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Experience and description-based decision making.

Prof. Barron and his co-authors study the effect of the economic environment on decision making. One example involves the effect of rare (low probability) events. People behave as if they overweight these events in some settings (e.g., when buying insurance and... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He teamed with Wharton Professor Katherine L. Milkman (DBA 2009) and Wharton doctoral candidate Erika L. Kirgios, who led the research. They View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the CLIMB program and Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Organizational Leadership ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Organizational Leadership... View Details

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Connell House | About

required all employees to adhere to a strict code of conduct. Connell’s business achievements were matched by his generous support of a broad array View Details

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

published in the February issue of The Leadership Quarterly as "Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support." Amabile, an influential scholar on creativity, View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

makers, HBS faculty members, and leading HBS alumni to examine and reflect on the events of the fall of 2008. In preparation for this event, the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Project (BFFS) at... View Details

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Current Research

Information Dissemination in Capital Markets

Seeking to bridge economic theory and the role of individuals, Professor Brochet researches the transmission of information in capital markets. He has investigated the effects of information... View Details

29 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity

mental health is an outcome of improvements in economic development.” “We haven’t been as good at understanding the link between mental health and economics as we could be” A behavioral economist, Ashraf has spent most View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are hints of optimism as more people gain access to vaccines and the federal government injects more stimulus money into the economy. Yet, the outlook for workers remains mixed. The crisis has... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

TeachingInterests

Managing Human Capital

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

21 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style

CEOs into distinct communication styles that, among other things, appear to be correlated with the financial performance of their companies. “There is a whole ocean of data out there that people aren’t... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development,... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

deficiencies—for example, that they lacked skills or were objects of charity, and also that they were not to be taken seriously as tech innovators. After establishing Code Fever’s Urban Innovation Lab in... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

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Tsedal Neeley | About

and global expansion, and regularly conducts research and advises organizations on scaling cultural change. She has authored three award-winning books on organizations, technology, and transformation. The Digital Mindset: What It Really... View Details

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

In the spring of 2005, media outlets from Gizmodo to Good Morning America were buzzing about Clocky, an alarm clock that jumped off the nightstand and rolled away chirping and beeping, forcing its owner to get out View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

02 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?

things and keep what works.” It is not by chance that nearly all of their private sector examples come from high tech, where employees are being trained in large numbers to routinely conduct experiments that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

years of age; and provision of alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age are violations of the law and of HBS... View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

harnessing the latest technology to educate students, conduct real-world research and share impactful insights with practitioners worldwide, and provide lifelong learning to alumni. Reinventing the Future of... View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Emerita Robin Ely is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on leadership,... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

preserve moving forward... So, we conducted a survey with our customers, workers, and suppliers... [and found that] clients relied on a company like Gran a y Montero on account of its reputation, because it... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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