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      Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact

      By: Michelle A. Kinch and Ryan W. Buell
      Prior research in social psychology has shown that when people feel anxious, they seek advice from others. However, companies that operate in high-anxiety settings (like financial services, health care, and education) are increasingly deploying self-service... View Details
      Keywords: Anxiety; Self-service; Empirical Operations; Behavioral Operations; Communication Technology; Behavior; Customer Focus and Relationships; Trust; Satisfaction; Financial Services Industry
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      Kinch, Michelle A., and Ryan W. Buell. "Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 31, 2025.)
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      Non-Binary Gender Economics

      By: Katherine B. Coffman, Lucas C. Coffman and Keith Marzilli Ericson
      Economics research has largely overlooked non-binary individuals. We aim to jump-start the literature by providing data on several economically-important beliefs and preferences. Among many results, non-binary individuals report more gender-based discrimination and... View Details
      Keywords: Inclusion; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Characteristics
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      Coffman, Katherine B., Lucas C. Coffman, and Keith Marzilli Ericson. "Non-Binary Gender Economics." Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (forthcoming).
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      By: Christina M. Wallace
      Christina Wallace teaches Launching Tech Ventures in the second-year MBA program and is co-course head for The Entrepreneurial Manager in the first-year MBA program. She created an Entrepreneurial Marketing course for HBS Online and regularly teaches entrepreneurship,... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Creativity; Communication Strategy
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      By: Ethan S. Bernstein
      I have spent my career studying novel talent management practices and their effect on collaboration and performance. My core research focuses on two interrelated organizational trends that have become salient in the 21st century: workplace transparency (who gets to... View Details
      Keywords: Privacy; Transparency; Productivity; Field Experiments; Communication; Design; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Performance; Groups and Teams; Networks; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Satisfaction; North America; Europe; Asia; China; Japan; Latin America
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      By: Ryan W. Buell
      From creating flight itineraries online, to interacting with tellers to complete complex banking transactions, to engaging with the government to address civic problems, customers are playing an increasingly vital role in the performance of operations in a broadening... View Details
      Keywords: Service Operations; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Retention; Customer Behavior; Operational Transparency; Customer Compatibility; Engagement; Customers; Decision Making; Design; Management; Operations; Quality; Relationships; Social Psychology; Technology; Value; Banking Industry; Service Industry; Travel Industry; Web Services Industry; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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      By: Julian J. Zlatev
      First, Professor Zlatev studies how people make decisions that reinforce a sense that they are good or moral. He studies the psychology behind dual motive behaviors—actions that incorporate self-interested and prosocial motives—and the structure of moral identity. For... View Details
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      By: Ashley V. Whillans
      Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
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      Paradise Lost (and Restored?): A Study of Psychological Safety over Time

      By: Derrick P. Bransby, Michaela Kerrissey and Amy C. Edmondson
      Although prior research indicates that psychological safety can fluctuate, questions about when and why remain. To gain insights into the emergence and temporal dynamics of psychological safety, we explored longitudinal data representing more than 10,000 health care... View Details
      Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Research; Attitudes; Working Conditions; Well-being; Health Industry
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      Bransby, Derrick P., Michaela Kerrissey, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Paradise Lost (and Restored?): A Study of Psychological Safety over Time." Academy of Management Discoveries (in press). (Pre-published online March 14, 2024.)
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      Passion Penalizes Women and Advantages (Unexceptional) Men in High-Potential Designations

      By: Joyce He, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Celia Moore
      High potential programs offer a swift path up the corporate ladder for those who secure a place on them. However, the evaluation of “potential” occurs under considerable uncertainty, creating fertile ground for gender bias. We document that men are more likely than... View Details
      Keywords: Passion; Potential; Gender; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Talent and Talent Management
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      He, Joyce, Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Celia Moore. "Passion Penalizes Women and Advantages (Unexceptional) Men in High-Potential Designations." Organization Science (in press). (Pre-published online December 23, 2024.)
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      People Overestimate How Harshly They Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit

      By: Zachariah Berry, Brian J. Lucas and Jon M. Jachimowicz
      The call to pursue one’s passion is ubiquitous advice, and prior research highlights the many upsides to doing so. To pursue one’s passion sustainably, people need to try different pursuits— and critically, drop those that are not tenable for them. However,... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Attitudes; Perception; Judgments; Behavior; Goals and Objectives
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      Berry, Zachariah, Brian J. Lucas, and Jon M. Jachimowicz. "People Overestimate How Harshly They Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (forthcoming). (Pre-published online.)
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      Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability

