Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?

itself,” he says. “When we act out of a duty to loyalty we feel like our actions are ethical or moral even if they would conflict with what society prescribes as ethical.” Back at Harvard, Bazerman talked to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

conflict with the government's long-standing policy of transferring some assets from Chinese to Malays. This policy arose because of a perception that the race riots View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

the other parts of the problem,” Shore says. “In that sense, it’s like a model for complex business decision-making because, usually, interesting problems are not just a matter View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States

more from shopping malls, they have shown little interest in building affordable apartments. Government policies have favored home ownership, and today's interest rates are low. Finally, the rising... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas, John H. Vogel & Charles S. Laven; Construction; Real Estate

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

interesting to see what they come up with. Kost: Are companies actively evaluating the working conditions of their suppliers? Toffel: In some industries, it has become really quite common. In the US, it... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

29 Oct 2007
HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

interest to Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse, be they a movie legend or a third baseman. She wrote the Sharapova case with Margarita Golod (HBS MBA '07) to study and frame classroom discussions on a favorite field View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

01 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

discovered these negative results, some firms might have thrown in the towel and moved on to other projects. But Pfizer's scientists picked up on—and decided to pursue—what they thought might be an interesting side effect. That side... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

variety of interesting issues, the limited circulation of the periodicals in which the works appeared and the necessarily technical nature of the... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Dec 2015
Research Event

Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference

provides) ways of building bridges. A lot of the things historians are discussing, to me as a non-historian, are all intensely interesting and easy to relate to." “History... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

and specialized interest in a political issue, and face little political opposition in the process. "In any given issue, there's a handful of people who are truly experts and those are also the people with... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

22 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Name Your Price. Really.

deal in two ways: In the first description, they stressed that the shop offered great coffee with great value and efficient service, setting up an exchange norm. In the second, they emphasized that the servers always offered a warm greeting, took an active personal... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

help shareholder returns, that is designated CSP. Of course, if it serves the shareholder, then it is perfectly reasonable behavior that management should engage in. There is, in other words, nothing special about it. Q: The book brought... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

knowledgeable about a country, a company, or an issue. Instructors are also more likely to provide closure at the end of a class or unit, with a clear set of "takeaways." Building The Tension In... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

(president of Taiwan) and Jacinda Ardern (the prime minister of New Zealand), who took timely government actions to prevent the spread of the virus in their countries. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 May 2015
Research & Ideas

How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts

correlation between the scores judges assigned and the outcomes of the crowd, suggesting that on average the two groups saw projects similarly based on the above criteria. The second set of findings was on... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Recreation

05 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

grant reductions—almost 75 percent of requests for a price break were denied.) “That’s a pretty interesting twist,” says Israeli. “We can’t really say for sure what the [shop reps] were thinking, but we can... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Auto; Service

05 May 2003
What Do You Think?

Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?

equally interesting question of whether it is more important to obtain the thinking of a few potential customers or to focus on dissatisfied current users View Details