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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity
Just Digital Future Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest A Conversation with Tina Opie on Race and Appearance in the Workplace Lori Mackenzie on Identifying and Blocking Gender Bias in the Workplace In our Just Digital Future interview... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
source of information contains greater bias and slant-text written by an expert or that constructed via collective intelligence? Do the costs of acquiring, storing, displaying, and revising information shape those differences? We evaluate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
appear warmer and less threatening (i.e., babyfaceness). He is also known for his research on the intersectionality of race and gender, and how the nature of bias systematically differs for White women, Black women, and Black men. He is a... View Details
- 2012
- Working Paper
When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint versus Separate Evaluation
By: Iris Bohnet, Alexandra van Geen and Max H. Bazerman
We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in hiring, promotion, and job assignments: an "evaluation nudge," in which people are evaluated jointly rather than separately regarding their future performance. Evaluators are more likely to focus on individual... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Selection and Staffing; Behavior; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Performance Evaluation; Gender
Bohnet, Iris, Alexandra van Geen, and Max H. Bazerman. "When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint versus Separate Evaluation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-083, March 2012.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased
This paper focuses adaptations to the discount cash flow (DCF) method when valuing forecasted cash flows that are biased measures of expected cash flows. I imagine a simple setting where the expected cash flows equal the forecasted cash flows plus an omitted downside.... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Performance Expectations; Prejudice and Bias; Valuation
Ruback, Richard S. "Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-036, October 2010.
- 07 Mar 2005
- What Do You Think?
Should Business Management Be Regarded as a Profession?
Summing Up Many of this month's respondents appear to agree that business management is a profession, but certification will do little to influence its practice. Of course, we may have a bit of a response bias here, since respondents... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Article
Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective
By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely
This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial inequality in U.S. organizations and to inform an approach for disrupting it. We treat White men as the dominant group and Black people as the archetypal subordinate group... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Organizational Culture; Gender; Power and Influence; Employees; Attitudes
Mobasseri, Sanaz, William A. Kahn, and Robin J. Ely. "Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective." Academy of Management Review (in press). (Pre-published online January 4, 2024.)
- 2006
- Chapter
Stereotype Content and Relative Group Status Across Cultures
By: S.T. Fiske and A.J.C. Cuddy
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Prejudice and Bias; Status and Position; Groups and Teams
Fiske, S.T., and A.J.C. Cuddy. "Stereotype Content and Relative Group Status Across Cultures." In Social Comparison Processes and Levels of Analysis: Understanding Culture, Intergroup Relations and Cognition, edited by S. Guimond, 249–263. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- April 2013
- Article
Gendered Races: Implications for Interracial Marriage, Leadership Selection, and Athletic Participation
By: Adam D. Galinsky, Erika V. Hall and Amy J.C. Cuddy
Six studies explored the overlap between racial and gender stereotypes and the consequences of this overlap for interracial dating, leadership selection, and athletic participation. Two initial studies, utilizing explicit and implicit measures, captured the stereotype... View Details
Keywords: Stereotypes; Attraction; Prejudice and Bias; Leadership; Race; Attitudes; Family and Family Relationships; Sports; Gender; United States
Galinsky, Adam D., Erika V. Hall, and Amy J.C. Cuddy. "Gendered Races: Implications for Interracial Marriage, Leadership Selection, and Athletic Participation." Psychological Science 24, no. 4 (April 2013): 498–506.
- 1998
- Chapter
Sticky Ties and Bad Attitudes: Relational and Individual Bases of Resistance to Changes in Organizational Structure
By: K. L. Valley and T. A. Thompson
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Attitudes; Prejudice and Bias; Motivation and Incentives; Relationships
Valley, K. L., and T. A. Thompson. "Sticky Ties and Bad Attitudes: Relational and Individual Bases of Resistance to Changes in Organizational Structure." In Power and Influence in Organizations, edited by R. M. Kramer and M. A. Neale, 39–66. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 1998.
- June 2020
- Supplement
Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (B)
By: Tsedal Neeley and Briana Richardson
With the economy in a freefall, MetricStream is losing customers, hemorrhaging cash and struggling to make payroll. Several board members are threatening to quit. Others are pressing to sell the company even at dismally low valuations. It’s 2008 and lightning has... View Details
Keywords: Race; Gender; Leadership Style; Risk and Uncertainty; Change; Prejudice and Bias; Decision Making; Personal Development and Career; Technology Industry; California
Neeley, Tsedal, and Briana Richardson. "Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-073, June 2020.
- Summer 2016
- Article
Open Content, Linus' Law, and Neutral Point of View
By: Shane Greenstein and Feng Zhu
The diffusion of the Internet and digital technologies has enabled many organizations to use the open-content production model to produce and disseminate knowledge. While several prior studies have shown that the open-content production model can lead to high-quality... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Internet and the Web; Balance and Stability; Operations; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Dissemination
Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu. "Open Content, Linus' Law, and Neutral Point of View." Information Systems Research 27, no. 3 (September 2016): 618–635.
- July 2022
- Case
A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (the Mutual) was founded in 1898 as a for-profit entity selling life insurance catering to the Black community. The Mutual was entering a field crowded with established White-owned competitors that largely refused to... View Details
Keywords: Black Entrepreneurs; Insurance; History; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Entrepreneurship; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Insurance Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 823-032, July 2022.
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
information on sites such as Yelp, eBay, and TripAdvisor. The framework relies on an algorithm set up to tackle bias inherent in reviews by taking into account reviewers who vary in accuracy, stringency, and by reputation. Luca cowrote... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
limited, she said. They believe there is no connection between race and the work, but racial bias can end up being destructive in the work group, said Ely. 2. Access and legitimacy perspective. There is diversity only in certain parts of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
bias blinds them to local issues. And companies often fail to adequately check the actions of their local managers. Standardized Products, Universal Values? Global Product Standardization? Although there is a general perception that... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
government departments, but also between two presidential administrations. It seems that there were also elements of political bias at work there. Yes, but to shine the spotlight on the Democrats’ failings for a minute, back in the... View Details
- 14 May 2018
- Blog Post
Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers
design thinking with a bias for action," she says. Through the HBS network, ReBoot Accel has spread from its base in Menlo Park, California to cities across the country where HBS alums lead classes and motivate colleagues. Since... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t. These research findings should provide a startling wakeup call for business executives: A View Details
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