Gender

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AASU50 One Year Later: Race, Work, and Leadership

By: Laura Morgan Roberts , Anthony Mayo and David A. Thomas

Inspired by and developed in conjunction with the research and programming for Harvard Business School's 2018 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African American Student Union, Professors Laura Morgan Roberts, Tony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas publish their ground-breaking book, Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience. Together they examine how race matters in people's experience of work and leadership, what it means to be black in corporate America today, how racial dynamics are changing in a post-Obama era, and how to build inclusive organizations. Race, Work, and Leadership will be released this summer and is available for pre-order today.

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- Book
AASU50 One Year Later: Race, Work, and Leadership

By: Laura Morgan Roberts , Anthony Mayo and David A. Thomas

Inspired by and developed in conjunction with the research and programming for Harvard Business School's 2018 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the African American Student Union, Professors Laura Morgan Roberts, Tony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas publish their ground-breaking book, Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience. Together they examine how race matters in people's experience of work and leadership, what it means to be black in corporate America today, how racial dynamics are changing in a post-Obama era, and how to build inclusive organizations. Race, Work, and Leadership will be released this summer and is available for pre-order today.

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- SEP 2018
- Interview
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Robin J. Ely

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation, published 41 years ago this year, has inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. Robin J. Ely interviews Kanter about the groundbreaking research and why it remain relevant today.

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- SEP 2018
- Interview
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Robin J. Ely

Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Men and Women of the Corporation, published 41 years ago this year, has inspired and informed a generation of scholars studying gender, status, and power. Robin J. Ely interviews Kanter about the groundbreaking research and why it remain relevant today.

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- Article
Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups

By: Letian Zhang

More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and down the court are black, compared to 23 percent white (with 2 percent Latino and 0.6 percent Asian). When it comes to NBA coaches, however, the exact opposite is true: there are six black head coaches among 30 teams, or just 20 percent of the league. Research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Letian Zhang, who studies organizational theory and strategy with a focus on social inequalities and status hierarchies, reveals that whether consciously or not, white coaches and black coaches subtly favor players of their own race. That, in turn, can hurt the league overall.

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Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups

By: Letian Zhang

More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and down the court are black, compared to 23 percent white (with 2 percent Latino and 0.6 percent Asian). When it comes to NBA coaches, however, the exact opposite is true: there are six black head coaches among 30 teams, or just 20 percent of the league. Research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Letian Zhang, who studies organizational theory and strategy with a focus on social inequalities and status hierarchies, reveals that whether consciously or not, white coaches and black coaches subtly favor players of their own race. That, in turn, can hurt the league overall.

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The Gender Initiative supports research, education, and knowledge dissemination to accelerate the advancement of women leaders and promote gender equity in business and society.

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