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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
the Fed and bond market participants. Policy makers are gradual in setting its short term yields to smooth long term yield volatility. However, market participants anticipate this gradualism. In equilibrium, long term yields stay volatile. The authors derive several... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
economics, is unable to account for much of the social environment of business—including the social and cultural factors that make themselves felt within organizations, as well as other essential aspects of the phenomenon that it purports... View Details
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
environmental factors created by a persistent virus. It’s as if the success and gains made in 2021 with vaccinations and the incremental return to work and school policies have made leaders at different echelons reluctant to admit that... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
Authors:Leslie K. John, George Loewenstein, and Drazen Prelec Publication:Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Cases of clear scientific misconduct have received significant media attention recently, but less flagrant transgressions of research View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
to HR to help improve the workplace for everyone.” AGE 38, SOUTH ASIAN, TECHNOLOGY, UNITED STATES 2 ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS Prior research has found that a set of organizational norms known as “masculinity... View Details
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
Long Run Survival, the authors find that an organization’s reputation is a crucial factor for long-term success. Less well understood is the key role played by resilience—an organization’s ability to overcome unexpected shocks. The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
whole story. Real interest rates have also experienced a secular decline and a subsequent sharp reversal which cannot be attributed to inflation. Their evolution suggests that other important factors related to real economic activity,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
pro-socials. That brought us to the third question: Is there a way to essentially make pro-selfs behave like pro-socials in these PWYW situations? The answer appears to be yes. Situational factors and norms... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
true performance. We identify key company- and country-level factors that, by intensifying scrutiny on firms and diffusing global norms to their headquarters countries, limit firms' use of selective... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
coaches about lessons learned, factors that have led to success, and what the coaches wish they had known” A successful colleague employed at the bank for at least two years is appointed as a peer coach; he or she will have an extensive... View Details
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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog
dramatic events in the international economy, such as recurrent banking and financial crises in several countries. Much of this explanation focuses on the role of confidence, expectations, and crowd psychology. These factors result in... View Details
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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
Latin America. Throughout the course, we will explore differing conceptions of “good governance” and what they mean in practice. We will consider, for instance, departures from the long-standing norm of “one-share, one-vote” as seen in... View Details
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
'I want to increase relationships' or 'I want to create ways in which people have open communication,' then it's very much promotion-focused—a concern with advancement and growth." Studying The Exception To The Norm The researchers... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
potent for the growth of elite-oriented nonprofits-but not social welfare nonprofits-when local networks and cultural norms support elite mobilization. We conclude that despite globalizing trends, the local geographic community continues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
recent research: Encourage sick employees to stay home with paid time off Gary Johns, professor of management at Concordia University: Many employees continue to go to work when sick, and a big factor is a lack of paid sick leave.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
in the food world are just several of the demands that have kept Thomas engaged in her new career. “Crisis management is the norm in the restaurant business,” she notes. “That doesn’t work for me because I was trained as an industrial... View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
Success Rate According to StickK's internal analysis of 125,000 contracts, this powerful combination of factors dramatically increases the chances that people meet their goals. When users sign contracts without naming a referee or putting... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
financially constrained. Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2338575 Social Norms Versus Social Responsibility: False Expectations of Leniency in the Punishment of Transgressions By: Gino, Francesca,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
may develop? "There is this general sense that if you are going to come up with a great creative idea that moves the market in some sector, you better do it for me rather than my competitor," says Silk. While "exclusivity"—one agency, one client—has been the View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
isolation—don’t forget that people who sit together all day in an office without ever exchanging a word or a glance can also feel isolated from one another. Leaders can help convey the norm that isolation is a View Details