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- 1 Apr 1987
- Conference Presentation
Immunizing Children Against the Negative Effects of Reward
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Beth A. Hennessey
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives
- November – December 1993
- Article
Rethinking Rewards
By: Stewart Bennett III, Eileen Appelbaum, M. Beer and Andrew Lebby
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives
Bennett, Stewart, III, Eileen Appelbaum, M. Beer, and Andrew Lebby. "Rethinking Rewards." Harvard Business Review 71, no. 6 (November–December 1993): 37–45.
- December 2022
- Article
The Emotional Rewards of Prosocial Spending Are Robust and Replicable in Large Samples
By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn and Ashley V. Whillans
Past studies show that spending money on other people—prosocial spending—increases a person’s happiness. However, foundational research on this topic was conducted prior to psychology’s credibility revolution (or “replication crisis”), so it is essential to ask... View Details
Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Ashley V. Whillans. "The Emotional Rewards of Prosocial Spending Are Robust and Replicable in Large Samples." Current Directions in Psychological Science 31, no. 6 (December 2022): 536–545.
- January 2013
- Article
'I'll Have One of Each': How Separating Rewards into (Meaningless) Categories Increases Motivation
By: F. Gino and S. Wiltermuth
We propose that separating rewards into categories can increase motivation, even when those categories are meaningless. Across six experiments, people were more motivated to obtain one reward from one category and another reward from another category than they were to... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives
Gino, F., and S. Wiltermuth. "'I'll Have One of Each': How Separating Rewards into (Meaningless) Categories Increases Motivation." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104, no. 1 (January 2013): 1–13.
- July 2012
- Case
Barclays Capital and the Sale of Del Monte Foods
By: John Coates, Clayton Rose and David Lane
This case explores the reputational and legal issues that arise as Barclays Capital attempted to manage client conflicts by following established industry practice in the face of changing legal norms. In February 2011, Judge Travis Laster granted a preliminary... View Details
Keywords: Client Management; Fiduciary Duty; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Investment Banking; Private Equity; Ethics; Finance; Reputation; Banking Industry; United States
Coates, John, Clayton Rose, and David Lane. "Barclays Capital and the Sale of Del Monte Foods." Harvard Business School Case 313-036, July 2012.
- November 2011
- Supplement
WrapItUp: Developing a New Compensation Plan, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: W. Earl Sasser, Jr. and Rachel Shelton
- Feb 2009 - 2009
- Conference Presentation
Complexity and Unconscious Thought: To Go Where Conscious Thought Has Not Gone Before
Keywords: Cognition and Thinking
Bos, Maarten W., Ap Dijksterhuis, and Rick B. Van Baaren. "Complexity and Unconscious Thought: To Go Where Conscious Thought Has Not Gone Before." Paper presented at the 10th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, February 2009.
- February 2008 (Revised June 2008)
- Teaching Note
Quanta Computer and the One Laptop Per Child Initiative (TN)
By: Willy Shih
Teaching Note for [608102]. View Details
- Article
Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness
By: Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin and Michael I. Norton
Dunn, Elizabeth W., Lara B. Aknin, and Michael I. Norton. "Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness." Science 319, no. 5870 (March 21, 2008): 1687–1688.
- 1 Jul 2006
- Conference Presentation
The Role of Individuals in Institutional Change: When Individuals Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs
By: Julie Battilana
- June 1990
- Supplement
In the Shadow of the City, Video
Depicts the site and operation of an international development project. A serious conflict has developed between the two principals, an Ethiopian woman and a British entrepreneur. The film shows the stakes involved. View Details
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution
Donnellon, Anne, and James Reed. "In the Shadow of the City, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-523, June 1990.
- February 1994 (Revised May 1994)
- Background Note
Exercising Influence
By: Linda A. Hill
Provides a framework for understanding the exercise of interpersonal influence in organizations. Describes some of the "myths and realities" of management that new managers discover--specifically, that managers are dependent on a complex network of relationships to get... View Details
Keywords: Power and Influence
Hill, Linda A. "Exercising Influence." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-080, February 1994. (Revised May 1994.)
- January 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Background Note
Power and Influence, Course Overview and Syllabus
By: Linda A. Hill
Keywords: Power and Influence
Hill, Linda A. "Power and Influence, Course Overview and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-079, January 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- 1988
- Simulation
El-Tek Simulation and Teaching Note
By: M. Bazerman and J. Brett
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution
- 1984
- Book
Environmental Dispute Resolution
By: Lawrence Bacow and Michael A. Wheeler
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution
Bacow, Lawrence, and Michael A. Wheeler. Environmental Dispute Resolution. New York: Plenum Press, 1984.
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Indigenous Peoples' Perspective
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the indigenous people's perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian indigenous people. View Details
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Indigenous Peoples' Perspective." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-003, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- September 12, 1983
- Article
'Made in America' Prestige Fades
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "'Made in America' Prestige Fades." Los Angeles Times (September 12, 1983).
- Student-Profile
Ahmmad Brown
delve deeper into research—“I hadn’t done academic research in over a decade, which made me a different kind of candidate for doctoral programs. In the Organizational Behavior program at HBS, I knew I would get the disciplinary fundamentals of sociology alongside... View Details
- April 2025
- Article
Buying (Quality) Time Predicts Relationship Satisfaction
By: A.V. Whillans, Jessie Pow and Joe J. Gladstone
Seven studies examine the association between time-saving purchases (e.g., housecleaning and meal delivery services) and relationship satisfaction. Study 1 uses an eleven-year longitudinal panel survey to show that increases in time-saving purchases predict long-term... View Details
Whillans, A.V., Jessie Pow, and Joe J. Gladstone. "Buying (Quality) Time Predicts Relationship Satisfaction." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 128, no. 4 (April 2025): 821–863.