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24 May 2010
Research & Ideas

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends

Recent research at Harvard Business School began with the premise that as a state's congressional delegation grew in stature and power in Washington, D.C., local businesses would benefit from the increased federal spending sure to come... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

violations Heese, who researches corporate misconduct, decided to examine company violations in light of the rapid deterioration of the newspaper industry. The circulation of local newspapers in the United States has declined by roughly... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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By: Jill J. Avery

I love brands and have been managing them and studying them for 25 years, as a brand manager and as an academic researcher and teacher. My research program focuses on brand management and customer relationship management and centers on themes relating to the meaning of... View Details

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

Incorrect beliefs are easier to overcome than an ingrained lack of trust. However, as the researchers later demonstrate, even that remedy may prove hard to achieve. Dylan Minor, a visiting assistant professor of business administration in... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services

08 Mar 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Successful Negotiation

discussions—be it fairness or competition—strongly influences the equality of payoffs even in complex, full-information multiparty bargaining. Research in this working paper by HBS professor Kathleen L. McGinn and coauthors Katherine L.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 Oct 2024
Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

electorate projected to double to 15 percent by November from 7.4 percent in 2000, according to Pew Research Center. “A new New York Times/Siena College Poll showed a steady narrowing in Democrats’ margin within this important group for... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro

25 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People

hackathons and set up incubators to nurture new ideas. Traditional companies are even wading into co-working to stimulate interaction. But, does it take a village to hatch a groundbreaking venture? It can help, but only if you don’t already know everyone there, says... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

research typically prescribes task sequences implemented by managers. Yet employees often have discretion to deviate from their prescribed sequence. Using data from 2.4 million radiological diagnoses, we find that doctors prioritize... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2022
Book

Purpose + Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World

By: George Serafeim

The roadmap and best practices to reap the enormous value that can emerge when your business prioritizes social and environmental goals—such as climate change, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability—right alongside the pursuit of profit.

We not only... View Details

Keywords: ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; Profitability; Business And Society; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Goals and Objectives; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Value Creation; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

outside opportunities in the labor market. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52495 March 2017 Review of Industrial Organization Challenges for Empirical Research on RPM By: MacKay, Alexander J., and David A.... View Details

20 Oct 2021
News

Behind the Research: Eva Ascarza

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Institutions and Human Capital Development in the Indian IT Services Industry

Una's dissertation research examines how institutional contexts shape human resource practices and human capital development in knowledge intensive industries and their implications for long-term industry development and competitiveness.

Una uses field,... View Details

January 25, 2021
Blog Post

Lower Income Translates to Fewer Happy Experiences—Here Is How We Can Fix It

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Adam Eric Greenberg

Can money actually buy happiness? Research shows that having more money makes people evaluate their lives more favorably (what researchers call “life satisfaction”). Surprising as it may seem, whether money leads to greater life satisfaction because it makes people... View Details

Keywords: Life Satisfaction; Social Justice; Money; Happiness; Satisfaction; Well-being

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18 Jul 2014
News

“The Promise of Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment; What Does the Evidence Say?;”

02 Jun 2021
News

Four Tips To Help Create A Culture Of Authentic Appreciation At Work

17 May 2021
News

How do you persuade someone to get vaccinated? Tips for a productive conversation

20 Jun 2018
News

Graphic images speak to consumers of sugary drinks

11 Jan 2017
News

How do we solve the crisis in cancer communication?

Shirley Huang

Shirley Huang is a doctoral student at the Technology & Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests include data-driven decision making and human AI collaboration. Shirley graduated from Cornell University with a dual... View Details

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