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- 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).
- 2010
- Book
International Differences in Entrepreneurship
By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar
Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a result,...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Supply and Industry;
Business and Government Relations
Lerner, Josh, and Antoinette Schoar, eds. International Differences in Entrepreneurship. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- Teaching Interest
Leading Difference
By: Frances X. Frei
Leading Difference fundamentally challenges our view of the type of leadership that is needed in a world that is increasingly divided and in organizations that are increasingly diverse. Inclusion, in such a world, is an organizational advantage that is fundamental... View Details
- December 2022
- Article
Different Roots, Different Fruits: Gender-Based Differences in Cultural Narratives about Perceived Discrimination Produce Divergent Psychological Consequences
By: Leigh Plunkett Tost, Ashley E. Hardin and Francesca Gino
We examine whether narratives about, and the psychological consequences of, perceived gender discrimination differ between women and men. We argue that women and men have different dominant narratives about the reasons why people discriminate against people of their...
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Tost, Leigh Plunkett, Ashley E. Hardin, and Francesca Gino. "Different Roots, Different Fruits: Gender-Based Differences in Cultural Narratives about Perceived Discrimination Produce Divergent Psychological Consequences." Academy of Management Journal 65, no. 6 (December 2022): 1804–1834.
- March 2020
- Article
Gender Differences in Communicative Abstraction
By: Priyanka D. Joshi, Cheryl J. Wakslak, Gil Appel and Laura Huang
Drawing on construal level theory, which suggests that experiencing a communicative audience as proximal rather than distal leads speakers to frame messages more concretely, we examine gender difference in linguistic abstraction. In a meta-analysis of prior studies...
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Joshi, Priyanka D., Cheryl J. Wakslak, Gil Appel, and Laura Huang. "Gender Differences in Communicative Abstraction." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 118, no. 3 (March 2020): 417–435.
- 18 Feb 2013
- News
Jefferson and Lincoln: Different leaders for different times
- February 2014
- Article
Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test consists of practice questions from SAT II subject tests; we vary whether a penalty is imposed for a wrong answer and the salience...
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Keywords:
Behavioral Decision Making;
Microeconomic Behavior;
Education Systems;
Behavior;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Gender;
Economics
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 434–448.
- 04 Aug 2011
- News
Thinking different
- Jun 22 2018
- Tout
The HBS Difference
- 03 Oct 2022
- News
Making A Difference in Pakistan
- 2022
- Working Paper
Beliefs about Gender Differences in Social Preferences
By: Christine L Exley, Oliver P. Hauser, Molly Moore and John-Henry Pezzuto
While there is a vast (and mixed) literature on gender differences in social preferences, little is known about believed gender differences in social preferences. This paper documents robust evidence for believed gender differences in social preferences. Across a wide...
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Exley, Christine L., Oliver P. Hauser, Molly Moore, and John-Henry Pezzuto. "Beliefs about Gender Differences in Social Preferences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-079, June 2022.
- 10 Dec 2019
- Video
The Difference We Make
- December 2020
- Article
Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups
By: Maria P. Roche, Annamaria Conti and Frank T. Rothaermel
What role do differences in founders' occupational backgrounds play in new venture performance? Analyzing a novel dataset of 2,998 founders creating 1,723 innovative startups in biomedicine, we find that the likelihood and hazard of achieving a liquidity event are...
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Keywords:
Founders;
Innovation;
Occupational Imprinting;
Academic Startups;
Non-academic Startups;
Founder Heterogeneity;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Performance;
Demographics;
Analysis
Roche, Maria P., Annamaria Conti, and Frank T. Rothaermel. "Different Founders, Different Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Academic and Non-academic Startups." Special Issue on Innovative Start-Ups and Policy Initiatives. Research Policy 49, no. 10 (December 2020).
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Making a Difference
Passion for aiding entrepreneurs and supporting women’s issues brought four members of the MBA Class of 2012 recognition as winners of the Dean’s Award. Established in 1997, the award celebrates students’ positive impact on the School and...
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- 16 Dec 2020
- Video
Leading Across Difference
- April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Southwest Airlines: In a Different World
By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser Jr.
This is the fourth in a 35-year series of HBS cases on an organization that has changed the rules of the game globally for an entire industry by offering both differentiated and low-price service. The focus of the case is on whether Southwest Airlines should buy gates...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Competitive Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Heskett, James L., and W. Earl Sasser Jr. "Southwest Airlines: In a Different World." Harvard Business School Case 910-419, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- March 1995
- Background Note
Gender Differences in Managerial Behavior: The Ongoing Debate
Do men and women have distinct leadership styles? Do they approach management differently? This note summarizes the two perspectives that have dominated the ongoing debate on gender differences in organizational leadership and management behavior. Psychological...
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Ibarra, Herminia M., and Kristin Daly. "Gender Differences in Managerial Behavior: The Ongoing Debate." Harvard Business School Background Note 495-038, March 1995.
- 14 Apr 2016
- News