Publications

January 17, 2022
Article

Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes

By: Kathy Giusti and Richard G. Hamermesh

A disproportionate number of Black patients die from cancer in the United States. A key to addressing this problem is enrolling more Black patients in clinical trials. A strategy consisting of these three parts can help accomplish this goal: 1) centralize information... View Details

Keywords: Cancer Trials; Racial Disparity; Health Testing and Trials; Race; Strategy

2021
Working Paper

The Great Unequalizer: Initial Health Effects of COVID-19 in the United States

By: Marcella Alsan, Amitabh Chandra and Kosali I. Simon

We measure inequities from the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and hospitalizations in the United States during the early months of the outbreak. We discuss challenges in measuring health outcomes and health inequality, some of which are specific to COVID-19 and others... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Health Inequality; Health Pandemics; Demographics; Equality and Inequality

April 2021
Case

Glass-Shattering Leaders: Barbara Hackman Franklin

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman

Barbara Hackman Franklin was one of the first women to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She went on to break barriers in the private and public sectors, rising to leadership positions in business and government. In the 1970s, she led a successful White House... View Details

Keywords: Glass Ceiling; Leadership; Gender; Power and Influence

Educators

April 2021
Case

Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ana Paula Pessoa

By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman

Ana Paula Pessoa built a career at the largest media conglomerate in Latin America, combining a passion for digital transformation with a commitment to doing work that had a positive impact on society. Having grown up during a dictatorial military regime in Brazil, the... View Details

Keywords: Glass Ceiling; Leadership; Gender; Power and Influence

Educators

2021
Working Paper

Housing Consumption and the Cost of Remote Work

By: Christopher Stanton and Pratyush Tiwari

This paper estimates housing choice differences between households with and without remote workers. Prior to the pandemic, the expenditure share on housing was more than seven percent higher for remote households compared to similar non-remote households in the same... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Geographic Mobility; Housing; Cost; Geographic Location; Income

February 2018
Article

Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women

By: Nancy R. Baldiga and Katherine Baldiga Coffman

Sponsorship programs have been proposed as one way to promote female advancement in competitive career fields. A sponsor is someone who advocates for a protégé, and in doing so, takes a stake in her success. We use a laboratory experiment to explore two channels... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Behavior And Behavioral Decision Making; Laboratory Experiment; Competition; Organizations; Gender; Behavior

February 2015
Article

On the Ethnic Origins of African Development: Traditional Chiefs and Pre-Colonial Political Centralization

By: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

We report on recent findings of a fruitful research agenda that explores the importance of ethnic-specific traits in shaping African development. First, using recent surveys from Sub-Saharan African countries, we document that individuals identify with their ethnic... View Details

Keywords: Ethnicity; Development Economics; Government and Politics; Africa

2001
Report

The Diana Project: Women Business Owners and Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled

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

Keywords: Business Ventures; Gender; Capital Budgeting

February 1991 (Revised March 1991)
Case

Women's World Banking

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Gender; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

2001
Report

An Investigation of Women-Led Firms and Venture Capital Investment

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

Keywords: Business Ventures; Venture Capital; Gender

06 Oct 2021
News

Pivot for Equity: Lessons from Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures

14 Jul 2018
News

Bringing Afghan Saffron to U.S. Stores

02 May 2018
News

Naa-Sakle Akuete Says her Best Business Lessons Came from Her Worst Mistakes

11 Dec 2014
News

Fashion's Retail Revolution

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir (MBA 2000) in the New York office of Tinker Tailor, her new online couture business. When HBS first turned a scholarly eye to retail in the early 20th century, department stores were king. Institutions like Filene’s and Jordan Marsh were the... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Finance

01 Sep 2015
News

Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

"it was the highlight of my HBS experience." Igniting a Passion for Business Scholarship Tami Kim (standing) with Harvard College students and PRIMO participants Marcus Dennis and Hannah Leverson "For many young scholars, especially those from View Details

12 Apr 2013
News

In Push for Gender Equality, Breaking Down the Boardroom Door

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

2020
Working Paper

Mortgage Prepayment, Race, and Monetary Policy

By: Kristopher Gerardi, Paul Willen and David Hao Zhang

Over the period 2005 to 2015, Black borrowers paid more than 40 basis points higher mortgage interest rates than Non-Hispanic white borrowers. We show that the main reason is that Non-Hispanic white borrowers are much more likely to exploit periods of falling interest... View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Consumer Behavior; Race; Ethnicity; Equality and Inequality; Policy; United States

September 2013
Article

Great Leaders Who Make the Mix Work

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly

Business leaders send a powerful message when they make a commitment to diversity that goes beyond rhetoric. But what motivates them to do so, and how do they actually create inclusive cultures? To find out, the authors interviewed 24 CEOs whose firms were known for... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Diversity; Gender

April 1993
Case

Sumiko Ito

By: David A. Thomas

Describes the life and career of the first Japanese female investment banker at Nomura Securities, Sumiko Ito, who later became a partner at Alex Brown, a U.S. investment bank. Organized around the major life events and career transitions Ms. Ito experienced. Set in... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Japan; England; United States

Educators