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From Thinking Too Little to Thinking Too Much: A Continuum of Decision Making.
By: Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton
Due to the sheer number and variety of decisions that people make in their everyday lives-from choosing yogurts to choosing religions to choosing spouses-research in judgment and decision making has taken many forms. We suggest, however, that much of this research has...
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Ariely, Dan, and Michael I. Norton. "From Thinking Too Little to Thinking Too Much: A Continuum of Decision Making." Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science 2, no. 1 (January–February 2011): 39–46.
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When Dreaming Is Believing: The (Motivated) Interpretation of Dreams
By: Carey K. Morewedge and Michael I. Norton
This research investigated laypeople's interpretation of their dreams. Participants from both Eastern and Western cultures believed that dreams contain hidden truths (Study 1) and considered dreams to provide more meaningful information about the world than similar...
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Keywords:
Anchoring;
Attribution;
Dreams;
Motivated Reasoning;
Unconscious Thought;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Judgments;
Values and Beliefs;
Information;
Behavior;
Cognition and Thinking;
Motivation and Incentives
Morewedge, Carey K., and Michael I. Norton. "When Dreaming Is Believing: The (Motivated) Interpretation of Dreams." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96, no. 2 (February 2009): 249–264. (Winner of Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Theoretical Innovation Prize For an article or book chapter judged to provide the most innovative theoretical contribution to social/personality psychology within a given year presented by Society for Personality and Social Psychology.)
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
poverty,” Gupta says. What they lack are the awareness, the information, and the tools required to take a more active role in supporting their children’s early cognitive development—all of which are gaps that Rocket Learning aims to fill....
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
invented, they’ve always been private,” he says. “You have to get over the cognitive block of, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be open to all the parties,’ and secondly, ‘I now have to change all my processes.’ ” The technology, Lakhani...
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Dan Morrell
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
Sigman Abstract—We study desensitization to crime in a lab experiment by showing footage of criminal acts to a group of subjects, some of whom have been previously victimized. We measure biological markers of stress and behavioral indices of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
beliefs. However, introducing some specificity and clarity to the standards of assessment (Experiment 1) or to the trait’s definition (Experiments 2 and 3) reduces or eliminates this bias in judgment. We find stronger support for a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Unexpected Benefits of Deciding by Mind Wandering
By: Colleen Giblin, Carey K. Morewedge and Michael I. Norton
The mind wanders, even when people are attempting to make complex decisions. We suggest that such mind wandering—allowing one's thoughts to wander until the "correct" choice comes to mind—can positively impact people's feelings about their decisions. We compare...
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Giblin, Colleen, Carey K. Morewedge, and Michael I. Norton. "Unexpected Benefits of Deciding by Mind Wandering." Art. 598. Frontiers in Psychology 4 (September 6, 2013).
- 2007
- Working Paper
Coupled Search Processes: Why Is it so Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters?
By: Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan Rivkin
Organizational design affects performance via coupled search processes. At low frequency, managers search for appropriate organizational designs. At higher frequency, managers use designs to search for high-performing operational choices. The two searches are coupled:...
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Keywords:
Competency and Skills;
Operations;
Organizational Design;
Performance;
Networks;
Research;
Cognition and Thinking;
Strategy
Siggelkow, Nicolaj, and Jan Rivkin. "Coupled Search Processes: Why Is it so Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-106, June 2007.
- June 28, 2011
- Article
Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates
By: Katherine L Milkman, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We evaluate the results of a field experiment designed to measure the effect of prompts to form implementation intentions on realized behavioral outcomes. The outcome of interest is influenza vaccination receipt at free on-site clinics offered by a large firm to its...
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Keywords:
Behavioral Economics;
Nudge;
Libertarian Paternalism;
Public Health;
Flu Shot;
Behavior;
Consumer Behavior;
Health Care and Treatment;
Cognition and Thinking
Milkman, Katherine L., John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "Using Implementation Intentions Prompts to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Rates." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, no. 26 (June 28, 2011): 10415–10420.
- April 2011
- Exercise
Strategic Foresight: An Exercise
The exercise asks students to perform a strategic analysis of the consulting industry in order to identify untapped strategic opportunities.
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Strategic Planning;
Opportunities;
Cognition and Thinking;
Strategy;
Consulting Industry
Gavetti, Giovanni M. "Strategic Foresight: An Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 711-516, April 2011.
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Frame Flexibility: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do incumbent firms frequently reject nonincremental...
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Dina Gerdeman
- September 2010 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time ≠ Cycle Time?
By: Willy Shih and Ethan Bernstein
The case was prepared to be used as part of a process review in the first year Technology and Operations Management course at HBS. It offers students an opportunity to discuss the context of a manufacturing process choice, and then examine actual production numbers...
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Keywords:
Cognition and Thinking;
Research and Development;
Design;
Six Sigma;
Measurement and Metrics;
Production
Shih, Willy, and Ethan Bernstein. "Assembling Smartphones: Takt Time ≠ Cycle Time?" Harvard Business School Case 611-012, September 2010. (Revised December 2012.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Sharing Models to Interpret Data
By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam
To understand new data, we share models or interpretations with others. This paper studies such exchanges of models in a community. The key assumption is that people adopt the interpretation in their community that best explains the data, given their prior beliefs. An...
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Keywords:
Social Learning Theory;
Theory;
Social Issues;
Cognition and Thinking;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Attitudes
Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Adi Sunderam. "Sharing Models to Interpret Data." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-011, August 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
- December 1993 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Prosecutors in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Consumer Litigation reflect on their case against the Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Management;
Family Ownership;
Cognition and Thinking;
Food and Beverage Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-105, December 1993. (Revised September 2003.)
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53718 Flexing the Frame: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
marketplace and so under-invest in the new technology. The second suggests that incumbent firms develop organizational capabilities and cognitive frames that make them slow to "see" new opportunities and that make it difficult...
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Carmen Nobel
- February 2008 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Stanford Graduate School of Business
By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In fall 2007, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) adopted a new curriculum that it heralded as a "revolutionary change in management education." The new approach aimed at increasing the level and quality of student academic engagement. This case describes the...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Higher Education;
Curriculum and Courses;
Globalization;
Leadership Development;
Cognition and Thinking;
Adaptation;
Education Industry;
California
Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Stanford Graduate School of Business." Harvard Business School Case 308-010, February 2008. (Revised February 2008.)
- December 2007
- Article
The Malleability of Environmentalism
By: Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Min Li, Leigh L. Thompson and Max Bazerman
In this paper, we predict and find that self-perceptions of environmentalism are changed by subtle manipulations of context and, in turn, affect environmental behavior. In Study 1, we found that people exhibit greater positive assessments of their environmental...
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Research;
Environmental Sustainability;
Behavior;
Cognition and Thinking;
Identity;
Perception;
Personal Characteristics
Wade-Benzoni, Kimberly A., Min Li, Leigh L. Thompson, and Max Bazerman. "The Malleability of Environmentalism." Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 7, no. 1 (December 2007).
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
corporate HR function. Becoming a Cognitive Referent: Market Creation and Cultural Strategy Rory McDonald describes the making of a "cognitive referent," which is a firm that customers, the media, analysts, and employees...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
cognitive problem. The PCs simply did not make sense to DEC, given their customer context and their cost structure/business model. “Disruptive Tech 101” When Clay Christensen speaks of disruptive and sustaining technologies, he uses the...
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