halfdark/Getty Images Americans are demanding a reckoning. Incidents of police brutality and structural inequities that have caused the pandemic to hit people of color especially hard are sparking calls for racial justice. The precarious conditions endured by poorly paid frontline workers who have continued to stay on the job during the pandemic have generated calls…
An economic crisis is more than a downturn, it’s a disruption to a society’s way of life. Economic activities that…
Companies tend to cut marketing in a recession. But firms that maintain their marketing spend while reallocating it to suit the context – be it in product developing, advertising and communication, or pricing – typically fare better than firms that cut their marketing investment. In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus…
px photography/Getty Images Over 60% of the Fortune 1000 had at least one public data breach over the last decade, according to a Cyentia Institute research report. On an annual basis, it is estimated that one in four Fortune 1000 firms will suffer a cyber loss event. There is an estimated cyber attack every 39…
Researchers argue that distributing workers throughout the city or region into smaller workspaces and giving them the chance to collaborate more with colleagues who live in close proximity could create several benefits. From a resilience perspective, this model offers more options from where people can work in the event of disruptions like a natural disaster, a…
Jasmin Kämmerer/EyeEm/Getty Images Six months after the start of the coronavirus recession the macroeconomic landscape has become more, not less, confusing. Business leaders have to navigate shattered expectations, widely disparate outcomes, and continued uncertainty. Although we have seen the worst growth decline on record, financial markets are buoyant. It’s time to take a step back…
There are nearly fifty million twentysomethings in the United States, most of whom are living with a staggering, unprecedented amount of uncertainty. And now, millions of new would-be workers have graduated, without the pomp and circumstance, into a global pandemic and likely recession. Research shows that, rather than long for certainties that do not exist, the best…
A study of boards in the U.S. reveals the barriers blocking Black directors and suggests a way forward. Barriers include recruitment, onboarding, access to board leadership roles, and board dynamics in which Black directors — and women in particular — report that their contributions are ignored or undermined. However, the study also shows that more diverse boards…
In 2020, with high school exams canceled in many countries, the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) deployed an AI to determine final grades based on current and historical data. When the results came in, many scores did not correlate with grades that had been predicted, as had been the case in previous years, prompting many people…
Guy Lambrechts/Getty Images In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The Coronavirus has drastically reshaped the economy and the labor force. Since its rapid spread around the globe, we…