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- November 2019
- Article
When and Why Defaults Influence Decisions: A Meta-analysis of Default Effects
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Shannon Duncan, Elke U. Weber and Eric J. Johnson
When people make decisions with a pre-selected choice option—a “default”—they are more likely to select that option. Because defaults are easy to implement, they constitute one of the most widely employed tools in the choice architecture toolbox. However, to decide... View Details
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Shannon Duncan, Elke U. Weber, and Eric J. Johnson. "When and Why Defaults Influence Decisions: A Meta-analysis of Default Effects." Behavioural Public Policy 3, no. 2 (November 2019): 159–186.
- April 1985
- Article
The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation
By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax
Sebenius, James K., and David Lax. "The Power of Alternatives or the Limits to Negotiation." Negotiation Journal 1, no. 2 (April 1985): 77–95. (Reprinted in:
Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy, Charles B. Wiggins, ed. West Publishing Company, 1997.
Negotiation Theory and Practice, Rubin & Breslin, eds. Cambridge, Mass.: PON Books, 1991.)
Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy, Charles B. Wiggins, ed. West Publishing Company, 1997.
Negotiation Theory and Practice, Rubin & Breslin, eds. Cambridge, Mass.: PON Books, 1991.)
- December 2011
- Article
Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas
By: Rakesh Khurana and Scott A. Snook
Khurana, Rakesh, and Scott A. Snook. "Identity Work in Business Schools: From Don Quixote, to Dons and Divas." Special Anniversary Issue Journal of Management Inquiry 20, no. 4 (December 2011): 358–361. (Commentary on The Scholar's Quest, an essay by James March.)
- 2010
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Note: Moral Decision-Making: Reason, Emotion & Luck (revised) 9-910-029
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
When Weak Ties and Social Alternatives Benefit Organizational Commitment: Evidence from Wikipedia
This study examines the social mechanisms reinforcing participant commitment to collaborative work. Previous literature largely fails to acknowledge the wider context of individual workplace commitments, or suggests that multiple concurrent work and life commitments... View Details
Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks
- 1 Aug 2006
- Conference Presentation
Unmasking Manly Men: How Organizations Can Redefine the Boundaries of Masculine Identity
By: R. Ely
- Article
Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This article examines how managers' tendency to discuss new ideas with others in their professional networks depends on the density of shared ties surrounding a given relationship. Consistent with prior research which found that embeddedness enhances information flow,... View Details
Chua, Roy Y.J., M.W. Morris, and P. Ingram. "Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust." Journal of Creative Behavior 44, no. 2 (June 2010): 85–104.
- July 1998
- Article
On the Power of a Clear Definition of Rationality
By: M. H. Bazerman and D. M. Messick
Bazerman, M. H., and D. M. Messick. "On the Power of a Clear Definition of Rationality." Business Ethics Quarterly 8, no. 3 (July 1998): 477–480.
- July 1995
- Article
A Contextual Uncertainty Condition for Behavior under Risk
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "A Contextual Uncertainty Condition for Behavior under Risk." Management Science 41, no. 7 (July 1995): 1145–1150.
- Column
The Mind of the Negotiator: Beware Your Counterpart's Biases
By: M. H. Bazerman
Bazerman, M. H. "The Mind of the Negotiator: Beware Your Counterpart's Biases." Negotiation 8, no. 12 (December 2005). (newsletter.)
- 2004
- Chapter
Developing 'Leaders of Character': Lessons from West Point
By: Scott Snook and Rakesh Khurana
- 2004
- Working Paper
Thinking About Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change
We apply a cognitive lens to understanding technology trajectories across the life cycle by developing a coevolutionary model of technological frames and technology. Applying that model to each stage of the technology life cycle, we identify conditions under which a... View Details
Kaplan, Sarah, and Mary Tripsas. "Thinking About Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-039, January 2004. (Revised September 2006, August 2007, April 2008.)
- December 1970 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
David Alpert (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues. View Details
Lorsch, Jay W. "David Alpert (B)." Harvard Business School Case 471-051, December 1970. (Revised October 1980.)
- 01 Nov 1980
- Conference Presentation
Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power
By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
Kanter, R. M., and B. A. Stein. "Value Change and the Public Workforce: Labor Force Trends and the Salience of Opportunity and Power." Paper presented at the Public Management Research Conference, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC, November 01, 1980. (Also in The Changing Character of the Public Workforce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1981, pp. 66-80 (with B.A. Stein). Reprintings include Current Issues in Public Administration, edited by F.S. Lane. N. Y.: St. Martins, 1982; Developing Organizational and Human Resources in the Turbulent 1980s, edited by D.B. Gutknecht and J. Loorum. University Press of America, 1984.)
- 06 May 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Introductory Reading For Being a Leader and The Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model
- September 2024 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Burn the Gondolas? Venice, the Ghetto, and the Seasons of Capitalism
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Charlotte Robertson and Robert Fredona
This case uses the history of Venice—from the driving of the first pylons in the lagoon to the abdication of the city’s last doge, across the ages of Marco Polo and Vivaldi—to explore the invention and global diffusion of capitalism, as well as the cyclical rise and... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A., Charlotte Robertson, and Robert Fredona. "Burn the Gondolas? Venice, the Ghetto, and the Seasons of Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 725-006, September 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
- Article
Sizing Up Entrepreneurial Potential: Gender Differences in Communication and Investor Perceptions of Long-Term Growth and Scalability
By: Laura Huang, Priyanka D. Joshi, Cheryl J. Wakslak and Andy Wu
Female entrepreneurs have been found to face disadvantages as compared with male entrepreneurs, especially in acquiring the financial resources they need to sustain and grow their ventures. Across three studies, we examine how disparities in funding outcomes may be due... View Details
Huang, Laura, Priyanka D. Joshi, Cheryl J. Wakslak, and Andy Wu. "Sizing Up Entrepreneurial Potential: Gender Differences in Communication and Investor Perceptions of Long-Term Growth and Scalability." Academy of Management Journal 64, no. 3 (June 2021): 716–740.