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What is DEI Doing for the Formerly Incarcerated?
Research shows that the formerly incarcerated are unemployed at a rate of over 27% — higher than the unemployment rate during any historical period in the U.S. -
Rethinking Political Correctness
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleLegal and cultural changes over the past 40 years ushered unprecedented numbers of women and people of color into companies' professional ranks. Laws... -
The Key to Retaining Young Workers? Better Onboarding.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTen ways employers can create jobs young people actually want to grow in. -
"Numbers Take Us Only So Far"
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThough executives tend to think--and want to believe--they're hiring and promoting fairly, bias still creeps into their decisions. They often use ambiguous... -
Research: Why Managers Deny Inequity in Their Own Organizations
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhen someone strongly identifies with their workplace, they’re less likely to recognize its failures. -
How Discrimination Against Female Doctors Hurts Patients
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSeveral large-scale studies have shown that women provide better care. -
Depression at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleI suffer from depression. Several years ago I shared this information with colleagues at work because the secrecy and isolation only further reinforced... -
Dysfunction in the Boardroom
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThough boards claim they strive for diversity, the number of female directors remains low; women held only 16.6% of Fortune 500 board seats in 2012. To... -
Work in the Era of No Retirement
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaAs the world's overall population skews older, the workforce is aging as well, with more older adults working well beyond what used to be considered the... -
Becoming a Better Ally: Our Favorite Reads
Organizational Development ListicleNo doubt, you've got it. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes,... -
The Costs of Racial Color Blindness
Michael I. Norton presents a game similar to "Guess Who?"--play along for a glimpse into his recent research. -
How to Talk About Religion at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree strategies for managers. -
Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAlthough women have made enormous gains in the business world--they hold seats on corporate boards and run major companies--they still comprise only 10%... -
Why We Should Stop Saying “Underrepresented”
The case for a more accurate, research-backed alternative to describing socially marginalized communities. -
Should You Disclose an Invisible Marginalized Identity at Work?
Diversity and inclusion First PersonWhat to consider before making this decision. -
When Steve Becomes Stephanie (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleHenrietta Mercer, the senior vice president for human resources at LaSalle Chemical, is facing a challenge unprecedented in her career: Steve Ambler,... -
What We Can Learn About the Economics of Discrimination from a Chilling Study of 1930s Germany
Global Business Digital ArticleWhat happens inside companies when discrimination becomes government policy. -
How to Effectively — and Legally — Use Racial Data for DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleAfter the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, avoid harmful overreactions that don’t reflect real legal risks. -
I Was a Manager in an Ageist Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaAgeism is alive and well in the workplace. In fact, studies show almost 65% of workers say they have experienced age-based discrimination. But even though...
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Note on Human Behavior: Differences at Work: The Leadership Challenge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note reviews research findings on the leadership challenges of diversity, including the social psychology of similarity and difference, the value... -
Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World
30.00View Details Building anti-racist companies by design creates great places to work for all. Business leaders ready to take a bold stance to make the world better for... -
Differences at Work: Emily (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In Differences at Work: Emily (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-014 Emily, a private equity analyst, reads disturbing, sexually focused emails written about her... -
Conflict at MRW: The New Employee's Pregnancy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details MRW is a courier firm based in Barcelona (Spain). In 2010, it was consolidating internationalization of its business. It is against this background that... -
Differences at Work: Emily (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: Emily (C) HBS Case No. 9-408-047 describes how the original email author apologizes to her acknowledging that his behavior was... -
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard: Statistics in the Courtroom
Management Case Study11.95View Details In November 2017, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. filed a complaint alleging that Harvard College violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited... -
Star Distributors, Inc. (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Presents the dilemma of Don Waters, vice president of Franchise Operations at Belmont Beverages. Waters must must decide what to do about the conflict... -
Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women
32.00View Details When it comes to mentoring, women face more barriers than men. Here's how men can help change that. Increasingly, new employees and junior members of... -
The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion
30.00View Details "What does a workplace utopia look like to you?" This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal... -
Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace
32.00View Details The key to advancing gender equality? Men. Women are at a disadvantage. At home, they often face an unequal division of household chores and childcare,... -
Kathryn McNeil (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old... -
Fair & Lovely vs. Dark is Beautiful
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Women of Worth (WOW) is an organization that seeks to empower women through training and workshops. The organization has also fought against discrimination... -
Santa Clara County Transportation Agency (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Describes manager's decision from the (A) case and resulting court decisions, culminating in landmark 1987 Supreme Court ruling. -
Democracy, Sovereignty, and the Struggle over Cherokee Removal
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details By the mid-1830s, the U.S. Government and the State of Georgia had for years been pushing the Cherokees to turn all of their territory over to white settlers... -
Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Marie Trellu-Kane is trying to decide how Unis-Cite should respond to French President Jacques Chirac's announcement in 2005 of a new national voluntary... -
Activision Blizzard Inc.: Facing the Call of Duty with a Laser Focus on Women
Management Case Study11.95View Details Honorable Mention; 2022 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. In November 2021, Activision Blizzard, Inc., the California-based maker of popular videogames... -
Harvey Mudd College: Promoting Women in Computer Science through Inclusive Education
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2005, the faculty of the computer science department at Harvey Mudd College reviewed its statistics on gender matriculation. A long-time goal of the... -
Divided We Stand: Gay Marriage Rulings and Official Disobedience
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details On June, 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the federal Defense of Marriage Act violated the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection... -
Harassment at Work?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Presents three scenarios involving behavior that could arguably be called sexual harassment. The first scenario is set in a medical supply company in... -
HBR's Women at Work Collection (2 Books)
39.95View Details As a woman, you may face unfair challenges in the workplace--from being passed over for promotion to being ignored in conversation. Unconscious bias and...
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What is DEI Doing for the Formerly Incarcerated?
Research shows that the formerly incarcerated are unemployed at a rate of over 27% — higher than the unemployment rate during any historical period in the U.S. -
Fighting Racism at Work (HBR Special Issue)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Issue19.95View Details Harvard Business Review Special Issues are timely, single-theme collections of HBR articles written by some of the world's leading management scholars... -
Rethinking Political Correctness
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleLegal and cultural changes over the past 40 years ushered unprecedented numbers of women and people of color into companies' professional ranks. Laws... -
The Key to Retaining Young Workers? Better Onboarding.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTen ways employers can create jobs young people actually want to grow in. -
The New Rules of Managing Talent (HBR Special Issue)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Issue19.95View Details Harvard Business Review Special Issues are timely, single-theme collections of HBR articles written by some of the world's leading management scholars... -
Note on Human Behavior: Differences at Work: The Leadership Challenge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note reviews research findings on the leadership challenges of diversity, including the social psychology of similarity and difference, the value... -
"Numbers Take Us Only So Far"
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThough executives tend to think--and want to believe--they're hiring and promoting fairly, bias still creeps into their decisions. They often use ambiguous... -
Research: Why Managers Deny Inequity in Their Own Organizations
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhen someone strongly identifies with their workplace, they’re less likely to recognize its failures. -
Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World
30.00View Details Building anti-racist companies by design creates great places to work for all. Business leaders ready to take a bold stance to make the world better for... -
How Discrimination Against Female Doctors Hurts Patients
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSeveral large-scale studies have shown that women provide better care.