psychology - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2009
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Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

— is the first condition. Second, you need to cultivate an atmosphere of psychological safety, where people are assured that behaving in ways that aren’t stereotypically masculine won’t result in ostracism or punishment. And third,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Jun 2005
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Bringing Hope to a Violent Land

terror, psychological devastation, and social disruption to a horrific degree. “Despite the peace agreement between north and south, people are not returning home,” Van Gerpen says. “They are unsure about security, which is very important... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; UNICEF; nonprofit; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2021
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The Path out of Polarization

when you don't give them Twitter access and you take away their cell phones, they become more polarized, not less polarized. The reason appears to be that, for many people in these echo chambers, Twitter has become a part of their education, and the echo chamber is... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Telecommunications; Information

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

position of clarity,” notes Steichen, who has also devoted much of the past twenty years to weaving together what she has learned from various spiritual and psychological disciplines. “The equivalent in inner work is to arrive at a state... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

of Total Motivation by Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor (MBA 2013) (HarperBusiness) The authors show how to use cutting-edge psychology to unlock people’s innate desire to innovate, experiment, and adapt so as to produce higher sales, more... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking

have to know a fair amount of neuroscience. And if you’re a good neuroscientist today, you have to know a fair amount of social psychology and basic social science. These are crosshatched fields. About a quarter of my course at HBS is... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters

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