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- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Abstract We survey the theory and evidence of behavioral corporate finance, which generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2004
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?
micro-theorists in economics call biased risk-evaluation?...[It's one in which the bias prevails that you] attach 'gain' to a probabilistic assessment and you trigger action; attach 'loss' to it, you get inaction." Pallavi Marathe... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program
gender-driven biases at school and in the workplace. She is an incredibly accomplished woman across disciplines and teaches at three separate Harvard programs (she’s also a Pulitzer Prize winner!).” 3. You’ll encounter female... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
online communities segregate into separate conversations when contributing to contestable knowledge involving controversial, subjective, and unverifiable topics? We analyze the contributors of biased and slanted content in Wikipedia... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
random coefficients logit leads a researcher to very different conclusions about individuals' tastes depending on how alternatives are presented in the choice set. In turn, these biased parameter estimates affect counterfactual... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Intensive Bootcamp Kicked my Entrepreneurship Goals Into Gear
were pain points that our initial idea wouldn’t necessarily solve. Taking a step back and erasing biases around our idea allowed us to better understand the true value we would be creating and helped us to determine who our target... View Details
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The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog
future careers. Generative AI can help you learn but it can also hinder your development. Generative AI can produce false, biased and/or misleading information. You are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of any work you submit. Do... View Details
- 22 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club
investors are unaware of the biases that create barriers to actually investing in Black founders. It is no surprise that the rest of the investing world also severely lacks racial diversity. According to Kanyi Maqubela, managing partner... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
that in the 1980s as the political and ethnic tensions eased in Singapore and Malaysia, governments there also began to remove some of the biases against local firms. What Huang wants to convey, however, is the fact that a historical... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Side of the Vote: Biased Voters, Social Information, and Information Aggregation Through Majority Voting Authors: Rebecca B. Morton, Marco Piovesan, and Jean-Robert Tyran Abstract We experimentally investigate information aggregation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
and so many outlets, it does not appear that advertising money biases coverage—which I think was a cool result and different from the conflict we've seen with analysts, for instance. Q: You found that the press published articles on... View Details
- 20 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Misgovernance at the World Bank
undertaking. The data are all publicly available, and have been for decades; it was just a question of looking at the data in such a way as to test whether the structure of the Executive Board led to systematically biased allocations of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
especially biased or imprecise." The computer simulations used to create the ratings are a standard tool, he says, adding that many would also describe it as a dangerous one because they create a false sense of confidence in what are... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities mispricing. The managerial biases approach studies the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
concept of choice architecture, which is a piece of the behavioral puzzle. The idea is that you can help people to make better decisions by understanding systematic biases in judgment and decision-making and changing the environment in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
technology from a competitor? We felt the Palm OS was the best platform for a handheld. OK, we were biased on this subject! We knew that we could get a product to market much faster by licensing the operating system rather than creating... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
studies were less likely to criticize the actions of others when their behavior eroded gradually, over time, rather than in one abrupt shift. We refer to this phenomenon as the slippery slope effect. Our studies also demonstrate that at least part of this effect can be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
systems that are trained on past behaviors. This could lead to AI scribes being biased toward upcoding, reflecting volume-based revenue maximization incentives. What needs to be done? The promise of AI to improve provider well-being and... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
and nonprofit activists to think beyond their biases and preconceived notions of each other. “If you think about how a business makes its money, it does so by specializing,” he notes. “Picking your head up and thinking about broader... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
these judgments are typically justified in race-neutral terms that effectively mask the biasing effects of race. The psychological processes underlying these tendencies are discussed, as are practical implications for the legal system. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne