Professor Michael Norton - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1999
News

All in the Family

importance of family-owned and -operated enterprises to the international economy, HBS has long been on the forefront of research in this field. Among the early pioneers were HBS professors emeriti Renato Tagiuri and Louis B. Barnes, who... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

25 Feb 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future. The Power of Experiments: Decision-Making in a Data-Driven World by Michael Luca, Lee J. Styslinger III Associate View Details

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

embracing diversity as an asset. The immediate priorities—partisan gerrymandering, voter participation, and campaign finances—took shape out of Leadership Now’s own data analysis and build on research from across Harvard, such as HBS View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

David, Goliath, and Disruption

As elegantly described by HBS professor Clayton M. Christensen in his 1997 bestseller, The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail, so-called disruptive technologies are upstart innovations that manage to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

“Rufina, my host mom, lives in a house with a courtyard, a Ford Explorer, a full kitchen, and running water. Not too rough and definitely not what I expected,” writes Michael Newton (MBA ’09) in his journal, a requirement of the Mexico... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

2014
Article

Thought Calibration: How Thinking Just the Right Amount Increases One’s Influence and Appeal

By: Daniella Kupor, Zakary L. Tormala, Michael I. Norton and Derek D. Rucker

Previous research suggests that people draw inferences about their attitudes and preferences based on their own thoughtfulness. The current research explores how observing other individuals make decisions more or less thoughtfully can shape perceptions of those... View Details

Keywords: Thoughtfulness; Liking; Social Influence; Decisions; Attitudes; Cognition and Thinking; Power and Influence

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2009
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Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior

By: Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn

While lay intuitions and pop psychology suggest that helping others leads to higher levels of happiness, the existing evidence only weakly supports this causal claim: Research in psychology, economics, and neuroscience exploring the benefits of charitable giving has... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Research; Behavior; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives

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22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Change, and Making Good Things Happen By Zoe Chance (DBA 2011) Random House You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, follow the rules, wait your turn, not make waves. Yale professor Zoe Chance will show... View Details

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

Ethan Porter, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—As Americans’ trust in government nears historic lows, frustration with government performance approaches record highs. We propose that Americans’ views of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Apr 2016
News

When CEOs Become Activists

Keywords: Government

01 Mar 2008
News

Classroom Legend

time teaching and consulting at IMEDE in Switzerland. It was also during this time that Christensen was singled out not just for what he taught but also for the impact he was having on his students. Michael Porter (MBA ’71, PhDBE ’73),... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Roland Christensen; George Albert Smith; Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Richard Meriam; Edmund P. Learned; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

01 Mar 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

from mistakes we learned a long time ago not to make. Why would we now repeat the mistake of banking on a nuclear option that simply makes no economic sense? Michael Hogan (MBA ’88) Sunapee, NH Priorities Trump Prescriptions Your December... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2007
News

How Business Schools Lost Their Way

corporation that came with the emergence of investor capitalism in the 1970s. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the debate about the sources of America’s economic malaise, and what could be done about it, began to penetrate mainstream business schools, but HBS... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Representative clients include: The family of Michael Brown; Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez; The family of Usaamah Rahim. Professor Sullivan has provided legal commentary for CNN, FoxNews, PBS,... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Five-Star Research

When Assistant Professor Michael Luca began studying online consumer reviews in 2008, then four-year-old Yelp.com, cofounded by Jeremy Stoppelman (MBA 2005), had 10 million reviews. Today, it has more than... View Details

Keywords: April White; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

about the most interesting business trends of the year, and your predictions for 2021. Top 10 most popular stories Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk Ken Frazier, one of only four Black CEOs of Fortune 500... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

described by Michael Porter is being fragmented by organizations; value addition ... is taking place in numerous forms ..." Their comments reflected the general assumptions among respondents that organization boundaries will continue... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jun 2014
News

The Art of Effecting Change

Evans runs the operation according to the rigors of an investment fund. And that's where her HBS education really comes in. "It was the training in how to think about your approach to opportunities," Evans says, recalling a business strategy class with View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value, by... View Details