by Robin Greenwood - Publications - Faculty & Research

Are women’s family responsibilities the reason for their stalled advancement?

Conventional wisdom says “yes.” But is it true? When companies create solutions to address work-life conflict instead of rethinking the 24/7 work culture, they find their... View Details

Keywords: Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance

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21 Dec 2017
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The women’s revolt: Why now, and where to

28 Oct 2012
News

The Perils of Feeding a Bloated Industry

26 Jul 2013
News

Prince William’s Charming Choice to Take Leave

07 May 2021
News

From Dutch Tulips to Internet Stocks, How to Spot a Financial Bubble

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

gender and work, the paper, An Outside- Inside Internalization of Shifting Gender Logics in Professional Work, identifies cycles of organizational analysis and resulting actions sparked by transformations in societal beliefs and practices... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

14 Jun 2010
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The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

performance, such as the Acumen Fund, the Robin Hood Foundation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and ActionAid International. ActionAid, for example, is practicing "downward accountability" by creating... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

and managers alike face unprecedented obstacles every day. In March and early April, as COVID-19 spread worldwide, a study by Mind Share Partners in partnership with Qualtrics and SAP found that 42 percent of respondents said their mental... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

attaining quotas; and (3) quarterly bonuses help improve performance of the weak performers by serving as pacers to keep the sales force on track to achieve their annual sales quotas. The paper also introduces two main methodological... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Harvard Business School Launches Gender Initiative

Long Days and Flexible Time Stall Women’s Careers

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The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations: Black Wall Street

The Stock Market May Be Poised for a Replay of the 1987 Crash

Harvard Reveals Blueprint for Avoiding Stock Crashes

This Is Where the Real Stock Market Bubble Is

The stock market goes off-road

The Music of this Place

International Women’s Day: Looking At What Is Holding Women Back

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture