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Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Family Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleInnovation tends to decline from one generation to the next. But it doesn't have to. -
What Has (and Hasn't) Changed About Being a Chief Diversity Officer
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterviews with more than 40 CDOs in 2019 and 2021 explore how DEI has transformed in the wake of George Floyd's murder. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
When the Glass Ceiling Helps
Global Business Digital ArticleThe glass ceiling is an infamous barrier, but a team at Duke recently discovered that it actually metamorphoses from a negative to a positive as women... -
HBR's Most-Read Research Articles of 2021
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA look back at the insights that resonated most with our readers. -
Wrestling with Legacy in a Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStrong traditions can provide a sense of identity, inspiration, and direction - but they can also hold your company back. -
Missing Women, Empty Talent Pipelines, and CEO Compensation
Gender Digital ArticleWhat do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […] -
Asia’s Key New Segment: Powerful, Professional Women
International business Digital ArticleCareer-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.” -
Russia's Business Future Lies With the Boys (and Girls) in Batman T-Shirts
Global Business Digital ArticleThe state of Russia's economy. -
Management Women and the New Facts of Life
Managing people Magazine ArticleTwo facts matter to business: only women have babies and only men make rules. -
The Fear Black Employees Carry
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive meaningful actions leaders must take in the face of racist violence. -
Do Your DE&I Efforts Consider Age, Class, and Lived Experience?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIncluding these lenses alongside race, ethnicity, and gender can help your organization move toward more meaningful change. -
We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top
Gender Digital ArticleA survey shows specific traits are critical to women’s success. -
Why Banning Questions About Salary History May Not Improve Pay Equity
Gender Digital ArticleA survey reveals the potential for hidden biases. -
Gen Y in the Workforce (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleJosh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using... -
Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
Should Ann Livermore Move beyond HP?
Gender Digital ArticleOn this blog, I’ve speculated on the factors that lead to highly talented women dropping out of their once-chosen careers and thus not being available to take the next step, leading to one consequence that these folks are not available in the pool of candidates for top jobs. With this as backdrop, it was fascinating […] -
How and Where Diversity Drives Financial Performance
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAccording to a survey of 1,700 companies in eight countries. -
Why Are India’s Women So Stressed Out?
Stress management Digital ArticleTapping its rich mine of educated female talent has been an important factor in allowing India to become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But recently this particular dynamo has been showing signs of strain. According to “Women of Tomorrow,” a recent Nielsen survey of 6,500 women across 21 different nations, Indian women are the […] -
Is Gen Y Really All That Narcissistic?
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleIt’s popular today to point out that Gen Ys as children often received trophies for simple participation and extensive praise for just about any idea. Detractors criticize Y’s (individuals born between 1980 and 2000) as products of a misguided movement in parenting and education designed to buffer children from the negative effects of competition and […]
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How Inclusive Brands Fuel Growth
Marketing Magazine ArticleThey unlock new sources of value by meeting the needs of underrecognized customers. -
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Business and society Digital ArticleThree ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding. -
What Needs to Change About DEI — and What Doesn’t
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleAs DEI faces social, political, and legal backlash, leaders need to take stock of their efforts. -
What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTwo low-cost, low-risk suggestions that can boost belonging. -
How Pixar Fosters a Culture of Vulnerability at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIt starts with recognizing that some employees fear they might be penalized for sharing their stories. -
Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks
Gender Digital ArticleCompanies can help women overcome common obstacles they face when trying to forge powerful professional ties. -
It’s Time to Reconceptualize What “Imposter Syndrome” Means for People of Color
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleHow racism, bias, and imposter feelings are intertwined. -
How Organizations Can Encourage Productive Allyship
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleNew research suggests that people from underrepresented groups appreciate acts of allyship more than people from majority groups might think. -
How to Build a Broader Network within Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleA growth mindset can help you make connections with colleagues who think differently. -
An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Workers with Autism
Neurodiversity Digital ArticleAdvice on hiring, training, and ensuring your workplace is welcoming to members of the autism community. -
Redesigning Retirement
Career transitions Magazine ArticleIt’s time for a new deal between employers and older workers. -
Building Cross-Cultural Relationships in a Global Workplace
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleSix elements to keep in mind as you’re trying to forge bonds. -
How to Make Small Talk with Anyone from Anywhere
Interpersonal communication Digital ArticleFive tools to help you mingle at international events. -
Investing in the Development of Young, Remote Employees
Developing employees Digital ArticleRemote work presents unique challenges — but managers can offer support to overcome them. -
Building a Supplier Diversity Program? Learn from the U.S. Government.
Supply chain management ResearchTime-tested practices of the federal government can help companies develop more inclusive supply chains. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Intersectionality Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets. -
Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage
Corporate social responsibility Big IdeaBusinesses can’t weigh in on every issue that employees care about. But they can create a culture of open dialogue and ethical transparency. -
When Business and Politics Collide
Management Digital ArticleToday's employees, particularly young ones, expect their employers to speak out about the social, political, and environmental issues they care about.... -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
Why DEI Leaders Are Burning Out — and How Organizations Can Help
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhich approaches support the people charged with leading DEI efforts, and which drain them?
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Empirical Chemicals, Ltd. (B): Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Cases Empirical Chemicals (A) and (B) consider the capital-investment decisions to be made by executives of this large chemicals firm in January 1992.... -
KKR and CHI Overhead Doors (B): Raising Company Performance While Improving Social Equity
Management Case Study5.00View Details When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR's sale of CHI, a garage... -
Move Fast, but without Bias: Ethical AI Development in a Start-up Culture (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Diversity (with bonus article "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity" By David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely)
Reap the benefits of a diverse workforce. If you read nothing else on promoting diversity and realizing its benefits, read these 10 articles. We've combed... -
The LPGA's Long Drive Toward Gender Equity
Management Case Study11.95View Details ... -
Dove and Real Beauty: Building a Brand with Purpose
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Unilever subsidiary Dove soap became a "brand with a purpose" and created shared value when the company decided to launch a Campaign for Real Beauty to... -
Desi Hangover: Circular Transition of a Conscious Fashion Brand
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Desi Hangover, an Indian company empowering artisans to manufacture handcrafted leather footwear, was a finalist at Lakmé Fashion Week in 2020 in the... -
Intersectionality
Management Case Study8.95View Details In late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave... -
Marissa Mayer at Google
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Marissa Mayer has been asked to think about factors that were impacting Google's ability to innovate and adjust its strategy so that the organization... -
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates.... -
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
29.95View Details With talent shortages looming over the next decade, what can companies do to attract and retain the large number of professional women who are forced... -
Racial Discrimination on Airbnb (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 920051. -
Pacesetters
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details City Sealcoating CEO Keith Chaney had just publicly called out the Boston Chamber of Commerce for their slow progress on their supplier diversity program,... -
Womenomics in Japan
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details "Womenomics in Japan" profiles Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vigorous attempts to revive Japan's economy, specifically by advocating for a larger role for... -
Anjali Kumar - Negotiating a Job Offer (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Anjali Kumar receives her first job offer after graduation at an organization she admires, with interesting work and good benefits, but the salary is... -
Digital Transformation at The Washington Post: Innovating for the Next Generation
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Washington Post (The Post) is one of the world's most respected news-media organizations. After joining The Post as CEO and publisher in 2014, Fred... -
Hightower Department Stores: Imported Stuffed Animals (SPANISH)
Management Case Study11.95View Details This is a Spanish translation of the April 15, 2013, version of UVA-QA-0268. Julia Brown, toy buyer for the Hightower Department Stores, has to decide... -
Jai Vakeel Foundation: Addressing Disability
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Jai Vakeel, a nonprofit organization in India, serves individuals with Intellectual Disability (IQ below 70). The organization was founded by the parents... -
LinkedIn and Modern Recruiting (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2015, LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, was experiencing explosive growth, and it needed to hire the very best people quickly to... -
Into Local Streets: Maryland National Guard and the Baltimore Riots, Epilogue
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case KS1253. On April 19, 2015, Freddie Gray, a young African American male, died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police. In response...
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It's Time to Close the Opportunity Gap for Students of Color
Leadership & Managing People Advice"Believe in your own greatness" and other advice from AiLun Ku. -
Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Your Family Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleInnovation tends to decline from one generation to the next. But it doesn't have to. -
What Has (and Hasn't) Changed About Being a Chief Diversity Officer
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterviews with more than 40 CDOs in 2019 and 2021 explore how DEI has transformed in the wake of George Floyd's murder. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Empirical Chemicals, Ltd. (B): Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Cases Empirical Chemicals (A) and (B) consider the capital-investment decisions to be made by executives of this large chemicals firm in January 1992.... -
How Young Women Can Overcome Obstacles in the Corporate World
Leadership & Managing People AdviceKnow your worth, and make it known. -
When the Glass Ceiling Helps
Global Business Digital ArticleThe glass ceiling is an infamous barrier, but a team at Duke recently discovered that it actually metamorphoses from a negative to a positive as women... -
KKR and CHI Overhead Doors (B): Raising Company Performance While Improving Social Equity
Management Case Study5.00View Details When staff as well as investors participate in a profitable exit by a global private equity firm, the industry pays attention. KKR's sale of CHI, a garage... -
Move Fast, but without Bias: Ethical AI Development in a Start-up Culture (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
HBR's Most-Read Research Articles of 2021
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA look back at the insights that resonated most with our readers.