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- 1995
- Chapter
The Role of Fairness Considerations and Relationships in a Judgment Perspective of Negotiation
By: M. H. Bazerman and M. A. Neale
Bazerman, M. H., and M. A. Neale. "The Role of Fairness Considerations and Relationships in a Judgment Perspective of Negotiation." In Barriers to Conflict Resolution, edited by Kenneth Arrow, Robert H. Mnookin, Lee Ross, Amos Tversky, and Robert Wilson. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995.
- Winter 2019
- Article
Leadership Forged in Crisis
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Five great leaders from history (Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Ernest Shackleton, Rachel Carson, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer), according to Koehn, had their leadership forged in crisis. She writes that “leaders can emerge from many different backgrounds, genders,... View Details
Koehn, Nancy F. "Leadership Forged in Crisis." Leader to Leader 91 (Winter 2019): 26–31.
- January 2019
- Background Note
Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa
By: John D. Macomber, Liang Wu and Ina Folea
This technical note discusses the potential of Blockchain technologies in Africa, particularly to overcome institutional voids in trust and transactions. View Details
Macomber, John D., Liang Wu, and Ina Folea. "Blockchain and the Movement of Value in Africa." Harvard Business School Background Note 219-084, January 2019.
- spring 1987
- Article
Facilitating Group Creativity: Experience with a Group Decision Support System
By: J. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. Konsynski
Nunamaker, J., L. M. Applegate, and B. Konsynski. "Facilitating Group Creativity: Experience with a Group Decision Support System." Journal of Management Information Systems 3, no. 4 (spring 1987): 5–19.
- November 2017
- Article
Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival
Emerging markets are characterized by underdeveloped institutions and frequent environmental shifts. Yet they also contain many firms that have survived over generations. How are firms in weak institutional environments able to persist over time? Motivated by 69... View Details
Gao, Cheng, Tiona Zuzul, Geoffrey Jones, and Tarun Khanna. "Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival." Strategic Management Journal 38, no. 11 (November 2017): 2147–2167. (Video Abstract.)
- October 2017
- Article
The Size of the LGBT Population and the Magnitude of Anti-Gay Sentiment Are Substantially Underestimated
By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Lucas C. Coffman and Keith M. Marzilli Ericson
We demonstrate that widely used measures of anti-gay sentiment and the size of the LGBT population are misestimated, likely substantially. In a series of online experiments using a large and diverse but non-representative sample, we compare estimates from the standard... View Details
Keywords: LGBTQ; Social Trends & Culture; Economic Theory; Prejudice; Prejudice and Bias; Diversity; Economics; Demographics
Coffman, Katherine Baldiga, Lucas C. Coffman, and Keith M. Marzilli Ericson. "The Size of the LGBT Population and the Magnitude of Anti-Gay Sentiment Are Substantially Underestimated." Management Science 63, no. 10 (October 2017): 3168–3186.
- Article
Coarse Thinking and Persuasion
By: Sendhil Mullainathan, Joshua Schwartzstein and Andrei Shleifer
We present a model of uninformative persuasion in which individuals "think coarsely": they group situations into categories and apply the same model of inference to all situations within a category. Coarse thinking exhibits two features that persuaders take advantage... View Details
Mullainathan, Sendhil, Joshua Schwartzstein, and Andrei Shleifer. "Coarse Thinking and Persuasion." Quarterly Journal of Economics 123, no. 2 (May 2008): 577–619.
- September 1995 (Revised May 2002)
- Supplement
Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (B), The
By: V.G. Narayanan and James D Evans
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and James D Evans. "Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-092, September 1995. (Revised May 2002.)
- February 2014
- Article
'Last-place Aversion': Evidence and Redistributive Implications
By: Ilyana Kuziemko, Ryan W. Buell, Taly Reich and Michael Norton
We present evidence from laboratory experiments showing that individuals are "last-place averse." Participants choose gambles with the potential to move them out of last place that they reject when randomly placed in other parts of the distribution. In... View Details
Kuziemko, Ilyana, Ryan W. Buell, Taly Reich, and Michael Norton. "'Last-place Aversion': Evidence and Redistributive Implications." Quarterly Journal of Economics 129, no. 1 (February 2014): 105–149.
