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- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
involved in a large-scale field study of best practice in environmental management. Having just completed a case text on competing countries, Vietor discusses globalization and national development... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
regulation—prohibition, in fact—for federally funded research into an area of great promise while, at the same time, we have no regulation at all in the field of reproduction. Clearly, I wouldn't want to see tight constraints put on... View Details
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
Women who come prepared to challenge an auto repair quote can overcome gender discrimination and negotiate a fairer price, according to recently published research. That's one conclusion from the research study Repairing the Damage: The... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
Working PapersWalking the Talk in Multiparty Bargaining: An Experimental Investigation Authors:Kathleen L. McGinn, Katherine L. Milkman, and Markus Nöth Abstract We study the framing effects of communication in multiparty bargaining.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/BFSWIPO.pdf Luck or Cheating? A Field Experiment on Honesty with Children Authors:Alessandro Bucciol and Marco Piovesan Publication:Journal of Economic Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract We run an... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
Publications September 2014 Organization Science Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Ian Larkin Abstract—We examine how unfavorable social comparisons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
manage it, and give it direction? That's what our new book, From Resource Allocation to Strategy, is about. People have studied the process in various ways, first to understand how it works and then to understand how it breaks down; and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
career relationships help to build up organizations. The study of careers seems to act as a powerful lens for examining the birth of biotech. Higgins, who specializes in research, teaching, and course development surrounding the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
explore the role of assumptions underlying knowledge creation within the field of organizational studies, and investigate how incompatible assumptions across subgroups may inhibit the generation of multidisciplinary knowledge. While... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
PublicationsPerspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer Publication:Journal of Creative Behavior 46, no. 1 (2012) Abstract Scholars began serious study into the social psychology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
Become Influential? A Field Study of Toolmaking and Expertise in Two Financial Institutions Authors:Hall, Matthew, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
American business leaders share similar characteristics? What is the legacy of Alfred Chandler? How Can Business History Influence Current Practice? The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook Compiling a handbook on the current thinking in any area of View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones & Anthony Mayo
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
Harvard Business School professor Stuart Gilson fielded some questions regarding his new book in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean SilverthorneSilverthorne: When should a company consider a major restructuring? Are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance
look at what functions they perform. In the classroom, we study four functions: payments, movements of money from today to tomorrow (savings and investing), movements of money from tomorrow back to today (borrowing), and managing risk.... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
scant direct empirical research on how human interaction patterns change as a result of these architectural changes. In two intervention-based field studies of corporate headquarters transitioning to more... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21
stronger. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-051.pdf Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers (revised) Authors:David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007
Geographic Region Author:Mukti Khaire Abstract Most of what organizational scholars know about new industry emergence and entrepreneurship in new industries comes from studies of completely new industries that were born out of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
Law of Business Organization Authors:William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman, and Guhan Subramanian Publication:2nd ed. Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2007 Abstract In Commentary and Cases on the Law of Business Organization, this outstanding author team brings clarity and insight... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste with those people. That should be good news for those wondering how to knit polarized... View Details
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
successfully. Megibow's team investigated the reason for the failures, again using Web metrics data and server log files throughout the process. Apparently, the "Company" field under the customer's name was causing a problem.... View Details