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      Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
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      • October 2020
      • Case

      When Institutions Fail: HIV/AIDS in the 1980s

      By: Tom Nicholas and Christian Godwin
      During the early 1980s, young gay men in urban centers such as San Francisco and New York City began contracting a mysterious illness that would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. A diagnosis meant almost certain death, with a less than 1% survival rate. Conflicting...  View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Policy; Government And Politics; Health; History; Rights; Media; Organizations; Business And Community Relations; religion; Social Psychology; Identity; Prejudice And Bias; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Journalism And News Industry; Media And Broadcasting Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom, and Christian Godwin. "When Institutions Fail: HIV/AIDS in the 1980s." Harvard Business School Case 821-002, October 2020.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      (When) Does Appearance Matter? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

      By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Christos A. Makridis and Subhradip Sarker
      While there is evidence about labor market discrimination based on race, religion, and gender, we know little about whether physical appearance leads to discrimination in labor market outcomes. We deploy a randomized experiment on 1,000 respondents in India between...  View Details
      Keywords: Behavioral Economics; Coronavirus; Discrimination; Homophily; Labor Market Mobility; Limited Attention; Resumes; Personal Characteristics; Prejudice And Bias
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      Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Tarun Khanna, Christos A. Makridis, and Subhradip Sarker. "(When) Does Appearance Matter? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-038, September 2020.
      • August 2020
      • Case

      This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)

      By: Ryan Raffaelli
      This multimedia case asks students to consider how leaders of non-profit organizations manage difficult financial, operational, and cultural turnarounds. Since its founding in 1947, St. Anthony Shrine had been a central partner in serving the Downtown Boston community....  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership And Change Management; Turnarounds; Non-profit Management; Leadership; Change Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; religion; Mission And Purpose; Transformation; Organizational Culture; United States
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      Raffaelli, Ryan. "This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-701, August 2020.
      • 2019
      • Chapter

      Business, Ethics and Institutions. The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in a Comparative Perspective

      By: Asli M. Colpan and G. Jones
      This chapter offers a survey of the evolution of Turkish capitalism from the 19th century Ottoman Empire until the present day. It shows that Turkish business over the last century and a half was shaped in an institutional context similar to those in many developing...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Groups; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Government And Politics; History; religion; Business History; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
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      Colpan, Asli M., and G. Jones. "Business, Ethics and Institutions. The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in a Comparative Perspective." Chap. 1 in Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives, edited by Asli M. Colpan and G. Jones, 3–22. New York: Routledge, 2019.
      • 2019
      • Chapter

      Islamic Capitalism and the Rise of Religious-Conservative Big Business

      By: Kristin Fabbe, Űmit Őzlale and Efe Murat Balikçioğlu
      This chapter argues that the rise of “Islamic capitalism” and the country’s so-called “conservative bourgeoisie” owes much to the pragmatism and agility of Islamic actors who are quick to seize upon new economic and political opportunities by leveraging religious...  View Details
      Keywords: Islamic Capitalism; Economic Systems; religion; Values And Beliefs; Government And Politics; Power And Influence; Turkey
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      Fabbe, Kristin, Űmit Őzlale, and Efe Murat Balikçioğlu. "Islamic Capitalism and the Rise of Religious-Conservative Big Business." Chap. 5 in Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives, edited by Asli M. Colpan and G. Jones, 97–122. New York: Routledge, 2019.
      • April 2019 (Revised April 2019)
      • Case

      The Rohingya Refugee: Past, Genocide, Future

      By: Reshmaan N. Hussam
      In August 2017, the Myanmar military commenced a brutal pogrom of the Rohingya minority in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The genocidal campaign marked the most recent and decisive of a series of ethnic cleansing efforts fueled by contention around race, religion, and...  View Details
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      Hussam, Reshmaan N. "The Rohingya Refugee: Past, Genocide, Future." Harvard Business School Case 719-068, April 2019. (Revised April 2019.)
      • 2019
      • Book

      Disciples of the State?: Religion and State-Building in the Former Ottoman World

      By: Kristin Fabbe
      As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, the Middle East and Balkans became the site of contestation and cooperation between the traditional forces of religion and the emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for...  View Details
      Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Secularism; State-building; religion; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; History; Turkey; Greece; Middle East
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      Fabbe, Kristin. Disciples of the State?: Religion and State-Building in the Former Ottoman World. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
      • September 2018
      • Article

      Religious Shoppers Spend Less Money

      By: Didem Kurt, J. Jeffrey Inman and Francesca Gino
      Although religion is a central aspect of life for many people across the globe, there is scant research on how religion affects people’s non-religious routines. In the present research, we identify a frequent consumption activity that is influenced by religiosity:...  View Details
      Keywords: religion; Spending; Consumer Behavior; Values And Beliefs
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      Kurt, Didem, J. Jeffrey Inman, and Francesca Gino. "Religious Shoppers Spend Less Money." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 78 (September 2018): 116–124.
      • March 2018 (Revised November 2018)
      • Case

      Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop

      By: Derek van Bever
      Challenges related to managing religion in the workplace are on the rise, as are religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements, in the United States and around the world. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their...  View Details
      Keywords: religion; Religious Discrimination; First Amendment; Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Business Ethics; Religion And Business; Management; Eeoc; Ethics; religion; Conflict Management; Retail Industry; United States
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      van Bever, Derek. "Managing Religion in the Workplace: Abercrombie & Fitch and Masterpiece Cakeshop." Harvard Business School Case 318-127, March 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
      • March 2018
      • Case

      Legal Aspects of Religion in the Workplace

      By: Lena G. Goldberg
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      Goldberg, Lena G. "Legal Aspects of Religion in the Workplace." Harvard Business School Case 318-128, March 2018.
      • February 2018 (Revised August 2019)
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      The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact

      By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Sarah Mehta
      It is March 2017, and TPG, a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion assets under management, has recently launched its inaugural impact-investing fund—the $2 billion Rise Fund. In an effort to “take the religion out of impact investing,” Maya Chorengel,...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; Equity; Investment; Measurement And Metrics; Financial Services Industry; California; San Francisco
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      Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Sarah Mehta. "The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact." Harvard Business School Case 318-041, February 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
      • January 2018
      • Case

      Scaling Swagbucks (A)

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
      In early 2014, Chuck Davis (HBS '86) has joined Swagbucks as its first professional CEO to scale a successful and profitable brand promotion and consumer research business. Davis came into the job while serving as a venture partner at TCV, a growth stage VC firm,...  View Details
      Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; religion; Technology; Online Technology; Internet; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Scaling Swagbucks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-070, January 2018.
      • January 2018
      • Supplement

      Scaling Swagbucks (B)

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
      “Swagbucks (B),” HBS No. 817123, picks up in mid-2014 following the events described in “Swagbucks (A),” HBS No 817122. Davis and Gorowitz were successful in their efforts to position the company for scale without negatively affecting the company’s foundational...  View Details
      Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; religion; Technology; Online Technology; Internet; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Scaling Swagbucks (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-071, January 2018.
      • 2017
      • Book

      Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship

      By: G. Jones
      This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global history of green entrepreneurship between the nineteenth century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who...  View Details
      Keywords: Environmental Entrepreneurship; Green Business; Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; religion; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Beauty And Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Alternative Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North And Central America; Oceania
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      Jones, G. Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
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      Is Saving Lives Your Task or God's?: Religiosity, Belief in God, and Moral Judgment

      By: Netta Barak-Corren and Max Bazerman
      Should a Catholic hospital abort a life-threatening pregnancy or let a pregnant woman die? Should a religious employer allow his employees access to contraceptives or break with healthcare legislation? People and organizations of faith often face moral decisions that...  View Details
      Keywords: religion; Normative Conflict; Inaction; Indirectness; Deontology; Utilitarianism; Sunday Effect; religion; Moral Sensibility; Decisions; Judgments
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      Barak-Corren, Netta, and Max Bazerman. "Is Saving Lives Your Task or God's? Religiosity, Belief in God, and Moral Judgment." Judgment and Decision Making 12, no. 3 (May 2017): 280–296.
      • March 2017 (Revised June 2019)
      • Case

      CEO Activism (A)

      By: Michael W. Toffel, Aaron K. Chatterji and Julia Kelley
      This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies. The case uses several examples to describe why business leaders are engaging in CEO activism and the potential...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Environment; Climate Change; Gender Equality; Communication Strategy; Moral Sensibility; Values And Beliefs; Leadership; Law; Rights; Risk Management; Media; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; religion; Expansion; Strategy; Social Issues; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Indiana; North Carolina
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      Toffel, Michael W., Aaron K. Chatterji, and Julia Kelley. "CEO Activism (A)." Harvard Business School Case 617-001, March 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
      • March 2017
      • Case

      Swagbucks

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
      In early 2016, Chuck Davis, chairman and CEO of Prodege LLC, parent company of the brand promotion business Swagbucks, and Josef Gorowitz, Prodege’s founder and president, must decide whether to acquire MyPoints, a competitor to Swagbucks, after the company’s...  View Details
      Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; religion; Technology; Online Technology; Internet; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Swagbucks." Harvard Business School Case 817-068, March 2017.
      • 2016
      • Chapter

      Forward-Facing and Behind the Scenes: Shifts in Political Islam in Post–July 15 Turkey

      By: Kristin Fabbe
      Keywords: Turkey; Politics; Islam; religion; Government And Politics; Turkey
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      Fabbe, Kristin. "Forward-Facing and Behind the Scenes: Shifts in Political Islam in Post–July 15 Turkey." In Contemporary Turkish Politics. No. 22, 12–15. POMEPS Studies. Washington, DC: Project on Middle East Political Science, 2016. Electronic. (Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.)
      • 2016
      • Chapter

      Nudging as a Tool for Leaders

      By: Max Bazerman
      BOOK ABSTRACT: Jewish organizational life is inundated with publications on organizational change and effective leadership, but from mutually exclusive sources: business and organizational studies, on the one hand, and Jewish studies, on the other. One addresses...  View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change And Adaptation; Strategy; Leadership; Civil Society Or Community; religion; Business And Community Relations
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      Bazerman, Max. "Nudging as a Tool for Leaders." In More Than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership, edited by Lawrence A. Hoffman. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2016.
      • December 2015
      • Case

      Negotiating the Path of Abraham, 2015 Progress and Challenges

      By: James K. Sebenius
      The Abraham Path board reviews the last five years and seeks to frame and act on its major strategic, negotiating, and operational challenges going forward. The Abraham Path Initiative seeks to revitalize a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path...  View Details
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      Sebenius, James K. "Negotiating the Path of Abraham, 2015 Progress and Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 916-027, December 2015.
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