Harvard University Refused to Award Mary Whiton Calkins Her Ph

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Harvard University refused to award Mary Whiton Calkins her Ph.D. in psychology because she was a woman and at that time Harvard was not a coeducational institution.

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Definitions:

Concentration Ratios

A measure of the market share controlled by a certain number of the largest companies in an industry, indicating the level of market concentration.

Technologically Progressive

Describes a society or company advancing through the adoption or development of new technologies, leading to increased efficiency and innovation.

Creative Destruction

A concept in economic theory that refers to the process by which new innovation leads to the demise of existing structures and creates new opportunities.

Dominant Firms

Firms that have a major share of the market sales in a particular industry, giving them the power to influence the market's total output and price levels.