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- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
speak.” For others in the course, however, it mattered how cosmetic firms were actually encouraging the demand, Deshpandé says. “If it’s through making consumers feel concerned about themselves, about their bodies and skin color, (they...
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- 17 Jun 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Excellence Comes From Saying No
their own individual philosophy of excellence. Frei and Schulman encouraged students to develop their own personal view of what it means to care, and what happens when they don't. One student put together a storyboard expressing her own...
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by Michael Blanding
- 06 Dec 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?
to break up illustrious companies like Standard Oil and AT&T to reduce their market power and thereby encourage competition. While not successful in similar efforts to prosecute IBM and Microsoft, the Government’s action may well have...
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- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
Kaplan says. "Once you have a better matching of your time with priorities, you'll want to encourage your direct reports to do the same." Do You Coach And Also Solicit Feedback From Your Key Subordinates? Most good leaders...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
BlackTech Week have demonstrated the force of Black entrepreneurship and catalyzed success for many, Kanter says. Hatcher and Pearson have rebranded their initiatives under one umbrella, the Center for Black Innovation, which includes a research arm to provide data to...
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by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
behavioral economics research. Our hope is that it encourages people to go back to TMS and read it for themselves—it's a truly wonderful book. Q: What do you think Adam Smith's impression would be of the current formal academic study of...
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by Ann Cullen
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
steps toward addressing institutional racism Companies have long used competition to motivate employees to think creatively and push themselves. Law firms, consultancies, and other adherents to the “up or out” philosophy aim to promote only the top-performing employees...
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by Danielle Kost
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
exports provide positive externalities and thus should be encouraged by government, the policy question is how to do so most effectively. One large body of thinking is devoted to identifying general barriers to exports that reduce trade...
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by Christian Ketels
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
of good things going on in terms of sponsorship. Now we just need to understand better what does work and why.” “So, while you might be hoping sponsorship might close the gender gap by encouraging high-ability women who are reluctant to...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
encourages its members to keep the Sabbath Day holy. He sees no dichotomy. "You know, it's a travesty that somehow our society has gotten to a point where people have the view that science and academia are inconsistent with a spiritual...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
"The only viable long term solution is for people (and their employers) to invest enough over the length of their working life . [It] is the only way in which the dependency ratio can be made irrelevant." Other suggestions ranged from Donald Sylvester's,...
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by Jim Heskett
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
understood,” the authors write. What companies can do With that in mind, companies should consider ways to encourage consumers to appreciate AI-based recommendations from algorithms. One idea: Give the computer some “human-like...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
months. During the test period, Bean encourages extensive feedback at all times, and formally solicits feedback at three points: when the product is first received, at the midpoint, and at the end of the test. The midpoint evaluations are...
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by David A. Garvin
- 14 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving
more voice-activated controls. “We need to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road and to keep them aware of their car’s surroundings,” says Teodorovicz, emphasizing such concerns are valid even if overall commuting levels...
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by Jay Fitzgerald
- 30 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
- 2008
- Chapter
Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model
By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis
Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an...
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Business Education;
Ethics;
Managerial Roles;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Culture;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Mathematical Methods;
Behavior
Khurana, Rakesh, and Herbert Gintis. "Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model." In Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy, edited by Paul J. Zak. Princeton University Press, 2008.
- 12 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Pay Workers More So They Steal Less
or because coworkers create an atmosphere that encourages theft. Nevertheless, the incremental losses observed when employees work in groups are absent in firms that pay higher wages. And what about the previous study that showed employee...
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- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
values must speak to D&I.” Steve Hopkins added, “I am encouraged by (the) mention of attitude. I would suggest one verb further; behavior Results are not realized in how an organization thinks or feels about diversity (or any other...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
participating in them can go a long way toward normalizing the kind of office culture that encourages employee interaction, says Myers. Managers can take it to the next level by including a regular time for coactive vicarious learning...
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- 22 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women
encourage men to study women’s health, helping them understand and empathize with the experience of women. “That may then help them see opportunities to invent or become more comfortable supporting these sorts of ideas,” he says. [Image:...
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by Kristen Senz