Prejudice and Bias - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

surveys used by Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News are subject to bias by relying so heavily on judgments from recent graduates, deans, and administrators. Students... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Mar 2025
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Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)

South of the border: “Both sides of my family are from northern Mexico; my mom’s side is from Hermosillo, Sonora, just a four- or five-hour drive from Tucson.” On the beat: “I was captain of the drumline in my high school marching band and played in the jazz band with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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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

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Harvard Business School

HBS Archives Films HBS Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collectons Name Year Thesis title Harding B. Young (DCS) 1955 The Development and Administration... View Details

18 Oct 2016
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Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs

Growing up, Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) thought she was unstoppable. Then she entered the business world. “I grew up thinking I lived in a post-feminist world, “ she said. “I saw no impediment in my way based on my gender.” Six years ago, she View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Birchbox; Rent the Runway; Hello Alfred; Retail Trade; Finance

31 Dec 2020
News

Gender Equity Is Not Zero Sum

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The Strategic Case for Diversity in Digital Transformation - Blog: RGE Report

of job displacement and the fairness of the systems themselves. As IBM’s work shows, machine learning models can inherit and amplify human bias if the training data lacks... View Details

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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 View Details

08 May 2020
Research & Ideas

We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years

among the least thoughtful among each month’s responses. To the extent possible, I have tried to maintain a focus on management and business-related topics, avoiding topics further afield. Political bias is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Jun 2017
News

Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

entrepreneurs being altruistic or salespeople being inattentive and impulsive, that I think are more-- they're more aha moments for us. Morrell: One of the issues that pymetrics looks to correct is bias in... View Details

20 Feb 2019
News

Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

Talk to Tony O. Elumelu (AMP 166, 2004) for more than a few minutes and you are sure to hear about “Africapitalism.” The Nigerian businessman and philanthropist coined the term in 2010 to describe the... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2018
News

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

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... View Details

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Brett Lindsay Laffel

thesis with HBS Professor Max Bazerman and PhD student Dolly Chugh on the impact of implicit bias on decision-making. "I knew I wanted to go to HBS right then and there.... View Details

29 Aug 2014
News

The Untold Story of How a Culture of Shame Perpetuates Abuse

Keywords: sexual abuse; Peek.com

02 Oct 2000
What Do You Think?

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