Motivating People - Publications - Faculty & Research

December 2018 (Revised February 2020)
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Fishbowl: Scaling Up

Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike many other social media apps, on which users typically present idealized portraits of themselves, on Fishbowl,... View Details

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30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

people believe the risk decreases (negative recency) but at the same time exhibit more cautious behavior (positive recency). The rest of the difference is consistent with two well established mechanisms: judgment error and the use of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015

Katherine L. Milkman, Leslie John, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Many intend to stay fit but fail to exercise or eat healthfully; students intend to earn good grades but study too little; citizens intend to vote but fail to turnout. How can policymakers help View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

removed in 1980 when the exchange converted to electronic record keeping and displays. About the Names George F. Baker George F. Baker at library dedication, 1927 In 1924, Harvard Business School’s first benefactor, George F. Baker, succinctly expressed the View Details

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

Paul Bradbury American workers are usually a pretty busy bunch, yet their time spent idle costs employers an estimated $100 billion per year, according to a new study from Harvard Business School. “We suspected idle time might be more prevalent than most View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

There’s a new frontier in diversity programs focused not on race or gender but on cognitive ability. The growing interest in neurodiversity—hiring people with cognitive disabilities like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)—is View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

that people asked to resist temptation in anticipation of reward become less productive and make more mistakes in their current tasks. The research paper Temptation at Work, by Harvard Business School research fellow Marco Piovesan and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

07 Mar 2022
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Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

create an inclusive culture for employees so that they have the psychological safety to be motivated to contribute to the company.” Zou coauthored the paper Inclusive Managers with Ethan Rouen, assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

10 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

wouldn't seize otherwise." "'Latent motivational energy'?" I'd teased Howard for years that he had a language all his own—"Howard-speak"—that people didn't always understand. "Latent View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Leaders Gain the skills and confidence needed to understand the financial landscape of your business and industry in order to advance your career, especially if you’re in a non-finance role. In an ever fast-changing world, it is important to keep abreast with how View Details

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Health Care Curriculum - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

incremental improvement of existing practice. The curriculum is intended to stimulate new thinking by health care providers, health plans, suppliers, employers, and government, with the ultimate aim of motivating and informing changes in... View Details

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. This book has related how these brands came to form part of the everyday life of so many people as the world "globalized" from the 1960s.... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

16 May 2024
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On the Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

23 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

Indian nonprofit devoted to supporting the millions of low-income women who toil in the country’s informal economy. Serving young people and working mothers, brother and sister each came to believe that intervening at the preschool and... View Details

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Most people understand that negotiation is a matter of give-and-take: You have to be willing to make concessions to get concessions in return. But the process of making concessions is easier said than done. Consider how events unfolded in... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

levels—whether in a strategic planning meeting, or in Salzwedel's recent visit to a regional office to explain in person the content of and motivation for the company's new strategic plan. Anderson and Salzwedel were pleased that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

explaining why the club organized the webinar. “Over the next 20 years, it will become the most populous continent, and with the largest youth population that would be 100% digital native. They are smart, highly motivated and, with... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 15

ties to competitors impede innovation, and that this effect is moderated by several factors related to the intermediary's opportunities and motivation to leak important information. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

joy that working on Trikafta has given me.” My hero: “Barbara McClintock discovered what’s referred to as ‘jumping genes.’ She has commented how that discovery was enabled by her different outlook as a female scientist. I’m selfishly View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

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