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      The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?   

      A new Harvard Business School case by Mihir Desai examines the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, and asks difficult questions about what reparations America owes to its Black citizens. 
      02 Mar 2021  |  HBS Case

      Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?

      • 02 Mar 2021
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      • Cold Call Podcast

      How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

      by Rachel Layne
      • 01 Mar 2021
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      What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

      by James Heskett
      • 01 Mar 2021
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      What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

      by Lane Lambert
      • 24 FEB 2021
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      • Lessons from the Classroom
      Deepak Malhotra shares how critical moments in the Peloponnesian War, both World Wars, and the Cuban Missile Crisis offer lessons for business—and life.

      How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 25 FEB 2019
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      • Research & Ideas
      Researchers believe gender stereotypes hold women back in the workplace. Katherine Coffman's research adds a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities.

      Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 17 MAY 2017
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      • Research & Ideas
      African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues.

      Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

      by Staff
      • 13 JUL 2020
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      • Research & Ideas
      VIDEO: Ken Frazier, one of only four Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, speaks with Professor Tsedal Neeley about the search for a coronavirus vaccine, how racism at the workplace holds back America’s progress, and his own upbringing just one generation from slavery.

      New Working Papers 

      Scholarly papers that describe original research in a narrow field of study.

      Measuring Employment Impact: Applications and Cases

      by Katie Panella and George Serafeim
      • 28 FEB 2021

      Connecting Expected Stock Returns to Accounting Valuation Multiples: A Primer

      by Akash Chattopadhyay, Matthew R. Lyle, and Charles C.Y. Wang
      • 28 FEB 2021

      Auditor Independence and Outsourcing: Aligning Incentives to Mitigate Shilling and Shirking

      by Ashley Palmarozzo, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel
      • 22 FEB 2021

      Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics

      by Efraim Benmelech, Janice Eberly, Dimitris Papanikolaou, and Joshua Krieger
      • 22 FEB 2021

      Books 

      Articles about recent books written by Harvard Business School faculty.

      Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 05 OCT 2020

      From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 20 AUG 2020

      Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 27 JUL 2020

      Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

      by Martha Lagace
      • 30 JUN 2020
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