Lakshmi Ramarajan
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Lakshmi Ramarajan is an assistant professor in the in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School.
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Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline
| Published: | March 21, 2012 |
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| Feature: | Op-Ed |
| Forum: | open for comment; 7 Comments posted |
New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin is confounding every stereotype we have about modern day basketball stars. Professor Lakshmi Ramarajan suggests that Lin's complex storylines can help us put our own prejudices in focus.
Published in 2011
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
| Published: | January 31, 2011 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
| Forum: | open for comment; 19 Comments posted |
Workplace policies regarding race, gender, and sexual orientation often are borne of studies that focus on the problem of discrimination—rather than on the benefits of a diverse workforce. HBS professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and David Thomas argue that focusing on the benefits of a diverse organization will lead to workplace policies that embrace diversity, instead of grudgingly accepting it or dancing around it.
Published in 2010
A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations
| Authors: | Lakshmi Ramarajan and David Thomas |
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| Published: | October 5, 2010 |
| Paper Release Date: | September, 2010 |
| Feature: | Working Papers |
Considering that the topic of workplace diversity often garners unhappy discussions of prejudice, isolation, and conflict, it's not surprising that many researchers avoid the topic altogether. Only 5 percent of articles published in management journals from 2000-2008 included race or gender in their keywords. In this paper, Harvard Business School professors Lakshmi Ramarajan and David Thomas propose a positive approach to studying diversity, with hopes that this will lead managers to feel more positive about adopting diversity policies in the workplace.
