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- August 2023
- Case
Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway
By: Leslie Perlow, Mel Martin and Hannah Weisman
Salma Qarnain, daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, is an engineer trained at Stanford and MIT. She began her career building spacecrafts but 30 years later finds herself pursuing her calling, acting on Broadway. The case explores Qarnain’s career path, family... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Theater Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States; New York (city, NY); Boston; California
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
He convinced Greg to follow him to the back of his store, where the two spent almost an hour haggling over "Rolex" and "Panerai" watches — identical copies of the real thing. Greg thought a fancy watch would make him... View Details
Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
in state industries—became a closed caste, an industrial elite with hereditary jobs, and with privileges and security far above that of their rural cousins. If anything, the gap between urban and rural identities became greater. And the... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
the broader field. Market Research and Innovation Strategy in a Duopoly Authors:Dominique Lauga and Elie Ofek Publication:Marketing Science 28, no. 2 (March-April 2009): 373-396 Abstract We model a duopoly in which ex-ante identical firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Shekeyla Caldwell Sandore: Why 'A Name Like Mine' Matters
intended. And that's really special. I feel very strongly about this topic. There are so many different aspects of identity that are difficult to bring up and talk about honestly, especially if you're not the one holding power. If you... View Details
- 18 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5
couple reasons why you should join the fight for racial justice: You aren’t devoid of race. Addressing racial identity can sometimes feel like a choice for you and unfair obligation for us. In particular, some white classmates can come... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
WSA Conference, Writer Anna Quindlen Addresses Passion and Success Former New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen addressed a large Burden Hall audience on January 25 as the keynote speaker for the Women's Student Association's one-day conference "Personalizing Success:... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Connection between 1930s Weather and Today's Labor Unions
There’s something curious about the labor force in the United States. Identical jobs and industries have become unionized in some states while remaining nonunionized in others. Unionization levels vary greatly from state to state. As of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
identically distributed signals of true quality," he says. "Essentially, they treat a restaurant that gets three five-star reviews followed by three one-star reviews the same way that they treat a restaurant that gets three one-star... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
white counterparts." Ely's contribution, he went on to explain, is in developing theory about when and under what circumstances diversity leads to process gains or losses. The questions she asks, he said, include: How do organizations' structures and work... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Black History Month | Baker Library
and Entrepreneurship Dive into Mintel for Black-focused consumer research reports: Black Americans and Symbols of Identity - US - 2024 Marketing to Black Millennials and Gen Zs - US - 2024 Look at eMarketer's reports related to Black... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
Hernandez of New York University, dive into the topic in their working paper Political Identity and Trust. “Our biggest headline finding is that it seems that it’s beliefs that drive trust, not taste" If it seems we are a nation of... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
bags" participants were asked to imagine approaching a supermarket to do their grocery shopping with their own bags. The "without bags" group received nearly identical instructions, but nothing about bags was mentioned. All... View Details
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
in other companies around the same time, which ultimately made it easier to keep the identity of the company in Men and Women confidential. I've never revealed it. Ely: Earlier you said that the book partly came out of a reaction to what... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
distinctively African-American names are 16% less likely to be accepted relative to identical guests with distinctively White names. Discrimination occurs among landlords of all sizes, including small landlords sharing the property and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
items in your category—think drywall for example." For retailers looking for immediate advice, the book details three courses of action to help them. As the threats are not identical across all retail segments, step one is to assess their... View Details
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
switched from relying on formal contracts to relying on reliable local partners and friends. At home, during the 1930s it was able to circumvent attacks on its "Jewish" identity from competitors, whilst getting senior Jewish... View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
the object of the game is for the players to debate the identities of the Vandals and vote to eliminate suspects. Purchase this exercise:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911013-PDF-ENG Eden McCallum: A Network-Based Consulting Firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
meanness level that a penal system based on "retribution" tries to detect when deciding the severity of the punishment. We find that when initial beliefs differ, two equilibria can emerge out of identical fundamentals. In the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne