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Patrick Ferguson
the attendance and consumption of sports, investigating the validity of the assumption that uncertainty of outcome is the primary draw for fans. Patrick sees broad applicability to his research beyond the fields of management and sports. “Ultimately,” he says, “our... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
nonprofit counterparts. “One of the roles we have to play is getting people to see the humanity of the other,” Crespin observes. In the honey-bee world, Crespin came up with the idea of having beekeepers, farmers, crop experts, and... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
behaviors of the individuals you choose go through the organization like a rifle shot; they can be felt at the line level within months. We can't afford to hire or promote people with the wrong values. It's a path to mediocrity."... View Details
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Simple Ways to Take Gender Bias Out of Your Jobs
Factors line of human resources software, including the ability to flag job descriptions for potentially biased language. The course’s guest speakers also included the CEOs of startups Applied Ltd. and Unitive, both of which use View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Behavioral Finance — Benefiting... View Details
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
4 Tactics that Backfire When Dealing with a Difficult Colleague
- 16 Jun 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Paying Up for Fair Pay: Consumers Prefer Firms with Lower CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Four Promoted to Full Professor
Technology Group. A member of the HBS faculty since 1990, David A. Thomas teaches organizational behavior and human resource management. He is a noted authority on executive development, mentoring, and the... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
Summing Up How best is denial managed? Denial is endemic to management. It is a natural part of human nature, closely related to the survival instinct. It can be useful or disastrous. And it can be managed. That sums up at least many of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
"Our goal is to provide products and services that heal and uplift humanity while also generating healthy profits," he says. The Sikh lifestyle encourages daily yoga, meditation, and prayer; religious tolerance; and "recognizing the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
demand which is deemed as justified by a panel ." What isn't off limits when it comes to transparency? What do you think? Original Article When Sony was hacked recently, most observers concentrated on issues of criminality as well as inappropriate leadership View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
customers, don’t always jibe with the cadence of care. We can see this in things like work schedule. If I have a child with a chronic condition, anything from severe asthma to a behavioral issue, stuff happens. And if I have to go see the... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness
community, city, our country, than the pain of outsiders,” he says. We can increase our aggregate good in the world by redirecting our intentions to support people farther afield who are struggling with basic human needs. Max Bazerman is... View Details
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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity
a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Tony Mayo Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the Organizational View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Turning Point: Change, Stat
Omar Maniya (MBA 2016) Illustration by Gisela Goppel Omar Maniya (MBA 2016) Illustration by Gisela Goppel I was primed to become a doctor from an early age. Both of my parents are physicians who talked shop at the dinner table, so I grew up with an appreciation for the... View Details
- January–February 2015
- Article
Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence
By: Benjamin Edelman and Ian Larkin
We examine how unfavorable social comparisons differentially spur employees of varying hierarchical levels to engage in deception. Drawing on literatures in social psychology and workplace self-esteem, we theorize that negative comparisons with peers could cause either... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin, and Ian Larkin. "Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence." Organization Science 26, no. 1 (January–February 2015): 78–98.
- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
We all know the moral of Aesop's fable about the industrious ant and the fun-loving grasshopper: Work now and save for the future, or else regret the consequences. And who hasn't been confronted with a similar dilemma? You know you should work late to finish that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
WFH Doesn’t Have to Dilute Your Corporate Culture
- 07 Oct 2020
- News