Person Perception - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Feb 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Stereotypes and Belief Updating

Keywords: by Katherine B. Coffman, Manuela Collis, and Leena Kulkarni

01 Mar 2014
News

Research Brief: Better to Be Safe with a Sorry

"Never apologize, mister," John Wayne's character famously said in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. "It's a sign of weakness." And while previous academic research has similarly concluded that apologizing during negotiations hurts perceptions of... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Information

17 Dec 2015
News

Field 2 Gives Students Hands-On Exposure To Business Practices In Malaysia

Not long after arriving in Kuala Lumpur in January 2015, Jennifer Henderson (MBA 2016) realized that her perception of what it would be like to work with a company there differed from the reality. Although she had read articles and cases... View Details

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

salary negotiations, we hear women say, "I don't want people to think I'm too aggressive." But if you flip that around, the perception of you when you don't negotiate is much more negative than the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

December 2007
Article

The Malleability of Environmentalism

By: Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Min Li, Leigh L. Thompson and Max Bazerman

In this paper, we predict and find that self-perceptions of environmentalism are changed by subtle manipulations of context and, in turn, affect environmental behavior. In Study 1, we found that people exhibit greater positive assessments of their environmental... View Details

Keywords: Research; Environmental Sustainability; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Identity; Perception; Personal Characteristics

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July 2010
Article

Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship

By: Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sorensen

We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel dataset. We argue that coworkers can increase the likelihood that an individual will... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Perception; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence

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24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

learning; when staff believe that support for learning-oriented culture, practices, and leadership is low, they may be less willing or able to share ideas. Purpose: We examined how staff perception of organizational support for learning... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?

knowledge exchange... This is a huge setback for the global economy." At the personal level one respondent commented that perceptions rather than reality have changed: "The reality is that we were... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Profile

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

discipline. I was (and still am) at the nascent stages of my leadership development and in order to capitalize on my full potential, I knew I had to receive formal training that challenged my perceptions of what the combination of... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

01 Mar 2008
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Faculty Books

Visiting Professor Gulati examines the "network re-sources" that arise from these ties; how successful firms manage the ties; and how the ties influence strategy, access to material resources, and perceptions of a firm's legitimacy held... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008

factors investigated were found to be significant for at least one segment, only consumer price index, personal savings rate, and real gross domestic product were strongly significant. To explore further the dynamics of the segments and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy

Entrepreneurship," a working paper coauthored with Jesper B. Sørensen of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Nanda examines the question of whether a person is more likely to pursue an entrepreneurial activity if some... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 2, 2010

http://intranet.hbs.edu/dept/drfd/new_publications/papers/amabile/Challenges_of_Person-Centric%20Work_Psych_Amabile.pdf Perceiving Freedom Givers: Effects of Granting Decision Latitude on Personality and Leadership View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

confers a significant first-mover advantage. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-063.pdf A Perceptions Framework for Categorizing Inventory Policies in Single-stage Inventory Systems Author:Noel Watson Abstract In this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

denial as a particular risk for large, established organizations as much as for young, entrepreneurial firms? Is denial a predictable downside to success? A: Denial is more endemic to older firms because it so often results from stubborn adherence to a once-accurate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

pleasant"). In a related experiment, 29 of the participants returned two months later to repeat the same experiment, but this time they were asked to gauge whether a face could formulate a plan, feel pain, and had a mind. The results showed that participants' View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2020
News

Up Your Time Affluence

led to time savings and happiness. and reframe it If you’re bothered by work tasks that seem repetitive and meaningless, reframe them in the context of helping your colleagues and your organization achieve higher-level goals. And shift your View Details

31 Jan 2017
Blog Post

My Misperceptions about HBS

here. I'll never forget the moment that my perceptions of HBS turned around: my interview day. I expected most of the people I met to be quite pretentious and arrogant—to be sizing up each others' chances of getting accepted. However, I... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Ban the Butterfly Rule for Corporate Directors

loses his or her brilliant colors - turns from a butterfly into a moth - then he or she no longer measures up. This view of the director's role creates a terrible perception for the public. Beyond that, it is the antithesis of enlightened... View Details

Keywords: Joseph Hinsey IV

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson

fingers on his left hand. The Army sent him to Hawaii for treatment by a top surgeon, and during his long recovery, Jefferson had ample time for personal reflection. "Ironically, my accident taught me lessons that will improve my life... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

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