Concerns About Social Acceptance - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

refuse to accept the trivialization of black life and justification of social controls like the persistent shadow of police brutality and lethality. They seek to challenge a legal system that has failed to... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

Case Study: Confidence Builder

the company anticipates this year will bring in double the $6.7 million in revenue it saw in 2016. New challenges: With rapid growth comes concerns about culture and scalability. “How do we preserve the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
News

Climate Change as Must-See TV

concern and to take action. For HBS alumni, we intend to address any doubts or questions about climate change through an online platform and events at HBS clubs. We also plan to organize a meeting of... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2007
News

How Business Schools Lost Their Way

economist Milton Friedman as both a sign of growing academic skepticism about managerialism and an important cultural event in its own right. In his article, Friedman argued that the sole concern of American... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

28 May 2019
News

Look Again

Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, grew out of Murrell’s 2014 PhD dissertation—a degree she pursued after working in finance for more than 25 years. +LISTEN Murrell talks about transitioning from a career in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Profile

Mallika Ahluwalia

were looking after four or five kids. Yet there was a lack of sustainability – it was month-to-month without a long-term solution." Integrated at the intersection Mallika's U.N. experience "started me thinking about the joint... View Details

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

inequality typically exhibit less support for government-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve along this pattern, a vicious cycle could form... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Casey Gerald

Casey applied, and was accepted into, HBS’ deferred admission 2+2 program, using the two years of work experience to explore options in both social policy and business: the former, through staffing... View Details

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

colloquium and asked for their views. Do CEOs see these threats as imminent? In a sense, some of these issues are now factoring into daily business. Consider one example that involves the concern about... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

as much attention to boundary systems. And it sure felt as if we didn't do very much around belief systems. What I don't know, however, is whether we're going to move beyond the concern about misconduct and... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

01 Mar 2019
News

The HBS Fund

thrilled to be accepted to HBS, but she wondered how she would pay for it and how much debt she could handle. Generous financial aid enabled her to attend HBS, where she blogs about her MBA experience. She... View Details

Profile

LaToya Marc

Growing up in small towns in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, LaToya Marc found her passion for social justice tempered by the practical need to make a decent living. "I was raised by a single mother who stressed the importance of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Nonprofit/Government/Education

23 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Emerging Art of Negotiation

perspective over the last 30 years, they write, with these changes often occurring in tandem with broader developments in psychology and in society as a whole. Most recently, analysis has begun to look at social or personal factors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Feb 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course

entrepreneurial ideal of attaining financial success without having to give up the reins of the company. When To Found About 4 to 5 percent of MBA students at HBS decide to leap into entrepreneurship immediately upon graduation, or even... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

think? Original Column Let’s start with a confession. I’m confused about what to believe when it comes to United States (and global) economic growth, employment, and social inequality. I suspect I’m not... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity

them immediately? Many leaders strive for such a high degree of perfection that they are unwilling to admit mistakes. They feel tremendous external pressure to be perfect, but in reality they are far more successful when they are authentic. Were they to think... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Education

21 Dec 2022
News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning opportunities available at HBS.... View Details

30 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Looking Behind Bad Decisions

other through these welfare payments. People do not choose less for themselves. Q: In this working paper it is stated that, ". . . nationalism may be the last type of prejudice to be widely tolerated." Please elaborate. A: It is no longer View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

negotiation? That's a big motivation for us. When we think about what might make women walk into a negotiation with, say, lower expectations than men, one of the explanations for that comes from social... View Details