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  • 17 May 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

whiten their resumes, and two-thirds knew friends or family members who had done so, all because they were afraid their resumes could be unfairly tossed aside if their race became obvious. “The primary concern is that were trying to avoid a negative group-based View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 27 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 27

promotion, and job assignments: an "evaluation nudge," in which people are evaluated jointly rather than separately regarding their future performance. Evaluators are more likely to focus on individual performance in joint than in separate evaluation and on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • January 2025
  • Module Note

Understanding and Addressing Gender Gaps

By: Katherine Coffman
This module provides a framework for students to analyze how gender stereotypes, through their impact on beliefs about others and beliefs about ourselves, contribute to gender gaps in the workplace. The module proceeds in three parts. First, through a case and an... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Gender; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Prejudice and Bias
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  • Forthcoming
  • Article

People Overestimate How Harshly They Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit

By: Zachariah Berry, Brian J. Lucas and Jon M. Jachimowicz
The call to pursue one’s passion is ubiquitous advice, and prior research highlights the many upsides to doing so. To pursue one’s passion sustainably, people need to try different pursuits— and critically, drop those that are not tenable for them. However,... View Details
Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Attitudes; Perception; Judgments; Behavior; Goals and Objectives
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  • 08 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Black Employees Not Only Earn Less, But Deal with Bad Bosses and Poor Conditions

workplace happiness: “It may actually be because they have been sorted into firms with worse work environments,” he says. “It’s possible that in more liberal states, there are more policies and practices to reduce some of the stereotypes... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 16 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?

employees in a changed workplace. “The problem we found is that we have stereotypical expectations of what it means to be passionate,” says Jachimowicz, who conducted the study with doctoral students Kai Krautter of HBS and Anabel Büchner... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

Thought Theory (UTT); namely, that unconscious thought is a bottom-up process, whereas conscious thought is a top-down process. In two experiments on impression formation, participants read behavioral information about a fictitious person after a View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Employers Favor Men

professor Muriel Niederle. “We find ample evidence of discrimination against women, as employers are significantly less likely to hire a woman compared to an equally able man,” the paper says. “This discrimination, however, does not appear to be driven by... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

more egalitarian workplace that reflects modern demands, such as flexibility and less face time. The stereotype of a devoted worker willing to put in limitless hours is becoming obsolete, McGinn finds. “Organizations are going to have to... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 20 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

story of managing your professional image, says Roberts. You also belong to a social identity group—African American male, working mother—that brings its own stereotyping from the people you work with, especially in today's diverse... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • 28 Mar 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint versus Separate Evaluation

Keywords: by Iris Bohnet, Alexandra van Geen & Max H. Bazerman
  • 26 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out

prospects more often and having longer conversations with them than similarly qualified women, according to Harvard Business School assistant professor Jacqueline Ng Lane. These outside recruiters appear to rely on gender stereotypes even... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 2014
  • Working Paper

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

By: Anette Mikes
This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs), and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very different industries (one is a power company, the other is a toy... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Managerial Roles
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  • 26 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 26

Publications August 2014 Management Science Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence By: Brooks, A.W., F. Gino, and M.E. Schweitzer Abstract—Although individuals can derive substantial benefits from exchanging information and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • May–June 2024
  • Article

Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez
Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Gender; Training; Recruitment; Personal Development and Career
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  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Setting Gendered Expectations? Recruiter Outreach Bias in Online Tech Training Programs

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Karim R. Lakhani and Roberto Fernandez
Competence development in digital technologies, analytics, and artificial intelligence is increasingly important to all types of organizations and their workforce. Universities and corporations are investing heavily in developing training programs, at all tenure... View Details
Keywords: STEM; Selection and Staffing; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Training; Equality and Inequality; Competency and Skills
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  • 17 Apr 2025
  • HBS Seminar

Maria De-Arteaga, McCombs School of Business, UT Austin

  • 03 Mar 2023
  • Research & Ideas

When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

in front of direct reports to demonstrate competence and combat negative stereotypes about their abilities. But, these displays came at the expense of less visible office work that is critical to their businesses’ performance. Her... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 11 Jun 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game

Keywords: by Hannah Riley Bowles & Kathleen L. McGinn
  • 16 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

Having a Working Mom How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-ConfidenceSponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap What do you think of this research?ll Are you a working mom? Do you feel guilty about time spent away from... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman