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- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
hiring manager, which in turn lead to less support for the hiring decision. We find support for our model in two experimental studies and two field studies. We discuss implications for the literature on referral practices, ethics, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
Production and the Design of Supporting Institutions By: Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49361 May-June 2015 European Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan , behavioral scientist and HBS Associate Professor Francesca Gino explores the unexpected forces that often keep people from following through with their plans. The book, based on years of colorful View Details
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Podcast - HBS Online
psychological safety, and intelligent failure. Bonus Episode: Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute's Jen Stave on Harnessing AI for a Better Tomorrow 26 JUL 2024 | The Parlor Room In this special bonus episode, Jen Stave, launch director... View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
influence one another. It is leading to advice and training designed to change behaviors that influence perceptions and possibly even increase job opportunities and on-the-job success. The work of Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist on the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
2.5 weeks). Count the petals, are there really 60? Image source: The authors. Five years ago, the brothers started to test the optimal intensity and spectrum of LED lighting on rose cultivation in an experimental site, recognizing that... View Details
- 13 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 13, 2016
enjoyment. Study 2 replicated these findings for family rituals pertaining to a secular holiday, New Year’s Eve. Study 3 used experimental design and had participants either describe their rituals and then... View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
seven years, large teams of affiliated WMS analysts have interviewed managers at some 10,000 organizations in 20 countries, setting out to determine how and why management practices differ vastly in style and quality. Best Practices The researchers used an evaluation... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
gas-powered automobile built in the U.S. 1894 Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to general strike on railroads Pullman Porters 1900 U.S. Industrial Commission declares trade unions good for democracy 1902 Willis H. Carrier designs... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
decisions a firm makes when designing systems to support these workers are 1) what guidance to deliver and 2) what kind of training (if any) to provide. We examine these choices in the context of mobile money platforms—systems that allow... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
chapter studies how experimental policy design can be a cost-effective way to attain program goals. The last chapter examines geographic disparities in innovation, joblessness, and technological dynamism and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
course to two, and restructured the focus to address the unique challenges and opportunities of this moment in time. Limited to first-year MBAs, the class immerses entrepreneurially-minded students in the startup world, building critical skills via experiential... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
(OPM 42, 2012) The Reflective Leader The School recently launched a pilot Executive Education program, The Reflective Leader, geared toward MBA alumni who graduated between 1995 and 2005. The three-day residential program was designed by... View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
in press Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Pseudo-Set Framing By: Barasz, Kate, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Pseudo-set framing—arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
Publications September 2014 Organization Science Social Comparisons and Deception Across Workplace Hierarchies: Field and Experimental Evidence By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Ian Larkin Abstract—We examine how unfavorable social comparisons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
forthcoming Economic Journal (Royal Economic Society) Increasing the Electoral Participation of Immigrants: Experimental Evidence from France By: Pons, Vincent, and Guillaume Liegey Abstract—Improving the political participation of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity
that insights into these questions can also help entrepreneurial firms understand where opportunity lies and how they can exploit it. Q: Is it fair to say that companies are cognizant of their own technology strengths and push the dominant technology View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
consistent with our theorizing. However, while significant, perspective-taking does not mediate these relationships in the expected direction, because it has a negative effect on sales. In Studies 2a and 2b, both experimental studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
at many non-financial firms have highlighted a "low-leverage puzzle" and raised questions about the implications of cash holdings for corporate investment and economic growth. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50095 2015 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
a successful transformation in your company. Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines Author:Nava Ashraf Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Using an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace