Identity - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

strategy. We recognize that there are different approaches being used to manage strategy. An OSM could easily be established in a non-scorecard organization using the identical approach as scorecard users. The same set of questions apply:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

aren’t shy about telling anyone who’ll listen that they’ll never back that founder again.” How to bounce back The pain of closing a business can overwhelm founders, whose identity is intertwined with that of their venture. Failed founders... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

past 21 years I have been a collision of the world my family left behind and the one we lived in now. We formed our own dialect of English-Indonesian, I ate American food for lunch and Asian food for dinner, and I accepted my identity as... View Details

12 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals

change as we acquire more knowledge and experience. "The question is, 'what will my role be next?' Part of it is shaped by your deeply embedded life interests," Butler says. "Your identity will be modified by where you... View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

team’s idea: Prevent burnout by creating a dialog around the seemingly arbitrary nature of fashion pricing—and the fact that many people judge a garment’s quality based on its price tag. The strategy: Price two identical items next to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

place for life after work, everything else about retirement – what we intend to do with our time – remains vague or utterly unexplored. Important considerations include: Identity Who will you be in retirement? What aspirations,... View Details

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

their donors and not attempt to be all things to all people. By aligning the current mission with their target donors, nonprofits can create a brand identity that both more accurately reflects the organization's activities and mission,... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Wind Sculpture (SG) V 2019 | About

inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch, and then sold to the colonies in West Africa. In the 1960s, the material became a symbol of African identity and independence. As Shonibare has stated, “Based on the history of... View Details

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

Bulletin [Image: MicroStockHub] Related Reading Hold on to Your Complexity: Bringing Multiple Identities to Work Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity What problems have you... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler

In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia

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06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

Latin American descent, among others.” Narratives: What’s the right story? Sometimes people from underrepresented groups carry with them liabilities stemming not only from their own identities but from where they come from, Kanter says.... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

HBS that fall, I showed up to my first PRIDE club happy hour and walking into it, I was the most nervous I had ever been in any social setting. It felt like an unveiling of this deep, hidden aspect of my identity and I had a feeling of... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

Linda Hill's book for the star performer-turned-new-manager, Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity appeared a decade ago to much acclaim. Much of the original book is still fresh today. But a new edition, Becoming a Manager: How... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

sources of inspiration for months to come. The Case Method manifested itself just as I had seen in Professor Neeley’s video months before. Each case, covering companies from Walt Disney Studios to Live Nation, developed its own musical View Details

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring. 2021 Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of Management Journal Impact Award for “The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work” (June 1995). Robin J. Ely :... View Details

06 Mar 2020
Book

A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading

educators, teachers, and role models. They see themselves as administrators and their identity is not based on teaching. All I am inviting them to do is to reflect and ask themselves how their day would unfold differently if they saw... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

legacy, rebuild the in-person community, and foster engagement throughout the identity cross-sections that exist at Harvard. Maiky Iberkleid Szainrok I first interacted with LASO during the application process when they co-hosted an “Ask... View Details

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

working parents and eldercare providers) or those interested in similar topics (baking or jigsaw puzzles) share information, recipes, items for sale or barter, and the like. Keep such forums tied to the organization’s identity and... View Details

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

05 Nov 2014
HBS Seminar

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