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- 06 Mar 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?
About GenderGender discrimination in a typically male workplace is not necessarily driven by misogyny. Rather, employers are less willing to hire applicants associated with a lower performing group—even if that group is defined by a demographic View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
that would attract and motivate a diverse global community. The challenge, of course, was to create a community of shared values and purpose from a much more diverse set of people ethnically, religiously,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
recorded information including the asking price of the rental, the characteristics of the apartment or room, and the average rating each host had received. (The site's structured rating system lets guests rate the hosts and properties on... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
identify characteristics of stocks that an investor who is worried about bad times should buy— a “rainy day” portfolio. Diversity in Innovation Paul A. Gompers and Sophie Q. Wang discuss a systematic and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
be intelligent. But they'll also need to have a high level of cultural and emotional intelligence." According to George, additional characteristics of a successful global leader include: An intellectual understanding of the global... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 23 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It
In the Swedish study, Keloharju and team wanted to separate the observable variables (like differences in educational background) from unobservable variables (like inherent discrimination against women). In total, the researchers factored for a whopping 85 observable... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
hospital, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings suggest that frontline workers' participation in problem solving is motivated by some inherent characteristics of the problems as well as by particular management practices.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
measure. The possibility of value incommensurability is thought to raise deep questions about practical reason and rational choice as well as related questions concerning topics as diverse as akrasia, moral dilemmas, the plausibility of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
theory recommends substantial "tagging" or tailoring of taxes to personal characteristics (such as height) that are, on average, linked to wages. In the real world, this is seen as a terrible idea, except for some select traits, such as... View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
accommodates contributions from both extroverts and introverts and reduces the influence of the former. Teams comprising both extroverts and introverts, particularly those with diverse backgrounds, have been shown to have a lot of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
relatively cost efficient and scalable source of electricity. The reviews will happen across the world and each country will consider their own energy mix characteristics together with local sentiment." Todd was one of several... View Details
- July 2019
- Teaching Note
Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital
By: Laura Huang
Teaching Note for HBS No. 419-029. Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton started her own firm, Backstage Capital, in 2015. Hamilton understood the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
stability—bailouts and regulation—varies with the government's fiscal burden and characteristics of the economy. Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense against the 24/7 Work Culture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
was below average, particularly given the time horizon of the investments (1992-2001). Q: What were some characteristics of social purpose companies that achieved a positive rate of return for investors? A: The big winners were in the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
214-028 The Case of the Unidentified Industries-2013 This case helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in its financial statements. This case consists of an exercise in which students are given... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
because of extraordinary circumstances, he exemplified the characteristics of leadership we value most highly: integrity, morality, compassion, and humility. A truly remarkable voice of our time—one who encouraged us all to be our better... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such tensions exacerbated by today's need for increasing speed and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
emerging markets has been part of a larger effort to understand how local business environments influence company strategy. Thus far, strategy scholars have emphasized the importance of industry and firm-specific characteristics in... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
The influence of a nation's history, infrastructure, and culture permeates all aspects of life within the country, including the norms, values, and behaviors of managers in its national companies. Nationally influenced behavioral View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
approximately welfare neutral. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-011.pdf Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity: Evidence from Software Development (revised) Authors:Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace