Diversity and inclusion

As 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...

In fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.

Traditional criteria leave too many qualified leaders behind.

Ageism 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...

Career-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.”

What 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. […]

As the parents of two children with Down syndrome, the authors learned that 80% of people with disabilities in the United States are unemployed. They...

Two facts matter to business: only women have babies and only men make rules.

The Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. "I never thought about quitting," he says.

A survey reveals the potential for hidden biases.

Just one month after Hewlett Packard ousted Mark Hurd for expense report improprieties in his relationship with a female company contractor, the ex-CEO...

Henrietta Mercer, the senior vice president for human resources at LaSalle Chemical, is facing a challenge unprecedented in her career: Steve Ambler,...

If you had to name three characteristics of Millennials or Gen Zers right now, you probably could, right? But your generalizations may be largely borne...

In one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them.

Tapping 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 […]

Find people who disagree with you and cherish them.

A roundup of the research on organizational politics, race, and gender.

Kondo, the head of a successful consulting business and the author of several best-selling books about tidying, talks about her motto--"Keep only what...

Focus on the everyday choices that add up.

Diversity efforts in the workplace have been undertaken with great goodwill, but, ironically, they often end up fueling tensions. They rarely spur the...

When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially...

The HBR Women at Work series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

The case is about a micro to small manufacturing setup, Microsign Products, which has been in existence for the last thirty five years. Microsign Products...

This case study is set in July 2021. It describes the ageing landscape in Singapore including the policies that have been developed to address Singapore's...

In June 2013, the senior vice-president of talent management of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), recognized an organizational need at the...

Seize the benefits of the five-generation workforce. Generational distrust and ageism are seeping into organizations worldwide. Differences over communication...

In May 2010, a year after becoming President and Managing Director for Southern Europe at Discovery Inc., Marinella Soldi faces a make-or-break meeting...

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.

In December 2019, Claire Thomas and Ellie Harlow were reflecting on their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in hiring at Penguin Random House...

Paula Evans is in her second year as principal of the only high school in Cambridge, MA. Her mandate when she arrived was to redesign the high school...

June 20, 2016. It was the day Magic Pony Technology galloped to fame after Twitter announced its acquisition of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up...

Describes the evolution of the working relationship of Karen Leary, a new manager of a Merrill Lynch retail branch, and Ted Chung, a new financial consultant...

Dana Hall is a private all-girls school in New England facing a crisis in its mission. As social norms shift away from single-sex education, the school's...

After Dwyer and Gazin had bought the domain name www.witchsy.com and researched the construction of multiple-seller websites using Google, the entrepreneurs...

In an ever-changing world, certain topics-such as sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and gender-still are hot-button items for many people. This series...

The case focuses on Amanda Tremblay, a recent MBA with a technical background who was recruited by Citrine Software Solutions (CSS). CSS, based in Ottawa,...

This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half...

The OCP Africa illustrates the challenges of entering a market challenged by unfavorable conditions for the target customer - be it infrastructure, access...

In March 2018, a report on workplace harassment issues was brought to the chief executive officer of Nike, Inc. (Nike), Mark Parker. The report was a...

Vivek Paul was hired to run the IT division of a global company that originally sold cooking oil. Paul was brought on board to develop Wipro Technologies...

As 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...

In fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too.

Traditional criteria leave too many qualified leaders behind.

Ageism 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...

Career-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.”

What 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. […]

As the parents of two children with Down syndrome, the authors learned that 80% of people with disabilities in the United States are unemployed. They...

When the mother-daughter founders of DivaCup set out with a mission to disrupt the menstrual care industry with an innovative product form, they initially...

Two facts matter to business: only women have babies and only men make rules.