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- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
says Rivkin, "but they don't result in positive, lasting improvements to the system." Superintendents are happy with this sort of interaction, the survey showed, and 80 percent would welcome more collaboration, with a majority... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
reflect, (5) learn everything—then forget everything, (6) find freedom in constraints, (7) lead from the trenches, and (8) foster happy accidents [through, for example, ways of bringing diverse employees together on a daily basis]. One... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
men are more interested in group identity. "Women hold back on what they want to claim," she said, adding that, "this may be a more functional strategy for women. Strong personal relationships may be more important to women's career success than to men.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
practices. "From a business school point of view, there's a contradiction where the art market seems illogical or strange because it turns on its head some of the rules of competition," Khaire said. "In many cases, investors are View Details
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
At the gambling meccas that employ them, they are called "casino hosts"—essentially front-line employees with nevertheless big responsibilities. These staffers work to develop one-on-one relationships with high-rollers to make sure they are very View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
Enough: True Measures of Money, Business and Life (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009) Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (New Haven: Yale University Press,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
How should men and women strike a balance between work and personal life in order to feel as happy and fulfilled as possible? In a packed auditorium, three speakers at the Möbius Leadership forum session titled "Walking the Tight... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Publications August 2013 Social Psychological & Personality Science Matchmaking Promotes Happiness By: Anik, Lalin, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Four studies document and explore the psychology underlying people's proclivity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
August 2013 Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Getting the Most Out of Giving: Concretely Framing a Prosocial Goal Maximizes Happiness By: Rudd, Melanie, Jennifer Aaker, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Across six field and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
have documented the modest (though reliable) link between household income and well-being, we examined the accuracy of laypeople's intuitions about this relationship by asking people from across the income spectrum to report their own View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
multidivisional enterprises that have diversified into related product lines. The present book aims to fill in this gap in the literature by adopting a coherent approach to this elusive subject. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54158... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
important to be happy was 34 percent; and 17 percent more squatters with titles believed that other people could be trusted. The only question that did not show a significant difference related to the meritocratic belief that effort pays... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
Sharing News That Might Be Bad
to present it in the most constructive context. "People aren't happy when the unexpected happens, but they are even unhappier if they find out you tried to hide it," says Bruce Patton, a partner at Boston-based Vantage Partners.... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
however, that will never change. The best we can do is learn to understand our own mind and gradually improving our ability to get what we want—and be happy with what we get. Sidebar: Negotiation Bargaining Styles Where do you fit?... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?
let go. Finding a happy medium is far from easy. Diana Baumrind, a pioneering research psychologist, observed that parents often behave in ways that are either authoritarian, permissive, or negligent, with a tendency to bounce among the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump
better health insurance with lower taxes, remember the essence of a brand is promise, large promise. Pin your brand to a dream, yes, but have a plan or today’s happy buyers will become tomorrow’s angry owners. Win at any price. Your... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Deighton
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
of business research in the forthcoming book How Will You Measure Your Life? Coauthored with James Allworth and Karen Dillon, the book explains how well-tested academic theories can help us find meaning and happiness not just at work, but... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
behavior—which is a stereotype—one of the things we can do is ask, "How am I really going to be perceived if I don't negotiate?" If you don't negotiate for your salary, they walk away happy that they paid you less but wonder why... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
earner happy to have the job ; and (2) wastage (that) seems to abound in the cavernous stores ." Cheri Thomas cited saturation of its markets, especially in the United States, as a concern, adding that "Walmart's fixation on low... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
each chain." Petsch agreed. "At Sears, we have an increasing number of proprietary brands," Petsch said. Overton said the mergers will have a major effect on the suppliers of department stores' real estate—the malls. JC Penney, for example, is not... View Details