Equal Pay - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

practices to reinforce inequalities, not only in society, but right here in our company? This is often a challenging step for leaders. If you’re not using scorecards, dashboards or some other measurement system to analyze how everyone’s doing with hiring, promotions,... View Details

Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis

17 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

case. Star Power: Colleague Quality and Turnover Authors:Boris Groysberg and Linda Eling-Lee Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change (forthcoming) An abstract in unavailable at this time. What It Takes to Make 'Star' Hires Pay Off... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

leaders need to start preparing clear answers. After all, the number of religious discrimination complaints has increased by more than 50 percent in the past 15 years, and settlement amounts have more than doubled, according to data collected by the US View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

27 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership

In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

inequities, Opie says companies need to dig deep, build bridges, and take collective action. Step 1: Digging deep Opie says leaders need to confront the entrenched beliefs that reinforce the pay and promotion gaps playing out around them.... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

17 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

discovery to validate a problem but don’t yet have a product, my follow-up question is: “How do you know people or companies will use your product?” Answers are equally discouraging. More often than not, I hear examples of interest tests,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

requires shifting away from fossil fuels, this episode emphasizes the equally crucial health reasons to do so – especially for natural gas stoves. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation led by Anna Fisher-Pinkert of the Harvard Chan School... View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

kutaytanir It’s no surprise that business executives make more money than lower-level employees. But when that pay disparity between a CEO and the average worker is perceived as unfair, the result may be more than unhappy workers: A... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Nov 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

others? We show that individuals aim to achieve equity but that they narrowly bracket their equity concerns. Rather than equalize overall budgets, individuals equalize the time component or money component... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet

had been with the PE-owned company less than a year from when it was acquired until the PE fund’s exit. Some 30,000 private equity deals valued at $4 trillion took place in the five years ending in 2021, the authors write. That equals the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

16 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

yourself paying more attention to the prices of everything you buy? You are not alone. Consumers everywhere are more price aware. People who've been indifferent to price increases for years are suddenly amazed at what things now cost. How... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

states were able to build with religion have generated long-term repercussions. Fatefully, both state policies that seek to facilitate equality through the recognition of religious difference and state policies that seek to eradicate such... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

decisions. The Everest analysis suggests that leaders must pay close attention to how they balance competing pressures in their organizations, and how their words and actions shape the perceptions and beliefs of organization members. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto

02 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

savings to drive growth. What actually results, however, is something of a surprise, according to a new study. Corporate tax cuts end up widening the income gap between those at the top of the pay scale and those at the bottom, and they... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

forthcoming New York: Dey Street Books Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life By: Gino, F. Abstract—The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2023
HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

an education even harder for people in prison, stipulating that the incarcerated would no longer be eligible for Pell Grants to help pay for their education. Many states followed suit with their own cuts to education support for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

“Problems happen in family management when there are three or four brothers. All brothers may not be of equal capability and commitment.” Successful family-owned enterprises build mechanisms that over time recognize the value that each... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Christina Byrd

proud of working on Uber’s inaugural fair pay/equal pay analyses – we made sure we were paying men and women, black and white, the same pay for the same performance. I became... View Details

27 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

We’re told that the secret to success is hard work. But the truth is, hard work alone doesn’t always pay off. After all, career advancement isn’t always neatly tied to your skills, effort, or even the quality of your work. Some people... View Details