cross cultural issues - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55048 From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation During the Great Migration By: Fouka, Vasiliki, Soumyajit Mazumder, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—How does the appearance of a new out-group affect the economic,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

colleagues on the Harvard Business School faculty, legendary teacher and thinker Tony Athos. In an organization with a culture of long hours and FILO (first in last out) norms (borrowing from David Physick's comment), Tony liked to sit... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

chemicals and pharmaceuticals; and computers, Silicon Valley, and the Internet. From the past eighty years of "relentless change," McCraw offers colorful illustrations of how business transformed the country's economic and cultural... View Details

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

are very different consumers from the more affluent. What kind of business models are needed? A: There are three major challenges. First, there is the issue of cultural distance between corporate decision... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1999
News

The Way You See It

such as, "Other less mobile cultures have more centralized cities, with tighter cultures and families; the United States has urban sprawl, massively wasteful resource usage, looser nuclear families, and much... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons. Data collection by Ericka Webb.

09 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

given similarities in culture and language. “There need to be new reasons for companies to do business in the UK despite a far smaller home market,” says Porter. Academia a strength to build upon The United Kingdom’s strengths in academic... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

Rights Not at Issue In response to the interview with Damon Silvers, it would be wrong to let the Employee Free Choice Act succeed. From my nearly four decades of experience with unions, I see three issues... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA

Code Students are responsible for packing attire that is appropriate for the weather and respectful of cultural norms in the FIELD Global Capstone location. Students are responsible for confirming dress codes directly with their Global... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Next Level

In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Mertens; photos by Cameron Karsten; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

the following century. Firms employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process

extends to authenticity during the interview itself. “The more authentic the company is, the easier it is for the student to understand if their natural brain and body works in this environment,” Hamilton said. For example, if a company View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Blog

Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs

We spoke with four participants of our live online programs to learn more about their experience: Augusto Bassanini, President & CEO, United Grain Corporation Trey Ford, Vice President, Platform Strategy and Trust, Salesforce.com, Inc. Nina Olle, General Manager, South... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

Learning Effects of Monitoring by Dennis Campbell and Francisco de Asís Martinez-Jerez of HBS and Marc Epstein of Rice University, are the result of an extensive study of the culture and management style at six hotels in the MGM-Mirage... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Oct 2001
News

Making a World of Difference

issues like gender, race, and religion, we are really talking about how we get along with others and how we create a world that is safe for difference." Slifka is working hard to create such a world. The theme of coexistence emerges as a... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

America (pdf) Based on research with 70+ Latin American business leaders, this Harvard Business School report identifies three actionable strategies companies can implement to drive economic mobility and reduce inequality across the region. Field experiment:... View Details

10 Nov 2014
HBS Case

How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World

year. Just as much a cultural pioneer, Peruvian Gastón Acurio and his wife founded upscale restaurant Astrid & Gastón in Lima 20 years ago, and has since spread their dining empire. Now consisting of 32 restaurants in 11 countries,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Tony Mayo Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the Organizational... View Details

05 Dec 2017
First Look

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

competitiveness fundamentals to productivity and prosperity outcomes. On these indicators Sweden is compared to a peer group of other advanced EU and OECD countries. The Scorecard finds Sweden's competitiveness to be solid overall, supporting the current state of the... View Details