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  • 2019
  • Interviews

Interview with Rae Johnson on "The Embodiment of Courage"

  • 22 May 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Componential Theory of Creativity

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile
  • Research Summary

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By: Julian J. Zlatev
First, Professor Zlatev studies how people make decisions that reinforce a sense that they are good or moral. He studies the psychology behind dual motive behaviors—actions that incorporate self-interested and prosocial motives—and the structure of moral identity. For... View Details

    Jeffrey T. Polzer

    Jeff Polzer is the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He studies how people collaborate in teams and across organizational networks to accomplish their individual and collective... View Details

    • 11 Aug 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

    “Work hard, and you’ll be successful.” How often do we tell children that the key to success is putting forth effort? That advice might seem like admirable inspiration to encourage kids to work hard as they pursue their goals. However, new research in the Journal of... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
    • September 2023
    • Article

    A Pull versus Push Framework for Reputation

    By: Jillian J. Jordan
    Reputation is a powerful driver of human behavior. Reputation systems incentivize 'actors' to take reputation-enhancing actions, and 'evaluators' to reward actors with positive reputations by preferentially cooperating with them. This article proposes a reputation... View Details
    Keywords: Reputation; Behavior; Game Theory
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    • September 2022
    • Article

    Loneliness Versus Distress: A Comparison of Emotion Regulation Profiles

    By: Alyssa J. Tan, Vincent Mancini, James J. Gross, Amit Goldenberg, Johanna C. Badcock, Michelle H. Lim, Rodrigo Becerra, Ben Jackson and David A. Preece
    Loneliness, a negative emotion stemming from the perception of unmet social needs, is a major public health concern. Current interventions often target social domains but produce small effects and are not as effective as established emotion regulation (ER)-based... View Details
    Keywords: Emotions
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    • April 2010 (Revised November 2010)
    • Background Note

    Moral Decision-Making: Reason, Emotion & Luck

    By: Michael A. Wheeler and Julianna Pillemer
    This extensive note synthesizes current psychological and neuroscientific research on how people make decisions with moral implications. Research summaries and scenarios illustrate critical issues. View Details
    Keywords: Decision Making; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Science; Emotions
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      Michael Beer

      MICHAEL BEER

      Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

      • June 2015
      • Article

      Understanding Ordinary Unethical Behavior: Why People Who Value Morality Act Immorally

      By: F. Gino
      Cheating, deception, organizational misconduct, and many other forms of unethical behavior are among the greatest challenges in today's society. As regularly highlighted by the media, extreme cases and costly scams are common. Yet, even more frequent and pervasive are... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Behavior
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      • 2012
      • Article

      Does Power Corrupt or Enable?: When and Why Power Facilitates Self-interested Behavior

      By: K. A. DeCelles, D.S. DeRue, J.D. Margolis and T.L. Ceranic
      Does power corrupt a moral identity, or does it enable a moral identity to emerge? Drawing from the power literature, we propose that the psychological experience of power, although often associated with promoting self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest... View Details
      Keywords: Power; Moral Identity; Self-interested Behavior; Moral Awareness; Commons Dilemma; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Power and Influence
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      • 2017
      • Blitz Discussions

      The Structured World and the Self

      • 2009
      • Working Paper

      The Devil Wears Prada: Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

      By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Xi Zou
      Although the concept of luxury has been widely discussed in social theories and marketing research, relatively little research has directly examined the psychological consequences of exposure to luxury goods. This paper demonstrates that mere exposure to luxury goods... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Marketing; Behavior; Power and Influence; Luxury
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      • April 2025 (Revised April 2025)
      • Case

      Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact

      By: Lauren Cohen, Virak Prum, Kenneth Charman, Pedro Levindo and Mariana Cal
      In early 2024 Erika Bienek, Chief Community Relations Officer at Techint, had to decide whether to invest in a new company-owned and operated technical school in Veracruz, Mexico, or invest instead in strengthening the city’s public education system. Techint, a global... View Details
      Keywords: Technical Institutes; Community Relations; Social Impact; Argentina; Mexico; Brazil; Conglomerate; Stakeholder Management; Government And Business; Community Impact; Philanthropy; Business Conglomerates; Business Subsidiaries; Business Headquarters; Family Business; Decision Making; Private Sector; Public Sector; Education; Curriculum and Courses; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Teaching; Training; Learning; Energy; Engineering; Construction; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Global Range; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Government Legislation; Recruitment; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge; Resource Allocation; Industry Clusters; Infrastructure; Family Ownership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Creativity; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Construction Industry; Education Industry; Energy Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Europe; Italy; Latin America; North and Central America; Mexico; North America; United States; South America; Argentina; Buenos Aires; Brazil
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      • 13 Jul 2021
      • News

      Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets

      • Fall 2012
      • Article

      Climate Science as Culture War

      By: Andrew J. Hoffman
      Today, there is no doubt that a scientific consensus exists on the issue of climate change. Scientists have documented that anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases are leading to a buildup in the atmosphere, which leads to a general warming of the global climate and... View Details
      Keywords: Public Opinion; Culture; Climate Change; Values and Beliefs
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      • 21 Jun 2016
      • News

      How to Negotiate with a Liar

        Teresa M. Amabile

        Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. Originally educated and employed as a chemist, Teresa received her Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. Her current research investigates how people approach and... View Details

        • 10 Sep 2009
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior

        Keywords: by Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton & Elizabeth W. Dunn
        • 07 Apr 2022
        • Research & Ideas

        Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much

        Companies donate billions of dollars every year, hoping their generosity will not only help important causes, but also attract socially conscious consumers to their brands. What companies might not realize is that people focus less on the... View Details
        Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds