Economics & society

For many women, feeling like an outsider isn’t an illusion — it’s the result of systemic bias and exclusion.

Three common traps and how to avoid them.

What actually determines compensation on a systemic level? And what should?

A new study maps attitudes, behaviors, environment, and user experience across 42 economies.

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each...

The behavior is necessary for advancement — but it takes a great psychological toll.

Limited oversight, tons of money, and hype for days. What could go wrong?

After Wall Street firms repeatedly had to shell out millions to settle discrimination lawsuits, businesses started to get serious about their efforts...

Just because leadership feedback is positive doesn’t mean it’s helpful.

In a year of uncertainty, VCs acted like funding female founders was risky - but the real risk is in leaving them behind.

Bias, not differences in behavior, seems to explain why women aren't advancing.

A framework for navigating uncomfortable conversations.

The right and wrong reasons to pursue one.

Success shouldn’t depend on an expensive degree.

Here's what managers need to know.

Much has been written about the qualities that make a great manager, but most of the literature overlooks a fundamental question: What does a great manager...

Five best practices.

The pandemic has hastened a rise in remote working for knowledge-based organizations. This has notable benefits: Companies can save on real estate costs,...

Before you can understand the industry, you must first separate myth from reality.

The intertwined crises of the pandemic and structural racism have depleted people’s cognitive, emotional, and physical resources.

Describes, in the words of its cofounder, the history of EnClean, an industrial and environmental services company, from its origins in 1984. The company...

Industry note for case IMB753

InfoVision illustrates university technology transfer through the choices of a graduating doctoral student. Also explores the challenges of working across...

Describes the industry context that has resulted in the development of efficient consumer response (ECR) within the grocery industry and its adoption...

Supplements the (A) case.

The general manager of Avon Mexico, Fernando Lezama, must decide whether to promote a woman to the position of vice president of sales. If appointed,...

The partnership between Abbott and the government of Tanzania continued to flourish. As a demonstration of Abbott's long-term commitment to Tanzania,...

The Sulzberger family owns 20% of the New York Times Co. (NYT) but controls 70% of the board through a dual-class share structure. At the company's April...

As dramatic changes in technology and customer tastes roil the music industry, the top executives of BMG Entertainment, one of the world's largest record...

A technical note that defines return on invested capital (ROIC).

In June 2003, Harvard University and MIT announced an unprecedented partnership to create a biomedical institute, The Broad Institute. The culture of...

Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose strict European Union environmental guidelines on the local...

Supplements the (A) case.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a leading Indian multinational conglomerate, has been following a dividend policy that consistently pays its shareholders...

Describes the political and economic development in Argentina from 1900 to 1989, with a focus on the role of Peron and populism. A rewritten version of...

In 2003, Unilever and Oxfam embarked on a groundbreaking "learning project" designed to better understand the impacts of business on poverty. Developing...

This case is designed to support a discussion of how to apply an economic evaluation of the appropriate level of control of an externality to a real problem...

The U.S. choice to go to war with Iraq, beginning in March 2003, was enormously consequential. This two-part case, developed for an HKS course called...

This technical note introduces the basic structure of the IS\LM and AS\AD models for a closed economy (i.e., one that does not engage in international...

Discusses urban rivalry and the growth of New York City early in the nineteenth century.

For many women, feeling like an outsider isn’t an illusion — it’s the result of systemic bias and exclusion.

Three common traps and how to avoid them.

What actually determines compensation on a systemic level? And what should?

A new study maps attitudes, behaviors, environment, and user experience across 42 economies.

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each...

The behavior is necessary for advancement — but it takes a great psychological toll.

Limited oversight, tons of money, and hype for days. What could go wrong?

After Wall Street firms repeatedly had to shell out millions to settle discrimination lawsuits, businesses started to get serious about their efforts...

Just because leadership feedback is positive doesn’t mean it’s helpful.

In a year of uncertainty, VCs acted like funding female founders was risky - but the real risk is in leaving them behind.