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  • 2004
  • Working Paper

A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs, and Performance

By: Robin J. Ely
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Ely, Robin J. "A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs, and Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-049, March 2004.
  • June 2022
  • Article

Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
The evaluation and selection of novel projects lies at the heart of scientific and technological innovation, and yet there are persistent concerns about bias, such as conservatism. This paper investigates the role that the format of evaluation, specifically information... View Details
Keywords: Project Evaluation; Innovation; Knowledge Frontier; Information Sharing; Negativity Bias; Projects; Innovation and Invention; Information; Knowledge Sharing
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Lane, Jacqueline N., Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation." Management Science 68, no. 6 (June 2022): 4478–4495.
  • December 2019
  • Article

The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment

By: Donald Ngwe, Kris J. Ferreira and Thales Teixeira
Many online stores are designed such that shoppers can easily access any available discounted products. We propose that deliberately increasing search frictions by placing small obstacles to locating discounted items can improve online retailers’ margins and even... View Details
Keywords: Online Retailing; Friction; Effor; Search Costs; Price Discrimination; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Strategy; Price; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry
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Ngwe, Donald, Kris J. Ferreira, and Thales Teixeira. "The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 56, no. 6 (December 2019): 944–959.
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • Working Paper Summaries

Infringing Use as a Path to Legal Consumption: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Julie Holland Mortimer
  • 1987
  • Introduction

The Role of Field Studies in Accounting Research and the Development of Accounting

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Accounting
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Kaplan, Robert S. "The Role of Field Studies in Accounting Research and the Development of Accounting." Introduction to Accounting and Management: Field Study Perspectives, edited by W. J. Bruns Jr. and R. S. Kaplan, 1–14. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1987.
  • July – August 2005
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Prospects for Organizational Theory in the Early 21st Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms

By: Gerald F. Davis and Christopher Marquis
Keywords: Theory; Organizations
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Davis, Gerald F., and Christopher Marquis. "Prospects for Organizational Theory in the Early 21st Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms." Organization Science 16, no. 4 (July–August 2005): 332–343.
  • September 2004
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A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance

By: R. Ely
Keywords: Programs; Groups and Teams; Education; Performance; Diversity
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Ely, R. "A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance." Journal of Organizational Behavior 25, no. 6 (September 2004).
  • March 2025
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Does Communicating Measurable Diversity Goals Attract or Repel Historically Marginalized Job Applicants? Evidence from the Lab and Field

By: Erika L. Kirgios, Ike Silver and Edward H. Chang
Many organizations struggle to attract a demographically diverse workforce. How does adding a measurable goal to a public diversity commitment—for example, “We care about diversity” versus “We care about diversity and plan to hire at least one woman or racial minority... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Diversity; Goals and Objectives; Communication Intention and Meaning; Behavior
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Kirgios, Erika L., Ike Silver, and Edward H. Chang. "Does Communicating Measurable Diversity Goals Attract or Repel Historically Marginalized Job Applicants? Evidence from the Lab and Field." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 154, no. 3 (March 2025): 624–643.
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Beyond the Target Customer: Social Effects in CRM Campaigns

By: Eva Ascarza, Peter Ebbes, Oded Netzer and Matthew Danielson
Customer relationship management (CRM) campaigns have traditionally focused on maximizing the profitability of the targeted customers. The authors demonstrate that in business settings characterized by network externalities, a CRM campaign that is aimed at changing the... View Details
Keywords: Social Effects; Field Experiment; Mobile; Customer Relationship Management; Network Effects; Consumer Behavior
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Ascarza, Eva, Peter Ebbes, Oded Netzer, and Matthew Danielson. "Beyond the Target Customer: Social Effects in CRM Campaigns." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 54, no. 3 (June 2017): 347–363.
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Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 Course Number 6345 Nancy R. McPherson Professor Regina Herzlinger Visiting Lecturer Ben Creo Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits Project Enrollment: limited to eighteen... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2017
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Effects of Quota Frequency on Sales Force Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
  • 1991
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The Future of Bureaucracy and Hierarchy in Organizational Theory: A Report from the Field