      By: Julian De Freitas, Xilin Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman and Luigi Di Lillo
      The deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and the accompanying societal and economic benefits will greatly depend on how much liability AV firms will have to carry for accidents involving these vehicles, which in turn impacts their insurability and associated... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Judgments; Legal Liability; Insurance; Perception
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      De Freitas, Julian, Xilin Zhou, Margherita Atzei, Shoshana Boardman, and Luigi Di Lillo. "Public Perception and Autonomous Vehicle Liability." Journal of Consumer Psychology (forthcoming). (Pre-published online January 12, 2025.)
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      Racial Discrimination and the Social Contract: Evidence from U.S. Army Enlistment During WWII

      By: Nancy Qian and Marco Tabellini
      This paper documents that the Pearl Harbor attack triggered a sharp increase in volunteer enlistment rates of American men, the magnitude of the increase was smaller for Black men than for white men and the Black-white gap was larger in counties with higher levels of... View Details
      Keywords: State Capacity; Institutions; War; History; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Government Administration
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      Qian, Nancy, and Marco Tabellini. "Racial Discrimination and the Social Contract: Evidence from U.S. Army Enlistment During WWII." Review of Economic Studies (forthcoming). (Pre-published online May 22, 2025. Available also from KelloggInsight, HBS Working Knowledge, and NBER.)
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      Reflexivity in Credit Markets

      By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel G. Hanson and Lawrence J. Jin
      Reflexivity is the idea that investors' biased beliefs affect market outcomes and that market outcomes in turn affect investors’ future biases. We develop a dynamic behavioral model of the credit cycle featuring this two-way feedback loop. Investors form beliefs about... View Details
      Keywords: Reflexivity; Attitudes; Financial Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment; Credit
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      Greenwood, Robin, Samuel G. Hanson, and Lawrence J. Jin. "Reflexivity in Credit Markets." Journal of Finance (forthcoming).
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      Reinvention and “Frame Flexibility”

      By: Ryan L. Raffaelli

      Adopting a radical innovation creates pressure for leaders to reframe their mental models while they also sustain their organization's existing capabilities and product category variants. Yet at key junctures in a product class and during technological change, a... View Details

      Keywords: Institutional Change; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Diffusion Processes; Technology Adoption; Cognition and Thinking; Identity; Emotions
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      Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers

      By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang
      The growth of the influencer marketing industry warrants an empirical examination of the effect of posting sponsored videos on influencers' reputations. We collected a novel dataset of user-generated YouTube videos created by prominent English-speaking influencers in... View Details
      Keywords: Reputation; Mathematical Methods; Marketing Reference Programs; Social Media; Brands and Branding
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      Cheng, Mengjie, and Shunyuan Zhang. "Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online October 18, 2024.)
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      By: Michael I. Norton
      Professor Norton's research can be grouped into two broad areas. First, he explores the effects of social norms on people’s attitudes and behavior, addressing the key role that social factors play in shaping the preferences of individuals. This work has a particular... View Details
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      The Effect of a System for Sharing Best Practices Within Pre-existing Peer Networks

      By: Shelley Xin Li and Tatiana Sandino
      Peer networks, such as enterprise social networks (ESNs), can facilitate knowledge transfer across employees. However, such systems can also lead to information overload or difficulty in finding useful information. We examine data from a natural field experiment where... View Details
      Keywords: Retail; Best Practices; Enterprise Social Media; Management Accounting And Control Systems; Social and Collaborative Networks; Communication Technology; Knowledge Sharing; Sales; Social Media; Retail Industry
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      Li, Shelley Xin, and Tatiana Sandino. "The Effect of a System for Sharing Best Practices Within Pre-existing Peer Networks." Management Science (forthcoming).
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      The Political Economy of Anti-Bribery Enforcement

      By: Lauren Cohen and Bo Li
      Using exogenous variation in the timing and geographic location of U.S. Congressional elections, we find that the probability of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions against foreign firms increases significantly preceding senatorial elections,... View Details
      Keywords: Bribery; Regulatory Enforcement; Crime and Corruption; Political Elections; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; Geographic Location
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      Cohen, Lauren, and Bo Li. "The Political Economy of Anti-Bribery Enforcement." Management Science (forthcoming).
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      The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Connectivity

      By: Ethan S. Bernstein

      While investigating how workplace transparency and privacy shape organizational behavior and performance, I wondered about the related effects of workplace connectivity. As new digital tools and organizational forms make it far easier for employees to communicate... View Details

      Keywords: Human Behavior; Performance; Virtual Work; Hybrid Work; Office Space; Workplace Design; Organizations; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Networks; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Communication
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      The Unexpected Effects of Workplace Transparency

      By: Ethan S. Bernstein

      Workplace transparency provides a foundation for learning and control, and therefore for satisfaction and productivity. Yet my research shows that an obsession with transparency-enhancing tools and structures can backfire, producing the unintended consequences of... View Details

      Keywords: Transparency; Privacy; Productivity; Field Experiments; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Human Resources; Leadership; United States; Europe; China; Japan
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