Systemic Racism - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Capitalism and the State (CATS) - Course Catalog

Objectives Capitalism today is under attack, criticized from many quarters as being the source of societal ills that range from inequality and systemic racism to climate change and labor market disruption.... View Details

19 Jun 2020
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Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5

Black students in our community have spent the last few weeks grappling with the weight of a devastating truth: that our country and society has undeniably and systemically failed Black communities – and the false narrative that being... View Details

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Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity

nearly every society in the world includes at least one group that endures systemic discrimination, as the Black community does in the United States. We will teach about anti-Black racism in America as a... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

models in distinctive ways, the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund (NCF) and the Anti Racism Fund (ARF) are empowering changemakers within communities of color and forging community-business partnerships that support... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Events - Advancing Racial Equity

Events Events Managing Diversity Speaker Series The “Managing Diversity” speaker series brings together leading scholars and business leaders in a series of conversations on the impact of systemic racism in... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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The Value of Difficult Conversations

residents were killed and homes and businesses along 35 square blocks of the city were destroyed at the hands of a white mob over the course of 18 hours. Unfounded accusations that a young Black shoe shiner had assaulted a white woman sparked the massacre. This event... View Details

Keywords: April White; Tulsa Massacre

18 Jun 2020
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Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5

racism.” Or maybe this one: “Before reaching out to Black people, go through these 10 steps.” I find the full text scripts of what to say to your Black friends particularly funny. Jokes aside, these posts are highlighting the fact that the burden to fix View Details

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

everyday racism and gendered racism , she also pioneered in developing theory on social and cultural cloning . The now classical 1984 (in Dutch) Alledaags Racisme (English... View Details

15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

system of expense allocation, and anti-inversion legislation—reflect the intuition that building "strong fences" around the United States advances American interests. This paper examines the interaction of a strong fences policy... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2020
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Advance Racial Equity in the Office

Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong Can you name a handful of measurable initiatives that your organization is actively pursuing to address racial inequities? If not, chances are good that third-degree View Details

15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity

the Racial Equity Plan (REP), which was developed last summer by members of the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force and launched in September. “There always have been people dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion at HBS, and the new processes and View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

15 Jun 2021
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Diversifying HBS's Case Collection

Group (CRG) has helped faculty members source case leads beyond traditional networks. With the support of the Global Initiative and Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, the CRG has created a new case tracking system to help match faculty... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

06 Jul 2020
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A Letter from the Women in Investing Club

has been fostered in this group, the bonds made are able to transcend physical proximity. While racism is nothing new in this country, much less the world of investing, as women of color, we recognize the importance of using our platform... View Details

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BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society

nation, Ray plans to advance his research how businesses and other organizations respond to racial disparities, focusing on individual and systemic responses. His work bridges social science with practical recommendations for designing... View Details

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

complexity? Pipeline problems Max Bazerman on Reducing Discrimination Charlice Hurst on The Just Wage Tool The premise of our work is this core belief that racism and inequity are products of design. And, if they are products of design,... View Details

10 Aug 2020
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HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

particularly important right now, given companies’ increased focus on diversity and inclusion in light of recent events that have highlighted structural racism in our society. Brian Hollins (MBA 2021), Founder, The Aspen Fellowship: The... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

monumental but rather modest, and many architects did not design their final resting places. Light, Bright, Damn Near White: Stories and Reflections of a Multi-Racial Black Man’s Battles with Racism in America by Richard Lawrence (PMD 30,... View Details

15 Sep 2020
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How To Make Diversity a Reality

(GMP 6, 2009) about what it takes to make real change to the diversity of your organization. READ MORE Chitra: You've helped build companies, build people, processes, and systems at scale. So what has to be different to bring real... View Details

11 May 2021
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Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020)

driven. There need to be systems in place to drive the change forward and create the broader messaging that assert its importance and relevance. Those are the issues that really drove me to do this work and still stand as true. Holly: I... View Details

24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

elements. First, we study beliefs and values about the economic system present in Peron’s speeches during the period 1943–1955. Second, given that these beliefs are nonstandard (for economists), we present two models formalizing some of... View Details