- October 2012
- Article
The Preference for Potential
By: Zakary L. Tormala, Jayson Jia and Michael I. Norton
When people seek to impress others, they often do so by highlighting individual achievements. Despite the intuitive appeal of this strategy, we demonstrate that people often prefer potential rather than achievement when evaluating others. Indeed, compared with... View Details
Keywords: Preferences; Persuasion; Uncertainty; Risk and Uncertainty; Performance Expectations; Attitudes
Tormala, Zakary L., Jayson Jia, and Michael I. Norton. "The Preference for Potential." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 103, no. 4 (October 2012): 567–583.
- August 2012 (Revised October 2015)
- Technical Note
A Note on Trust
By: Jim Sharpe and Charles H. Green
The effective manager and leader understands and appreciates trust at both the personal and the organizational levels. Most managers focus more on being trusted than on trusting. The best way to be trusted is to be worthy of trust—to be trustworthy. View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Leadership Skills; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Trust; Management Style; Leadership Style
Sharpe, Jim, and Charles H. Green. "A Note on Trust." Harvard Business School Technical Note 813-058, August 2012. (Revised October 2015.)
- Article
Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan
By: Douglas Skinner and Suraj Srinivasan
We study events surrounding ChuoAoyama's failed audit of Kanebo, a large Japanese cosmetics company whose management engaged in a massive accounting fraud. ChuoAoyama was PwC's Japanese affiliate and one of Japan's largest audit firms. In May 2006, the Japanese... View Details
Keywords: Audit Quality; Auditor Reputation; Japan; Accounting Audits; Crime and Corruption; Reputation; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Japan
Skinner, Douglas, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Audit Quality and Auditor Reputation: Evidence from Japan." Accounting Review 87, no. 5 (September 2012): 1737–1765.
- Aug 2005 - 2005
- Conference Presentation
The Innovative Capacity of Institutional Entrepreneurs: Mechanisms for Generating Alternative Ideas
By: Julie Battilana and E. Boxenbaum
- May 2008
- Article
Nonfinancial Performance Measures and Promotion-Based Incentives
By: Dennis Campbell
Campbell, Dennis. "Nonfinancial Performance Measures and Promotion-Based Incentives." Journal of Accounting Research 46, no. 2 (May 2008).
- July 2006
- Article
Media Reputation of the Insurance Industry: An Urgent Call for Strategic Communication Management
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Matthias Vollbracht
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Matthias Vollbracht. "Media Reputation of the Insurance Industry: An Urgent Call for Strategic Communication Management." Special Issue on Reputational Risk Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice 31, no. 3 (July 2006).
- April 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Background Note
Winning the Influence Game: Corporate Diplomacy and Business Strategy
Provides a framework for influencing key outside players--businesses, governments, and NGOs--in support of business strategy. This could mean negotiating contracts with major customers and suppliers, concluding acquisitions and alliances, and securing financing from... View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Winning the Influence Game: Corporate Diplomacy and Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-096, April 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- May 1998
- Article
Assessing Long-Term Promotional Influences on Market Structure
By: Carl Mela, Sunil Gupta and Kamel Jedidi
Mela, Carl, Sunil Gupta, and Kamel Jedidi. "Assessing Long-Term Promotional Influences on Market Structure." Lead Article. International Journal of Research in Marketing 15, no. 2 (May 1998): 89–108. (Winner of International Journal of Research in Marketing. Best Paper Award.)
- 2001
- Article
The Uneasy Marriage of Export Incentives and the Income Tax
By: M. A. Desai
Desai, M. A. "The Uneasy Marriage of Export Incentives and the Income Tax." Tax Policy and the Economy 15 (2001).
- winter 1976
- Article
Conflict Avoidance in Concession Agreements
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and David N. Smith
Wells, L. T., Jr., and David N. Smith. "Conflict Avoidance in Concession Agreements." Harvard International Law Journal 17, no. 1 (winter 1976). (Also reprinted in Robert Hellawell and Don Wallace (eds.) Negotiating Foreign Investments: A Manual for the Third World. Washington International Law Institute, 1982.)
- July 2020
- Teaching Plan
Girls Who Code
By: Brian Trelstad and Amy Klopfenstein
This teaching plan serves as a supplement to HBS Case No. 320-055, “Girls Who Code.” Founded 2012 by former lawyer Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code (GWC) offered coding education programs to middle- and high school-aged girls. The organization also sought to alter... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Communication Strategy; Spoken Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Demographics; Age; Gender; Education; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Leadership Style; Leadership; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Identity; Social and Collaborative Networks; Motivation and Incentives; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Education Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States