Disparities - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

For refugees fleeing troubled regions as disparate as Afghanistan and Ukraine, finding meaningful work in the United States is not only key to their own success, but also crucial for businesses navigating labor shortages. New research... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

20 Nov 2012
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pay between different-state managers increased by less relative to same-state managers after the rule change. Taken together, our findings suggest that peer comparison decreases pay disparity within firms and that principals face a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2014
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Does Management Matter in Schools?

Keywords: by Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun & John Van Reenen; Education

July 2022
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The Developmental Origins and Behavioral Consequences of Attributions for Inequality

By: Antonya Marie Gonzalez, Lucia Macchia and Ashley V. Whillans

Attributions, or lay explanations for inequality, have been linked to inequality-relevant behavior. In adults and children, attributing inequality to an individual rather than contextual or structural causes is linked to greater support for economic inequality and less... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Behavior; Perception

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03 May 2024
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How Much Does Proximity Influence Startup Innovation? 20 Meters' Worth to Be Exact

A new study of startups sharing a coworking space offers a new wrinkle in the debate over work-from-anywhere: Proximity matters, especially close proximity, to spread knowledge between disparate enterprises. “The more different the... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

November 2019
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When and Why Defaults Influence Decisions: A Meta-analysis of Default Effects

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Shannon Duncan, Elke U. Weber and Eric J. Johnson

When people make decisions with a pre-selected choice option—a “default”—they are more likely to select that option. Because defaults are easy to implement, they constitute one of the most widely employed tools in the choice architecture toolbox. However, to decide... View Details

Keywords: Choice Architecture; Defaults; Default Effects; Decision Making; Behavior; Analysis

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03 Mar 2011
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How Firm Strategies Influence the Architecture of Transaction Networks

Keywords: by Jianxi Luo, Daniel E. Whitney, Carliss Y. Baldwin & Christopher L. Magee

20 Jan 2012
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Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

17 Jan 2018
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If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

kutaytanir It’s no surprise that business executives make more money than lower-level employees. But when that pay disparity between a CEO and the average worker is perceived as unfair, the result may be more than unhappy workers: A... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Aug 2022
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When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

ability. "People are struggling to make ends meet around the country, and success is often determined in part by uncontrollable factors." “They explained this disparity by saying the [higher-achieving] group worked harder,” says Whillans,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

27 Sep 2018
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Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know

you have to wear that cross around your neck?’ Being aware that disparate treatment itself is discrimination is something a lot of companies haven’t caught up with today,” van Bever says. The courts have found that companies don’t have to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage; Apparel & Accessories

28 Feb 2022
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How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels

terms of business outcomes, they're not developing the best customer relationships they could.” Companies that fix disparities in their service delivery are likely to boost customer satisfaction and loyalty, say Feldberg and Kim in the... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

30 May 2024
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Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?

convenience and speed. The report’s conclusion invites further study. Explanations for the disparities that the authors document range from differences in the types of questions or requests made by patients in the messages, the syntax of... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Health

18 Jun 2024
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What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

preferences contribute to disparities in the workplace. Ultimately, this study aims to extend this line of research to include non-binary individuals, revealing how their beliefs and preferences compare and providing insights for managers... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Dec 2022
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5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

more likely to advance and succeed than employees working at others, leading to some startling disparities between companies ranked in the top 50 versus those ranked in the bottom 50: Some employees are waiting longer for promotions.... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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By: Ethan C. Rouen

Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details

10 May 2021
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Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

people—other white men. Meanwhile, white women and people of color who were recruited from the same competitive MBA pool received more mundane work, including tasks they had already mastered. This disparity in development had long-term... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Apr 2023
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Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

health care, utilities, energy, real estate, and technology by as much as 2.5 percentage points on an annualized basis. The TOPICS method uses sophisticated financial models to spot hidden similarities in risk and return profiles among seemingly View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

02 Aug 2012
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The Rich Get Richer: Enabling Conditions for Knowledge Use in Organizational Work Teams

Keywords: by Melissa A. Valentine, Bradley R. Staats & Amy C. Edmondson

02 Jul 2018
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Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

more money in their pockets. Other factors that contribute to income disparity are more based in societal issues or on how companies go about their business. For example, large companies may pay more for a similar job than a smaller firm;... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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