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- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
only current performance, influenced by managerial quality, matters. This finding implies that a team that keeps on winning does so because the manager influences the team’s ability to keep winning. In short, a manager can teach a team to win; Kahn argues that the... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
quantitative and qualitative research to explain how we can turn cash into contentment. The key lies in changing our spending habits and adhering to five key principles: Buy Experiences (research shows that material purchases are less... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
2000s, a period during which Treasury bonds enabled investors to hedge macroeconomic risks. This paper develops a New Keynesian macroeconomic model with habit formation preferences that prices both bonds and stocks. The model attributes... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
small percent more is being built brand new). Moreover, the world’s dominant habitation pattern still consists of poor people in emerging nations flocking to urban areas to seek work. Typically, these migrants end up in illegal and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
popcorn machine and dispensing soda, which makes Lopez's habit of hanging around AMC theaters a necessity. "I love, love, standing in a corner with a Diet Coke in my hand," he says. "If it's a well-run theater, it's poetry in motion. And... View Details
- 06 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute
see and she sees. Language is a lens we can experience the world through and it shapes who we are. I validate. Toddler emotions can run high. But letting Adeline know I see how she feels and that I understand she’s frustrated, or really excited is an important View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
been central to the estimates that you're able to produce for people to identify a person's carbon footprint. And we saw personal spending habits really change significantly once we were all isolating at home. Sanchali Pal: Yeah, two... View Details
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Commencement 2020 Address | About
satisfaction. So, consider adding this simple ritual to your day. It may bring you as many benefits as other life-enhancing habits like regular meditation or exercise. To get you started, let us engage in this exercise now, and count the... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
And if you look at the consumption habits, the buying habits, the investing habits of the folks in the generations that will be inheriting that wealth, they are completely and totally different, completely different than those of previous... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
habits as well, such as a growing preference for sharing items rather than owning them, and encouraging "showrooming" where shoppers visit stores only to test products—then buy them more cheaply online. The user benefits from lower cost,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
economy. From sartorial taste and food habits to marriage and old age, from music and language to celebrities and censorship, he looks at over a hundred ads to study how the Indian consumer has changed over the past five decades and how... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
new technologies and their ability to shadow an individual's online choices and habits are troubling to many observers. The use of technologies such as cookies -- programs that unobtrusively keep track of a visitor's previous activities... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Latinas in America turned their dreams into reality. Their stories provide insight into the mindset, actions, and habits that allowed them to overcome barriers and conquer fears, to achieve what they once thought impossible. Women &... View Details
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
competent to tackle the challenges that lie ahead. Remember that the quality of your decisions and actions will always matter, and the judgment you display in various situations will be a key measure of your leadership. As you gain experience, your competence will grow... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
he doesn't fall in the bottom of his group is likely to worsen his productivity, while an employee who simply learns that he isn't in the top of his group is not likely to change his work habits at all. Persistence is effective. Employees... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
the culture of government. "Getting agencies into the habit of making data available is a good first step," said a CTO in the class. Other agencies want to look good, too. There is pressure on officials to not get left behind. A... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley - Course Catalog
to the local market in which customer tastes, buying habits, and willingness to pay may differ. For B2C companies, are customer buying habits and tastes similar? What are logistical constraints that differ? Are there legal or regulator... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
model. Why wouldn’t people do this before? Was a lack of trust driving an aversion to this? RC: Trust was definitely part of it. It’s also the habits that people have. Some managers would like to see people face-to-face or just see a... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
fifth. The global agriculture system was undergoing major changes and the standard of living in China was increasing, changing the food consumption and dietary habits of the nation's 1.3 billion people. COFCO's management needed to decide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) - Course Catalog
decisions and tradeoffs across different areas of my life? How do I use my time on a daily and weekly basis? How do I create and change habits that enable me to continue making progress towards the life that I want? How do I think about... View Details