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- August 1986 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-586-013). View Details
- 1 Feb 1974
- Conference Presentation
Women in Organizations: Change Agent Skills
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Women in Organizations: Change Agent Skills." Paper presented at the New Technology in Organization Development Conference, New Orleans, February 01, 1974. (Also in Current Issues and Strategies in Organization Development, edited by W.R. Burke. N.Y.: Behavioral Publications, 1976; Portions published as "On Ending Female Tokenism in T-Groups," Social Change, vol. 5 (1975), pp. 1-3. Reprinted in Sensitivity Training and the Laboratory Approach, edited by R.T. Golembiewski and A. Blumberg. Third Edition. Itasca, IL: Peacock, 1977.)
- June 2020
- Article
The Isolated Choice Effect and Its Implications for Gender Diversity in Organizations
By: Edward H. Chang, Erika L. Kirgios, Aneesh Rai and Katherine L. Milkman
We highlight a feature of personnel selection decisions that can influence the gender diversity of groups and teams. Specifically, we show that people are less likely to choose candidates whose gender would increase group diversity when making personnel selections in... View Details
Keywords: Behavior And Behavioral Decision Making; Organizational Studies; Decision Analysis; Economics; Decision Making; Behavior; Analysis; Organizations; Diversity; Gender
Chang, Edward H., Erika L. Kirgios, Aneesh Rai, and Katherine L. Milkman. "The Isolated Choice Effect and Its Implications for Gender Diversity in Organizations." Management Science 66, no. 6 (June 2020): 2752–2761.
- June 2012
- Article
Racial Colorblindness: Emergence, Practice, and Implications
By: Evan P. Apfelbaum, Michael I. Norton and Samuel R. Sommers
We examine the pervasive endorsement of racial colorblindness-the belief that racial group membership should not be taken into account or even noticed-as a strategy for managing diversity and intergroup relations. Despite research demonstrating that race is perceived... View Details
Apfelbaum, Evan P., Michael I. Norton, and Samuel R. Sommers. "Racial Colorblindness: Emergence, Practice, and Implications." Current Directions in Psychological Science 21, no. 3 (June 2012): 205–209.
- 2008
- Article
Learning (Not) to Talk About Race: When Older Children Underperform in Social Categorization
By: Evan P. Apfelbaum, Kristin Pauker, Nalini Ambady, Samuel R. Sommers and Michael I. Norton
The present research identifies an anomaly in sociocognitive development, whereby younger children (8 and 9 years) outperform their older counterparts (10 and 11 years) in a basic categorization task in which the acknowledgment of racial difference facilitates... View Details
Apfelbaum, Evan P., Kristin Pauker, Nalini Ambady, Samuel R. Sommers, and Michael I. Norton. "Learning (Not) to Talk About Race: When Older Children Underperform in Social Categorization." Developmental Psychology 44, no. 5 (2008).
- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
don't want to discriminate, or don't want to treat people differently based on their demographic characteristics—fall into these stereotype traps because stereotypes have something to do with how the world is," says Bohnet. "As... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 2022
- Working Paper
Retail Investors’ Contrarian Behavior Around News, Attention, and the Momentum Effect
By: Cheng (Patrick) Luo, Enrichetta Ravina, Marco Sammon and Luis M. Viceira
Using a large panel of U.S. brokerage accounts trades and positions, we show that a large fraction of retail investors trade as contrarians after large earnings surprises, especially for loser stocks, and that such contrarian trading contributes to post earnings... View Details
Keywords: Retail Investors; Post Earnings Announcement Drift; Price Momentum; Behavioral Finance; Investment; Demographics
Luo, Cheng (Patrick), Enrichetta Ravina, Marco Sammon, and Luis M. Viceira. "Retail Investors’ Contrarian Behavior Around News, Attention, and the Momentum Effect." Working Paper, June 2022.
- April 1995 (Revised November 2000)
- Background Note
Extraordinary and Unusual Items, Discontinued Operations, and Accounting Changes
By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses accounting for extraordinary and unusual items, discontinued operations, and accounting changes. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Extraordinary and Unusual Items, Discontinued Operations, and Accounting Changes." Harvard Business School Background Note 195-185, April 1995. (Revised November 2000.)
