Equality And Inequality - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Gable, and J.B. Schramm. Building The On Demand Workforce , Report, Harvard Business School and BCG, November 2020. With Manjari Raman, James Palano, Allison Bailey, Nithya Vaduganathan, Elizabeth Kaufman,... View Details

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

silent animated video above: Assets equals liabilities and owner's equity Get social by collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your course.... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Business History

After the murder of senior generals in the Indonesian army by elements of the country's communist party in 1965, General Suharto orchestrated the mass killing of some half a million leftists and fellow travelers. But his ambitions spanned... View Details

28 Jun 2022
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The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

do not have to be mutually exclusive. Since my childhood, my mother has been a great source of inspiration. She modeled what working full time, raising three children and being an all-around badass could look like. Gender View Details

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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30 Apr 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

07 Feb 2023
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Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

If it seems like everyone is a manager these days, you may be onto something. Not only is there a profusion of assistant managers, there are also now carpet shampoo and food cart managers, directors of first impressions, assistant bingo... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

questions. In the process, they received feedback that was more helpful to them and their career development. Learning from the feedback we receive is often challenging, as our desire to grow conflicts with our View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

24 Jun 2002
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Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

but achievements are equally driven by envy, greed, and fear, so emotions surrounding achievement can pull you in very different ways. How your values play in is another component to achievement. What are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Apr 2021
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Remote Workers Spend More on Housing. Do They Deserve Higher Pay?

To executives expecting to save on office space when some employees continue working remotely post-pandemic: Not so fast. Makeshift desks and kitchen tables have sufficed for many people working from home to avoid COVID-19. However, permanently remote workers tend to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

02 Apr 2001
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Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

the wealth to walk away. Put well-regarded, powerful executives in charge of acquisition integration. Divest them of all other responsibilities during an important integration. Make this into a core competency, and a high-visibility... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

Launch Lab, the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab fosters the cross-disciplinary approach to entrepreneurship that will enable deeper impact and outcomes. “We are so very grateful to Judy and Steve for their gift... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Davida Bynum

brilliant and humble students from over 35 countries who are equally impressive as they are kind. The connection we have fostered has left an indelible impact on me and I am so... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

think I'll just rest on my laurels and see what happens now. I was equally as tenacious about finding the next immunotherapy drug that might come out. And so I think that... View Details

22 Aug 2022
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Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

Investors and market watchers noted Amazon’s less-than-stellar forays into health care, while privacy advocates raised concerns about Amazon’s access to patient medical data. Still others have voiced hopes Amazon will bring much-needed... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

the source of societal ills that range from inequality and systemic racism to climate change and labor market disruption. The goal of CATS is both to examine these criticisms... View Details

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

Gender & Equity Initiative! Discover how cutting-edge research is shaping practices, empowering leaders, and advancing equity by tackling gender, race, and other inequalities... View Details

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