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2019
Article

When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive

By: Stephen Turban, Dan Wu and Letian Zhang

Does diversity make a company more productive? Many say yes—some researchers argue that gender diversity leads to more innovative thinking and signals to investors that a company is competently run. Others say no—conflicting research indicates that gender diversity can... View Details

Keywords: Gender; Diversity; Performance; Performance Productivity

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26 Apr 2018
Video

2018 G&WS: Cindy Pace presents "Exploring the Leadership Aspirations and Learning Experiences of Diverse Women Progressing Toward Top Leadership"

19 Nov 2018

HBS Diversity Webinar

This webinar provides insight into the diverse community at HBS. It includes a panel discussion with members of the African American Student Union (AASU) and Latino Student Organization (LASO). View Details

04 Oct 2019

Diversity Visit Day

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is... View Details

28 Feb 2020

Diversity Visit Day

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions and the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is... View Details

08 Mar 2019

Diversity Visit Day

Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is designed for prospective applicants... View Details

2020
Presentations & Discussions

What’s Race Got to Do with Diversity

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity

This study explores the determinants of ethnolinguistic diversity within as well as across countries, shedding light on its geographic origins. The empirical analysis conducted across countries, virtual countries, and pairs of contiguous regions... View Details

March 2016 (Revised August 2016)
Case

CreditEase: Taking Inclusive Finance Online

By: Michael Chu, John S. Ji and Nancy Hua Dai

The world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lender annually disbursing over a million loans totaling $10 billion, China’s CreditEase, must decide whether to IPO in the NYSE its online lending platform, Yirendai, before the year-end window closes in 2015. Yirendai sought to... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Credit; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China

October 2020 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Pete Carroll: Building a Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion

By: Ranjay Gulati, Matthew Breitfelder and Monte Burke

Competing at the highest levels of the National Football League (NFL) requires tremendous skill, dedication and persistence. The most successful coaches in the NFL know how to draw out a higher level of performance and consistency from their players. This is typically... View Details

Keywords: National Football League; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Relationships; Performance; Success; Sports; Sports Industry

27 Oct 2022
Video

Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

organizations bring in diverse talent, not be inclusive of that talent, and not get any better. We have never seen an organization become more View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

July 2011
Case

Shifting the Diversity Climate: The Sodexo Solution

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case profiles the evolution of Sodexo's diversity initiative. Diversity became a key priority for Sodexo, North America in 2001 after a class-action lawsuit was filed and certified in Washington, D.C. against Sodexo Marriot Services, Inc., the food services... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Business Strategy; Globalization; Management Teams; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Age; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; Washington (state, US)

2017
Other Unpublished Work

Improving Financial Inclusion in South Africa

By: Klaus Kessler, Adam Ikdal, Euvin Naidoo, Adrien Portafaix, Joshua Hendrickson, Alex Boje and Darryn Rabec

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September 2022
Case

BancoSol: Financial Inclusion in the Perfect Storm

By: Michael Chu and Carla Larangeira

In the pandemic, financial inclusion icon BancoSol faces a government-mandated year-long deferral of all loan payments, followed by the sudden Covid death of its CEO. In a Bolivia mired in political turmoil following a failed presidential election, with clients not... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Succession; Business Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Financing and Loans; Restructuring; Financial Services Industry; Latin America; Bolivia