Equal Access - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

practices that global nonprofits should adhere to when creating their international brand? John Quelch and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander: Many of the same challenges and global brand management approaches apply equally to for-profit and... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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HBS - The year in Review

the School's culture and organization. Milestones in the following months include announcing the appointment of Terrill Drake as the School's first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, increasing the number of Black case protagonists in active cases by 3 percent,... View Details

March 2024
Article

Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity

By: Mitchell Tang, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi and Ariel Dora Stern

Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with substantial growth in patient portal messaging. Higher message volumes have largely persisted, reflecting a new normal. Prior work has documented lower message use by patients who belong to minoritized racial... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Technology Adoption; Prejudice and Bias; Equality and Inequality; Communication Technology; Race; Ethnicity; Health Industry

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01 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

that farmers have access to credit lines. However, it's understandable why lenders might hesitate to grant loans to the cheese producers. Trichakis explains that farms are essentially small- and medium-sized enterprises, helmed by farmers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

feel they have less access to managers who have the power and influence to make decisions about their career advancement, Cullen says. And, she says, the male advantage can become a self-perpetuating cycle. If men are more likely to be... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

sometimes save time. However, be aware that not every expert is equally adept at explaining the intuition behind the mechanics, and in some cases they may offer comments that are technically impressive but outside the scope of the case.... View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Charts & Statistics Birthplace Education Gender & Ethnicity Tenure Birthplace of Leaders Foreigners Gain CEO Access After Mid-Century Pre-1950 Founder 73% Family Business 2% Other CEO... View Details

06 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End

Beijing National Stadium, also called the "Bird's Nest," has been in use since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (bingdian) Few sporting events can equal the pageantry, scale, and drama of the Olympic Games. When an Olympic host... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Sports

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Art of “Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “The dramatic expansions in population, wealth, income, and territory that characterized the United States in the nineteenth century paralleled equally dramatic expansions in... View Details

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

participants or students have equal access to learning opportunities, class discussions, and faculty time. back to text Beyond business relationships, there are situations where faculty members wish to allow... View Details

13 Apr 2021
Book

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

call,” says Ammerman, “that's perceived very differently than when your male colleague’s child runs in during his Zoom call. I think it just produces an enormous amount of stress.” Steps toward gender equality In Glass Half-Broken,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

that “While it’s important to shape a story of meaning for your organization, it’s equally important to create a space where others can do the same for themselves. Ask people what conclusions they are drawing from this crisis and listen... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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Harvard Business School

IlliniCare Health in August 2017. Rashid is a pioneer in the Medicaid managed care landscape, helping to ensure there is access to quality and affordable health care to the “people most in need.” Before joining IlliniCare Health, Rashid... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

commercial bank with 4,500 branches across India. Pre-COVID, the bank had no organizational or technological measures in place to enable work from remote locations. Only 30 to 40 users (mostly senior managers) had access to the bank’s... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

the use of alternative energies—like wind—costs less than, or equal to, the price of using power from conventional fossil fuel. We have just commissioned a 46MW project in Scotland installing just 10 turbines that will produce enough... View Details

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Erik J. Mayer and Ruidi Huang of Southern Methodist University. Closing the gap between white and minority loan officers may help change that pattern, the researchers find. That has big implications for minority View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

01 Sep 2010
News

Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named

’08/MPA ’09). Both have been named HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellows for 2010 and awarded $25,000 grants to advance their enterprises. Brehm, along with his wife, Faith, is cofounder of the online venture AbilityTrip (www.abilitytrip.com), which aggregates... View Details

Keywords: Awards; disability; gay rights; Accommodation; Hospitality

15 May 2018
News

Spreading the Safety Net

Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn In a May 6, 2018, op-ed in the New York Times, Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman (MBA 2009) discussed the reasoning behind her recent decision to equalize benefits for all employees—a... View Details

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

workplace—starting with job listings. What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?James Heskett's readers question the meaning of "gender equality" and ponder ways to give women View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Workplace Diversity: Data Sources

Where can I find data on diversity in the workplace and labor markets? Resource Type Resource Description US. Government Agencies US Equal Opportunity Commission “Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry”... View Details

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