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      Who Will Give You the Best Advice?Who Will Give You the Best Advice?   

      Even the most powerful leaders need professional guidance occasionally. But with so many types of mentors to choose from, how do they find the right person? Julia Austin offers her own advice on advisers.  
      06 Aug 2020  |  Research & Ideas

      Glossier Built a Cult-Brand and a Digital Community, but What’s Next?

      Re: Jill J. Avery
      • 04 Aug 2020
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      Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

      by Kristen Senz
      • 28 Jul 2020
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      Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?

      by James Heskett
      • 02 Aug 2020
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      Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 26 JUN 2020
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      As demonstrated after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese businesses have a unique capability for long-term survival. Hirotaka Takeuchi explains their strategy of investing in community over profits during turbulent times.

      Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

      by Dina Gerdeman
      • 27 JUL 2020
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      Joseph Badaracco studied classic works and interviewed 100 managers in 15 countries to learn how busy men and women find time for reflection.

      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.

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      Discrimination, Disenfranchisement and African American WWII Military Enlistment

      by Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
      • 02 AUG 2020

      Two Case Studies on the Financing of Forest Conservation

      by Andrew Baxter, Connor Cash, Josh Lerner, and Ratnika Prasad
      • 29 JUL 2020

      What Jobs Are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys

      by Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton
      • 29 JUL 2020

      Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      by Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding, and Feng Zhu
      • 27 JUL 2020

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      Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

      by Martha Lagace
      • 30 JUN 2020

      Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System

      by Sean Silverthorne
      • 23 JUN 2020

      It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

      by Kristen Senz
      • 04 JUN 2020

      Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

      by Kristen Senz
      • 20 APR 2020
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