Identity - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

We contribute to institutional theory by identifying selective disclosure as a corporate symbolic strategy and by revealing how scrutiny and norms limit this symbolic behavior. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1836472 Mechanisms of Technology... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 PM – 1:30 PM EDT, 02 May 2025
Webinars: Career

Establishing Your Professional Identity: How to Develop Your Unique Personal Brand

Whether you're looking for career direction, in career transition, or seeking a promotion, a strong personal brand can build your confidence, your focus, and accelerate your career trajectory. In this workshop led by executive communication coach Andrea Wojnicki (HBS... View Details

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IT Strategy: IT Modernization Drives Academic Library Innovation | Information Technology

including elements of digital transformation and best practices in enterprise architecture and access management, including Web Content Management (CMS), Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Program, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). We... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

The Changing Nature of Research

Professor Raffaella Sadun Professor Raffaella Sadun The commitment to advancing thought leadership has been integral to HBS’s identity since the School’s founding more than a century ago. Over the past decade, HBS faculty members have... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Embrace the Corona-Blur

easily fill her days with nothing but work. Instead, she says, “I’m working very hard to maintain my own sense of identity outside of business.” Whether that’s going for a run or making time for family and friends, create the space for... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Edwin Yu: Bidding on the Future

dot-com start-up that launched what became the country’s most popular Internet portal. But after the competition heated up and the company diversified, “we lost our identity and our leadership position,” Yu recalls. That set the stage for... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Telecommunications; Information

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39907 Does 'What We Do' Make Us 'Who We Are'? Organizational Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation By: Gulati, Ranjay, Ryan Raffaelli, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How to Come Out at Work

that end, five Harvard Business School students and alumni have generously offered advice based on their experience coming out and being out at work as members of the LGBTQ community. With thanks to Justin, Matt, John, Paul, and Elizabeth, we share their thoughts here.... View Details

03 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

brand heritage as "a dimension of a brand's identity found in its track record, longevity, core values, use of symbols and particularly in an organizational belief that history is important." The Nobel Prize Heritage Quotient These five... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

become more frequent as well—and technology develops to protect users from unwanted intrusions. A market in access and identity results. Property exchanges. As with Napster, Craigslist, and eBay, people participate in the anonymous... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Bring your authentic self to work: Advice from HBS alumni

that end, five Harvard Business School students and alumni have generously offered advice based on their experience coming out and being out at work as members of the LGBTQ community. With thanks to Justin, Matt, John, Paul, and Elizabeth, we share their thoughts here.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

2014
Working Paper

The Cost of Friendship

By: Paul A. Gompers, Vladimir Mukharlyamov and Yuhai Xuan

We investigate how personal characteristics affect people's desire to collaborate and whether this attraction enhances or detracts from performance in venture capital. We find that venture capitalists who share the same ethnic, educational, or career background are... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Decision Making; Identity

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2017
Blitz Discussions

Breaking "Performance" Through Performance

7 PM – 9 PM EDT, 29 Sep 2016

Alumnae Circles Open House: Washington D.C.

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

fairness for marriage markets in a similar fashion. We prove that there are marriage markets where no amount of money can guarantee the existence of a fair allocation. Checking Your Identities at the Door? Positive Relationships Between... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Leadership after HBS: Sexual Harassment Experiences and Beliefs” at the 2019 Gender and Work Symposium Constructing a Counternormative Identity within Your Own Community Elise Jones, Boston College Elise Jones, Doctoral Candidate at... View Details

07 Oct 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

How Companies Can Make Up with (Very) Unhappy Customers

Anxiety Through Access to Human ContactThis study finds that customer anxiety during self-service transactions can reduce customers’ trust in the service provider. Operational design choices may help. Calculators for Women: When Identity... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Air Transportation

01 Dec 2007
News

Exhibit at Baker Library Marks HBS Centennial

School’s lead researcher at Hawthorne, Roethlisberger, through his summaries of the research conducted there (including the bestseller Management and the Worker), ensured that Mayo’s efforts enjoyed wide exposure. Barely out of its teens and still unsure of its View Details

Keywords: Elton Mayo; Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Telecommunications; Information

14 Feb 2018
News

A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

development. In both, she watched as many qualified women were passed over for the promotions they had earned, were paid less than male colleagues in identical positions, and were disregarded and dismissed because they were female. “Great... View Details

2023
Working Paper

Words Can Hurt: How Political Communication Can Change the Pace of an Epidemic

By: Jessica Gagete-Miranda, Lucas Argentieri Mariani and Paula Rettl

While elite-cue effects on public opinion are well-documented, questions remain as to when and why voters use elite cues to inform their opinions and behaviors. Using experimental and observational data from Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, we study how leader... View Details