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- February 2018
- Article
Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women
By: Nancy R. Baldiga and Katherine Baldiga Coffman
Sponsorship programs have been proposed as one way to promote female advancement in competitive career fields. A sponsor is someone who advocates for a protégé, and in doing so, takes a stake in her success. We use a laboratory experiment to explore two channels...
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Keywords:
Economics;
Behavior And Behavioral Decision Making;
Laboratory Experiment;
Competition;
Organizations;
Gender;
Behavior
Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga Coffman. "Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women." Management Science 64, no. 2 (February 2018): 888–901.
- February 2015
- Article
On the Ethnic Origins of African Development: Traditional Chiefs and Pre-Colonial Political Centralization
By: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou
We report on recent findings of a fruitful research agenda that explores the importance of ethnic-specific traits in shaping African development. First, using recent surveys from Sub-Saharan African countries, we document that individuals identify with their ethnic...
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Michalopoulos, Stelios, and Elias Papaioannou. "On the Ethnic Origins of African Development: Traditional Chiefs and Pre-Colonial Political Centralization." Academy of Management Perspectives 29, no. 1 (February 2015): 32–71.
- 2001
- Report
The Diana Project: Women Business Owners and Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled
By: Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart
- February 1991 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Women's World Banking
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Women's World Banking." Harvard Business School Case 391-163, February 1991. (Revised March 1991.)
- 2001
- Report
An Investigation of Women-Led Firms and Venture Capital Investment
By: Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene, Myra M. Hart, Nancy Carter and Elizabeth Gatewood
- 06 Oct 2021
- News
Pivot for Equity: Lessons from Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures
- 14 Jul 2018
- News
Bringing Afghan Saffron to U.S. Stores
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Fashion's Retail Revolution
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir (MBA 2000) in the New York office of Tinker Tailor, her new online couture business. When HBS first turned a scholarly eye to retail in the early 20th century, department stores were king. Institutions like Filene’s and Jordan Marsh were the...
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- June 2023
- Simulation
Artea Dashboard and Targeting Policy Evaluation
By: Ayelet Israeli and Eva Ascarza
Companies deploy A/B experiments to gain valuable insights about their customers in order to answer strategic business problems. In marketing, A/B tests are often used to evaluate marketing interventions intended to generate incremental outcomes for the firm. The Artea...
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Keywords:
Algorithm Bias;
Algorithmic Data;
Race And Ethnicity;
Experimentation;
Promotion;
Marketing And Society;
Big Data;
Privacy;
Data-driven Management;
Data Analysis;
Data Analytics;
E-Commerce Strategy;
Discrimination;
Targeted Advertising;
Targeted Policies;
Pricing Algorithms;
A/B Testing;
Ethical Decision Making;
Customer Base Analysis;
Customer Heterogeneity;
Coupons;
Marketing;
Race;
Gender;
Diversity;
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing Communications;
Advertising;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
E-commerce;
Analytics and Data Science;
Retail Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
- Research Summary
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
By: Sandra J. Sucher
In this research I develop cases and articles that provide thought-provoking, real-world examples of the ways in which social identity differences emerge and are managed in the workplace, and the skills needed to constructively engage with differences to create and... View Details
- 16 Jun 2021
- Interview
Harvard Business School: How to Build Fearless Organizations
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ron Lovett
Our guest is Amy Edmondson - Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Amy has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and...
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"Harvard Business School: How to Build Fearless Organizations." No. 51. Scaling Culture (podcast), June 16, 2021.
- October 2014 (Revised June 2021)
- Teaching Note
Making Room for the Baby Boom: Senior Living
By: Charles F. Wu and Ben Eppler
Tom Alperin's firm National Development is an experienced multifamily and commercial developer in the Northeast. It has a strong track record for working on challenging projects, delivering high quality products and generating strong returns for his investors. The firm...
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- January 2001
- Article
Patterns of Venture Capital Funding: Is Gender a Factor?
By: Myra M. Hart, P. Greene, C. Brush and P. Saparito
Hart, Myra M., P. Greene, C. Brush, and P. Saparito. "Patterns of Venture Capital Funding: Is Gender a Factor?" Venture Capital 3, no. 1 (January 2001).
- 1 Aug 1973
- Conference Presentation
De-Housewifing Women, Domesticating Men: Equality between the Sexes in Urban Communes
By: R. M. Kanter and M. Halter
Kanter, R. M., and M. Halter. "De-Housewifing Women, Domesticating Men: Equality between the Sexes in Urban Communes." Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, August 01, 1973. (Also in Marriage and Family Interaction, edited by J. Heiss. Second Edition. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1976. (with M. Halter); Reprinted in Modern Sociology: Introductory Readings, edited by P. Worsley London: Penguin, 1978.)
- 23 Nov 2020
- News
Too Shy to Be a Leader
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
To Lincoln Vintner, It’s All About ‘Exceptional Care’
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Making a Case for Women
With more MBA women in line to become the next generation of top corporate officers, there is a growing need for female role models in the classroom. This presents a challenge for business educators, since for many years most of the nation's chief business leaders have...
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