Equality and Inequality - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

farmers in the country’s poorer provinces can achieve a standard of living equal to a high-tech worker in Hangzhou—is a daunting task. This increasing unease about economic inequality View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

15 Sep 2015
First Look

September 15, 2015

dispute resolution. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49624 Mums the Word! Cross-national Effects of Maternal Employment on Gender Inequalities at Work and at Home By:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

in part because the population is aging. A key question for policymakers centers on whether local labor markets can adjust or whether a population drop tied to robots will lead to persistent levels of unemployment and growing regional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

January 2023
Case

Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira

Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details

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Educators

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

opportunity,” he said. Rohan Bajaj (MBA 2026)Rohan was born in Delhi, raised in Canada, and attended medical school at Johns Hopkins. “Having my life experience split across three vastly different healthcare systems, it has been clear to... View Details

29 May 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Introduction to the Future of Market Capitalism

trend of rising wealth will continue, a view that is shared by many global business leaders. But recent research conducted by HBS indicates that business leaders harbor many concerns about market capitalism and see critical challenges... View Details

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

electronic gizmos dominate Christmas gift sales, and senior citizens find renewed connectivity with far-flung families by going online. Americans know technology adds value to daily life. These traits apply View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

Hiring more minority loan officers could help people of color secure significantly more home loans and address one of the biggest factors driving the racial wealth gap, new research finds. In the white-dominated US banking industry,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

14 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation

interviews, helping employees involved in the hiring process uncover their own implicit biases can make a significant impact on how candidates are evaluated. Recruiting events are a different but equally important evaluation tool used in... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

31 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?

Until the close of the last decade, health consumers received much of their knowledge and advice about prescription drugs from their physicians or other health care professionals. Today, pharmaceutical companies are spending several... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

21 Jul 2015
Blog Post

3 Things Women Need to Know About Business School

second year mentoring programs, to advocating for more female case protagonists. I think the biggest impact for me has been the subtle cultural shift on campus towards gender equality – seeing female students representing women as strong... View Details

24 Feb 2015
Blog Post

Finding Unity in our Diversity: The Second Annual LGBTQ Conference at Harvard

focused on three challenges: “Will professed LGBTQ allies be there once full marriage equality is achieved? Will we – as a nation and a community – finally talk about the T in LGBTQ? Will the community... View Details

06 Oct 2016
Blog Post

An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Cathy Hutchinson

so vast, creative and constantly evolving. Staying up on the latest technologies & innovations is challenging, but something I truly enjoy. I also appreciate that the tech and media focused students... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media / Sports

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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Tomaskovic-Devey , University of Massachusetts, Amherst What Works? Internal and External Mechanisms for Equal Opportunity Shelley Correll , Stanford University Delivering on Diversity: A Framework for... View Details

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?

and the place where you're doing it, you will be successful. I truly believe that. And so you will open up doors you can't even imagine. But if you let others define what success is…then it's easy to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

explosion of trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

forecasted GDP growth rates for Japan by 0.5% for the first quarter of this year, and by more than 1.5% for the second quarter. The financial consequences are equally alarming. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

31 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 31

whether perceived inequity from wealth that is randomly or subjectively assigned leads individuals to cross ethical boundaries through helping or hurting others. The results show that dishonest behavior is influenced by positive View Details