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- 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
to cognitive and emotional internal dynamics that inhibited organizational learning. We call this dynamic the advocacy trap. By suggesting a downside to legitimacy building and identifying a novel barrier to organizational learning—rooted...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and invested in internally developed cognitive computing/AI platform Watson, a big bet...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
enhanced creativity and reduced intergroup bias. In contrast, the present work uncovers a potential downside of foreign experiences: increased immoral behavior. We propose that broad foreign experiences (i.e., experiences in multiple foreign countries) foster not only...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
importance of “oral language” as an important managerial cognitive capability, we code the topics and sentiments expressed in the text of what the CEOs say (verbal language) and separately code the facial expressions of the CEOs...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
University's Ap Dijksterhuis and Kellogg's Loran Nordgren), creativity research (with Harvard Psychology's Adrian Ward and Catalyst's Anna Beninger), or body posture research (with Amy Cuddy and MIT's Ehsan Hoque), almost all the research I do is about the unconscious...
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by Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
these? Plan-making, a tool that leverages research on memory and cognition as well as mechanical benefits of scheduling, is one underappreciated solution. We review experiments showing that forming specific, concrete plans increases...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
Unfortunately, most people—especially busy managers and executives—fall back on System 1 thinking during their negotiations. Reliance on intuition increases when a situation is complex and negotiators reach a state of cognitive overload....
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by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
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 non-incremental innovations?...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
Lending Outcomes By: Campbell, Dennis, Maria Loumioti, and Regina Wittenberg Moerman Abstract—We explore how cognitive constraints can impede the effective processing and interpretation of less salient, non-quantitative (soft) information...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
regulatory, normative, and cognitive factors in shaping firms' decisions to adopt specific organizational practices, above and beyond their technical efficiency. Similarly, institutional theory emphasizes legitimation processes and the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
phase. We draw on the research on behavioral forecasting, ethical fading, and cognitive distortions to gain insight into the forces driving these faulty perceptions and, noting how these misperceptions can lead to continued unethical...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
distinction is possible because strategy and business model are different constructs. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-036.pdf The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision...
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Martha Lagace
- October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Galit Goldstein
Following a contentious presidential race, Donald Trump’s 2016 election destabilized America’s status quo. Academics, journalists, politicians and the public at large examined why Trump had won. Many Americans, inside and outside the government, asserted that a...
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Strategic Industry;
Strategic Alliances (Business);
Business And Government;
Business And Public Policy;
Business And Society;
Media Businesses;
Media Content;
Media Slant;
Media Regulation;
Internet Of Everything;
Government Policy;
Politics;
Political Campaigns;
Political Strategy;
Political Turmoil;
Government;
Government Regulation;
Security;
International Business;
International Relations;
National Security;
Political Elections;
News;
Media;
Internet and the Web;
Rights;
Problems and Challenges;
Globalization;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Government Legislation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cognition and Thinking;
Conflict and Resolution;
Identity;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
War;
Social Media;
Public Administration Industry;
United States;
Russia
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, and Galit Goldstein. "Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election." Harvard Business School Case 719-012, October 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
Shiv, and Rebecca M.C. Spencer Abstract—Conventional wisdom and studies of unconscious processing suggest that sleeping on a choice may improve decision making. Though sleep has been shown to benefit several cognitive tasks, including...
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- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
opportunity—and how they cognitively and emotionally reframe investment risk into a compelling narrative that transcends avoidance behavior and leads investors to invest. These findings expand our overall understanding of the complex ways...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
survival) to "flee" too often from threats that weren't really there than to not flee the one time there was a significant risk. So, we've inherited emotional and cognitive mechanisms that motivate us to avoid perceived risks to...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
electronic-document access technologies, and on previous PARC research in fields like cognition and anthropology. The culmination of these efforts in 1991 produced two innovative systems devices: the E-Case, a portable electronic-document...
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by Henry Chesbrough
- January 2024
- Case
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney
In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine...
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Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Earnings;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Family Business;
For-Profit Firms;
Small Business;
Change Management;
Transition;
Communication Strategy;
Cost vs Benefits;
Financial Management;
Financial Strategy;
Profit;
Revenue;
Spending;
Global Strategy;
Goods and Commodities;
Innovation Strategy;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth Management;
Success;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cognition and Thinking;
Reputation;
Adaptation;
Expansion;
Weather;
Mission and Purpose;
Values and Beliefs;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
Italy
Zuzul, Tiona, and Susan Pinckney. "Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)." Harvard Business School Case 724-391, January 2024.
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
alleviates the inefficiency. In the experiment, providing social information on success is ineffective. While voters with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to be de-biased by such information, most voters do not seem to interpret...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
problem-solving that conserves scarce cognitive resources. We then review 142 empirical studies, divided by organizational form into (1) industry studies, (2) firm studies, and (3) studies of open collaborative projects. The industry and...
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Carmen Nobel