Psychology And Law - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

within the FBI and archival analysis of Congressional testimonies from 2001 to 2013, we trace how top management shifted the design and identity of the FBI from those of a law... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2024
Cold Call Podcast

Choosing Passion: A Founder’s Mission to Meet a Need for Obesity Care

Keywords: Re: Jon M. Jachimowicz; Health

Article

A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting

By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton

Keywords: Theory; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Contracts

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01 Dec 1999
News

South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

Lucille Meyer (SEP '99) and her boss, South African President Thabo M. Mbeki, know they have a tough act to follow. While Mbeki's predecessor, the legendary Nelson Mandela, basked in the adulation of a country savoring newly won freedoms... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

01 Apr 1995
Conference Presentation

Effects of Planning on Problem-Solving Creativity

By: D. Whitney, J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile and M. Castle

Keywords: Planning; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking

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31 May 2016
First Look

May 31, 2016

Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2007
News

Faculty Books

Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths by Timothy Butler (HBS Press) Acknowledging that people may feel stuck or psychologically paralyzed at times in their lives, Butler, director of Career Development Programs, offers... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
Supplement

Uría Menéndez (B)

By: Robert G. Eccles

The Uria Menendez (B) Cas describes the three major strategic options facing the firm. It can be used when the instructor wants to teach the case over two classes. The first class, based on the A case, explores the reason for the the firm's success. The B case... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Law; Success; Strategic Planning; Expansion; Legal Services Industry; Iberian Peninsula

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September 2002 (Revised July 2003)
Case

Silhouette v. Hartlauer

Silhouette, an Austrian eyeglass frame manufacturer, sued Hartlauer, an Austrian retail discounter, for reselling Silhouette frames within the European Union (EU) that Hartlauer had purchased outside the EU. Does the EU follow the principle of exhaustion of trademarks? View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Trademarks; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; European Union

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07 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 7

Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-039.pdf Walking the Talk in Multiparty Bargaining: An Experimental Investigation Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn, Katherine L. Milkman, and Markus Noth Publication:Journal of Economic View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

PublicationsMeeting the Challenges of a Person-Centric Work Psychology Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer Publication:Industrial and Organizational Psychology:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 1995 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Acme Investment Trust

By: Josh Lerner

Acme Investment Trust is considering investing in a private equity partnership that is seeking only 15% of the profits, instead of the standard 20%. The management fee requested, however, is higher than in its earlier fund. The pension managers must consider the... View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Private Equity; Organizations; Investment Funds; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry

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23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

a culture that provides excellent service, as well as attracts and retains talent that will embody what your company represents. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 19

PublicationsFood for Thought? Trust Your Unconscious When Energy Is Low Authors:Maarten Bos, Ap Dijksterhuis, and Rick B. Van Baaren Publication:Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Fast Answer

China: laws/regulations

Where can I find Chinese laws and regulations? People's Republic of China Legal Research Guide: Produced by Harvard Law School Library, this guide provides a... View Details

Article

Reverse the Curse of the Top-5

By: Robert S. Kaplan

The past 40 years has seen a large increase in the number of articles submitted to journals ranked in the top-5 of their discipline. This increase is the rational response, by faculty, to the overweighting of publications in these journals by university promotions and... View Details

Keywords: Information Publishing; Journals and Magazines; Power and Influence; Research

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21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

to produce based on the naive assumption that there will be "zero supply response, so that earnings will always be the same" as they were in a particular time period. This assumption is wrong. Owners, perhaps for psychological reasons... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

August 2021
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Crisis at the 11th Hour — Protagonist Video

By: Rebecca Henderson and Trevor Fetter

A successful lawyer describes an important decision she had to make as a young attorney about whether to disclose information in a contract. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Negotiation; Contracts; New York (city, NY)

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March 2022
Article

Sensitivity Analysis of Agent-based Models: A New Protocol

By: Emanuele Borgonovo, Marco Pangallo, Jan Rivkin, Leonardo Rizzo and Nicolaj Siggelkow

Agent-based models (ABMs) are increasingly used in the management sciences. Though useful, ABMs are often critiqued: it is hard to discern why they produce the results they do and whether other assumptions would yield similar results. To help researchers address such... View Details

Keywords: Agent-based Modeling; Sensitivity Analysis; Design Of Experiments; Total Order Sensitivity Indices; Organizations; Behavior; Decision Making; Mathematical Methods

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