Racial Wealth Gap - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

were less likely to appoint a Black teammate to a leadership position, compared with those who weren’t exposed to this research. Those hearing the business case were also less likely to agree that racially diverse teams perform better. In... View Details

Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

significant challenges faced by the country. Along with protesting racially motivated violence, the Black Lives Matter movement has opened broader conversations around social justice, including the need for economic opportunity to be far... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

21 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

11 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

success less likely for people of certain backgrounds, or for those who are born with less wealth or privilege, Whillans says. “We want our children to believe that they can work hard and get ahead as a function of their effort but,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

September 2021
Case

Posse Foundation: Developing Strong Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

By: John J-H Kim, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Founded in 1989, Posse Foundation was a nonprofit organization with a mission of developing future leaders who reflected the U.S.’s rich diversity. The organization ran a selective, localized admissions process in 10 U.S. cities to identify outstanding students with... View Details

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30 Jul 2012
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How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies

disparity in the wealth of nations, in spite of the fact that technology adoption lags have shortened dramatically in the past few decades. In their paper An Exploration of Technology Diffusion, Comin and fellow researcher Bart Hobijn... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Aug 2013
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Costs of Racial 'Color Blindness' By: Norton, Michael I., and Evan P. Apfelbaum Abstract—The article looks at research on people's attitudes and behaviors with respect to noticing and referring to a person's race. It explains the 2013... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

back up and running, many women are asking: What’s it going to take to effect real change? According to Tina Opie, visiting scholar at Harvard Business School and author of Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

employers ultimately benefits society and business simultaneously, says Cullen. “It’s helping to close the racial gap in hiring in the US,” she says. Meanwhile, businesses gain by filling critical job... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

perennial topic for writers on capitalism, from Progressive historians who argued that elites used the advantages of wealth to skew political structures in their favor to consensus historians who found more widespread support for a... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

savings to drive growth. What actually results, however, is something of a surprise, according to a new study. Corporate tax cuts end up widening the income gap between those at the top of the pay scale and those at the bottom, and they... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

people who always ask, "What's in it for me?" Their moral compass is guided primarily by the accumulation of wealth and power, all else be damned. Bernie Madoff, now in prison, is a poster boy for the Opportunists. While Madoff... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

sectors of a developed economy cannot. He says, "jobs that create wealth are the absolute foundation for any economy this excludes most of the 'non-tradable' (largely personal service) jobs." While manufacturing jobs are among the most... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

but that gap triples during periods of high public anxiety over immigration in the United States. “When there is the greatest anxiety, we see this funding shortfall.” Banks have historically rejected loan applications from Black, Asian,... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

exclusion." But there were problems. The racial divide and income disparities in this highly segregated region left many women and people of color with few ways to find resources and support. This was coupled with an outmoded image of... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

toward racial equity more recently, he began to feel uncomfortable helping only people who were bold enough to ask for this favor. After all, while social science research shows most people do not actively harm members of other racial,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Apr 2012
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When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

that I could do it myself, even if that meant stretching things a bit too far. Also, taking money from him would cause problems if things went sour." Brian's last point worries many other founders and investors. Just as cofounding with friends and family creates... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

were engaged in an experiment they called ‘school desegregation.’ Being born in the inner city, my younger sister and I were put on busses and sent to better schools that happened to be almost all-white schools. And I got a much more rigorous education as a result of... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

new book, Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads. Employing a wealth of interviews and quantitative data, their book takes the first comprehensive approach in decades to examine the evolving MBA marketplace and its threats... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

successful fights against adware and spyware companies, and coauthored multiple studies that revealed racial discrimination among Airbnb hosts and guests. He also has published numerous articles in top academic journals. That said, he has... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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