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- 28 Nov 2018
- News
Elevating Women at Fidelity
In the wake of sexual harassment allegations at Fidelity, Abby Johnson (MBA 1988) has stepped up a concerted effort to promote women within the 72-year-old firm, according to Bloomberg. "A year ago Fidelity came under media scrutiny after it dismissed a prominent stock...
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- 24 Apr 2017
- News
HBS Looks To Diversify Its Case Studies with More Black Executives
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Educational Services
- October 30, 2021
- Editorial
How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently
By: A.V. Whillans and Grant Donnelly
Women are less likely to ask for extensions. That hurts women—and the companies they work for.
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Whillans, A.V., and Grant Donnelly. "How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently." Wall Street Journal (October 30, 2021).
- January 2013
- Article
Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India
By: Shawn A. Cole, Xavier Gine, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend and James Vickery
Why do many households remain exposed to large exogenous sources of non-systematic income risk? We use a series of randomized field experiments in rural India to test the importance of price and non-price factors in the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance...
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Cole, Shawn A., Xavier Gine, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert M. Townsend, and James Vickery. "Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5, no. 1 (January 2013): 104–135.
- March 1991
- Supplement
Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp., January 1991, Video (Abridged)
Eight of the founding members of the black caucus movement at Xerox speak about their experiences. The film vividly shows the individuals who made the caucus system happen, how they interact together, and their commitment to performance, mutual support, and the black...
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Friedman, Raymond A. "Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp., January 1991, Video (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 891-514, March 1991.
- October 2007
- Article
A Feminist Analysis of Organizational Research on Sex Differences
By: Robin Ely and Irene Padavic
Ely, Robin, and Irene Padavic. "A Feminist Analysis of Organizational Research on Sex Differences." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 4 (October 2007): 1121–1143.
- 23 Jun 2021
- News
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
- December 2020
- Supplement
Video Interview with Pandwe Gibson
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural...
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems;
Sexism;
Racism;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Diversity;
Gender;
Race;
Prejudice and Bias;
City;
Culture;
Miami
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Joyce J. Kim. "Video Interview with Pandwe Gibson." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 321-704, December 2020.
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Forum for Growth
considers current challenges facing many colleges, including the “perfect storm” of demographic changes, disruption in the form of online learning, and business models not well suited to current needs. Of these three, business model...
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- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
active on the site. The most rapidly growing demographic is people over forty. More than 300 million people spend at least one hour a day on Facebook. Approximately two hundred million people are active on Twitter in spite of—or because...
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- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Miami's Tech Future (C): Reaching Another Miami
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
The effects of Miami’s startup scene have not reached many “left-behind” lower-income Black communities, which are disproportionately affected by problems such as segregation and racial discrimination, lack of transportation access, crime, education quality, government...
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Technology;
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Community;
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Income Inequality;
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Change Management;
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Christopher S. Yeh
he formed last summer, ClickRebates.com, which in January rolled out its first product, ClickDough. The friendly, easygoing Yeh describes ClickDough as an "infomediary." He explains: "People sign up with us and become ClickDough members. They give us their View Details
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not. I tried to fit in, but being...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
South Asian Women at Work
Smart but passive. Good technicians, but not likely managers. Women from India and Pakistan frequently must combat stereotypes about how they function at work. But they should resist labels and pursue the careers of their dreams, said panelists in a discussion on women...
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- 12 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them
Development and Demographics Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at...
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Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog
nonetheless needs global solutions to climate change which represents a real existential threat for humanity. What does the rise of China mean for Africa ? Are we seeing a new cold war emerging in the Sahelian region. What impact will View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
Image by Greg Betza Alison Rapaport (MBA 2018) has always been passionate about sports, both as a spectator and a participant. “I love being part of a team and I’m super competitive, so I like to win,” she laughs. Rapaport grew up in Los Angeles playing soccer (she...
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- 03 Jul 2018
- News
How a Passion for Travel Built a $43 Million Fashion Brand
Photo via Forbes Photo via Forbes Leigh Rawdon (MBA 2001) grew up outside Memphis, Tennessee, listening to stories an adventurous aunt told of travels abroad. At 16, she got her first passport, traveling to Paris with a high school French class. "I finally could see...
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