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- 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
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Building From the Bottom Up - Managing the Future of Work
Results by Gender Results by Upward Mobility Results by Firm Size Employers of Low-Wage Workers Survey A survey of 1,150 business leaders at U.S. companies across the managerial spectrum—from the C-suite to mid-level managers to... View Details
Aurora Turek
Aurora Turek is a PhD candidate in the Organizational Behavior program at Harvard Business School. Her research focuses on the future of work. In particular, she studies how flexible work practices - like remote and hybrid work - emerge and the implications of these... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Religion, Politician Identity, and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
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Partners - Case Method Project
School Edgard, LA Subjects: Civics, Government LA 2 of 12 Chris Dier Chalmette High School Chalmette, LA Subjects: Human Geography LA 3 of 12 Casey Green Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Natchitoches, LA Subjects: Government, United States History,... View Details
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
‘The requirements have changed’ In a world where business is reckoning with issues like climate change, racial inequities, and gender bias, “we’re going through a massive transformation in leadership,” George says. “Boomers were trained... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 20 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
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
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
Publications August 2014 Management Science Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence By: Brooks, A.W., F. Gino, and M.E. Schweitzer Abstract—Although individuals can derive substantial benefits from exchanging information and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Women's Student Association
future leaders. We are committed to furthering gender equity at HBS and beyond. We have an incredible list of sponsors who, through their funding and support, help us deliver extensive programming for all members. Some of the highlights... View Details
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
- 12 Jan 2018
- News
The Only 3 Career Steps that Matter
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
article originally appeared in the HBS Alumni Bulletin. You Might Also Like: Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from the United States, Japan,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS - Key Metrics
81% Gender Male 37% 50% 48% 43% Female 63% 50% 52% 57% Non-binary/ Gender Queer/ Other — 2 — — — Did Not Report/ Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% International Citizenship 21% 38% 48% 29% US Race / Ethnicity 1 3 American... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
PublicationsCompeting through Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart Publication:In Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy, edited by Giovanni Battista Dagnino. Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2013 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Lisa Mazzanti and Aldo Sesia
In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly-appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, was considering shutting down mines in South Africa for safety reasons, namely worker fatalities. No company had ever done so before. Carroll felt that operating a company... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Leadership; Gender; Safety; Working Conditions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Mining; Mining Industry; South Africa
Mukunda, Gautam, Lisa Mazzanti, and Aldo Sesia. "Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A)." Harvard Business School Case 414-019, October 2013. (Revised November 2021.)
Erin Shirtz
Erin Shirtz is a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. Her research broadly examines... View Details
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
gender composition of their transaction participants. A regular report on problems and successes among users who are at risk of being discriminated against can help companies reveal and confront issues. Withhold sensitive data. In many... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
on boards, and even the potential to create social good. This course will be differentiated from other excellent offerings at HBS by focusing on the intersection of investing/finance and key global challenges, guided for example by the Sustainable Development Goals,... View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
gender or racial minority might feel pressure to fill stereotypical roles or represent their entire group. “It was unexpected to us that people would even be willing to put themselves in these situations,” says Chang, noting the vast... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost