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October 6, 2015
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Compared to Men, Women View Professional Advancement as Equally Attainable, but Less Desirable

By: Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth and Alison Wood Brooks

Women are underrepresented in most high-level positions in organizations. While a great deal of research has provided evidence that bias and discrimination give rise to and perpetuate this gender disparity, in the current research, we explore another explanation: men... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Gender

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PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2024
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The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding

empowerment. But for hardware companies also in the tech sector, it is possible that there’s going to be a lot less of that,” Zhang suggests. Climbing the career ladder The trend toward collaboration may make work more enjoyable and... View Details

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05 Feb 2013
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PublicationsIn Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization Authors:Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski Publication:Research in Sociology of Work Abstract Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the identities of adolescents and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2022
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Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back

during those years with demographic shifts. They found that as a minority group climbed in rank, or in size relative to another group, it was more likely to be the target of discrimination. The effect remained constant no matter the group... View Details

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10 Oct 2023
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In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

officials elected at the same time. Moreover, white voter registration rates spiked after the election of Black officials and continued to climb for at least a decade, the researchers find. “Even if the [Voting Rights Act] lowers the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Apr 2024
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Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

resilience, concerns over inflation persist, particularly as recent data indicates prices are still climbing at a rate higher than the Federal Reserve's target. SNAP cuts underscore urgency. The consumer goods pricing landscape, reshaped... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products

01 Dec 2023
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A More Accommodating Approach

Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

10 Feb 2022
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Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?

early in the pandemic, but has become more widely available. Why empty shelves mean rising prices Missing merchandise is a sign that retailers are facing higher costs of replenishing inventories, which leads to higher inflation. In the US, a stockout rate that View Details

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14 Aug 2023
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Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

decide to pursue an MBA and your other degree program, and why? I was blessed to have a dynamic career before pursuing my dual master's degrees. I climbed the corporate ranks as a consultant, dabbled in entrepreneurship by working... View Details

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23 Sep 2015
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Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do

terms of their current positions, there were no significant differences between men and women among the newly-minted MBA grads. And men and women chose equally high rungs regarding how high they thought they could climb on the corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Dec 2022
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5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

Worker Advancement,” a worker’s choice of company has considerable bearing on how fast they climb the ranks, how likely they are to land a better job elsewhere, and whether they’ll be hired and promoted. The study specifically looks at... View Details

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21 Dec 2023
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their time in the Spiritual Lives of Leaders and Personal Finance courses. Read More>>> CROSSING THE BRIDGE: A REFLECTION ON THE HKS/HBS JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM I was blessed to have a dynamic career before pursuing my dual master's degrees. I View Details

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innovation, in the sense that research can be directed to either clean or dirty technologies. If dirty technologies are more advanced to start with, the potential transition to clean technology can be difficult both because clean research must View Details

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04 Jan 2024
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Great Heights

In 2019, after more than a decade scaling the heights of product management in Silicon Valley, Lisa Kostova (MBA 2009) decided to take on a different kind of climb. Over a sabbatical year, Kostova trained for and summited Denali, which, at 20,310 feet, is the tallest... View Details

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