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  • 2016
  • Flash Talks

Modupe Akinola

  • 22 May 2016
  • Video

2016 G&WS: Modupe Akinola Presents “Diversity isn’t what it Used to Be: The Consequences of Broad Diversity Definitions”

  • 18 Oct 2006
  • Working Paper Summaries

Racial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives?

Keywords: by Modupe Akinola & David A. Thomas; Service
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

The daughter of Nigerian and Togolese immigrants who settled in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001) was raised to know the value of a strong family and a good education. In light of the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Bless this Stress

National Geographic for Disney+/Craig Parry In the first episode of the National Geographic docuseries Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001/PhDOB 2009) and the Australian actor gaze across downtown Sydney to a skyscraper in the distance, teetering... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 2006
  • Working Paper

Defining the Attributes and Processes that Enhance the Effectiveness of Workforce Diversity Initiatives in Knowledge Intensive Firms

By: Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas
Workforce diversity continues to be a key focus for organizations, driven by globalization of the U.S. economy and the desire for organizations to more accurately reflect the demographic diversity of the US population. Yet, most research on diversity in organizations... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Globalization; Employees; Retention; Knowledge Sharing; Research; United States
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  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Character Studies: The Class of 2001 Graduates

HBS with a unique perspective that contributed to the growth and knowledge of the class. As they prepare to go forth from Soldiers Field, we present a half-dozen members of the Class of 2001 whose abilities are leading indicators of many successes to come. Christina... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • Article

Diversity Thresholds: How Social Norms, Visibility, and Scrutiny Relate to Group Composition

By: Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman, Dolly Chugh and Modupe Akinola
Across a field study and four experiments, we examine how social norms and scrutiny affect decisions about adding members of underrepresented populations (e.g., women, racial minorities) to groups. When groups are scrutinized, we theorize that decision makers strive to... View Details
Keywords: Social Norms; Impression Management; Groups and Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards; Diversity; Gender; Decision Making
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  • Web

2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

conversation with Katina Sawyer at the 2016 Gender & Work Symposium: Talking the Walk Modupe Akinola Modupe Akinola speaks at 2016 Gender & Work... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

Coming Full Circle

Image by John Weber Related Links Featured research: "Think Customers Hate Waiting? Not so Fast..." Read Director John Korn's blog Did you know? HBS alumni include... As an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • Web

2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Bryonn Bain “Lyrics from Lockdown” Apr 01 Friday, April 01, 2016 Language Blitz: The Words We Use Modupe Akinola Erika Hall Katina Sawyer Lizzie Baily Wolf Curtis Chan Carissa Romero Ellen Berrey Language... View Details
  • Web

Diversity on Boards - Alumni

Management Journal 62, no. 1. By: Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman, Dolly Chugh and Modupe Akinola Increasing Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The United Kingdom in 2011 ( A , B ) Harvard Business... View Details
  • Web

Harvard Business School

Embedded Consumption Modupe Akinola Robinson (PhD) 2009 Deadly Decisions: An Examination of Racial Bias in the Decision to Shoot under Threat Erin L. Henry (PhD) 2015 Facilitative Boundary Leadership:... View Details
  • 2004
  • Case

Bristol City Schools (BCS)

By: Richard Elmore, Allen Grossman and Modupe N Akinola
Keywords: Education; Local Range
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  • 2004
  • Teaching Note

Bristol City Schools (BCS), Teaching Note

By: Richard Elmore, Allen Grossman and Modupe N Akinola
Keywords: Education; Local Range
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  • 2023
  • Article

A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Nudges Delivered through Text Messages to Increase Influenza Vaccination among Patients with an Upcoming Primary Care Visit

By: Mitesh S. Patel, Katherine L. Milkman, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Jake Rothschild, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Seung Hyeong Lee, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp and Angela L. Duckworth
Purpose: To evaluate if nudges delivered by text message prior to an upcoming primary care visit can increase influenza vaccination rates.
Design: Randomized, controlled trial.
Setting: Two health systems in the Northeastern US between September 2020 and... View Details
Keywords: Vaccination; Health Care and Treatment; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Technology; Behavior; Health Industry
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A Megastudy of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor's Appointment

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Mitesh S. Patel, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena M. Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher F. Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie K. John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp and Angela L. Duckworth
Many Americans fail to get life-saving vaccines each year, and the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 makes the challenge of encouraging vaccination more urgent than ever. We present a large field experiment (N = 47,306) testing 19 nudges delivered to patients via... View Details
Keywords: Vaccination; COVID-19; Nudge; Influenza; Field Experiment; Health; Communication Strategy; Behavior
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  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive, coauthored by Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) and Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) This book also features contributions from seven other HBS alumnae. (Okay, I’m biased, as I... View Details
  • 16 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001, PhD OB 2009), Beverly Anderson (MBA 1997), Janelle Faulk (PLDA 27, 2019), Kimberly Foster (MBA 2020), Amanda E. Johnson (MBA 2014), Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998), Zuhairah Scott... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

  Working PapersRacial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives? Authors:Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas Abstract Diversity continues to be a key focus for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne