positive behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Mar 2017
News

Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest

assurance that that outcome would actually be implemented and would go into force on the ground. The tools we used were what we called interest-based negotiation. So everyone would give my interests are these as opposed to my position is... View Details

22 May 2014
News

For Website Personalization, Simple Is the New Sexy

Keywords: web analytics; customer data; web personalization

17 Mar 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and... View Details

24 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach

Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental... View Details

22 Jun 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation

professor Rohit Deshpandé looks at the hotel's customer-centered culture and value system. Can Employers Promote Moral Behavior? The Importance of 'Don't' in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior Professors Francesca Gino and Joshua D.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

behavioral decision-making literature. In particular, we highlight three cognitive barriers that impede sound individual decision making that have particular relevance to behaviors impacting the environment.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2011
News

Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

optimistic that a coordinated effort by business, labor, government, academia, and citizens at large can help reverse this course and put the American economy back on a positive track." The Project's research focuses on key dimensions of... View Details

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

26 Feb 2014
News

How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

Keywords: Retail Trade; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

18 Jan 2022
News

HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference

Georgia, Georgia State, London, and Michigan. Among them, five are former HBS club presidents, three are current and former HBS club board members, three are current and former HBS club officers, and six are also HBCU alumni. All of the mentors hold senior leadership... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Aug 2018
News

Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming

CEO of Family Centers of Greenwich, and a member of the award committee. “[Their] commitment to elevating the performance of the nonprofit sector is having a positive impact on the thousands of lives that are touched by these agencies... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Health, Social Assistance

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. In addition to offering promotions more frequently, we find that firms offer deeper price discounts to manage earnings during these periods. Furthermore, our results... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

work. We then describe how key elements of this approach can be incorporated into Organizational Behavior doctoral programs to help students produce research that is both rigorous and relevant. This approach can help faculty and doctoral... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 May 2020
In Practice

Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?

shared savings and capitated arrangements and away from fee-for-service, they will be better positioned not only to withstand any COVID aftershocks but also to gain patients during the recession. Leemore S. Dafny (@LeemoreDafny) is the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

Leslie K. John is keenly aware of the pressure researchers feel to get results. When her graduate studies in behavioral decision research didn't produce significant findings that led to publication in a prestigious journal, John felt... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

14 Feb 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

is business." This powerful idea paved the way for the new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for... View Details

06 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales

display Apples to Apples and other board games, rather than attempting a cross-promotion with, say, Halloween costumes. The study results are outlined in a forthcoming Journal of Behavioral Decision Making article, The Impact of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Advertising

Web

Courses by Title - Course Catalog

and Influence Organizational Behavior Lakshmi Ramarajan Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Julie Battilana , Deborah Winshel... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Faculty Books

guide offers leaders a comprehensive method for identifying their unique “true north.” It includes targeted exercises that help them home in on the purpose of their leadership and develop their authentic leadership skills. Exploring View Details