by Francesca Gino - Publications - Faculty & Research

most people don’t,” says Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “People overestimate the negative consequences giving feedback for themselves, as well as underestimate the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

students’ performance on standardized tests.” Published in the February 15 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was authored by Hans Henrik Sievertsen, a postdoctoral researcher at the Danish National... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

Editor’s note: Concerns about data falsification and fabrication in a study conducted by Francesca Gino as part of this article have been shared View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

media on the train, may actually interfere with people’s ability to transition into work mode smoothly—which makes them feel gloomier about their jobs and more likely to quit. “I was surprised with this finding myself,” Harvard Business School Professor View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

When Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino invites high-powered business leaders to address her class, she often observes an interesting phenomenon. The guest speakers announce that they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomer Self-Expression

'Be Careless with That!' Availability of Product Upgrades Increases Cavalier Behavior Toward Possessions

Rainmakers: Why Bad Weather Means Good Productivity

‘My Bad!’ How Internal Attribution and Ambiguity of Responsibility Affect Learning from Failure

Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: Self-Preservation through Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting

Dangerous Expectations: Breaking Rules to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance

Humblebragging: A Distinct-and Ineffective-Self-Presentation Strategy

Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty

Behavioral Operations

Handshaking Promotes Cooperative Dealmaking

Thick as Thieves? Dishonest Behavior and Egocentric Social Networks

Commuting with a Plan: How Goal-Directed Prospection Can Offset the Strain of Commuting

The Microstructure of Work: How Unexpected Breaks Let You Rest, but Not Lose Focus

Self-Serving Altruism? When Unethical Actions That Benefit Others Do Not Trigger Guilt

Task Selection and Workload: A Focus on Completing Easy Tasks Hurts Long-Term Performance

Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

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