, and among the oldest Black-owned security firms in the United States. It provided mostly unarmed security guards... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Gender; Race; Cybersecurity; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; New York (state, US)
McGee, Henry, Annelena Lobb, and David Muoser. "Johnson Security Bureau: Building Multigenerational Success." Harvard Business School Case 824-040, February 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- March 2024
- Case
Unintended Consequences of Algorithmic Personalization
By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli
“Unintended Consequences of Algorithmic Personalization” (HBS No. 524-052) investigates algorithmic bias in marketing through four case studies featuring Apple, Uber, Facebook, and Amazon. Each study presents scenarios where these companies faced public criticism for... View Details
Keywords: Race; Gender; Marketing; Diversity; Customer Relationship Management; Prejudice and Bias; Customization and Personalization; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Ascarza, Eva, and Ayelet Israeli. "Unintended Consequences of Algorithmic Personalization." Harvard Business School Case 524-052, March 2024.
- October 2017
- Supplement
Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive: Video Supplement
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and nine association and non-profit boards of directors. The case looks at the progression of Wilderotter’s career; the decisions she... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Managing People; Networks; Strategy And Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Social and Collaborative Networks; Gender; Power and Influence; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive: Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 418-702, October 2017.
- March 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Shepard Quraeshi Associates (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
Samina Quraeshi, principal of Boston-based Shepard Quraeshi Associates, must decide whether to take legal action against her key employees after they leave her firm to start their own, taking with them key clients and data. Quraeshi sees the situation as reflecting... View Details
Keywords: Ethnicity; Nationality; Ethics; Employees; Gender; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Immigration; Growth and Development Strategy; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Shepard Quraeshi Associates (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-112, March 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Unfairness Trap: A Key Missing Factor in the Economic Theory of Discrimination
By: Jordan I. Siegel, Naomi Kodama and Hanna Halaburda
Prior evidence linking increased female representation in management to corporate performance has been surprisingly mixed, due in part to data limitations and methodological difficulties, and possibly to omission of a fairness factor in the economic theory of... View Details
Siegel, Jordan I., Naomi Kodama, and Hanna Halaburda. "The Unfairness Trap: A Key Missing Factor in the Economic Theory of Discrimination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-082, March 2013. (Revised January 2014, June 2014.)
- September 2020 (Revised July 2022)
- Teaching Note
Algorithmic Bias in Marketing
By: Ayelet Israeli and Eva Ascarza
Teaching Note for HBS No. 521-020. This note focuses on algorithmic bias in marketing. First, it presents a variety of marketing examples in which algorithmic bias may occur. The examples are organized around the 4 P’s of marketing – promotion, price, place and... View Details
- October 2010
- Article
Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance
By: Dana R. Carney, Amy J.C. Cuddy and Andy J. Yap
Humans and other animals express power through open, expansive postures and powerlessness through closed, constrictive postures. But can these postures actually cause power? As predicted, results revealed that posing in high-power (vs. low-power) nonverbal displays... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Nonverbal Communication; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Power and Influence
Carney, Dana R., Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Andy J. Yap. "Power Posing: Brief Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance." Psychological Science 21, no. 10 (October 2010): 1363–1368.
- September 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Supplement
Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Pat Fili-Krushel has agreed to take on the job of first executive vice president of administration for AOL Time Warner, leading corporate human resources, internal communications, real estate and facilities, and other administrative roles for the combined company. She... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Tactics; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Power and Influence; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; United States
McGinn, Kathleen L., Deborah M. Kolb, and Cailin B. Hammer. "Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-010, September 2008. (Revised March 2009.)
- October 2000 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Harmeling
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Values and Beliefs; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Diversity; Financial Services Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Susan Harmeling. "Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (B)." Harvard Business School Case 301-058, October 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
Social Behavior By: Crockett, Molly J., and Amy Cuddy Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49863 October 2015 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Men as Cultural Ideals: Cultural Values Moderate View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
the concept of sustainability itself. It appears that overcoming these roadblocks will require systematic interventions and alternative normative concepts. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55541 The Impact of Penalties for Wrong... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- September 16, 2022
- Article
3 Workplace Biases that Derail Mid-Career Women
By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
Mid-career women are often surprised by the levels of bias and discrimination they encounter in the workplace, especially if they’ve successfully avoided it earlier in their careers. After speaking to 100 senior women executives, the authors identified three distinct... View Details
Ammerman, Colleen, and Boris Groysberg. "3 Workplace Biases that Derail Mid-Career Women." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 16, 2022).