Minorities - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2002
News

Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago

who organizes the subgroup's activities, be it a Kane County Cougars minor league baseball game or a Chicago Shakespeare Theatre performance. Baskin and Mott liken the SIGs to “wetting a fingertip to see which way the wind is blowing” —... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton

01 Oct 1999
News

Four Promoted to Full Professor

Minority Executives in Corporate America. From 1993 to 1998, he taught and developed materials for the widely subscribed second-year elective, Self-Assessment and Career Development. The course uses cases, experiential exercises, and... View Details

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

insights into how we can lead more balanced lives. Tell us in the comment section below what you thought were the most interesting business trends of the year. Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews African American and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

enterprise software and branded consumer companies. Beyond my role there, I founded, grew, and successfully exited an online marketplace designed to unlock educational and professional opportunities for underrepresented minority groups.... View Details

23 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2008

hourly wage. The entrepreneurial venture's donors were, however, significantly younger, more likely to be from a minority group, and more likely to have died from cancer. For-profit organizations, continuing medical training... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

transparency, more data, and more collaboration.” Finally, while 93 percent of donors to both programs were white, the entrepreneurial venture attracted a higher percentage of non-white donors (11.2 percent vs. 2.5 percent). Anteby and Hyman speculate that the higher... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

01 Dec 2022
News

Road to Recovery

digital therapeutics (app-based programs designed to improve health outcomes), he did not fully appreciate the bureaucratic hurdles the company would face. Developing the technology and processes to administer a contingency management program were relatively View Details

Keywords: April White; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond Accommodation

the great equalizer,” says Gibbons, who himself makes use of voice-recognition software on his PC and a portable, computerized organizer that uses a Braille-audio interface. The challenge, he observes, is convincing employers that with View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; AT&T; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

investing/finance course, designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for example, climate risk,... View Details

30 Nov 2019
News

Land of the Rising Scrum

despite minor language barriers. “Rugby is its own language; it connects people,” said Rush. “I’ve always said that on-field rugby behavior is policed somewhat by the fact that you have to interact with your opponents at the party... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Sep 2016
News

Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board

education programs like Kellogg’s Women’s Director Development Program or participation in associations like the Latino Corporate Directors Association weighed when considering candidates for board roles? Are educational and networking opportunities something women and... View Details

19 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 19

between two broad, general varieties of state capitalism: one through majority control of publicly traded companies (e.g., state-controlled SOEs) and a hybrid form that relies on minority investments in companies by development banks,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jun 2014
What Do You Think?

Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

information technologies will punish weak brands faster and more severely than in the past. That's the general sense I received from responses to this month's column. There was a minority opinion, however. As Carl P. put it, "If you... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology

13 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Trust

we wanted to see if trust posed an even higher barrier for minority groups. This is in fact the case. It is particularly difficult for African Americans to break into trusting buyer-supplier relationships. Q: What can suppliers who... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

a promising route to lasting happiness. Supporting this premise, our work demonstrates that how people choose to spend their money is at least as important as how much money they make," the researchers explain. "Our findings suggest that very View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

a neighbor, Goldberg's father insisted that his only son go east to Harvard, where he majored in government and minored in economics. Elected first marshal of the Class of 1948 (an honor he reprised as chief marshal of his 25th Reunion),... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

14 May 2020
Blog Post

A PRIDE Farewell

like the Back to School 80s Party, National Coming Out Day MyTakes, World AIDS Day movie screening, and February’s Love at HBS Portrait Project. And continued our partnership with other under-represented minority (URM) clubs through the... View Details

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

competencies of each partner and create two-way value is evidenced by, among others, the collaboration between The College Fund (UNCF) and Merck. UNCF, the largest and oldest minority educational assistance organization in the United... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

09 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 9

seeking to make their business socially acceptable and a range of non-governmental groups working to promote public welfare, labor, and minority rights. In France, where a similar coalition did not emerge, consumer credit continued to be... View Details