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A Megastudy of Text-Based Nudges Encouraging Patients to Get Vaccinated at an Upcoming Doctor's Appointment

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Mitesh S. Patel, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena M. Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher F. Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie K. John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp and Angela L. Duckworth

Many Americans fail to get life-saving vaccines each year, and the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 makes the challenge of encouraging vaccination more urgent than ever. We present a large field experiment (N = 47,306) testing 19 nudges delivered to patients via... View Details

Keywords: Vaccination; COVID-19; Nudge; Influenza; Field Experiment; Health; Communication Strategy; Behavior

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01 Dec 2012
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Faculty Books

in investment banking. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century edited by Jay W. Lorsch (Harvard Business Review Press) Edited by Jay... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Getting Smart About Philanthropy

Seven HBS alumni are among more than 50 philanthropic leaders who share their strategic thinking, insights, and wisdom in a unique set of video interviews being showcased on the new GiveSmart.org website. The "Conversations with Remarkable Givers" series was created... View Details

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Introduction - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Gordon Coster. Advertisement for N. W. Ayer, ca. 1934. olvwork490067 Nathan... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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California Research Center Marks Fifth Year

Present at the ribbon-cutting event at the new Japan Research Office (JRO) were (from left) John A. Quelch, senior associate dean for International Development; Camille Tang Yeh (MBA ’80), executive director, Asia-Pacific Research... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

participants attended a variety of talks, panel discussions, and seminars, including sessions led by Professor James L. Heskett and Associate Professor Kathleen L. Valley. A highlight of the conference was the presentation of professional... View Details

03 Apr 2015
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Texas Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

with classmates and meet other alumni in the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, HBS Campaign Chair John B. Hess (MBA 1977),... View Details

21 Dec 2021
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Ideas: Books

Non-Government Organizations in the 21st Century by John A. Quelch and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander (Thomson South-Western) Using twelve HBS cases, Professor Quelch and Laidler-Kylander (MBA ’92) examine how... View Details

Keywords: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chandler

01 Dec 1996
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Faculty Symposium Honors McArthur

Ethics, Economics, and Organizations Professors Thomas R. Piper and Lynn Sharp Paine Service Management Professor James L. Heskett and Associate Professor Gary W. Loveman Entrepreneurship Professors Teresa M. Amabile and Howard H.... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Sep 2016
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Events Around the World

Campaign’s Dallas Regional Event, held at the George W. Bush Institute in March 2015. 9 SÃO PAULO: André Jakurski (MBA 1973) spoke at the Campaign’s São Paulo Regional Event in August 2015. 10 SAN FRANCISCO: The fall 2015 San Francisco... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

you have an incredibly creative person with a great idea, and you can't find the money to fund it," notes Vicki Wilson (MBA 1985), CFO of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago. Her colleague down Michigan Avenue, Field Museum of Natural History president and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Inside the Learning: Sustainability—on Campus and Beyond

Applied Sciences, are involved in sustainability. The Harvard Business School Business and Environment Initiative (BEI), led by Michael W. Toffel, Senator John Heinz Professor... View Details

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Risk . New York, N.Y.: John Wiley and Sons, 1996. Bernstein, Peter L. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street . New York, N.Y.: Free Press, 1992. Bertsimas, Dimitris, Leonid Kogan, and Andrew View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy by Adrian C. Ott (MBA ’87) (Harper Business) 101 Things I Learned in Business School by Michael W.... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

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Note on January 6 Events at U.S. Capitol | About

Capitol ,” George W. Bush Presidential Center. John Garamendi, “ Statement on Insurrection at U.S. Capitol and Vote to Certify the 2020 Presidential Election ,” press release. Rebecca Henderson, “ Business... View Details

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Politics and War - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

35.5 x 25.5 cm DA gb33 xx Another satire on the creation of legal tender bank notes by the Bank of England. (See 41). William Pitt is pictured spewing paper money out of his mouth, while gold coins are locked up in his stomach. 43 La... View Details

01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance

Fitzhugh Conference Redefining Wealth: Claim It, Grow It, Sustain It January 31–February 2, 2003 Sponsor: HBS African-American Student Union Keynote speaker: Benaree Pratt Wiley (MBA 1972), president & CEO, The Partnership, Inc. Bert King... View Details