Robin J. Ely
There are 5 articles for this faculty member.
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
| Published: | November 27, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Men who work in dangerous places often act invulnerable to prove their merit as workers and as men—objectives that can lead to decreased safety and efficiency. Professor Robin Ely and her team helicoptered to offshore oil platforms in order to understand "manly men" and how working environments can be changed to alter men's enactments of manhood.
Published in 2004
Racial Diversity Pays Off
| Published: | June 21, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Diversity has been a buzzword in organizations for at least fifteen years. How much is really known about its effects on performance? HBS professors Robin Ely and David Thomas investigate.
Published in 2003
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
| Q&A with: | Robin J. Ely |
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| Published: | December 15, 2003 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Merely expanding the number of women in leadership roles does not automatically induce organizational change. Harvard professor Robin Ely and Debra Meyerson call for fundamental changes to transform organizations.
Women at Work
| Published: | February 10, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Women have fought their way out of the house and into the top tiers of the workforce. How have successful women accomplished that work/life balance? Panelists discuss the decisions they made and how comfortable they are with their choices.
Published in 2002
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
| Published: | April 22, 2002 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Mention work-family balance and you think of a trade-off: something gained for something lost. What are some more positive ways both men and women can handle the balancing act? In a Möbius Leadership Forum, three experts—a professor, a rabbi, and a practioner—weighed in.
