Behavioral - Publications - Faculty & Research

December 2004
Article

When Professionals Become Mothers, Warmth Doesn't Cut the Ice

By: A.J.C. Cuddy, S.T. Fiske and P. Glick

Keywords: Behavior

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March 2007
Article

Local Company Politics: A Proposal

By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker

Corrupt politicians, and poor government more generally, are commonly viewed as a primary barrier to economic progress. The roots to these problems run deep in many political systems across the developing world, and attempts at reform have rarely found much success.... View Details

Keywords: Behavior

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01 Dec 2009
News

Global Networking Night a Success

The first-ever HBS Global Networking Night on October 21 drew alumni crowds in 28 locations, starting in New Zealand and ending on the U.S. West Coast. The evening provided an informal setting for social, business, and career conversation. Based on the popularity of... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

In 1943 John H. Johnson sent a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt inviting her to write for Negro Digest, a fledgling magazine that he had recently founded with a $500 loan. The First Lady politely replied that she was too busy at the time. Thirty days later, Johnson inquired... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Job One: Alumni Engagement

Cooper I am often asked, “What does the Alumni Board do?” HBS professor Mal Salter, senior associate dean for External Relations, describes us as a “working board.” Our forty-plus members — past and present volunteers and active alumni from around the globe — meet in... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2017
News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeetendr Sehdev (MBA 2004)

(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Growing up in Bristol, England, I went to a very strict private boys’ school. But when I was 10 years old, my father took me on a trip to Los Angeles. Even though I was a child, I intuitively understood the appeal of Hollywood at the time,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jun 2013
News

School of Hard Knocks

Illustration by Richard Downs, Theispot.com When I was in sixth grade, I used to spend recess hiding under a truck in a garage at school. One of the few Caucasian students enrolled in what was my "neighborhood" school—on a Native American reservation in northern... View Details

Keywords: discrimination; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

11 Jan 2017
News

A Dog Walks into a Bar

Keywords: communication; jokes; humor; competency; faculty research

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

Student-Profile

Mengjie "Magie" Cheng

Magie Cheng (she/her) worked for a social network company in their machine learning group and spent much of her time analyzing user behavior for a wide range of social networking applications. She became intrigued by technology diffusion... View Details

27 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

Roughly one in 66 women has a better chance of leaving the hospital alive if their doctor is also a woman. Behavioral Economists Can Make You a Healthier Consumer and Smarter Marketer Psychological "interventions" companies can take to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

Profile

Jeremy Lipstein

A high-school economics class sparked Jeremy Lipstein's growing interest in all things business-related. "I liked the way it explained the behaviors of individuals, firms, and governments," Jeremy says. At Colgate, he continued... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Abraham presents "Gender-Based Double Standards in Defining High Status: How Educational Status Shapes the Gender Pay Gap" (Flash Talk) Malissa Alinor presents "Just a Race Hire? The Effects of Competency Microaggressions on Workplace View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Advance Racial Equity in the Office

have to start by establishing clarity on the problem, Rice explains. This is a deep-dive process to examine the specific policies or behaviors that led to this point and the effect they have on the workplace. Demand rigor. Next, identify... View Details

01 Dec 1998
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New Releases

Foundations of Organizational Strategy by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard University Press) Economists have historically concentrated on analyzing markets while glossing over the complexities of organizations inside those markets. Behavioral... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side

Through his writings, through his participation in hundreds of academic seminars, and through his mentorship of dozens of doctoral theses — mine included — Howard has left an indelible mark on a generation of scholars with his deep insights about human View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Collections | Working Knowledge

corporate integrity challenges. Psychology and Behavior Delve into key psychological and behavioral insights, from the ethical dilemmas of AI-driven vehicles to the impact of time zones in remote work. All... View Details

19 May 2021
News

Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

Clubs News Clubs News Nonprofit Board Summit Digs Deep, Expands Reach Virtually In their first-ever national conference collaboration, the Community Partners programs of the HBS Association of Boston, the HBS Club of New York, and the HBS Association of Northern... View Details