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15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

plan. A key component of the REP is the hiring of a chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO) to advance many aspects of the plan. How is the search proceeding? We’ve narrowed the field to several... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

10 Mar 2021
News

Shattering Glass

bottom-line performance limits the conversation. The more helpful conversation to have—the more impactful one—is about the conditions under which we can leverage the benefits of having a diverse set of employees. BG: Diversity is about counting the numbers. View Details

Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

home to Detroit.” The Kresge Foundation offered both, and it had a history of hiring Leadership Fellows in the past. “Their scope of work, especially in Detroit, was aligned with my interests. I knew it would be quite strategic for me,... View Details

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

organizations are, at once, on many right tracks and wrong tracks. “The right question is therefore not the amount of ‘rebel talent’ but how to focus it on the right causes.” David Wittenberg concurred. As he put it, “organizations should View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Mar 2020
News

Signal Boost

inclusion in businesses and organizations in western Michigan. It sprang up in the late 1990s when the area—once largely white—began to undergo a significant demographic change. “A lot of Latino immigrants moved to areas like Holland,... View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

billion worldwide; that number, though still small compared to the approximately $85 billion that went to all male teams, is 15 times the amount invested in women-led companies in 2010. The latest research from Gompers and Calder-Wang showed that 18 percent of the new... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

10 Feb 2021
Blog Post

What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization

and discuss is a central part of this work.” Audit Your Policies “Do an audit of your policies and assess if policies are reinforcing the marginalization of any group,” Manso-Brown recommended. This may include dress codes, lack of pay equity, or View Details

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Diversity on Teams: Our Own Harvest - Race, Gender & Equity

Safety So it’s not enough for an employer to say, “I want a more diverse workplace” or “I am going to use automated hiring and therefore eliminate human bias.” The employer actually should do audits of the results coming out of this... View Details

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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

$2 billion fund and its many different stakeholders. Identify the scope of the problem, Druyan says, and then start generating solutions. Channeling this approach, she ultimately found and hired a new CEO who was well-suited to guide the... View Details

15 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 15

hiring and socialization policies. Institutional Demand Pressure and the Cost of Corporate Loans Authors:Victoria Ivashina and Zheng Sun Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Between 2001 and 2007, annual... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success - Recruiting

equip all students with what they need to thrive by fostering a deeper understanding of socioeconomic inclusion throughout the two-year program. Through this work, our students are not only prepared to excel but also to lead with empathy,... View Details

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

dominant name once again. Thornton had no industry experience whatsoever but seemed convinced that his ideas could be applicable to Ford's company. Perhaps the Ford Motor Company could use an injection of new ideas. Hiring Thornton and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

"Pilot: New York City" was released in October 2023. The press release can be found here and the full report here . Boston Public Schools Hiring Process Improvement Spring 2022 | Focus : Education Operations Team: Jenny Zhou Description:... View Details

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

and principles that guide her teaching, and unpacks the issues of the case before them. It’s important, she says, to understand that the class, and its case, isn’t designed to eradicate racism—it’s designed to provide students with takeaways that will help them become... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges

Since its founding in 1908, HBS has viewed business as a powerful means for improving society. More than a century later, says Dean Srikant Datar, “the role we can play in tackling systemic challenges has become more important, whether in shaping a more View Details

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

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Jewish American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Jewish American Heritage Month Discover Baker Library resources with a connection to Jewish Americans and business. Want to stay up-to-date on relevant topics? Consider subscribing to our monthly Inclusion & Belonging Newsletter . Quick... View Details

01 Feb 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

needed an advocate in case of a serious health problem. In a sense, we needed inclusion and “voice” just as much as the employees Amy Edmondson wrote about in her book, The Fearless Organization. We needed access to the medical system and... View Details