by Christine Exley - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Employers Favor Men

men perform better on average at certain tasks, according to the research paper When Gender Discrimination Is Not About Gender. The paper was written by Katherine B. Coffman and Christine L. Exley, both... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

(Photo source: Catherine Lane) Giving to charity is the ultimate act of selflessness. We offer our own hard-earned money to those in need, with no thought of return. The reality of altruism, however, is much more complicated, as Harvard Business School Assistant... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

series of experiments led by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Christine Exley show that people generally view women as more generous and equality-minded than men—but... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

13 Apr 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning-in

Keywords: by Christine L. Exley, Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund

11 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

why the brain evolved to pay attention to other people.” The problem was that while the film's characters appeared astonishingly human in many ways, their eyes looked lifeless. Viewers were creeped out. Humans are often delighted by... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Oct 2015
First Look

October 6, 2015

and challenges created by digital technology and describe some of the most pressing policy issues. As digital technologies continue to gain in momentum and importance, it has become clear that digitization has features that do not fit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Feb 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

2018 Pearson Education Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav Rajan Abstract—Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting market and continues to innovate today by consistently... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

and modern agriculture. The New History of American Capitalism By Sven Beckert and Christine Desan The new history of American capitalism builds on these disciplinary trends in history, economics, political... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

05 Apr 2016
First Look

April 5, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50854 Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning-in By: Exley, Christine L., Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund Abstract—Gender differences in the propensity to negotiate are often used to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50763 Finding Excuses to Decline the Ask By: Exley, Christine L., and Ragan Petrie Abstract—A growing body of empirical evidence documents a reluctance to give.... View Details

July–August 2016
Article

Stick to the Strategy or Make the Sale?: A Manufacturer of High-tech Streetlights Considers an Exception to Its New Subscription Model

By: Mitchell Weiss

A manufacturer of high-tech streetlights considers an exception to its new subscription model. A fictionalized case study based on the HBS Case 816-005, "Bigbelly," by Mitchell Weiss and Christine Snively. This case is an example of public entrepreneurship. View Details

Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Smart Cities; Anything As A Service; Xaas; Bigbelly; Entrepreneurship

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12 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

others—have become “hub firms” because they control access to billions of mobile customers coveted by all kinds of product and service providers. These hubs drive increasing returns to scale and claim a disproportionate share of the value... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

emergence of political economy and the project of creating market societies. By reconstructing ideas in their historical contexts, I address motivations and contingencies at the very foundations of modernity. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

advertising. “Government is a giant customer. They buy a lot of stuff” Harvard Business School professor Mitchell Weiss explores this strategy pivot in a new case on Bigbelly, co-written with case researcher Christine Snively, that looks... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

14 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide

about Whole Foods customers, really angry customers, regularly encountering empty shelves at their favorite retailer. Then stories surfaced about Whole Foods employees crying over their new performance-driven working conditions imposed by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

14 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots

championship win over the Indianapolis Colts by tampering with the footballs. Accusers, which included the National Football League’s head office, said someone with the team underinflated the balls to make them easier for quarterback Tom... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

The tech industry has thrived by capturing our best students—regardless of origin—and giving them exciting jobs, which helps make America one of the most innovative countries in the world. Restricting the free movement of talent does not... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

15 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

2016 Echoing Green Fellow Christine Su is co-founder and CEO of PastureMap. The for-profit software company helps sustainable ranchers record their grazing practices on mobile devices. (Photo courtesy of Echoing Green.) A division of... View Details