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2017
Chapter

Toward Transparent Reporting of Psychological Science

By: Etienne P. LeBel and Leslie K. John

In this chapter we make a case for increased transparency of the methods used to obtain research findings. Although comprehensive reporting facilitates accurate assessment of a paper’s claims, the current reporting norm is secrecy, not openness. We begin by putting... View Details

Keywords: Research; Problems and Challenges

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18 Feb 2015
News

Inside the Psychology of Productivity

06 Feb 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Does Public Ownership and Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs

Keywords: by Rembrand Koning and John-Paul Ferguson

17 Jun 2015
News

Is Small Beautiful?

22 Mar 2007
News

In the New Liquidity Factories, Buyers Must Still Beware

14 May 2011
News

How Inclusivity Can Save the American Economy

14 Jul 2016
News

Ball pits, buskers and ‘ninja gardeners’: This business conference is a circus.

30 Mar 2016
News

Google’s Alphabet Has a CEO Problem

11 Dec 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Three Perspectives on Team Learning: Outcome Improvement, Task Mastery, and Group Process

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson, James R. Dillon & Kathryn S. Roloff

December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style

14 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

This arises not just from entrepreneurs who have been doing this for years like the Birlas and Asian Paints but also from more recent moves by India's pharmaceuticals, software, and auto component sectors,... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
Case

Marvin: A Personalized Telehealth Approach to Mental Health

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Eshani Sharma, Andrew Nguyen, Thomas Arsenault, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Julia Kelley

More than one third of Americans were said to suffer some type of behavioral health ailment at some point in their lifetime, with many people requiring chronic therapy or intervention. Despite significant clinical needs, access to reliable treatment has been difficult... View Details

Keywords: Mental Health; Applications; Startup Management; Telehealth; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health ＆ Wellness; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Customization and Personalization; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Applications and Software

28 Apr 2014
News

Stirring up healthcare’s melting pot

24 Sep 2018
News

Why Bad “Plot Twists” Ruin Brand Stories

27 Aug 2013
News

Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

October 2009 (Revised June 2011)
Case

Zappos.com 2009: Clothing, Customer Service, and Company Culture

By: Frances X. Frei, Robin J. Ely and Laura Winig

On July 17, 2009, Zappos.com, a privately held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online retailer, had won its board of directors' approval to offer to merge the two companies.... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Choices and Conditions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Internet and the Web; Valuation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry

Career Coach

Ellen Harris

Ellen (HGSE ’86) is the Senior Director of Outward Bound Professional/Facilitator at Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Professional where she is responsible for business development and corporate team and leadership development. Ellen... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Retail; Social Enterprise

March 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Inequality in Brazil

By: Aldo Musacchio

This case examines the evolution of inequality in Brazil in the last few years and generates two debates. First, the case discusses inequality and whether it is a problem or not for capitalist societies, in this case Brazil. Second, the case discusses some of the... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Brazil