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- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
actions any more than you'd let them dictate yours." As a result, Wheeler is skeptical about one-size-fits-all negotiation strategies. An approach that succeeds in one context could be disastrous in another. That makes him equally... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Sister Soldier
The Daughters of Kobani, Lemmon introduces readers to Kurdish female fighters who helped lead the defeat of ISIS in northeastern Syria. “The story is not just about war,” Lemmon says on a Zoom call from her home. “It’s also about these women’s battle for View Details
- October 2024
- Article
Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective
By: Sanaz Mobasseri, William A. Kahn and Robin J. Ely
This paper uses systems psychodynamic concepts to develop theory about the persistence of racial inequality in U.S. organizations and to inform an approach for disrupting it. We treat White men as the dominant group and Black people as the archetypal subordinate group... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Organizational Culture; Gender; Power and Influence; Employees; Attitudes
Mobasseri, Sanaz, William A. Kahn, and Robin J. Ely. "Racial Inequality in Organizations: A Systems Psychodynamic Perspective." Academy of Management Review 49, no. 4 (October 2024): 718–745.
- 17 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Brands Work
appeal. Think Coca-Cola and Disney. 2. A focus on a single product category. Think Nokia and Intel. 3. The company name is the brand name. All marketing dollars are concentrated on that one brand. Think GE and IBM. 4. Access to the global village. Consuming the brand... View Details
- Profile
Kelly Carson
training. HBS, Kelly believed, would advance her leadership potential. Her career at the school began with the summer Analytics program. "It's fantastic — it puts everyone on an equal level," Kelly says. More importantly, it... View Details
- 05 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Learning to fail at HBS
I am equally nervous as I am excited about the challenges of working in an emerging market, but I truly believe that without a little pain and discomfort there can be no growth. With that, I will stop, because, honestly, I don’t know what... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
wants to cash out in a few years to achieve better work-life balance. Milan, the workhorse, hopes to carry the family legacy forward. And whatever the outcome, Danijela, the unofficial family mediator, expects her ownership stake will be recognized as View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
Sales Operations Manager, BellSouth Business. Atlanta, GA. Eva M. Plaza, AB '80 cum laude; JD '84, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Honors Four Alumni
“What is wisdom?” With Burden Hall packed with an audience of first-year MBA students, the honorees at the September event rose to the challenge and did not disappoint with their responses to that and other related questions. Couching their remarks in View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- News
One School at a Time
which provides the school’s building rent-free, is currently funding an expansion that promises to more than double ASMS’s physical space. A 2007 Intel School of Distinction finalist, ASMS concentrates on math and science but its comprehensive curriculum places an... View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
racial diversity. Black and Latinx employees are well-represented in non-leadership roles but are not equally represented on the executive team. “There’s always going to be another challenge,” Eberle Walker says. “But it is important for... View Details
- Profile
Brighton Mudzingwa
in emerging markets, primarily Africa. To "fill the gaps I see in Africa," Brighton concluded he needed an MBA. "It's not just about raising capital," he says. "It's equally important to focus on the ecosystem,... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence
travel stores to help the airline enhance customer satisfaction—provided insight on Mexico’s travel industry and, equally important, a new perspective on teamwork. “There were no designated leaders in the teams we were assigned to in... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
microprocessors. Equally important, the idea of stock options for employees and the use of venture capital financing became a standard part of the nascent high-technology industry. As one of the founding fathers of venture capital - and... View Details
- Portrait Project
Maria Makhabane
opportunities for all. Today, when I visit my grandparents, at that very same house in Soweto, I marvel at the great strides that have been made toward political equality. But I realize we are still far from the socioeconomic equality of... View Details
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Franklin R. Anderson Classroom, Aldrich Hall 11 | About
Area Community Development Corporation (HADC). Anderson, in addition to his role with the HADC, had served as Chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality before coming to HBS. It is noted that he turned down the... View Details
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Retirement Plan or Life Insurance - Alumni
Keogh, or profit-sharing plan. Life Insurance If you have more life insurance coverage than you need, you may consider giving HBS a paid-up policy now. By transferring the ownership of your policy to the School, you receive a charitable income tax deduction View Details
- April 2021 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (A)
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and F. Christopher Eaglin
SA Taxi was a vertically integrated business that operated in South Africa’s distinctive taxi industry. Despite being plagued by violence, informal structures, unsafe road practices and lack of government support, the taxi industry had grown to become South Africa’s... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Equality and Inequality; Race; Situation or Environment; Transportation Industry; South Africa; Africa
Hsieh, Nien-he, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and F. Christopher Eaglin. "SA Taxi: A Vehicle for Empowerment? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-138, April 2021. (Revised January 2022.)
- March 2012
- Article
The Incentive Bubble
By: Mihir Desai
The past three decades have seen American capitalism quietly transformed by a single, powerful idea—that financial markets are a suitable tool for measuring performance and structuring compensation. Stock instruments for managers, high-powered incentive contracts for... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Financial Markets; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Governance; Equality and Inequality; Human Capital; United States
Desai, Mihir. "The Incentive Bubble." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
- January 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Background Note
State, The
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Surveys approaches to understanding the state; highlights the relationships between the state, order, and property; and offers an analytical framework for how states vary from place to place and over time. View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Governance Compliance; Framework; Economic Sectors; Policy; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Development Economics; Equality and Inequality
Abdelal, Rawi E. "State, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 701-077, January 2001. (Revised May 2001.)