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  • 26 Sep 2014
  • News

CEOs Get Paid A Lot More Than People Think--And No One Is Happy About It

  • 24 Sep 2014
  • News

CEOs Around The World Earn Vastly More Than People Think They Should

  • 27 Jun 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

Relationship Rituals” by Ximena Garcia-Rada, Ovul Sezer, and Michael I. Norton The researchers' study focused on... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

"It's so appealing on the surface to think that the best way to approach race is to pretend that it doesn't exist," says behavioral psychologist Michael I. Norton, an associate professor at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Jul 2015
  • News

Why CEO Pay Is About to Become a Much Bigger Deal

  • 04 Nov 2014
  • News

Why do American CEOs make twice as much as German CEOs?

  • 03 Jun 2013
  • Research & Ideas

The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business

winning team). But what's the point? Behavioral scientist Michael I. Norton became interested in mourning rituals after reading Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • February 2010 (Revised September 2011)
  • Case

Local Motors: Designed by the Crowd, Built by the Customer

By: Michael I. Norton and Jeremy Dann
In the wake of the meltdown among U.S. auto manufacturers in 2009, Jay Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, has a new approach for the automotive industry: decide which models are produced through online design competitions, and then allow customers to "build their own cars"... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Product Design; Product Development; Creativity; Social and Collaborative Networks; Customization and Personalization; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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  • 07 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

Intent By: Schroeder, Juliana, Jane L. Risen, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—We examine how a simple handshake—a gesture that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jun 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

Can money buy you happiness? Yes—so long as you spend the money on someone else. According to new research, giving other people even as little as $5 can lead to increased well-being for the giver. That's the insight into the secret of happiness View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 14 Aug 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

and healthy innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54851 in press Management Science Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting By: Kim, Tami, Leslie John,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Benefits of Oversharing

I. Norton and Kate Barasz, conducted an experiment asking participants to decide between two different dating partners based on their online profiles. Each profile contained... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Article

Unexpected Benefits of Deciding by Mind Wandering

By: Colleen Giblin, Carey K. Morewedge and Michael I. Norton
The mind wanders, even when people are attempting to make complex decisions. We suggest that such mind wandering—allowing one's thoughts to wander until the "correct" choice comes to mind—can positively impact people's feelings about their decisions. We compare... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Satisfaction; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cognition and Thinking
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  • 21 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

still be stymied if they try to consider every single laptop on the market. (In the article, Norton and Ariely cite a study by social psychologists Sheena Iyengar View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Entrepreneurial Management Zoe Cullen , Shikhar Ghosh Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Katherine Coffman , Kevin Mohan , Julian J. Zlatev , Max H. Bazerman ,... View Details
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Others Ashley Whillans Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Negotiation Katherine Coffman Kevin Mohan Julian J. Zlatev Max H. Bazerman Michael Norton Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Livia Alfonsi Alex Chan Jillian Jordan Amit Goldenberg... View Details
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Don't Stop Believing: Rituals Improve Performance by Decreasing Anxiety

By: Alison Wood Brooks, Julianna Schroeder, Jane Risen, Francesca Gino, Adam D. Galinsky, Michael I. Norton and Maurice Schweitzer
From public speaking to first dates, people frequently experience performance anxiety. And when experienced immediately before or during performance, anxiety harms performance. Across a series of experiments, we explore the efficacy of a common strategy that people... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Performance; Emotions
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  • 03 Apr 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

Reminders of Future Busyness Encourage Consumers to Buy Time By: Whillans, A.V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Spending money... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Management Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Julie Battilana Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Fall 2025 Q1 1.5 Max H. Bazerman Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Hakeem View Details
  • 26 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time

A novel approach to repaying debt could help consumers free themselves from crushing credit card balances faster, according to new research. Rather than asking borrowers to make payments toward their total balances, Harvard Business School Professor View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services