- January 2009 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Yoshiko Shinohara and Tempstaff
By: Anthony Mayo, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
The case presents a biographical portrait of Yoshiko Shinohara who founded Tempstaff in 1973, one of the largest temporary staffing agencies in Japan. In addition to chronicling Shinohara's entrepreneurial activities, the case provides contextual background about the... View Details
Mayo, Anthony, Masako Egawa, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Yoshiko Shinohara and Tempstaff." Harvard Business School Case 409-049, January 2009. (Revised March 2011.)
- 1 Jun 2008
- Keynote Speech
Unmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity
By: R. Ely
- 2008
- Working Paper
Beyond Gender and Negotiation to Gendered Negotiations
By: Deborah M. Kolb and Kathleen L. McGinn
Where do we start if we are interested in understanding how gender plays out in negotiations that take place within organizations? Do we start with women and men and explore their individual differences in thought, motivation, style, appetite for risk, and propensity... View Details
Kolb, Deborah M., and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Beyond Gender and Negotiation to Gendered Negotiations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-064, October 2008.
- 1985
- Chapter
Women in Development: A Framework for Project Analysis
By: James E. Austin, C. Overholt, Mary B. Anderson and Kathleen Cloud
Austin, James E., C. Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, and Kathleen Cloud. "Women in Development: A Framework for Project Analysis." In Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book, edited by Catherine Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, Kathleen Cloud, and James E. Austin., 1985.
- 2003
- Book
Women Entrepreneurs, Their Ventures, and The Venture Capital Industry: An Annotated Bibliography.
By: Elizabeth Gatewood, Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart
Gatewood, Elizabeth, Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene, and Myra M. Hart. Women Entrepreneurs, Their Ventures, and The Venture Capital Industry: An Annotated Bibliography. Stockholm: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute (ESBRI), 2003.
- 2003
- Chapter
Financing Entrepreneurship: Is Gender an Issue?
By: Nancy M. Carter, Candida G. Brush, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart
Carter, Nancy M., Candida G. Brush, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, and Myra M. Hart. "Financing Entrepreneurship: Is Gender an Issue?" In Critical Junctures in Women's Economic Lives: A Collection of Symposium Papers, 45–51. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Economic Progress, 2003.
- March 1991 (Revised July 2001)
- Supplement
Ann Hopkins (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Ilyse Barkan
Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the victim of sexual stereotyping. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Ilyse Barkan. "Ann Hopkins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-170, March 1991. (Revised July 2001.)
- March 1977
- Article
Some Effects on Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Some Effects on Proportions on Group Life: Skewed Sex Ratios and Responses to Token Women." American Journal of Sociology 82 (March 1977): 965–90. (Reprintings include: Representative Bureaucracy, edited by J. Dolan and D. Rosenbloom. M.E. Sharpe, 2002; Readings in Sociology, edited by R. Curtis. Kendall-Hunt Publishing, 1988; Women and Symbolic Interaction, edited by M.J. Deegan and M. Hill. N.Y.: Allen Unwin, 1986; The Gender Gap and Psychotherapy, edited by E. Carmen and P. Ricker. N.Y.: Plenum, 1984; The Substance of Social Deviance, edited by R.A. Farrell and V.L. Swigert. Alfred Publishing, 1978; Sociological Inventory, Vol. 1, 1979; Reader in Complex Organizations, edited by A. Etzioni and E.W. Lehman. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1980; Sociology: Contemporary Introductory Readings, edited by J. And A. Stimson. Ithaca, N.Y.: Peacock, 1983.)
- 30 Sep 2021
- News
HBS Case Night: The Black New Venture Competition
- 08 Feb 2018
- News
Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Time to Trek
A Mix of Business and Pleasure: India trek participants at the Taj Mahal. Photo Courtesy India Trek HBS students are continuing the trek tradition this year, packing their bags to network, explore career options, and learn about new cultures. With nineteen U.S. and... View Details