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  • 06 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

review the research on when people expect too little or too much self-interest in the intentions of others, as contrasted with rational behavior. We also discuss the antecedents and consequences of these naive and cynical errors, as well... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2016
  • First Look

October 25, 2016

high-volume U.S. hospitals for delivering a primary total knee arthroplasty without major complicating conditions. Hospital and physician personnel costs were calculated using time-driven activity-based costing. Consumable supply costs, such as the prosthetic implant,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

impossible feat, claimed by a growing number of companies, is achieved by calculating the greenhouse-gas emissions of the organization's operations, investing in energy efficiency and other methods to reduce those emissions, and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • 08 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 8, 2015

Katherine L. Milkman, Leslie John, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Many intend to stay fit but fail to exercise or eat healthfully; students intend to earn good grades but study too little; citizens intend to vote but fail to turnout. How can policymakers help people... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

called into question by several significant organizational stumbling blocks. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=106073   PublicationsAgency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

can learn the truth about gaps between vision and reality. Without a commitment to a vision and an institutionalized learning and governance system, well intentioned boards will continue to be surprised ethical, human, and performance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

framework of functional biases (whether those biases are intentional or not), the analysis of the political dimension of the forecasting process, and the idea of a coordination system are new constructs to better understand the interface... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

dramatically shifted the nature of business education. Part four discusses the implications of our findings and the potential for future research on institutional change. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-070.pdf Leviathan as a Minority... View Details
  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

bookmakers interact? Will Betfair.com naturally come to dominate the industry, and if so how should the bookmakers react? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709417 Boston... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

business holdings. The traditional Argentine newspaper La Nación provides an example of such a shift, when in 1996 a change in ownership of the controlling stake led to the appointment of Julio Saguier as board chairman. Saguier was View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

higher empathic concern for a person in need, which, in turn increased intentions to help. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-079.pdf Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information Authors:Hanna Halaburda and Yaron... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

influence what will eventually happen in the boardroom. However, many open questions remain about the factors that enable even people with good intentions to commit unethical acts. What are the tools organizations and their managers can... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

liquidity, and a bustling economy. Early this decade home price appreciation in many markets far exceeded the growth of income, he continued. By 2005 such a high rate of home price appreciation drew ever more investors to the market. Between 25 percent and 30 percent... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 21 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

careful about adding too many obligations to people’s already-full plates, even if their intention is to relieve stress through social interactions. And, if you’re on the receiving end of these invitations and can tactfully decline, do... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

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