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Faculty & Research - Business History
the U.S. South declared secession from the Union. The trigger for the crisis was Abraham... 20 Feb 2024 News Honoring the History of Black Americans in the Military Re: Hise Gibson Senior Lecturer Hise Gibson talks about his experience in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Role Model
One of four daughters of Pakistani immigrants, Salma Qarnain (MBA 2002) grew up in the midwestern “I” states of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana before attending Stanford University. “It was my first experience feeling happy and comfortable in a place that had diversity,”... View Details
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
down accounts, which often happens if a customer fails to repay overdraft fees and other outstanding balances for two months. That black mark can prevent a consumer from opening a bank account elsewhere for up to five years, the authors... View Details
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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
police killings of Black people; the Jan 6th invasion of Congress by election-result deniers, goaded on by our very own former President; the passage of racist voter suppression bills; and increased violence against Asian Americans,... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?
to an inquiry? Researchers analyzed more than 57,000 message threads between patients and physician teams at Boston Medical Center and found that white patients were more likely to receive answers from their attending physicians, while View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
accessible financial services tailored to Black and Brown communities, but available to all. Inspired by the historical Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma—known as ‘Black Wall Street’—the company aimed to close the racial wealth gap... View Details
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
when they slip up? Or are they tearing people down by nit-picking over every misstep? Ely recalls one manager’s efforts to become a better supervisor to a Black female employee who was smart and hard-working, but made a lot of mistakes.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Christina Byrd
proud of working on Uber’s inaugural fair pay/equal pay analyses – we made sure we were paying men and women, black and white, the same pay for the same performance. I became the go-to equal pay person.” Expanding her “language” skills... View Details
- November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan
In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details
Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
Grossman, Allen, J. Puckett, and Nithya Vaduganathan. "A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee." Harvard Business School Case 314-064, November 2013. (Revised February 2016.)
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary
suggestions, four topic areas emerged reflecting changes in the workforce and society. Namely, the Class of 1992 wanted to learn about the experience of women in the workforce as the numbers of women in business was steadily growing. They also wanted to understand the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
also appreciated that Lumet’s decision to speak out against Simmons must have been an excruciating one. “The implications of naming him, an iconic and successful black man, are absolutely loaded for a black... View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?
Might Also Like: The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
confidence then, I settle down, and will sell him the register best adapted to his wants and business; or, if he has made up his mind that he wants one like his neighbor's, I sell him that one, no matter, if, in my judgement, it is not entirely best suited to his... View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
- 31 May 2023
- HBS Case
Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story
Larry Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second chance. ARTICLE: A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?A case study by Francesca... View Details
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
his research, race and racism in the marketplace, and more. Turner founded and runs the Technology Race and Prejudice Lab, also known as the T.R.A.P. Lab. Barbara DeLollis: Why do you research race and technology? Broderick Turner: As a View Details
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis
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34% US Race / Ethnicity 1 American Indian / Alaska Native 0% 0% 0% 0% Asian 24% 19% 17% 21% Black / African American 12% 11% 9% 7% Hispanic / Latino / Latinx 11% 9% 11% 8% Multi-Race / Non-Hispanic 4% 6% 5% 3% Native Hawaiian / Other... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and... View Details
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Doctoral 100 Years - Doctoral
Science (DCS) is renamed to the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA). 1955 First Black Student Graduates with DBA Degree Harding B. Young becomes the first African-American student to earn the DBA degree. Young went on to work in... View Details
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
that empowerment and collaboration are not just aspirations but achieved reality. Purpose goes from being a slogan to a set of lived principles. In the video below, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson explains the enormous challenge he faced in 2018 when a manager called the... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati