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- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
when they were randomly assigned to wear them (Experiment 1b). Experiment 2 shows that the effects of wearing counterfeit sunglasses extend beyond the self, influencing judgments of other people's unethical behavior. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
white, Democratic-leaning districts of the seven metropolitan areas of the US they examined: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, and Houston. Using geographic variations in implicit bias surveys from... View Details
- 12 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?
line has an end and there is an identifiable person who occupies it,” says Buell. “They know they’re last and everyone around them knows it as well.” The anxiety we feel about being last can affect how consumers experience waiting for a... View Details
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
of survey and experimental research to focus on a key measure psychologists have dubbed "cultural metacognition." The term refers to a person's reflective thinking about his or her cultural assumptions. It seems to have a strong effect on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
stories from his own work experiences and the careers of CEOs and nonprofit leaders who navigated challenges. His advice for emerging leaders: Discover yourself. Test your “crucibles” to find your moral compass and calling. For instance,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 30 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?
Companies have long poured time and money into surveying customers. Now, with new research showing artificial intelligence provides plenty of rich data about shopper preferences, could customer surveys... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg Abstract—: Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
first time. Get help—don’t try to figure it out yourself. You will spend more working hours than you ever imagined learning how to navigate people things while running your business, fundraising, etc. Hire a coach or find friends with management View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
(Experiment 2), and non-suppression (Experiment 3). However, when firms honor these implicit promises, voting can mitigate the disappointment that arises from receiving an undesired outcome (Experiment 4). Finally, Experiment 5 identifies... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
Effects of Performance Pressure on Teams' Knowledge Use and Performance". Her research on more than seventy audit and consulting teams—combining survey data, hundreds of interviews, and direct observation at meetings—reveals insights into... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
delivery systems.” To unravel this complexity, the research team surveyed 78 radiation oncology professionals at the University of California in Los Angeles. First, they surveyed the group about their... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
researchers conducted an experiment in which white participants engaged in a two-person guessing game designed—unbeknownst to them—to measure their tendencies toward attempted racial colorblindness. Each participant was given a stack of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Dissertation: Is the Ideal Worker Still Real? Sources and Consequences of Men's Professional Identities
My dissertation examines the implications of men's changing lives for their work identities and for gender inequality in organizations. Current theories of workplace gender inequality hinge upon the widely-shared cultural image of an "ideal worker,"... View Details
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Sameer's research examines the dynamics of social networks inside organizations and their consequences for individual attainment and organizational success. His research encompasses three broad streams of activity.
Social Capital... View Details
- 29 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family
likely to spend extra time on a project with team members than those not eligible for extra rewards. Willing to give up happiness to spend time with colleagues. The research team also studied US Census time-use survey data between 2010... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
investment of a founder’s time" Koning’s working paper, released in May, is titled Learning to Manage: A Field Experiment in the Indian Startup Ecosystem. The coauthors were Aaron Chatterji and Sharique Hasan, both of Duke... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
consumers large discounts when they prepay for participating firms' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated firms: price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
valuable in discovering options you didn’t already know about. “This social theory, which has been influential over the last hundred years, says that weak ties are more beneficial for employment opportunities, promotions, and wages than strong ties,” says Aral. “The... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness
participants to ask questions and see other people also interacting with the presenter. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/glOfUOMYMIXCqiWsSiCd][/div] The live experience included interactions with six to 12 strangers. Before watching... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
consumer believes." Along with Michael Norton, professor of marketing, Avery explores those extremes in a recent HBS teaching note, Learning from Extreme Consumers. The researchers developed the concept as part of the Field Immersion View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding