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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader
pace of change. Attempting Too Much It is important for the new leader to experiment to discover what works and what doesn't. But too much experimentation can deprive promise change initiatives of resources or the attention they need to...
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by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins
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Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making - Course Catalog
experimental methods, unintended consequences, fairness, and the public good. The course is centered on five themes: Understanding decision-making. How do people make decisions? We discuss the psychology and sociology of decision-making,...
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IFC: Europe; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production - Course Catalog
(due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Career Focus Decarbonization and sustainability are becoming an essential part of business agendas, and some companies and organizations in Europe lead the world in experimentation...
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- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France, conducted with French professors Céline Braconnier and Jean-Yves Dormagen, the researchers examined the difficulties citizens had in registering to vote in the French presidential...
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- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
retail. Q: What’s different about the physical storefront in this renaissance of retail? Jill Avery: There’s a lot of experimentation around what a store is and what it could do. In this new worldview, a store has to create a branded...
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- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
than people with less money, our research demonstrates that how people spend their money also matters for their happiness. In particular, both correlational and experimental studies show that people who spend money on others report...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
birds. But developing feather-covered wings didn't get the job done. Rather, it was understanding the circumstances of what made flight possible, starting with Bernoulli's theory of lift, that led to experimentation and ultimately manned...
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Career Advancement | Research Associates
STATA, Python, MATLAB or R, or other methodologies such as lab experience or experimental design. Former RAs have told us that the skills they develop in researching, writing, interviewing, analysis, and project management create a...
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- 23 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 23
findings of behavioral scientists and experimental economists. Further, this approach does not generally assume that all the elements of the "game" are common knowledge. It tends to de-emphasize the application of game-theoretic...
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Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
often comes with a dark side. This paper offers experimental evidence, specifically with regard to the relationship between creativity and unethical behavior. Research involving four experiments with university students was conducted by...
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by Staff
- 18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18
financial depth on the diffusion of capital-intensive technologies in the late stages of diffusion or in late adopters. Our results are consistent with a view that local financial markets play a critical role in facilitating the process of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
employees subsequently experience authoritative or consultative budgeting, their psychological contracts are breached. Employees who experience psychological contract breach seek redress through budgetary misreporting. Experimental...
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- 31 May 2016
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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 Cuddy Abstract—This paper...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
trying to turn quantum computers from an experimental technology into a commercially viable, enterprise-grade tool that will be exponentially more powerful than today’s digital computers. Any sector that relies on computers for...
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- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
own childhood leads people to experience feelings of moral purity and to behave prosocially. In Experiment 1, participants instructed to recall memories from their childhood were more likely to help the experimenter with a supplementary...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
work and obtain feedback from three coaches. Each team specified areas for which they wanted advice—such as their understanding of the customer problem, their experimentations validating key business assumptions, whether they had...
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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96
experimentation in the required curriculum (RC). One aspect of the MBA Program that has been refined in the process is Foundations, a set of brief courses ("modules") in the initial weeks of each term in the RC. An introduction to the...
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- 28 Jan 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation
the culmination of faculty research, wide-ranging discussions, and curricular experimentation that picked up momentum during the School's 100th Anniversary celebration in 2008. During that year, HBS hosted two colloquia on the future of...
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- 07 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 7
difference across innovation systems is whether disclosure is of intermediate progress and solutions or of completed innovations. We present experimental evidence that links intermediate versus final disclosure not just with quantitative...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
democratize entry and allow for more experimentation to take place," says Nanda. "On the other hand, skeptics will say that these are companies that should not have been funded in the first place, and when it's time to scale up...
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