By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Rank and Position
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Kanter, R. M. "The Future of Bureaucracy and Hierarchy in Organizational Theory: A Report from the Field." In Social Theory for a Changing Society, edited by P. Bourdieu and J. Coleman. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991. (University of Chicago/Russell Sage Foundation Conference on "Social Theory and Emerging Issues for a Changing Society," April 1989.)
  • 2012
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The Confederacy of Heterogeneous Software Organizations and Heterogeneous Developers: Field Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Worker Effort

By: Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani
Software development occurs in a patchwork or "confederacy" of different types of institutions (universities, small start-ups, multinational enterprises, government agencies, etc.) utilizing varied work approaches. Here we speculate on one possible explanation for this... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Applications and Software; Product Development; Organizations; Employees; Behavior; Competition; Cooperation; Creativity; Information Technology Industry
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Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim R. Lakhani. "The Confederacy of Heterogeneous Software Organizations and Heterogeneous Developers: Field Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Worker Effort." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, 483–502. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Show or Tell? Improving Agent Decision Making in a Tanzanian Mobile Money Field Experiment

By: Jason Acimovic, Chris Parker, David F. Drake and Karthik Balasubramanian
When workers make operational decisions, the firm's global knowledge and the workers’ domain-specific knowledge complement each other. Oftentimes workers have the final decision-making power. Two key decisions a firm makes when designing systems to support these... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Decision Making; Training; Performance Improvement; Money; Mobile Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Services Industry
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Acimovic, Jason, Chris Parker, David F. Drake, and Karthik Balasubramanian. "Show or Tell? Improving Agent Decision Making in a Tanzanian Mobile Money Field Experiment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-106, May 2018.
  • 1 Aug 2010
  • Conference Presentation

Giving and Seeking Help in Creative Teams: A Field Study at a Design Firm

By: Colin M. Fisher, Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer
Keywords: Creativity; Groups and Teams
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Fisher, Colin M., Teresa M. Amabile, and Julianna Pillemer. "Giving and Seeking Help in Creative Teams: A Field Study at a Design Firm." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, August 01, 2010.
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Reimagining the MBA

to a dozen cities in 10 countries during the January Term. It’s all part of an ambitious undertaking in the MBA curriculum centered around a new yearlong required course called FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 2016
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The Effect of Financial Performance Measurement on Customer Satisfaction: A Field Experiment in China

By: Daniel A. Brown
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Brown, Daniel A. "The Effect of Financial Performance Measurement on Customer Satisfaction: A Field Experiment in China." Working Paper, December 2016.
  • 2017
  • Other Unpublished Work

Show or Tell?: Behavioral Inventory Response to an East African Mobile Money Field Experiment

By: Jason Acimovic, Chris Parker, David F. Drake and Karthik Balasubramanian
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Acimovic, Jason, Chris Parker, David F. Drake, and Karthik Balasubramanian. "Show or Tell?: Behavioral Inventory Response to an East African Mobile Money Field Experiment." 2017. (Work in progress. Completed field experiment involving more than 4,500 Tanzanian mobile money agents.)
  • 4 Aug 2005 - 10 Aug 2005
  • Conference Presentation

Feminist Analysis of Micro Research on Gender in Organizations: Suggestions for Advancing the Field

By: R. Ely and Irene Padavic
Keywords: Gender; Organizations; Research
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Ely, R., and Irene Padavic. "Feminist Analysis of Micro Research on Gender in Organizations: Suggestions for Advancing the Field." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, August 04–10, 2005.
  • May 1985
  • Supplement

Quaker Oats Co.: Field Sales Force Strategy and Management, R. Balsbaugh Interview, Video

By: John A. Quelch
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Quelch, John A. "Quaker Oats Co.: Field Sales Force Strategy and Management, R. Balsbaugh Interview, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-522, May 1985.
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