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Sandra J. Sucher
Sandra Sucher, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, is an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust, her third book, is based on two decades of global research on how companies build stakeholder trust and how,... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
many small and often family-owned firms whose stories are hard to reconstruct. The industry as a whole is well known to be secretive—after all, its foundations rest heavily on mystique. And then there is the frequently observed gender... View Details
- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
After sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein ignited the #MeToo movement on social media, Hollywood producers began hiring more female film writers than they did before the scandal, new research finds. What's more, producers who had collaborated with... View Details
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
It is what Ron Heifetz [founder, Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School] calls the capacity to do adaptive work, to confront social problems that—like the problem of gender in organizations—have no known solutions. To... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 27 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
says Kraus. “All entrepreneurs know that they must do more with less—which means that they must work faster and with fewer resources.” Differentiating male and female entrepreneurs The pilot study allowed researchers to examine gender... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- 20 Sep 2010
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Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It
We can't be the alpha dog all of the time. Whatever our personality, most of us experience varying degrees of feeling in charge. Some situations take us down a notch while others build us up. New research shows that it's possible to control those feelings a bit more,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Religion, Politician Identity, and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
about gender and race or perceptions about age and class. Indeed, vast research shows that certain groups, such as women and African Americans, have a tougher time getting ahead. Yet Huang argues that we can’t let other people’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni
legal and regulatory environments, and gender perceptions in the boardroom, while learning to align their skills with board needs and increase visibility among key decision-makers. Women on Boards Women's Leadership Forum: Women's... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women
James E. Austin
Dr. Austin holds the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Previously he held the John G. McLean Professorship and the Richard P. Chapman Professorship. He has been a member of the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: agribusiness
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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
gender and diversity issues, and teaching styles and techniques. Planning for the Center began in earnest under former HBS Dean Kim Clark and received generous support from HBS alumni. It continues to develop under the guidance of... View Details
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Race, Gender & Equity Social Enterprise Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Case Method Project Creating Emerging Markets Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Foundry Impact-Weighted Accounts Institute for Strategy and... View Details
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
creating racially diverse organizations are getting sidelined." That’s especially important today, since inclusion programs have shifted in recent years toward recognizing more forms of diversity—based on gender and sexual... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Business History - Faculty & Research
targeted at both historical and management audiences, and employing multiple methodologies. Examples include a study of gender and skin color stereotypes in the film industries in India, a comparison of how businesses perceived political... View Details
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
other economists offers a new way of thinking about this puzzle. Published in September by the National Bureau of Economic Research, On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Affects Labor Supply and Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna