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- 2006
- Working Paper
Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice
By: Francesca Gino and Don A. Moore
Gino, Francesca, and Don A. Moore. "Effects of Task Difficulty on Use of Advice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-019, February 2006.
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
Stop multitasking. Budget your time. Put down your phone. From juggling your family’s personal commitments to urgent work projects, the start of a new academic year can bring seasonal overwhelm. But it can also offer an opportunity to reflect: How to do things better,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2006
- Working Paper
Do We Listen to Advice Just Because We Paid for It? The Impact of Cost of Advice on Its Use
By: Francesca Gino
- August 2024
- Article
Heuristics on Call: The Impact of Mobile-Phone-Based Business-Management Advice
By: Shawn Cole, Mukta Joshi and Antoinette Schoar
There is growing evidence that business training for micro-entrepreneurs can be effective. However, in-person training can be expensive and imposes costs on the target beneficiaries. This paper presents the results of a two-site randomized evaluation of a light-touch,... View Details
Cole, Shawn, Mukta Joshi, and Antoinette Schoar. "Heuristics on Call: The Impact of Mobile-Phone-Based Business-Management Advice." World Bank Economic Review 38, no. 3 (August 2024): 580–597.
- 10 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice
of the study. "Already we’re seeing how generative AI can change people's lives." Businesses that were already financially stable used the AI-generated advice to produce measurable improvements, while struggling businesses ran into... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
As the holidays approach, we’ll all experience the temptation to overspend on gifts for our loved ones (and maybe a little on ourselves). When faced with difficult decisions like whether to spend $199 on a knife set or a tool set, we may follow the age-old View Details
- Article
Truncation Strategies in Matching Markets--In Search of Advice for Participants
By: A. E. Roth and U. G. Rothblum
Roth, A. E., and U. G. Rothblum. "Truncation Strategies in Matching Markets--In Search of Advice for Participants." Econometrica 67, no. 1 (January 1999): 21–43.
- September 2021
- Case
Tonya Thayer
By: David Fubini
Tonya Thayer, Senior Partner and leader of the Consumer Package Goods practice at Sinclair Consulting, must evaluate Alan Henderson, a Principal (junior) Partner and a key member within CPG, as the six-month update on his progress and development nears. While prior... View Details
Keywords: Advice Giving; Performance Review; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career
Fubini, David. "Tonya Thayer." Harvard Business School Case 422-022, September 2021.
- January 6, 2022
- Article
How to Build a Life: Listen to Your Own Advice
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Listen to Your Own Advice." The Atlantic (January 6, 2022).
- 24 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors
Past studies have bolstered the idea that marginalized groups might find more career opportunities if they downplay their identities. But women and minorities may actually benefit by explicitly mentioning their identities, at least when asking others for help,... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms and keeping people indoors won’t deter many from pursuing... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
From tech to media to management consulting firms, layoffs are back. Downsizing during a healthy economy can help lay the foundation for efficient growth or make space for new roles that harness newer technology, such as artificial intelligence. Companies such as... View Details
- August 1988 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Case Teaching at Harvard Business School: Some Advice for New Faculty
Applegate, Lynda M. "Case Teaching at Harvard Business School: Some Advice for New Faculty." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-062, August 1988. (Revised September 1995.)
- December 2022
- Article
Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input
By: Jennifer E. Abel, Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden and Juliana Schroeder
In everyday life, people often have opportunities to improve others’ lives, whether offering well-intentioned advice or complimenting someone on a job well done. These are opportunities to provide “prosocial input” (information intended to benefit others), including... View Details
Abel, Jennifer E., Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden, and Juliana Schroeder. "Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input." Art. 101458. Current Opinion in Psychology 48 (December 2022).
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
Over the past year, I have watched several firms going through periods of transition. Some have been cofounders who realized that it was time for a more experienced leader to take their business to the next level. Some were just ready for something new. Others have... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 2018
- Working Paper
Algorithm Appreciation: People Prefer Algorithmic to Human Judgment
By: Jennifer M. Logg, Julia A. Minson and Don A. Moore
Even though computational algorithms often outperform human judgment, received wisdom suggests that people may be skeptical of relying on them (Dawes, 1979). Counter to this notion, results from six experiments show that lay people adhere more to advice when they think... View Details
Keywords: Algorithms; Accuracy; Advice Taking; Forecasting; Theory Of Machine; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction; Trust
Logg, Jennifer M., Julia A. Minson, and Don A. Moore. "Algorithm Appreciation: People Prefer Algorithmic to Human Judgment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-086, March 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
- 12 Sep 2023
- Book
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
The path to becoming the very best leader—or the very best anything, really—is to become “the greatest CEO in the world of yourself, incorporated,” says Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks. Understanding your emotions, and how to take control of them to... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- May 18, 2023
- Article
How to Build a Life: The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need." The Atlantic (May 18, 2023).
- 17 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often
communication inside the company is such an important aspect of that transition,” says Sadun, who provides advice for avoiding communication shutdowns. Sadun, the Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, conducted... View Details
Keywords: by Ami Albernaz
- February 8, 2024
- Article
How to Build a Life: Schopenhauer’s Advice on How to Achieve Great Things
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Schopenhauer’s Advice on How to Achieve Great Things." The Atlantic (February 8, 2024).