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- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
N. Licht, and Shalom H. Schwartz Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract This study addresses an apparent impasse in the research on organizations' responses to cultural distance. Using historically motivated instrumental... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss
environment. Over the last few years, I increasingly thought about how I can have a maximum impact on guiding, fostering, and encouraging the transition to a carbon free energy system that is needed to deal with climate change threats. At this stage of my career, I am... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
pinpoint a customer’s motive more precisely than for people who use the service casually or merely as a preference. That may help companies carefully tailor both marketing and service for their most valuable customers, the authors find.... View Details
- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
about food, business, and artistic vision. HBSWK: Both cases are about chefs that are pioneers in a certain kind of cuisine, faced with the issue of how to expand while remaining true to their culinary roots. How do you see them meeting those challenges? Khaire: The... View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
can go back to those who it helped and say, "Now we want you to do something for us." This quid pro quo is at the core of an effective social strategy. For Piskorski, the reason is simple. "Think what happens in the offline world when you... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
institutional investors as a whole have been effective activists, from the perspective of being able to institute changes that increase shareholder value. Often the reason can be traced to conflicts of interest between institutions and... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
a single artist's work," said Mukti Khaire, an associate professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. "If I own a notable Picasso work, I can be reasonably sure it won't lose value. But if I am the owner of a... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
armed forces. Many served in combat. They are proud to share this deeply personal aspect of their lives with you. Dante Branch | Surface Warfare Officer School US Navy ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Virginia Beach, VA REASON FOR SERVING: Military... View Details
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
differences in strategic orientation choices and their performance outcomes for American and Japanese entrepreneurial firms, focusing on founders' achievement motivation as a key personal disposition. Design/methodology/approach: A survey... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
achieved, they forfeit their pledge to a friend or charity. The reason the strategy works, says Norton, is that instead of prohibiting behavior, as most diets do, it allows users to continue their behavior if they want to—but also sets up... View Details
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
to extreme, alternative in a choice set. The term extremeness avoidance has been used to describe the reason underlying this phenomenon. In this research, we argue that extremeness avoidance behavior depends on assortment type, with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
probably wrong. And the reason it’s wrong is that there is a strong incentive for many of the things going on in China to be concealed — not just from outsiders but from insiders as well. The outward projection is one of stability,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
make up for lost years, he was surprised to find himself at Harvard at age 23. Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures through the Science of Total Motivation by Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor (MBA 2013)... View Details
- 13 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview
humblebragging was negatively correlated with liking: The more raters viewed a tweet as a humblebrag, the less they liked the tweeter. Humblebrags also received high insincerity ratings, suggesting that disingenuousness is a key reason... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
relative to costs. Interestingly, a company that exposes costs still sees a decent level of purchase intent even with a fairly high price markup. "We wanted to understand when cost transparency would be harmful," Buell says. "With a T-shirt that cost $6.50 to produce,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
and execution. Is that approach contrary to the conventional wisdom that you build businesses by building relationships? Absolutely not. I have over 5,000 contacts in my database. One of the reasons I’ve been able to succeed is that I... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
health choices. The good news is that human nature can also be a source of solutions. Through her studies in Zambia exploring the reasons for unwanted pregnancies and the incentives that would motivate... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
actions and motives are constantly under scrutiny. Time to manage your own professional image before others do it for you. An interview with Laura Morgan Roberts. Music Downloads: Pirates-or Customers? Published: June 21, 2004 Professor... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
be quickly forgotten. ©iStock.com/Yuri_Arcurs The $2.99 app, available on iTunes, starts with a self-assessment. Users rate themselves on several attributes, such as how much they assert their own needs versus understanding the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
SUMMING UP: Does It Matter If China Assumes Global Trade Leadership? There are a variety of reasons why China is not a threat to the global trade leadership of the United States. They include demographic disadvantages, an unwillingness to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett