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Backlash Against Male Elementary Educators

By: Corinne A. Moss-Racusin and Elizabeth R. Johnson

We investigated the existence, nature, and processes underscoring backlash (social and economic penalties) against men who violate gender stereotypes by working in education, and whether backlash is exacerbated by internal (vs. external) behavioral attributions.... View Details

Keywords: Backlash Theory; Gender Stereotypes; Teaching; Early Childhood Education; Gender

30 Nov 2007
Conference Presentation

The Ethnic Composition of US Inventors: Evidence Building from Ethnic Names in US Patents

By: William R. Kerr

Keywords: Ethnicity; Innovation and Invention; Patents; United States

26 Oct 2001
Conference Presentation

Venture Capital Access in the New Economy: Is Gender an Issue?

By: Myra M. Hart, Candida Brush, Nancy Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood and Patricia Greene

Keywords: Venture Capital; Gender; Economy

14 Jun 2018
News

Dhivya Suryadevara Named GM’s Next CFO

Photo courtesy of GM Photo courtesy of GM The CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, recently announced that Dhivya Suryadevara (MBA 2003) will be named CFO. Fortune reported that as vice president of corporate finance, Suryadevara has been instrumental in GM’s divestiture... View Details

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

29 Jan 2018
News

Clare Reichenbach Named New Chief Executive of James Beard Foundation

01 Mar 2005
News

Women Entrepreneurs Share Insights at WSA Conference

THE CHALLENGE: Ana Shukla shares advice on securing venture capital. Karen Kerrigan and Brigitte Baumann (far left, center) stressed the importance of mentors and networks. As a first-time entrepreneur, Ana Shukla launched a marketing-automation software company in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

What's Cookin'

Keith Garner of Pasta Cuisine, on finding a niche and serving it well: “It's a great feeling to serve someone lunch and have them tell you how delicious it tasted.” by Julia Hanna As a student at HBS, Joe Fox would unwind from a long week of classes by baking a batch... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

June 2009
Case

The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama

By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary

This case profiles President Barack Hussein Obama's rise to the presidency as an "improbable candidate." The case illustrates the ways in which he overcame criticism from those who questioned his credibility and his values, and skepticism from those who were unsure... View Details

Keywords: Ethnicity; Race; Political Elections; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Trust

Educators

01 Dec 2018
News

Lighting the Way

Photo courtesy of Beverly Anderson Photo courtesy of Beverly Anderson A recent study of alumni offers insights into the reality of the challenge that African American women face in their careers: Of the 532 African American women who earned their MBAs at HBS between... View Details

29 Jul 2013
News

Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers

Selena Cuffe On a trip to South Africa in 2005, Selena Cuffe (MBA 2003) happened across an advertisement promoting the first Soweto Wine Festival. Cuffe, the director of an exchange-student nonprofit, didn't know a lot about wine. Yet the event sounded so intriguing,... View Details

Keywords: wine; wine making; wine importing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

October 2019
Supplement

Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship (B)

By: George Serafeim

The (B) case describes Tingle and Pierre-Jacques’ decision to commit fully to Harlem Capital as their post-graduation job. The case explores the results of their fundraising efforts, new strategic partnerships, and how they plan to “build the market” in order to... View Details

Keywords: Impact Investing; Gender Bias; Gender Inequality; Minority Representation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Investment Management; Investing; Inequality; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Equity; Mission and Purpose; Investment Funds; Financial Services Industry

August 1999
Case

Leaving

By: David A. Thomas

A company supervisor listens to an employee, an African American woman, announce she is leaving the company and tries to understand the situation. View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Retention; Race; Behavior; Diversity; Interpersonal Communication; Labor and Management Relations

Educators

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

study about the Genzyme Center—the first building in the nation to receive a LEED Platinum rating.) Toffel and Simcoe collected data on 735 California cities from 2001 to 2008, including LEED registrations, construction starts, and View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

June 2023
Article

Do Job Seekers Value Diversity Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Human Capital Disclosures

By: Jung Ho Choi, Joseph Pacelli, Kristina M. Rennekamp and Sorabh Tomar

We examine how information about the diversity of a potential employer's workforce affects individuals’ job-seeking behavior. We embed a field experiment in job recommendation emails from a leading career advice agency in the U.S. The experimental treatment involves... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Job Search; Employees; Corporate Disclosure

2022
Book

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

By: Caroline M. Elkins

Sprawling across a quarter of the world’s land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain’s twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation’s cultural superiority, but what legacy did... View Details

Keywords: Imperialism; Violence; Colonialism; History; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Race; Policy; United Kingdom

2022
Article

Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding and Feng Zhu

We study the disproportionate impact of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on female and male academics' research productivity in social science. The lockdown has caused substantial disruptions to academic activities, requiring people to work from home.... View Details

Keywords: Gender Inequality; Research Productivity; Telecommuting; COVID-19 Pandemic; Research; Performance Productivity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics

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May 2019
Teaching Note

Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantees, or None of the Above?

By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo

Teaching Note for HBS No. 819-035. View Details

Keywords: UBI; Job Guarantee; Public Policy; EITC; Employment; Labor; Social Issues; Income; Governance; Policy; Welfare

November 2017
Comment

Discussion: Do Common Inherited Beliefs and Values Influence CEO Pay?

By: Lauren Cohen

The origin of preferences is something we know strikingly little about in economics. Given the central importance of preferences, we have not invested nearly the time we should into this concept. And so, as an overarching research direction, I am heartened by the push... View Details

Keywords: Executive Compensation; Values and Beliefs; Ethnicity