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- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
traditionally have depended on hard corporate data, previous literature, and insular theories, they are increasingly hinging their hypotheses on proactive sociological and psychological experiments—both in the lab and in the field. “The... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back
According to Tabellini, white people fear losing status and access to public resources or jobs, as has long been posited in sociology and psychology literature. “When the minority group becomes larger, the majority group feels more... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
Working PapersNone this week PublicationsFinancial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth. Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality? Author:Shawn Cole Periodical:Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract In 1980, India... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Human Relations and Harvard Business School – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Archives Photograph Collection At Harvard Business School, Dean Donham began to shift the focus from scientific management and applied economics to human relations, a growing course of study. Mayo’s 1935 research course “Human Problems of... View Details
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Our Team - Impact Investments
Hill. He then earned a Ph.D. from Harvard's Economics Department. Manager Jonah H. Zahnd Manager of the Project on Impact Investments and the Social Impact Collaboratory Jonah Zahnd is the Manager for the Project on Impact Investments and... View Details
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Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group - Race, Gender & Equity
program, she aims to increase people’s understanding of and willingness to address inequality. Victor E. Ray Victor E Ray is a 2024-2025 Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS)Racial Equity Fellow . He is also the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the... View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research
market economies such as the United States. This article finds instead that regional influences were more important, supporting sociological theories about the importance of visibility in corporate green strategies. It identifies major... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010
Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable giving because they know little about the persons who receive their help. This concern is particularly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
to prevent them. "The main conclusion from this whole stream of research is that investing in poverty reduction strategies not only has direct economic benefits but also political benefits," says Lakshmi Iyer, a Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Partners - Case Method Project
15 of 63 Ashley Getting Democracy Prep Charter High School New York, NY Subjects: Sociology of Change, Economics NY 16 of 63 Jim Gill New Paltz High School New Paltz, NY NY 17 of 63 Lauren Goepfert Longwood... View Details
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
Charter High School San Diego, CA Subjects: Civics NJ Aurora Genova Lincoln High School (NJ) Jersey City, NJ NH Jon Gentine Hanover High School Hanover, NH NY Ashley Getting Democracy Prep Charter High School New York, NY Subjects: View Details
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
review classical and contemporary research from organizational theory, sociology and economics that have focused on geographic influences on organizations. We adapt Scott's (2001) influential three pillars... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
to deliver—is glaring. In part, I think this gap has grown because leadership is such a complex phenomenon. It's a phenomenon partly rooted in psychology with respect to the sense of identity that leaders have. It is rooted in sociology... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies
The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers and their customers scramble to replace... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
participation to improve labor standards in global supply chains. Yet little is known about whether these structures are associated with improved working conditions, especially in organizations in which they compete with productivity-driving View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
ISA-Association of Learning Providers. Peter Tufano : Attendee at the World Economic Forum and Global Agenda Councils, 2016–2020. 2018 Laura Alfaro : Recipient of a Harvard China Fund Faculty Grant in 2018. Hubert Joly : Inducted into the... View Details
- 03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3
Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds Authors:Pamela Tolbert and Shon R. Hiatt Publication:In Research in the Sociology of Work. Vol. 20, edited by Wesley Sine and Robert David. Institutions and Entrepreneurship.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Why HBS? - Doctoral
Harvard faculty in departments including economics , psychology , and sociology , as well as other graduate professional schools, like the Harvard Kennedy School of Government , Harvard Chan School of Public... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
medicine in recent years.) This shortcoming, we believe, has a direct bearing on society's ability to demand and obtain responsible conduct from executives, as well as on management's ability to maintain the public trust required for the optimal functioning of our... View Details
- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
whether it is in prize-linked or collectible savings. On the sociological end, our research with U.S. savings bonds has been eye-opening. It reveals an old-fashioned impulse lives on: to save on behalf of others. Savings bonds help... View Details