Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (720) Arrow Down

Show Results For

← Page 14 of 720 Results →
  • June 2019
  • Article

Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines

By: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan and Benjamin Roth
A debt trap occurs when someone takes on a high-interest rate loan and is barely able to pay back the interest, and thus perpetually finds themselves in debt (often by refinancing). Studying such practices is important for understanding financial decision-making of... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Household; Personal Finance; Decision Making; Behavior; India; Philippines
Related
  • 25 Nov 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

Keywords: by Roy Y.J. Chua & Xi Zou; Consumer Products; Consumer Products
  • 10 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 10

psychological safety, and embracing failure and conflict. Individuals who learn to team well acquire knowledge, skills, and networks. Organizations learn to solve complex, cross-disciplinary problems, build stronger and more unified... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 2008
  • Article

Behavioral Frontiers in Choice Modeling

We review the discussion at a workshop whose goal was to achieve a better integration among behavioral, economic, and statistical approaches to choice modeling. The workshop explored how current approaches to the specification, estimation, and application of choice... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Integration; Goals and Objectives; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Customers; Behavior; Economics
Related
  • January 2009
  • Supplement

Live Nation Faces the Music (B)

By: Stephen P. Bradley, Frank V. Cespedes and Kerry Herman
In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation, faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing power of the major artists. As the music business once again recreates itself in response to new... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Transformation; Revenue; Framework; Five Forces Framework; Demand and Consumers; Industry Structures; Relationships; Opportunities; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Music Industry
Related
  • 05 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

and rural landlessness. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53164 in press Psychological Science Polluted Morality: Air Pollution Predicts Criminal Activity and Unethical Behavior By: Lu, J., J.J. Lee, F.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

industries may split apart. Untapped Potential in the Study of Negotiation and Gender Inequality in Organizations Authors:Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn Periodical:Academy of Management Annals, Vol. 2, Psychology Press,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Youngme Moon

    Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School. Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of brand strategy and culture, with a particular focus on the emergent AI economy. She is the author of the bestselling book, View Details

    Keywords: consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products; consumer products
    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    Can Evidence-Based Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy?

    By: Laura Alfaro, Maggie X. Chen and Davin Chor
    Amid public skepticism about trade, we investigate whether evidence-based information--a concise statement of a research finding--can shape preferences towards trade policy. Across survey experiments conducted over 2018-2022 on U.S. general population samples, we... View Details
    Keywords: Evidence; Preference; Trade Policy; Information; Trade; Policy; Attitudes
    Related
    • September 2003 (Revised January 2005)
    • Case

    Bridges to Excellence: Bringing Quality Health Care to Life

    By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Ingrid Marie Nembhard and Robert Galvin
    General Electric launched Bridges to Excellence Diabetes Care Link, a program through which enrolled physicians receive bonuses of up to 10% of their salary for delivering quality care to diabetic patients covered by a participating employer or health plan. A day... View Details
    Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Motivation and Incentives; Programs; Ethics; Quality; Moral Sensibility; Service Delivery; Compensation and Benefits; Health Industry
    Related
    • 19 Oct 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: October 19, 2010

      PublicationsFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior Authors:L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn Publication:In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity Abstract While lay... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Article

    The Social Utility of Feature Creep

    By: Debora V. Thompson and Michael I. Norton
    Previous research shows that consumers frequently choose products with too many features that they later find difficult to use. Our research shows that this seemingly suboptimal behavior may in fact confer benefits when factoring in the social context of consumption.... View Details
    Keywords: Impression Management; Social Influence; Conspicuous Consumption; Signaling; Product Features; Consumer Behavior; Information Technology; Experience and Expertise; Status and Position
    Related
    • February 2011
    • Article

    Welfare Payments and Crime

    By: C. Fritz Foley
    Analysis of daily reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare payment cycles. This increase reflects an increase in crimes that are likely to have a direct financial motivation like burglary,... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Motivation and Incentives; Welfare; United States
    Related
    • 22 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

    and Galanz, which has brought microwave ovens to millions of Chinese consumers previously considered too poor to buy such an appliance. What’s more, the essentials of development can be “pulled in” by market-creating innovators—and over... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 23 May 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Face Value: Do Certain Physical Features Help People Get Ahead?

    features align with the average features of all people of the same gender, race, and approximate age. Average faces tend to be perceived as more attractive—though they’re not always the most charismatic. The researchers mined psychology, View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin
    • Web

    Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

    based on the psychology of selective memory. When a person thinks about an event, different experiences compete for retrieval, and retrieved experiences are used to simulate the event based on how similar they are to it. The model... View Details
    • January 2021
    • Article

    A Model of Relative Thinking

    By: Benjamin Bushong, Matthew Rabin and Joshua Schwartzstein
    Fixed differences loom smaller when compared to large differences. We propose a model of relative thinking where a person weighs a given change along a consumption dimension by less when it is compared to bigger changes along that dimension. In deterministic settings,... View Details
    Keywords: Relative Thinking; Econometric Models; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking
    Related
    • 2017
    • Working Paper

    Reinventing the American Wine Industry: Marketing Strategies and the Construction of Wine Culture

    By: Ai Hisano
    This working paper examines the remarkable growth of wine consumption in the United States since the 1960s. The country is now the largest wine consumer in the world, exceeding the wine-producing European countries such as France and Italy, which had long dominated... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Industry Growth; Transformation; Perception; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
    Related

      David E. Bell

      David E. Bell is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS. He has taught marketing many times in the MBA program including as course head.

      During his career at HBS, David has taught a variety of other courses to both MBAs and executives, including risk... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; apparel; e-commerce industry; fashion; food; food processing; grocery; insurance industry; marketing industry; retailing
      • 31 May 2023
      • HBS Case

      From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller

      View Video Editor's note: Watch the video in "full screen" mode for the best viewing experience. Before shaping one of the world’s largest sports brands, Nike executive Larry Miller spent years of his youth and early adulthood behind bars for several crimes, including... View Details
      Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Consumer Products; Consumer Products