Publications

2009
Chapter

Checking Your Identities at the Door? Positive Relationships Between Non-Work and Work Identities

By: Nancy Rothbard and Lakshmi Ramarajan

In this chapter we examine factors that enable individuals to experience compatibility between their work and non-work identities. Specifically, we suggest that identity compatibility is influenced by (a) the extent to which individuals can control the co-activation of... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Identity; Adaptation

2011
Working Paper

The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova

Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India

Web

Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

complete. What is the Influence Style Exercise? + – The Influence Style Exercise (ISE) is a 20-30-minute self-assessment designed to help you identify which influence styles and behaviors you use most frequently in various contexts. The ISE questionnaire was compiled... View Details

Web

HBS - The year in Review

core activities of teaching, research, and disseminating ideas. Faculty and students alike embraced the custom technology that enabled teaching and learning both in the classroom and remotely. They were supported by hundreds of frontline... View Details

February 2016
Teaching Note

Indonesia: Growth and Stability in a Global Economy

By: Lakshmi Iyer

This country case on Indonesia is designed to enable a discussion of the potential risks in financial globalization. The country suffered a severe economic crisis in 1997-98 when global capital withdrew from many Asian countries. A significant currency depreciation of... View Details

Keywords: Indonesia; Growth; Stability; Currency Depreciation; Decentralization; Currency; Balance and Stability; Globalization; Economic Growth; Indonesia

Article

Direct versus Indirect Colonial Rule in India: Long-term Consequences

By: Lakshmi Iyer

Keywords: Outcome or Result; India

Web

Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

you use most frequently in various contexts. The ISE questionnaire was compiled by HBS faculty member Lakshmi Ramarajan and researcher Serenity Lee based on published research. The exercise is made available... View Details

2015
Chapter

The Long Run Consequences of Colonial Institutions

By: Lakshmi Iyer

March 2014
Teaching Note

The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader (TN)

By: Lakshmi Iyer

November 2005
Teaching Note

To Trade or Not to Trade: NAFTA and the Prospects of Free Trade in the Americas (TN)

By: Lakshmi Iyer

Keywords: Trade

Article

The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova

Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Rank and Position; Performance Effectiveness; Gender; Government and Politics; India

Article

Caste and Entrepreneurship in India

By: Lakshmi Iyer, Tarun Khanna and Ashutosh Varshney

It is now widely accepted that the lower castes have risen in Indian politics. Has there been a corresponding change in the economy? Using comprehensive data on enterprise ownership from the Economic Censuses of 1990, 1998, and 2005, we document substantial caste... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Income; Entrepreneurship; Rank and Position; India

01 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 1

Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110050-PDF-ENG India 2012: The Challenges of Governance Lakshmi Iyer and Richard H.K. VietorHarvard Business School Case ###-### In January 2012, the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Article

Past, Present and Future Research on Multiple Identities: Toward an Intrapersonal Network Approach

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan

Psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers have long recognized that people have multiple identities—based on attributes such as organizational membership, profession, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Research; Organizations; Identity

2016
Book

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance in Emerging Markets

By: Lakshmi Iyer

Emerging markets play an increasingly important role in the global economy, accounting for 31% of global GDP and more than 50% of global foreign direct investment in 2012. However, doing business in emerging markets remains subject to a high degree of "policy risk,"... View Details

Keywords: Property Rights; Economic Policy; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Economic Growth; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations