Prejudice and Bias - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2014
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The Untold Story of How a Culture of Shame Perpetuates Abuse

05 Mar 2020
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To Reduce Gender Bias, Anonymize Job Applications

02 Oct 2000
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What Lies Beyond NAFTA?

poverty in developing nations has to be dealt with much differently than in economies of plenty, that what works in a developed nation may be irrelevant to a nation of mass poverty. In a developed economy, the bias is toward greater... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Aimmy Asavatevavith

View Video Aimmy Asavatevavith appreciates the complexities of cultural context. On the one hand, her mother inspired her interest in business. “She was the only female executive in her company,“ Aimmy says. “I grew up hearing her talk about market share View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality

27 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge

It’s the new way of comparison shopping in the age of large language models (LLM): Tapping into AI-driven search engines for research and advice on which products to buy. But can consumers trust the recommendations to be impartial? New... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

automated, where there are lots of basic numbers that are going to determine the decision,” Sunderam says. “With something like small business lending, it's much less automated and much more bespoke, it's natural to think that these... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

15 Jun 2021
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Advancing Racial Equity

Illustration by Jon Krause The murder of George Floyd and others in 2020 and the racial justice movement across the United States sparked the recognition that Harvard Business School needed to clearly reject... View Details

01 Jun 2021
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5 Behavioral Biases That Trip Up Remote Managers

12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

negotiate and compromise, Lees says. “If you are a legislator, you are thinking no one across the aisle or in my own tribe will support compromise, but that’s in fact wrong. Both sides might be okay with compromise, but no one’s willing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2015
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Creating Change

(HBS Archives Photographs: Student Life) In 1970, there were no female members of the Harvard Club of New York City, and women entered the club through a separate entrance. Alumna Roslyn Payne (MBA 1970) and... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2012
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WSA Speakers Kick Off W50

feminists, Spar suggested, addressed the more obvious policy issues within the system; the remaining, largely cultural issues are much subtler, and more difficult to address. "Because young women can do anything, they think that they have... View Details

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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

2015 Gender and Work Symposium: Research to Change the World Presentation Erin Hennes Erin Hennes speaks at 2015 Gender and Work Symposium: Research to Change the World Erin Hennes speaks at 2015 Gender... View Details

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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

access that aims to meet multifaceted needs. Value Neutrality The myth that technology is not informed by bias and other human error. An invitation to consider the relationship between creators, moral... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal

program that helps female CEOs learn how to raise venture capital financing. Guilty pleasure: Grey’s Anatomy. “Shonda Rhimes introduced two black characters in that show who became foundational to the storyline; I’ve learned TV is one of the best ways to begin to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

31 Dec 2020
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Gender Equity Is Not Zero Sum

01 Sep 2005
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Predictable Surprises

Administration at HBS and is also formally affiliated with Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Psychology Department, Center on the Environment, and Program on Negotiation. Predictable Surprises (HBS... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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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 View Details

01 Mar 2011
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Alumni Books

transplant, or a joint replacement in the United States, here's the key to getting the very best medical care: be a straight, white, middle-class male. White, a pioneering black surgeon, and his coauthor make sense of the unconscious... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Kill Groupthink

and your organization. Escape the bubble. With more than 90 percent of our information-gathering happening online these days, we are subject to more and more confirmation bias... View Details

18 Mar 2020
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Leading Change

the deployment of digital networks, data, and AI in a company can create major strategic advantages around scale, scope, and learning while minimizing growth restraints. But they also explained that AI... View Details

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