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  • 17 Sep 2018
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The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores

Keywords: by Katherine B. Coffman and David Klinowski; Education
  • 13 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading

Professor Katherine B. Coffman that was recently published in Management Science. Women tend to avoid applying for advanced positions where men are stereotypically believed to... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 23 Apr 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women, published in the journal Management Science. The study was co-authored by Coffman View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Katherine Coffman , Kevin Mohan , Julian J. Zlatev , Max H. Bazerman , Michael Norton Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Livia Alfonsi , Alex Chan , Jillian Jordan , Amit... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Negotiation Katherine Coffman Kevin Mohan Julian J. Zlatev Max H. Bazerman Michael Norton Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Livia Alfonsi Alex Chan Jillian Jordan Amit Goldenberg Kadeem Noray Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details
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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Management, General Management Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) General Management Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Tom Clay Designing Tech Ventures Technology & Operations Management Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Negotiation Katherine Coffman Kevin Mohan Julian J. Zlatev Max H. Bazerman Michael Norton Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Livia Alfonsi Alex Chan Jillian Jordan Amit Goldenberg Kadeem Noray Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details
  • 11 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why Employers Favor Men

men perform better on average at certain tasks, according to the research paper When Gender Discrimination Is Not About Gender. The paper was written by Katherine B. View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

believe they won’t excel in, despite having the skills to succeed, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Katherine B. Coffman. “Our beliefs about ourselves are important in shaping all kinds of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

Tried and Tested

Assistant Professors Zoë Cullen and Katherine Coffman; image by John Ritter Assistant Professors Katherine Coffman... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • April 2025
  • Article

Gender and Preferences for Performance Feedback

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman and David Klinowski
Across multiple studies, we investigate whether there are gender differences in preferences for receiving performance feedback. We vary many features of the feedback context: whether the performance task is a cognitive test or a mock interview, whether the feedback is... View Details
Keywords: Feedback; Gender; Cognition and Thinking; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior
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  • 30 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

“second HQ” in India to exemplify our core proposition. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54978 The Impact of Penalties for Wrong Answers on the Gender Gap in Test Scores By: Coffman, Katherine B.,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

Scores By: Coffman, Katherine B., and David Klinowski Abstract— Multiple-choice exams play a critical role in university admissions across the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

believe they won’t excel in, despite having the skills to succeed, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Katherine B. Coffman. “Our beliefs about ourselves are important in shaping all kinds of... View Details
  • 15 Jun 2020
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

David Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus; Herman B. Leonard, George F. Baker Jr. Professor of Public Management and Eliot I. Snider View Details
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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report

Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations In this edition of the RGE Report, we’ll discover how insights from behavioral economics can re-shape our workplaces. We examine research from HBS Professors John Beshears View Details
  • 13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

February 2018 Management Science Laboratory Evidence on the Effects of Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women By: Baldiga, Nancy R., and Katherine Baldiga... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business Economics - Doctoral

Rao , and Katherine B. Coffman Erica Moszkowski, 2023 Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Economist Advisors: Edward Glaeser , Ariel Pakes ,... View Details
  • 03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3

  Publications February 2015 Journal of Finance The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Savings Decisions By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne