Publications

2006
Article

Using Investment Behavior to Assess the Pervasiveness of Price Mismeasurement

By: Diego Comin

Keywords: Investment; Behavior; Measurement and Metrics; Price

August 2001
Teaching Note

Crimson Greetings TN

By: Henry B. Reiling and M. Diane Burton

Teaching Note for the Crimson Greetings Simulation. (Not in the system). View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Behavior; Groups and Teams

September 2006
Article

Agency and Institutions: The Enabling Role of Individuals' Social Position

By: Julie Battilana

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Society; Status and Position

01 Oct 2003
Conference Presentation

The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer

Keywords: Creativity; Groups and Teams; Outcome or Result

13 Nov 2005 - 16 Nov 2005
Conference Presentation

Brokerage versus Cohesion and Collaborative Creativity: An Evolutionary Resolution

Keywords: Creativity; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

2006
Book

Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective

By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and M. M. Hart

Keywords: Growth and Development; Gender; Entrepreneurship; Research; Perspective

January 1980
Case

Technotronics, Inc.

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Describes the problems of resolving differences between two departments in a decentralized company. Based on Voltamp Electric Co. by T.C. Raymond. View Details

Keywords: Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication

January 1975 (Revised September 1982)
Case

First Federal Savings (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Raises questions about basing a reward system on profit and changing MBO indicators through time. View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Compensation and Benefits; Banking Industry

April 2002
Article

Perceptions of Equity and the Distribution of Income

By: Julio J. Rotemberg

Keywords: Perception; Equity; Compensation and Benefits

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Article

Quality Problems, Policies, and Attitudes in the U.S. and Japan: An Exploratory Study

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Quality; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Information; Attitudes; United States; Japan

December 2015
Supplement

An Intern's Dilemma (B)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble

An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his student internship by his employer in order to obtain data from a competitor. This case describes how the student handled the situation and what he learned about himself from it. View Details

Keywords: Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence

December 2015
Case

An Intern's Dilemma (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Matthew Preble

An HBS student is asked to misrepresent himself during the course of his summer internship by his employer in order to obtain data from industry competitors. View Details

Keywords: Conflict; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Ethics; Knowledge Acquisition; Organizational Culture; Employees; Power and Influence

March 2014
Teaching Note

Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests: A Development Challenge

By: Nava Ashraf, Andrew Boozary and Kristin Johnson

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health Pandemics; Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Behavior; Prejudice and Bias; Zambia

Article

Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information

By: R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and George Serafeim

Market interest in nonfinancial (e.g., Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this interest from a variety of different perspectives, and... View Details

Keywords: Markets; Analytics and Data Science; Perspective; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Corporate Disclosure; Projects; Interests

April 2011
Case

Felipe Calderón: Leading with Light and Power (A)

By: J. Bruce Harreld and David Lane

This sequence of cases explores how leaders get their team focused on framing, analyzing, and ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The A case provides an inside look as President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decisions; Public Sector; Leadership; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Urban Development; Welfare or Wellbeing

Article

Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust

By: Michael Pirson and Deepak Malhotra

Initiatives to build and maintain trust with various stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers and investors, are at the top of the executive agenda at many organizations. But most companies don't really understand how to manage stakeholder trust... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Perspective; Trust; Cooperation

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February 1975 (Revised April 2002)
Case

Elizabeth Best (A)

By: Wickham Skinner and Ardis Burst

New political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over highly responsible job in state government and is met with bureaucratic resistance. View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Organizational Structure; Attitudes; Groups and Teams; Human Resources; Jobs and Positions; Prejudice and Bias; Public Administration Industry

1997
Chapter

Environmental Determinants of Work Motivation, Creativity, and Innovation: The Case of R&D Downsizing

By: T. M. Amabile and R. Conti

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Research and Development; Working Conditions; Motivation and Incentives; Creativity; Innovation and Invention