Equality and Inequality - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2016 (Revised May 2016)
Supplement

IKEA in Saudi Arabia (C)

By: Karthik Ramanna, Jerome Lenhardt and Marc Homsy

Supplements the (A) Case. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Values; Islam; Multinationals; Globalization; Leadership; Equality and Inequality; Multinational Firms and Management; Religion; Organizational Culture; Gender; Consumer Products Industry; Saudi Arabia; Sweden

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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

18 Aug 2014
News

Closing the Education Gap

their names, and there were kids who actually couldn’t. One child, who was almost four, kept saying his name was Corky, which it wasn’t. These are children who have been paid so little attention that they don’t even know their names.”... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

18 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’

may get the credit for his inventions—it was his laboratory, of course—but each one typically arose from years of effort that included many others. Certainly he contributed many ideas himself, but he was equally an inventor View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill; Entertainment & Recreation

18 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Marketing After the Recession

or dramatic is equally unknown. Marketers planning for 2009 and 2010 should bear in mind Peter Drucker's wise advice: "A strategy is a sense of direction around which to improvise." Know how you can source... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

09 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off

(1998) and Mishel, Bernstein and Schmitt (1999) provide a comprehensive picture of wealth inequality in America, while Conley (1999) clearly points out that many Black... View Details

Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

other ten or fifteen percent have to pay anywhere from $25,000 to $60,000 and up. You don't see that kind of inequity often." Inconsistent standards of payment. Only ten U.S. states have some sort of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

09 Jan 2006
What Do You Think?

Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?

apparently equal applicants." Anshu Vats expressed his enthusiasm by commenting, "If revealing the students' grades leads to an increasingly competitive classroom, great! Welcome to the meritocracy." Others were more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

fallout, particularly inequality and migration as its consequence. They see their cities, as in France, becoming battlegrounds. The very people they need for the workforce don't feel integrated or part of... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

economic inequality worrisome. They see that US corporations are skittish about making investments in a time of uncertainty about government policy, taxes, and regulations. They hear too many American CEOs... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

22 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Mary-Kate Johnson

equally appealing and prestigious. When an organization takes the time to connect with the student one-on-one, have a contact call them to answer their questions, learn more about where they came from, send... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

average of 180,000, in spite of the president’s vocal support for hiring in America. At the end of May, the number of unfilled jobs (6.04 million) nearly equaled the number of unemployed Americans (6.45 million). There is a “skills... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

industries may split apart. Untapped Potential in the Study of Negotiation and Gender Inequality in Organizations Authors:Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jul 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19

this crisis has only reinforced my passion and commitment to closing inequity gaps and improving access in my home state of California. My parents were small business owners -... View Details

March 2008
Teaching Note

Brazil Under Lula: Off the Yellow BRIC Road (TN)

By: Aldo Musacchio

Teaching Note for [707031]. View Details

Keywords: Cost Management; Programs; Problems and Challenges; Equality and Inequality; Poverty; Growth and Development Strategy; Brazil; India; Russia; China

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31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410142-PDF-ENG Inequality in Brazil Aldo MusacchioHarvard Business School Case 711-086 This case examines the evolution of inequality in Brazil in the last few... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Prepare for Your Interview with Research

that allows you to customize your own search for peers by industry, size and location. Industry OverviewsWhile learning about the company that you are interviewing with is key, it is equally important to... View Details

24 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 24

gain access to valuable knowledge because a KR is universally and constantly available and can be used without social interaction. However, for it to serve this equalizing... View Details