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15 Sep 2010
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From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists’ Participation in Commercial Science

Keywords: by Waverly W. Ding, Fiona Murray & Toby E. Stuart; Biotechnology

6 PM – 7:15 PM EST, 28 Feb 2022
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A Blessing and Little Black Library at Harvard Business School presents a virtual author chat to celebrate Black History Month

HBSs iconic Baker Library is the largest business library in the worldand its collection expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in its 95-year history, Baker brought in non-business books, over 170 titles (to date) organized by Cathy Chukwulebe (MBA... View Details

15 Oct 2014
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Thumbs up, down for mobile manicures

14 Jun 2021
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Mansplainers at Work? Here’s How to Deal When You Go Back to the Office.

Nori Gerardo Lietz

Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.

Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details

07 Oct 2014
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4 New England Sisters, 40 Years Of Photographs

January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
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Cancer Screening in Japan: Market Research and Segmentation

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

Since founding CancerScan in 2008, Jun Fukuyoshi and Yoshiki Ishikawa had helped to improve cancer screening rates in Japan. Between 2005 and 2007, awareness of breast cancer in Japan rose from 55% to 70%, but the incidence of breast cancer screenings remained... View Details

Keywords: Cancer; Public Health Projects; Japan; Japan

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18 Nov 2014
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It’s Not Your Kids Holding Your Career Back. It’s Your Husband.

May 2003 (Revised May 2009)
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ZARA: Fast Fashion

Focuses on Inditex, an apparel retailer from Spain, which has set up an extremely quick response system for its ZARA chain. Instead of predicting months before a season starts what women will want to wear, ZARA observes what's selling and what's not and continuously... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Spain

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20 May 2021
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Spotify, Pixar, Levi’s, and Nearly 200 Other Companies Join Time’s up to Reimagine the Caregiving Economy

13 May 2015
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Discussing gender diversity

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Rush Vinyl and new co-owner of Waterloo Records, with ambitions of preserving the local music scene and supporting the careers of indie artists Forward Thinking Saving Giraffes from Silent Extinction Mothers of Invention How three HBS alumnae are building a global... View Details

27 Sep 2016
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Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

2022
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Beliefs about Gender Differences in Social Preferences

By: Christine L Exley, Oliver P. Hauser, Molly Moore and John-Henry Pezzuto

While there is a vast (and mixed) literature on gender differences in social preferences, little is known about believed gender differences in social preferences. This paper documents robust evidence for believed gender differences in social preferences. Across a wide... View Details

Keywords: Social Preferences; Gender; Behavior; Attitudes; Values and Beliefs

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24 Jan 2014
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Harvard Business School Association of Northern California Honors 114 Bay Area Alumnae

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For the past several decades, income inequality in the United States has steadily increased. The extent of this inequality is exacerbated when making comparisons between the very rich and poor or men and women. Professor Exley’s research is driven by a desire to better... View Details

March 2005 (Revised April 2007)
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Oprah!

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean

Oprah Winfrey believed in sharing the experiences that shaped her development and enabled her to become the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry and first African American billionaire. Traces her childhood and entertainment career, drawing connections in... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Wealth; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Biography; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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