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Give What You Get: Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella) and 4-Year-Old Children Pay Forward Positive and Negative Outcomes to Conspecifics.
By: Kristin L. Leimgruber, Adrian F. Ward, Jane Widness, Michael I. Norton, Kristina R. Olson, Kurt Gray and Laurie R. Santos
The breadth of human generosity is unparalleled in the natural world, and much research has explored the mechanisms underlying and motivating human prosocial behavior. Recent work has focused on the spread of prosocial behavior within groups through paying-it-forward,... View Details
Leimgruber, Kristin L., Adrian F. Ward, Jane Widness, Michael I. Norton, Kristina R. Olson, Kurt Gray, and Laurie R. Santos. "Give What You Get: Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella) and 4-Year-Old Children Pay Forward Positive and Negative Outcomes to Conspecifics." PLoS ONE 9, no. 1 (January 2014).
- 09 Mar 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
A Family Business at a Crossroads: Scaling and Succession
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
What Do We Know About Loneliness and Work?
- July 1995 (Revised October 1995)
- Background Note
Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan
In a 1966 Harvard Business Review article, Felix Kaufman implored general managers to think beyond their own organizational boundaries to the possibilities of interorganizational systems (IOS)--networked computers that enable companies to share information and... View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-006, July 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
Language and Globalization: The Mandate to Speak English at Rakuten
- 2011
- Chapter
Clusters and Competitiveness: Porter's Contribution
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
While clusters have been known to exist at least since the days of Marshall, Michael Porter's work, first in The Competitive Advantage of Nations (Porter, 1990) and then in On Competition (originally published in 1998; updated edition in Porter, 2008), has undoubtedly... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Framework; Policy; Industry Clusters; Practice; Competitive Advantage
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Competitiveness: Porter's Contribution." Chap. 10 in Competition, Competitive Advantage, and Clusters: The Ideas of Michael Porter, edited by Robert Huggins and Hiro Izushi, 173–192. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 15 Oct 2013
- News
Learning, and Life, in the Houses
- March 2019
- Case
Investing in the Future: Corning Inc. and the Alternative School for Math and Science
By: Derek van Bever and Miho Kubagawa
In early 2017, Kim Frock (MBA 1987), founder and administrative head of school for the Alternative School for Math and Science (ASMS) in Corning, New York, is beginning to think through the issue of leadership succession at the school. Founded in close partnership with... View Details
Keywords: Middle School Education; Leadership; Management Succession; Partners and Partnerships; Business and Community Relations
van Bever, Derek, and Miho Kubagawa. "Investing in the Future: Corning Inc. and the Alternative School for Math and Science." Harvard Business School Case 319-059, March 2019.
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Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making
High-stakes business negotiations challenge your wits, your confidence, and your capacity for clear reasoning under intense pressure. Changing the Game leverages the latest research to your advantage, helping you prepare for complex... View Details
- 17 Jun 2016
- News
Investors back rivals Uber and Didi, raising eyebrows
- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
If you’ve ever been to a spin class, then you know the energy, music, lights, and endorphins can change the way you think about fitness, or at least help you push through the pain. However, for Dilan Gomih... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Clay Christensen's Surprising Take On Ikea, Google And Milkshakes
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory
is a sure way to destroy value. This is where enlightened stakeholder theory can play an important role. We can learn from the stakeholder theorists how to lead managers and participants in an organization to View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- Article
The Similarity Heuristic
By: Daniel Read and Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Decision makers often make snap judgments using fast‐and‐frugal decision rules called cognitive heuristics. Research into cognitive heuristics has been divided into two camps. One camp has emphasized the limitations and biases produced by the heuristics; another has... View Details
Read, Daniel, and Yael Grushka-Cockayne. "The Similarity Heuristic." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 24, no. 1 (January 2011): 23–46.
- 20 Aug 2021
- Video
DT & HBP: The Incubator and Content Lab
- 14 Nov 2016
- News
'The Content Trap' and the HBX Story
- January 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)
By: Ian W. Mackenzie
Set in 2009, the (A) case explores whether Amgen, a leading innovator of biotech-based drugs, should enter the emerging business of biosimilars (BS), which are essentially 'me-too' products. There appear to be sound reasons to explore this related diversification:... View Details
Mackenzie, Ian W. "Amgen Inc.: Pursuing Innovation and Imitation? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-424, January 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
- Program
Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization
transformation. If your company is at an inflection point, how do you proceed? Will your business be held back by old ways of thinking or is it willing to embrace new frontiers? Will your company be static View Details
- 2020
- Article
Mutual Funds: Skill and Performance
By: Jonathan B. Berk, Jules van Binsbergen and Max Miller
The authors summarize the recent literature on mutual fund manager skill and performance. They discuss the latest contributions in the field and reinterpret them through the lens of the rational expectations framework (efficient market hypothesis). They further discuss... View Details
Keywords: Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Financial Management; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics
Berk, Jonathan B., Jules van Binsbergen, and Max Miller. "Mutual Funds: Skill and Performance." Journal of Portfolio Management 46, no. 5 (2020): 17–31.