Social Preferences - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2016
Blog Post

3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner

actual class taking part (but that does not mean they cannot still come to a class or two!). They join in for all social events, join clubs, and participate on our intramural sports teams. A partner in our section was one of our highest... View Details

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

these two additional measurements, they may end up with trousers that fit them better. For retailers, the goal is to devise measures that capture the variability in people’s preferences well enough, while minimizing the number of... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

are associated with a large positive influence on the foreign direct investment that flows between them. Moreover, we show that this effect occurs not only in the case of IGOs that focus on economic issues, but also on those with social... View Details

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

generations to come. Publisher's Link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9261.html The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Publication:Best Paper Proceedings... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences Authors:Zoë Chance and Michael I. Norton An abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-018.pdf The Financing of R&D and Innovation... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

investor base. For example, adoption of integrated reporting could be a step in this direction. Integrated reporting provides a holistic picture of the business describing the economic, environmental, and social performance of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie's book A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations: An Analysis of a Social Interaction System (ILR Press, 1991). The head of a manufacturing firm was preparing to initiate talks with the leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly influenced the lives of most people on the planet. It has changed daily activities; something as simple as a walk in the park is perceived very differently now. The same is true for businesses. Many businesses have shut down or... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

people vary widely in their desire to return to the office based on their home environment, family situation, commute, type of work, need for collaboration, and preferences for socializing with colleagues,... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

engage in a new activity every three to five minutes and apply your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your... View Details

28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

theorized to be 1) normative or value-laden, 2) progressing in bursts of change over time, 3) socially constructed and culturally embedded, and 4) associated with logics that shape practices. We develop a framework, outlining the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

halted by external mechanisms, the situation is not self-correcting. His preferred form of intervention is a global tax on real wealth (minus debt). No fan of big government, he suggests that a mechanism be devised to effect a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Pro Basketball Coaches Display Racial Bias When Selecting Lineups

that coaches demonstrate less racial preference when their team is on a losing streak or in playoff games. More than any other American sport, basketball is dominated by African American players. Three-quarters of athletes running up and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

use of power is the objective, they ask, why is it that the wrong people often possess power? They point to several reasons. Power-seekers self-select. They appear to want the job more. They also impress us—“many of us are disposed to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

joke, based on participants’ previous preferences for certain jokes. Who was the better judge of humor? The computer. Algorithms accurately picked the jokes that people deemed funniest 61 percent of the time, whereas humans were correct... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

disclosure of fundamentals and trading transparency. This is socially inefficient if a large fraction of market participants are speculators, and hedgers have low processing costs. But in these circumstances, forbidding hedgers’ access to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

in West Bengal, India, uses a wall-mounted soap dispenser provided by the research team. (Source: Reshmann Hussam) The researchers were also mindful about which type of soap to use in the dispensers. Through pilot tests, they found that people View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Transitions, 1800-2013 Notes: Definitions based on criteria such as executive recruitment, constraints on executive authority, and political competition. "Anocracy"= mixed, or incoherent, authority regime â œDemocracyâ = 1. citizens can express effective View Details

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Dean’s House | About

Baker Library to allow room for future structures. HBS Deans lived at the house until 1980, when it came to be used primarily for social functions. Dean Nitin Nohria revived the in-residence tradition when he was named Dean in 2010. About... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Breaking News

preferred shares that the trust holds. We have final sign-off on any change in corporate structure, on any entrance of new capital or new investors. We are the final mission check to ensure long-term local ownership and sustainability.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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