human behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
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Letters to the Editor

the Marshall Plan was not only right at the human level, it was a smart economic strategy. Are we not missing that consciousness right now? Jon Canas (AMP 86, 1981) Eustis, FL Questioning Market Capitalism Your September article “Is... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

30 Sep 2010
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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

managerial economist Robert Schlaifer. These men were pioneers in the art and science of negotiation in both the business and diplomatic realms. By nature private and confidential, negotiation shuns the limelight and thus is either unknown to or ignored by much of the... View Details

Keywords: Nobel Peace Prize; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

19 Jul 2023
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20 Questions to Ask When Your Team’s Vibe Is Off

12 Aug 2009
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High Commitment, High Performance Management

Keywords: Professor Michael Beer; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

integrate technical and behavioral finance, organizational behavior, and ethics to better prepare future leaders — and also focus more cases on the proper role of boards. Once directors are properly trained, it is crucial that they... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

in their daily lives as general managers. “Because of the nature of human beings, OB is an area that never becomes obsolete,” he comments. “Organizations are social constructs; I strongly believe effective leadership involves... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2009
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Damon Silvers

we’ve completely gutted the right of workers to organize in the private sector, to be heard in the workplace, which is a fundamental human right. That needs to be restored. Not just because it’s a fundamental View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

01 Mar 2012
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Get Creative

about relative advantage, you can achieve it several ways. You can provide more benefits for the same cost, the same benefits for less cost, or a lot more benefits for slightly more cost. Each of those has a different behavioral feel for... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

other resources to help put Russia's War on Ukraine in context Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Insights on Russia and Ukraine from Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Harvard Kennedy School: How Russian... View Details

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

disciples, you need evangelists—you need to create situations that make it easier to model new behaviors. It’s one of the hardest things of managing any business, he says of shifting the culture. “Changing human View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

where analysis of the facts and data fails to provide a clear answer. Gray areas test managers’ skills and humanity. Badaracco presents a five-question framework offering a way for managers to balance their analytical work with the human... View Details

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