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SimplyAnalytics | Baker Library
subscription also allows access to Experian Simmons Local for market research data and D&B for business demographics. SimmonsLOCAL is also included with consumer behavior data for all of America's 210 media markets on a local level. Get... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?
negative (“thou shalt not”) statements in order to remain durable. My own father articulated such a framework for me before sending me off to boarding school, clearly listing the types of behaviors that were and were not acceptable.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
George C. Chacko (Finance), Rafael M. Di Tella (Business, Government, and the International Economy), Morten T. Hansen (Organizational Behavior and General Management), Monica C. Higgins (Organizational Behavior), and Jan W. Rivkin... View Details
- 02 Jun 2003
- What Do You Think?
What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?
behaviors and settings could have as great an influence as the content itself. One respondent wrote, "...values should be modeled by the instructors in how they prepare and deliver content, the time and value they give their... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between 06–07 APR 2017 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Blitz Discussions Of Margins and Modalities Rachel Arnett Rachel Arnett, Ph.D. candidate in Organizational View Details
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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship
href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/013985181/catalog" target="_self">Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Native Americans, and Whites (book) Nielsen reports on the African American Consumer (search using keywords African American or Black)... View Details
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Crucibles of Crisis Leadership - Course Catalog
insights, tools, and behaviors that these leaders developed—often, on the fly—and then used to steer through the crisis and to accomplish their ambitious goals. In each instance, we will assess which of these resources are useful to... View Details
- October 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Cape Wind
By: John T. Gourville and Kerry Herman
Cape Wind has proposed placing a 170-tower wind farm, with each tower more than 400-feet tall, in Nantucket Sound. Not surprisingly, public reaction is mixed. Some view the wind farm as clean, renewable energy. Others view it as an eyesore and a desecration of a valued... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Problems and Challenges; Natural Environment; Behavior; United States
Gourville, John T., and Kerry Herman. "Cape Wind." Harvard Business School Case 504-055, October 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career Can you predict whether star... View Details
- 29 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 29, 2007
Dilip Soman Abstract Decision researchers have long been interested in behaviors that deviate from rational choice. Of these, the compromise effect has received considerable attention, with it repeatedly shown that the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
SHIRAZI A question that Alumni Board members are often asked is, “What exactly is the HBS Alumni Board, and what do you do?” Ironically, although the board isn’t widely known, many of the HBS services alumni use and value came about through its work. Lifelong Learning... View Details
- 19 Sep 2013
- News
Collaborate with a Loved One
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Global Get-Together
On nearly every continent and across many time zones, October 20 marks the day when HBS alumni will gather for an evening of informal networking. The second HBS Global Networking Night aims to provide a low-key, fun event for alumni to participate in social, business,... View Details
- August 2021
- Article
Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News
By: Kate Barasz and Serena Hagerty
Nine studies investigate when and why people may paradoxically prefer bad news—e.g., hoping for an objectively worse injury or a higher-risk diagnosis over explicitly better alternatives. Using a combination of field surveys and randomized experiments, the research... View Details
Keywords: Decision Avoidance; Difficult Decisions; Judgment And Decision Making; Medical Decision-making; Decision Making; Behavior
Barasz, Kate, and Serena Hagerty. "Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News." Journal of Consumer Research 48, no. 2 (August 2021): 270–288.
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Approaches to Managing Organizational Behavior: Models, Cases and Readings
By: D. Nadler, Michael Tushman and N. Hatvany
- 28 Jan 2021
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Advice for Putting Bad Times in Perspective
- 27 Jan 2021
- News
Now Is a Great Time to Start Practicing Mindfulness
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Conference Examines Intersection of Medicine and Business
With a focus on cutting-edge ideas shaping global health care, the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association drew some 300 participants to its annual three-day conference in early November, held for the first time on the Harvard Medical School campus. The conference,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Entrepreneurship Association Forms
The Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently launched the HBS Entrepreneurial Alumni Association, chaired by three prominent entrepreneurs: Joy Covey (MBA/JD ’90), Charles Richard Reese (MBA ’74), and Dan Smith (MBA ’76). The association welcomes HBS alumni... View Details