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- 25 Mar 2014
- News
Know What Kind of Careerist You Are
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The Three Secret Elements Of Staying Motivated At Work Every Day
- 2016
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Organizational Behavior Reading: Decision Making
By: Francesca Gino, Max Bazerman and Katherine Shonk
This Reading argues that decision making is systematically flawed and introduces methods to improve decision-making effectiveness. The Essential Reading section covers the rational decision-making model and three important ideas that challenge it: Herbert Simon's... View Details
Gino, Francesca, Max Bazerman, and Katherine Shonk. "Organizational Behavior Reading: Decision Making." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing 8383, 2016. Electronic.
- December 13, 2017
- Article
What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager
By: Julia Austin
As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. The best PMs have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for... View Details
Austin, Julia. "What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 13, 2017).
- January 2014
- Technical Note
Learning From Extreme Consumers
By: Jill Avery and Michael Norton
Traditional market research methods focus on understanding the average experiences of average consumers. This focus leads to gaps in our knowledge of consumer behavior and often fails to uncover insights that can drive revolutionary, rather than evolutionary... View Details
Keywords: Market Research; Ethnography; Design Thinking; Innovation; New Product Development; Research; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Innovation and Invention
Avery, Jill, and Michael Norton. "Learning From Extreme Consumers." Harvard Business School Technical Note 314-086, January 2014.
- 05 Jul 2016
- News
How to Turn Anxiety Into Excitement
- 10 Jun 2020
- News
Experts on How to Stay Emotionally Connected While Socially Distant
- February 2003
- Background Note
Identity Issues in Teams
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Hillary Anger Elfenbein
This note explains how identity dynamics underlie many of the observable interpersonal problems that team members encounter, ranging from lack of participation and low involvement to misunderstandings and dysfunctional emotional conflict. It provides a framework for... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Emotions; Identity
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Hillary Anger Elfenbein. "Identity Issues in Teams." Harvard Business School Background Note 403-095, February 2003.
- 2012
- Article
Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies, Deception by Omissions, and Truths
By: Lyn M. Van Swol, Michael T. Braun and Deepak Malhotra
The study used Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count and Coh-Metrix software to examine linguistic differences with deception in an ultimatum game. In the game, the Allocator was given an amount of money to divide with the Receiver. The Receiver did not know the precise... View Details
Van Swol, Lyn M., Michael T. Braun, and Deepak Malhotra. "Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies, Deception by Omissions, and Truths." Discourse Processes 49, no. 2 (2012): 79–106.
- August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Background Note
A Note on Ethical Analysis
By: Nien-hê Hsieh
To engage in ethical analysis is to answer such questions as “What is the right thing to do?” “What does it mean to be a good person?” “How should I live my life?” Ethical analysis, on its own, is often not adequate for doing the right thing or being a good... View Details
Hsieh, Nien-hê. "A Note on Ethical Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 321-038, August 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
G.I. Joe Phenomena: Understanding the Limits of Metacognitive Awareness on Debiasing
By: Ariella S. Kristal and Laurie R. Santos
Knowing about one’s biases does not always allow one to overcome those biases— a phenomenon referred to as the G. I. Joe fallacy. We explore why knowing about a bias doesn’t necessarily change biased behavior. We argue that seemingly disparate G. I. Joe... View Details
Keywords: Biases; Judgment; Decision-making; Nudge; Debiasing; Illusions; Prejudice and Bias; Decision Making; Behavior; Change
Kristal, Ariella S., and Laurie R. Santos. "G.I. Joe Phenomena: Understanding the Limits of Metacognitive Awareness on Debiasing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-084, January 2021.
- February 20, 2014
- Article
How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the differences between family business executives who thrive and those who struggle. It discusses how family business environments are inherently complex due to the intertwinement of work and life. Thriving leaders exhibit four key behaviors:... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Work-Life Balance; Family Ownership; Outcome or Result; Leadership Style
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (February 20, 2014).
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Four Ways To Get Your Global Team To Gel
- 06 Mar 2021
- News
What is a Celebrity Worth?
- 31 Dec 2014
- News
People We Lost in 2014
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
prayer, introspective discussions, therapy, and the use of reflective techniques and exercises. Q: You have said that few leaders lose their jobs because of lack of intelligence, but many do so because of lack of emotional intelligence.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2005
- Chapter
Learning for Leadership: The 'Engineering' and 'Clinical' Approaches
Meaningful leadership development requires a deeper and more fundamental approach than is usually deployed in university classrooms and corporate training centers. It needs to incorporate difficult emotions and unconscious forces, and provide a safe place for their... View Details
Petriglieri, Gianpiero, and Jack D. Wood. "Learning for Leadership: The 'Engineering' and 'Clinical' Approaches." In Mastering Executive Education: How to Combine Content with Context and Emotion, edited by Paul J. Strebel and Tracy Keys, 140–154. London: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005.
- November 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game
By: Anita Elberse, Bryce Aiken and Howard Johnson
“Our goal is to be the kind of start-up that would terrify Nike—if Nike didn’t already own us.” Ron Faris, general manager of S23NYC, a Manhattan-based digital studio owned by sports apparel giant Nike, is on the phone with Adam Sussman, Nike’s chief digital officer.... View Details
Keywords: Digital Technology; Apparel; Fashion; Superstar; Innovation; General Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sports; Entertainment; Digital Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Elberse, Anita, Bryce Aiken, and Howard Johnson. "Nike: Changing the Sneakers Game." Harvard Business School Case 519-039, November 2018. (Revised April 2019.)
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
Regina Herzlinger is not afraid to call them as she sees them. And what she sees looking at the American health care industry is a bunch of killers. Not only are hospitals, insurers, employers, Congress, and academics killing health care, they are also killing real... View Details