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- Fall 2021
- Article
Emboldening and Contesting Gender and Skin Color Stereotypes in the Film Industry in India, 1947–1991
By: Sudev Sheth, Geoffrey Jones and Morgan Spencer
This article examines how the film industry influenced prevailing gender and skin color stereotypes in India during the first four decades after Independence in 1947. It shows that Bollywood, the mainstream cinema in India, shared Hollywood's privileging of paler skin... View Details
Keywords: Bollywood; Film Industry; Hollywood; Tamil Cinema; Male Gaze; Stereotypes; Social Impact; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Film Entertainment; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; India; United States
Sheth, Sudev, Geoffrey Jones, and Morgan Spencer. "Emboldening and Contesting Gender and Skin Color Stereotypes in the Film Industry in India, 1947–1991." Business History Review 95, no. 3 (Fall 2021): 483–515.
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Short Takes
motivated and characterized successful firms for decades, in the environmental arena and elsewhere. Thus, he concludes, "The way to situate business in the context of the natural environment is to integrate the natural environment into the mainstream of business."... View Details
- 12 Sep 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- April 2017
- Article
Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Benjamin Edelman, Michael Luca and Daniel Svirsky
In an experiment on Airbnb, we find that applications from guests with distinctively African-American names are 16% less likely to be accepted relative to identical guests with distinctively White names. Discrimination occurs among landlords of all sizes, including... View Details
Keywords: Discrimination; Field Experiment; Bias; Airbnb; Prejudice and Bias; Race; Accommodations Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, Michael Luca, and Daniel Svirsky. "Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 9, no. 2 (April 2017): 1–22.
James W. Rouse
marketplaces throughout the United States. An "urban pioneer," Rouse also planned the entire town of Columbia, MD, based on his ideal of an "open community" where all races and levels of income would be represented. View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- November 23, 2021
- Article
The Nasdaq Mandate Will Expand Diversity in Business—and That’s Good for Business
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Andrea Silbert
As The Boston Club’s corporate census has identified, Massachusetts is moving the needle on the advancement of women and people of color in the business community. In our work, we measure this data year after year, and we are seeing incremental progress, but it is... View Details
Keywords: Women; Equity; Board; Diversity; Race; Gender; Measurement and Metrics; Policy; Massachusetts
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Andrea Silbert. "The Nasdaq Mandate Will Expand Diversity in Business—and That’s Good for Business." Boston Globe (November 23, 2021), A.8.
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
@Soldiers Field
HISTORY In February, New York Times staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke about her 1619 project in Klarman Hall Auditorium. The event, which included a panel on the connections between history and present-day race relations, was... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Credit: iStockPhoto No surprise: Race and gender were prime topics of interest for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge readers in 2017. Also popular were articles about research that gave us greater understanding about how leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Why JPMorgan Chase Is Committed to Improving Racial Equity in Banking
- September 2002
- Case
Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C1): Race, Class, and School Choice
Describes the abolition, starting in 1995, of Seattle's mandatory busing and desegregation program in favor of an in-district choice program. Presents the mechanics of Seattle's choice plan, including the controversial formulas that allocate space in the district's... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Income; Social Entrepreneurship; Race; Education; Education Industry; Seattle
Leschly, Stig. "Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002 (C1): Race, Class, and School Choice." Harvard Business School Case 803-039, September 2002.
- April 2023
- Supplement
Fresh Food Generation
By: Brian Trelstad
Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
This case highlights one of five BIPOC entrepreneuers in the Boston area as part of the HBS Impact Investment Fund. In fall 2021, a team of... View Details
Trelstad, Brian. "Fresh Food Generation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-704, April 2023.
- 2016
- Presentation
Anna Holmes
- 2019
- Interviews
Interview with Maureen Scully on "Mobilizing Privileged Allies"
- 2019
- Presentation
Courageous Self Awareness for Social Change
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
Abstract Chapter: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/GCR08/Chapter%201.2.pdf Book: http://www.weforum.org/documents/gcr0809/index.html Race and Jury Selection: Psychological Perspectives on the Peremptory Challenge Debate Authors:Samuel R.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom 28 FEB–01 MAR 2013 Home Videos Agenda Backlash and the Double Bind Amy Cuddy Speaks at the 2013 Gender & Work Symposium Punishment and Prescribed Overcompensation for... View Details
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Jonathan Wilkins
spirit will recover. Should my body stiffen, I will seek to be revived. I will run knowing this race is contingent upon my will rather than my speed. Regardless, I will do my best to remain in my lane and on my course. I will run the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Alyssa Wilson
the wheel or racing my brother down the slopes. I smile when I open photo albums, grateful to have birthday cakes and pool parties well-documented. It’s bittersweet to outlive loved ones. But like my dad always said, you can’t drive... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
industry in a varied portfolio of investments (Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding are a special interest) for a man who has made a reputation based on “his philanthropy, a keen intellect, and a tough business manner.” View Details