Psychology And Law - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

Harvard Business School; Laidler-Kylander (HBS MBA '92) is a PhD candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Manda Salls: Any organization—profit or nonprofit— faces challenges... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

Think of Rupert Murdoch, Al "Chainsaw" Dunlop, and Madonna. They're talented. They're shrewd. Now, are they successful? Or, as HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson framed the question at a recent presentation for alumni, would you... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

May 2012
Case

BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division

By: Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton

Roger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within... View Details

Keywords: United States; Massachusetts; Morale; Human Resource Management; Technology; Leadership; Opportunities; Organizational Design; Conflict and Resolution; Product Development; Change Management; Information Infrastructure; Business Processes; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Massachusetts

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March 2016 (Revised January 2023)
Teaching Note

Carla Ann Harris at Morgan Stanley

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan

This case follows Carla Ann Harris, an African-American executive on Wall Street, from her childhood to the eve of her 20th year at Morgan Stanley. In addition to her professional identity as an investment banker, Harris is also an accomplished gospel singer, an... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Success; Values and Beliefs; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry

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March 2016 (Revised August 2022)
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Fair & Lovely vs. Dark is Beautiful

By: Rohit Deshpande and Saloni Chaturvedi

Women of Worth (WOW) is an organization that seeks to empower women through training and workshops. The organization has also fought against discrimination based on the color of a person's skin through its “Dark is Beautiful” campaign—endorsed by well-known... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Race; Marketing; Social Issues; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

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January–February 2019
Article

What Does Your Corporate Brand Stand For?

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Mats Urde

While most firms are adept at defining product brands, they’re less sure-footed with their corporate brands. What exactly does a parent company’s name represent, and how is it perceived in the marketplace?
A strong corporate identity provides direction and... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Identity; Brands and Branding; Reputation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Strategy

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08 Mar 2017
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Why American Democracy Thrives On Conflict

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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A Campus Built on Philanthropy | About

life.” George F. Baker Founding Gift George F. Baker & Wallace B. Donham Donham’s vision, George F. Baker’s (1840-1931) extraordinary gift, and an inspired collaboration between architects McKim, Mead & White View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

10 to 15 million of the country’s residents will need professional psychological support as a direct result of the conflict. “Trauma has now become a population-wide challenge.” For Ames, the mental health care crisis in Ukraine has been... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

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HBR Classics - Alumni

in Decision Making , John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney and Howard Riaffa Who Has the D , Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership and the Dual Roles... View Details

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

Summing Up Can creativity and innovation be managed? Judging from responses to questions posed by practitioner panelists at a recent colloquium on "Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

15 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News

out negative information so they can plead ignorance and continue harmful behavior. Indeed, it may seem like people are purposely avoiding information to create an “excuse” that frees them from the accountability of their own decisions.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

University of Virginia (Darden) Center for Teaching and Learning University of Washington Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab Wharton SLATE Harvard Kennedy School of Government Additional Case Resources Case Place Aspen Institute The Case Center... View Details

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

“Difference is an acquired preference,” a colleague once told me. The statement seemed rather strange to me at first. Upon reflection, though, I understood what my colleague was saying: Difference is uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

21 May 2024
Cold Call Podcast

The Importance of Trust for Managing through a Crisis

Keywords: Re: Sandra J. Sucher; Tourism

08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

What does fearmongering about immigration have to do with crowdfunding new ideas on Kickstarter? For Black, Asian, and Hispanic entrepreneurs, such rhetoric can undermine fundraising efforts, making it even less likely that new ideas will... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

19 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business

February 2000 (Revised August 2000)
Case

Microsoft Latin America

By: Robert S. Kaplan, Alberto Ballve and Antonio Davila

Mauricio Santillan, regional vice president for the Latin American division of Microsoft, has introduced a new performance measurement system to help his country managers formulate and control strategy. Microsoft Latin America's priorities are rolling out of an... View Details

Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Applications and Software; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Global Strategy; Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Latin America

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Guides to Archival Collections – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

documentation regarding his interest in improvements in education and training, the importance of psychology and sociology in personnel management, View Details

March 2018
Case

GiveDirectly

By: John Beshears, Joshua Schwartzstein, Tiffany Y. Chang and Brian J. Hall

How should nonprofits design compensation systems to attract and retain talent? GiveDirectly is a respected charitable organization with an unconventional approach. Instead of spending on traditional aid programs in areas such as health care and food access in... View Details