Diversity Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

Profile

Pam Chan

Pam Chan began her career in consumer products, starting with one of the biggest CPG companies in the world, Procter and Gamble. "In school, I knew I wanted to be a marketer involved in brand management and product design," she... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

significant discretion. Corporate philanthropy is our setting to study how a differentiated structural element—the corporate foundation—constrains the influence of individual senior managers and directors on corporate strategy. Our... View Details

05 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Public Service: Brandon Moore (MBA/MPP 2025)

statements and marketing strategies. I spend the vast majority of every 80-minute class hearing the perspectives of my peers. I am perpetually blown away by how the diversity of opinions enriches our learning environment. We aren’t... View Details

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

grew up in Iowa City, where his father was a professor of history at the University of Iowa. His mother taught at a small college in Des Moines after beginning her career in a one-room schoolhouse. Conversations at lunch and dinner included all seven Christensen... View Details

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, business leaders vowed to change organizational culture to increase diversity and inclusion. Some companies established more robust employee affinity groups, others diversified the voices on... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

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Course Development

By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

Science Complex—four multistory buildings, due for completion in 2011—the centerpiece of the initial phase of Harvard's 300-acre development on the Boston side of the Charles River. New Management Skills Needed Both in the scale and scope... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

found to be associated with the ability to attract specialized solvers with range of diverse scientific interests. Furthermore, successful solvers solved problems at the boundary or outside of their fields of expertise, indicating a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

Alumnae Circles About Circles FAQ Regional Contacts Alumnae Circles is an HBS-enabled, alumnae-owned program designed to build and foster genuine relationships among HBS alumnae*. A Circle is typically a diverse group of 6-10 women who... View Details

24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008

two recently identified bounds: bounded ethicality and bounded awareness. By organizing diverse theories into a clear framework, the taxonomy should aid researchers and educators in identifying new strategies for improving decision... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Learner Stories 90% are more self-assured at work My favorite part of the program was interacting with my cohort members where I received valuable shared experiences, feedback and was able to be a thought partner around strategies and best practices in varying... View Details

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Educator Resources - Race, Gender & Equity

materials. Managing Differences: Social Diversity & Effective Work Harvard Business Publishing The materials in this collection offer students concepts and applications towards becoming equity-focused... View Details

Profile

Taylor Walden

classroom moment? Undoubtedly, my most memorable classroom moment was when I took the leap and pitched my startup idea to my section mates during the second day of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) this semester. It was a defining moment... View Details

June 1991 (Revised April 1993)
Case

Acer, Inc.

By: Robert H. Hayes

Acer is undergoing two major transitions at the time of this case: from a small, entrepreneurially-run company to a large professionally-run one; and from a largely domestic company to a multinational one. After a decade of phenomenal growth, it is now facing a major... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Motivation and Incentives; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Diversity; Computer Industry; Taiwan

Citation

Find at Harvard

04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

http://ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031413-091305?nosfx=y August 2013 Harvard Business Review Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life By: Groysberg, Boris, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

but in many other countries also. Its early "localization" policies opened up the most senior positions within operating companies to nationals, enabling Unilever to tap high-quality staff all over the world. Unilever managers... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

Program

Public Education Leadership Project

Summary Improved student performance depends on strong leadership, a culture of collaboration, and a dedication to accountability across a school district. This program helps leaders from U.S.-based urban school systems apply proven View Details

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Research & Teaching - Creating Emerging Markets

impressive model for multilingual collections.” We encourage use of the CEM interviews to support a diverse array of research projects and questions. For academic works, we ask that you credit CEM using the citations provided on the cover... View Details

17 Dec 2020
News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

Plex, is also the youngest-ever president of the club, with a mandate to inspire a new generation of diverse business leaders in Japan. “I feel honored, humbled, and thrilled to take on this role as the first female president,” says... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

controlling for current performance, and that this relation is driven by the perceptions of middle management and professional staff rather than senior executives, hourly, or commissioned workers. Taken together, these results suggest... View Details