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- 2010
- Chapter
Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior
By: L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton and E. 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: Advertising; Cost vs Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Outcome or Result; Relationships; Research; Behavior; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives
Anik, L., L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn. "Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior." In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity, edited by D. M. Oppenheimer and C. Y. Olivola. Psychology Press, 2010.
- Aug 2016
- Conference Presentation
Deep Help: The Benefits and Perils of Intensive Collaborative Assistance in Creative Project Work
By: Teresa M. Amabile, Colin M. Fisher and Julianna Pillemer
- November 2013
- Teaching Note
Larry Steffen: Valuing Stock Options in a Compensation Package (Brief Case)
By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
- February 2009
- Other Article
A Blueprint for Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Increase Value
By: William H. Shrank, Michael E. Porter, Sachin Jain and Niteesh K. Choudhry
Keywords: Health
Shrank, William H., Michael E. Porter, Sachin Jain, and Niteesh K. Choudhry. "A Blueprint for Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Increase Value." American Journal of Managed Care 15, no. 2 (February 2009): 87–93.
- August 2010 (Revised August 2012)
- Supplement
Generation Health: A Pioneer in Genetics Benefit Management (B)
By: Robert F. Higgins
Higgins, Robert F. "Generation Health: A Pioneer in Genetics Benefit Management (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 811-005, August 2010. (Revised August 2012.)
- 1993
- Chapter
Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis
By: Zvi Bodie and Robert C. Merton
Bodie, Zvi, and Robert C. Merton. "Pension Benefit Guarantees in the United States: A Functional Analysis." In The Future of Pensions in the United States, edited by R. Schmitt. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. (Reprinted in The Foundations of Pension Finance, Volume I, Zvi Bodie and E. Philip Davis, eds., Edward Elger, 2000.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
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
Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-012, August 2009.
- March 2000 (Revised April 2017)
- Teaching Note
The Cross Country Group: A Piece of the Rock (A) and (B)
By: Robert Simons and Indra A. Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-199-044) and (9-100-044). View Details
- Web
The Benefits of Living in a Dorm at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- News
Here are the Five Benefits US Employees Want Most
- 09 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing
Leaders have fretted since COVID-19 lockdowns that collaboration and innovation might suffer when teammates interact less. New research points to an emerging concern four years on, as organizations settle into remote, hybrid, View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 2017
- Working Paper
The Benefits of Selective Disclosure: Evidence from Private Firms
By: Joan Farre-Mensa
Private firms’ ability to communicate confidentially with selected investors implies that valuation disagreements between firms and investors are larger at public firms than at private ones. Consistent with the notion that misvaluation concerns lead public firms to... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Equity; Private Companies; Corporate Cash; Precautionary Motives; Share Issuance; IPOs; Selective Disclosure; Private Ownership; Cash; Market Timing; Corporate Finance; Public Ownership; Corporate Disclosure; United States
Farre-Mensa, Joan. "The Benefits of Selective Disclosure: Evidence from Private Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-095, April 2014. (Revised March 2017.)
- 2015
- Article
Percentage Cost Discounts Always Beat Percentage Benefit Bonuses: Helping Consumers Evaluate Nominally Equivalent Percentage Changes
By: Bhavya Mohan, Pierre Chandon and Jason Riis
Marketing offers that are framed as a "percentage change" in consumer cost vs. benefit can have highly non-linear impacts in terms of actual value for consumers. Even though two offers might appear identical, we show that consumers are better off choosing the offer... View Details
Mohan, Bhavya, Pierre Chandon, and Jason Riis. "Percentage Cost Discounts Always Beat Percentage Benefit Bonuses: Helping Consumers Evaluate Nominally Equivalent Percentage Changes." Journal of Marketing Behavior 1, no. 1 (2015): 75–107.
- Article
The Efficacy of Shareholder Voting: Evidence from Equity Compensation Plans
By: Christopher S. Armstrong, Ian D. Gow and David F. Larcker
Armstrong, Christopher S., Ian D. Gow, and David F. Larcker. "The Efficacy of Shareholder Voting: Evidence from Equity Compensation Plans." Journal of Accounting Research 51, no. 5 (December 2013): 909–950.
- 27 Mar 2017
- News
How Companies Can Benefit More From Their Corporate Giving
- 04 Apr 2022
- News
Cost of Distancing May Outweigh Benefits for Healthy Adults
- 08 Aug 2011
- News
Economics Journal: Women in Local Politics Offer Biggest Benefit
- 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.
- 05 Dec 2022
Top Business Schools Discuss: Benefits of Deferred MBA Programs
Join Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and The Wharton School for a... View Details
- 2003
- Chapter
The Benefits of Verifying Diverse Identities for Group Performance
By: J. Polzer, W. Swann and L. Milton
Polzer, J., W. Swann, and L. Milton. "The Benefits of Verifying Diverse Identities for Group Performance." In Research on Managing Groups and Teams: Identity Issues in Groups. Vol. 5, edited by M. Neale, E. Mannix, and J. Polzer. Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 2003.