identity - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jul 2013
First Look

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Politician Identity, and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer Abstract—This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

identity would be discovered. The Gay Students Association (GSA) got me through. We were deeply underground because we had to be, but every month we had a party, often with dancing, and it was joyous. In the spring term of my first year,... View Details

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

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

his children went. He found the $25,000 ask for that organization was identical in terms of planning and approach to what he was doing 25 years later as he approached $25 million gift asks. Your Role as a Solicitor In summary, the most... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

and other GM executives placed a series of important bets on what American consumers wanted (different makes, models and prices; cars that were status symbols and identity holders as well as transportation sources) and they did so with... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

Bozoma Saint John discusses why "we hide our broken pieces" during the “Anatomy of a Badass” course. In many different ways, it’s bringing out more willingly who we are rather than checking our identity at the door as we go to work. It’s... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

23 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'

James W. Riley has been confronted with questions of identity and alienation since he was a teenage graffiti artist navigating 1990s Los Angeles. “I’ve always had this notion of going places and being in spaces that maybe subtly said,... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

focused winning strategy to stick with through good times and bad regardless of attractive opportunities outside their field, though clearly adaptations of the strategy will be needed. HCHP firms are clear about who they are and committed to preserving their View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Your Employees Don’t Want to Be Facebook ‘Friends’

of the workplace identities people create and the ongoing challenges found in maintaining boundaries in the expanding digital world, especially following the pandemic, when so many professional-personal lines were blurred. “We’re told to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

Web

Title IX & Gender Equity | About

these obligations may be outside the realm of Title IX, questions or concerns about possible discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity under state law may also be directed to a school or unit-based Title IX... View Details

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

September 2014
Case

Carla Ann Harris at Morgan Stanley

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Alex Radu

Keywords: Career Management; Authenticity; Race; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Banking Industry

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July 2022 (Revised January 2023)
Case

Vicky Tsai and Tatcha: Confronting Stereotypes

By: Geoffrey Jones and Veronica Tong

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 323-007. This case examines the career of Vicky Tsai, the creator of San Francisco-based TATCHA, a Japanese-themed luxury beauty brand launched in 2009. It explores how Tsai developed the concept, assembled management, and successfully... View Details

Keywords: Cosmetics Industry; Japan; Startup; Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Product Development; Product Marketing; Acquisition; Identity; Brands and Branding; Ethnicity; Gender; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States

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30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

Mormons, and McKinsey. I lived in fear that my true identity would be discovered. The Gay Students Association (GSA) got me through. We were deeply underground because we had to be, but every month we had a party, often with dancing, and... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

differences in either the quality or the nature of the output. But when a benchmarker like Hackett extends this methodology to support services or shared service departments, it assumes (without explicitly stating) that such departments are all offering View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

companies, but also for policymakers and society at large,” says Kempf. “For example, should we protect political identity in the workplace? Currently, US federal law and many state laws do not prohibit private employers from... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Wilson Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of identities in organizations.She teaches the... Ethan C. Rouen Terrie F.... View Details

Portrait Project

Sonakshi Bose

hate and intolerance, my insecurities and the taunts of others felt small. But the hope I felt – as I took her hand and she smiled at me – felt immense. I changed that day. As I grew up, this change has become an identity defining... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

new mom at HBS? I have absolutely loved being a parent at HBS. Becoming a mom felt like discovering a core part of my identity that I didn't know about before, but was always there. It has given me more confidence in who I am and what I... View Details

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

drawing upon literature and ideas and other disciplines. We're looking at identity politics, political science, and social policy. We are trying to learn from other interdisciplinary approaches and asking, "How do we rationally and... View Details