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- April 2013
- Article
Making a Difference Matters: Impact Unlocks the Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending
By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant and Michael I. Norton
When does giving lead to happiness? Here, we present two studies demonstrating that the
emotional benefits of spending money on others (prosocial spending) are unleashed when
givers are aware of their positive impact. In Study 1, an experiment using real... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Spending; Prosocial Impact; Subjective Well Being; Donations; Happiness; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Ashley V. Whillans, Adam M. Grant, and Michael I. Norton. "Making a Difference Matters: Impact Unlocks the Emotional Benefits of Prosocial Spending." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 88 (April 2013): 90–95.
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
customers to design their own shoes to IKEA asking customers to assemble their own furniture. In this paper researchers Michael I. Norton (Harvard Business School), Daniel Mochon (University of California at... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
a family business? What's the strategic way to make concessions? How Can I Negotiate More Skillfully And Confidently? Negotiating in Three Dimensions "Negotiation is increasingly a way of life for effective managers," say HBS professor... View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
features of relational pluralism inside and across organizations. We conclude with a discussion of future directions for research. August 2013 Psychological Science A 'Present' for the Future: The Unexpected Value of Rediscovery By: Zhang, T., T. Kim, A.W. Brooks, F.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
PORTER WITH RWANDA’S PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME: Beyond best practices, understanding principles of global health-care delivery. It’s no surprise to find HBS professor Michael Porter meeting with powerful people... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
(MBA ’84), chair, HBSA/NC; Toni Rembe Rock; Rock; Dean Clark; Ann Peckenpaugh (MBA ’80), HBSA/NC Executive Committee; Nelson; and HBS professor Howard Stevenson. Legendary venture capitalist Arthur Rock (MBA ’51) has made an unprecedented... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Books
Fair edited by Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Michael Wheeler (Jossey-Bass) Professor Wheeler and his coeditor have assembled a collection of essays from experts on ethics in negotiation. The editors and... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
stop to unemployment benefits slashed the incomes of the vast majority of those who were cut off and crimped overall spending in local economies, says Raymond Kluender, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
balance between nations on trade and tariff issues, as well as a more globally competitive US corporate tax rate. Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, cochairs of the US Competitiveness Project at HBS,... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
horizontal integration," Silk explains. To better understand the dynamics that mold the media industry from within, Silk and his coauthors adapted the "five forces" model of competitiveness developed by HBS professor View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
An Ethical Fitness Quiz for Negotiators
Shady dealings at the negotiating table may work in the short term, but in the end, you’ll undermine trust and tarnish your reputation, warns HBS professor Michael A. Wheeler in the March issue of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Lessons from Everest
scores of hopeful climbers were trying to duplicate their feat, Assistant Professor Michael Roberto discussed his research into the tragic Everest events of 1996. In May of that year, eight individuals... View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Bulletin Site Credits Manufacturing Course Student Reports, 1927-1968 This collection includes reports submitted by students in the Manufacturing course taught by Professor Georges F. Doriot from 1927-1968. Covering an extraordinary range... View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Bulletin Site Credits Manufacturing Course Student Reports, 1927-1968 This collection includes reports submitted by students in the Manufacturing course taught by Professor Georges F. Doriot from 1927-1968. Covering an extraordinary range... View Details
- October 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
RKS Guitars
By: Elie Ofek, Thomas J. Steenburgh, Michael I. Norton and Kerry Herman
RKS has designed a revolutionary electric guitar and needs to decide how to best market their innovation. The iconic status of existing electric guitars, and the lack of any recent radical innovations in the category, pose challenges in securing consumer adoption. If... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Consumer Behavior; Product Design; Adoption
Ofek, Elie, Thomas J. Steenburgh, Michael I. Norton, and Kerry Herman. "RKS Guitars." Harvard Business School Case 507-003, October 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)
(photo by Michael Hanson) I had a psychotic break in late fall of my second year at HBS. I thought I was Jesus, that I could walk on the Charles and baptize people. I was at McLean over winter break, and the same day that I got out I... View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
HBS faculty can quickly get insights into global developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and how different nations and companies are grappling with it,” says Lynn Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor and senior associate dean for... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
Brain Sciences Vicarious Contagion Decreases Differentiation—and Comes with Costs By: Sezer, Ovul, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Baumeister et al. propose that individual differentiation is a crucial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
directions and the implications of this work for rethinking traditional categories of organizations, namely business and charity. September 2014 Perspectives on Psychological Science How Much (More) Should CEOs Make? A Universal Desire for More Equal Pay By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
BAZERMAN: There are many examples of predictable surprises at the corporate level. In a succession of wakeful nights after the attacks of 9/11, HBS professor Max Bazerman began to ponder the question of how the terrorists’ actions could... View Details