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- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Field Correction
- June 2025
- Article
Gender Diversity Performance and Voluntary Disclosure: Mind the (Gender Pay) Gap
By: June Huang and Shirley Lu
We study whether voluntary gender diversity disclosure is predictive of gender diversity performance. Exploiting a mandate in the United Kingdom that requires firms to disclose 2017 gender pay gap ("GPG") data for the first time, we find that providing voluntary gender... View Details
Huang, June, and Shirley Lu. "Gender Diversity Performance and Voluntary Disclosure: Mind the (Gender Pay) Gap." Accounting, Organizations and Society 114 (June 2025).
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
The future of retail won’t be brick and mortar or online, says Musab Balbale (MBA 2007). Instead, it will be a more inclusive combination of the two. Balbale, who spent several years of his career focused exclusively on online sales, is testing that theory at scale as... View Details
- 07 Oct 2020
- News
Women’s Career Trajectories Can Be a Model for an Aging Workforce
- November 2022
- Case
Jon Fortt: The Art of Debate and Effective Communication
By: Francesca Gino, Sarah Livick-Moses and Ruth Page
This stand-alone multimedia case explores the art of communication in the space of negotiation. It follows the career journey of business journalist, media influencer, and co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk Alley," Jon Fortt. He offers reflections on the race crisis in the... View Details
- October 3, 2016
- Article
Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
This article summarizes recent research on how immigrants contribute to the formation of U.S. start-ups and the traits of the businesses founded. View Details
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, and William R. Kerr. "Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 3, 2016).
- 1 Aug 1996
- Conference Presentation
Beyond Armchair Feminism: EnGendering Organizational Change
By: R. Ely and D. Meyerson
- 1993
- Book
Men and Women of the Corporation
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Men and Women of the Corporation. NY: Basic Books, 1993.
- January 26, 2018
- Editorial
Can Donald Trump Teach us Anything?
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Can Donald Trump Teach us Anything?" International Business Times (January 26, 2018).
- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C1): Race, Class, and School Choice
Describes the abolition, starting in 1995, of Seattle's mandatory busing and desegregation program in favor of an in-district choice program. Presents the mechanics of Seattle's choice plan, including the controversial formulas that allocate space in the district's... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Education; Education Industry; Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C1): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-039, September 2002.
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Partners’ Club Strives to Broaden Appeal
The HBS Partners’ Club has a new name — Section P — and a new mission: to broaden its appeal beyond its traditional base of wives with kids. “We decided to rebrand the organization to appeal to men and partners without kids,” explains Kim Sundy, copresident for... View Details
- 2011
- Chapter
A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and David A. Thomas
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and David A. Thomas. "A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations." Chap. 41 in The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, edited by Kim S. Cameron and Gretchen M. Spreitzer, 552–565. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 1985
- Chapter
Small-Scale Enterprise and Women
By: James E. Austin and Maryanne Dulansey
Austin, James E., and Maryanne Dulansey. "Small-Scale Enterprise and Women." In Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book, edited by Catherine Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, Kathleen Cloud, and James E. Austin., 1985.
- December 1985
- Article
Gender and Sex-Role Attributes as Predictors of Utilization of Natural Support Systems During Personal Stress Events
By: Timothy Butler, Steven Giordano and Steven Neren
Butler, Timothy, Steven Giordano, and Steven Neren. "Gender and Sex-Role Attributes as Predictors of Utilization of Natural Support Systems During Personal Stress Events." Sex Roles 13, nos. 9-10 (December 1985).
- December 2014 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Dylan Pierce at Peninsula Industries
By: Karthik Ramanna
Peninsula Industries' U.S. country manager, Peter Lee, has a problem—his star hire, Dylan Pierce, is threatening to quit. Peninsula is a large Korean conglomerate multinational that has been keen to attract foreigners. Dylan was hired by Peter to work in Peninsula's... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Multicultural Teams; Leadership; Diversity; Electronics Industry; Korean Peninsula; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "Dylan Pierce at Peninsula Industries." Harvard Business School Case 115-024, December 2014. (Revised November 2016.)
- May 2014
- Article
Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India
By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Stephen D. O'Connell
We quantify the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in India with the role of women in India's manufacturing sector. While overall employment of women in manufacturing does not increase after the reforms, we find... View Details
Keywords: Women; Female; Political Reservations; Development; Informal Sector; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Manufacturing Industry; India; South Asia
Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell. "Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India." Journal of Development Economics 108 (May 2014): 138–153.
- 2013
- Article
Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India
By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Stephen O'Connell
We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male... View Details
Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen O'Connell. "Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India." Journal of Economic Geography 13, no. 6 (November 2013): 929–964. (Winner of the FPD Academy Award for Best World Bank Research in Finance and Private Sector Development.)
- February 2009
- Article
Beyond Gender and Negotiation to Gendered Negotiations
By: Deborah M. Kolb and Kathleen L. McGinn
Kolb, Deborah M., and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Beyond Gender and Negotiation to Gendered Negotiations." Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 2, no. 1 (February 2009): 1–16.