Relational Identity - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted below provides an interesting and necessary first look at three key... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

his children went. He found the $25,000 ask for that organization was identical in terms of planning and approach to what he was doing 25 years later as he approached $25 million gift asks. Your Role as a Solicitor In summary, the most... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

02 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 2

Measurement, Causes, and Consequences By: Comin, Diego A., and Marti Mestieri Abstract—This chapter discusses different approaches pursued to explore three broad questions related to technology diffusion: what general patterns... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

Intelligence Direction Featured Exercises Identify key contextual factors shaping your organization 6-8 hrs Module 3 Leader as Beacon: Communicating Direction Use vision, purpose, strategy, and identity to craft a statement of direction... View Details

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Florida legislature, after several weeks of heated public controversy, passed and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis a Parental Rights in Education bill stating: “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

match those of their executives. These are all areas for future study, says Kempf, including understanding how the political makeup of an executive team affects a variety of decisions related to hiring, investment, and corporate... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

and other GM executives placed a series of important bets on what American consumers wanted (different makes, models and prices; cars that were status symbols and identity holders as well as transportation sources) and they did so with... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Emerita Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational... View Details

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

aren’t shy about telling anyone who’ll listen that they’ll never back that founder again.” How to bounce back The pain of closing a business can overwhelm founders, whose identity is intertwined with that of their venture. Failed founders... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

policies in the United States favor consumers and offer fewer protections to other interests than is par for the course elsewhere. Is such proconsumerism a good thing? The answer, at least in relation to Wal-Mart, depends on the View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

Bulletin [Image: MicroStockHub] Related Reading Hold on to Your Complexity: Bringing Multiple Identities to Work Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

related to MBA Admissions, alumni engagement, career development, and more to advocate for and empower the Latino community on campus and beyond. The LASO Board is led by the club’s three Co-Presidents – Camila Diaz, Evelyn Ramirez, and... View Details

March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler

In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details

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22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

team’s idea: Prevent burnout by creating a dialog around the seemingly arbitrary nature of fashion pricing—and the fact that many people judge a garment’s quality based on its price tag. The strategy: Price two identical items next to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

remain after controlling for a large number of observable factors, including the experience of the writer, the agent, and the identity of the studio. “These are big differences, “ says Luo. “It shows that despite all of the potential... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

directly, or they may allow a Third Party to pay on their behalf, using the Third-Party payment feature. Additionally, a Third-Party payer can be added as an authorized payer permitting HBS Online to communicate with the authorized Third Party regarding payment issues... View Details

Blog

What Black Executives Really Want

EXECUTIVES FEEL SEEN? If I am a Black executive, I want to know that others see me as a person, as a valued contributor, and as someone who is progressing over time. I want to look around and see people with intersecting identities close... View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

movement built a reputation for Costa Rica as a natural paradise and conservation hub,” Giacomin observes. “At the same time, local actors took advantage of this brand identity to build mainstream tourist facilities that weren’t in line... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane

As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details