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- 21 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics
Parkinson’s, that would otherwise make independent eating difficult or impossible. “We could collect a lot of information on people’s tremors as they use the spoon” says Bracaglia, “giving us insight into how people use it, how their View Details
- July 2015
- Article
Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk
By: Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We examine how executives' behavior outside the workplace, as measured by their ownership of luxury goods (low “frugality”) and prior legal infractions, is related to financial reporting risk. We predict and find that chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Behavior; Personal Characteristics; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Financial Reporting; Organizational Culture
Davidson, Robert, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk." Journal of Financial Economics 117, no. 1 (July 2015): 5–28.
- May–June 2023
- Article
Unmasking Behaviors During the Pandemic with Video Analytics
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Kaiquan Xu and Kannan Srinivasan
In 2020, as the novel coronavirus spread globally, face masks were recommended in public settings to protect against and slow down viral transmission. People complied to varying extents, and their reactions may have been driven by a variety of psychological factors.... View Details
Zhang, Shunyuan, Kaiquan Xu, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Unmasking Behaviors During the Pandemic with Video Analytics." Marketing Science 42, no. 3 (May–June 2023): 440–450.
- May 2014
- Case
Gunfire at Sea (multi-media case)
By: Michael Tushman and Tom Ryder
This short video illustrates the challenges of leading innovation and change. This classic case (one of the oldest in the HBS system) retains its timeliness. The case describes how Lt. Sims develops a new form of gunfire at sea—continuous aim gunfire. While 3,000% more... View Details
Keywords: Organization Behavior; Change; Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Innovation Leadership; United States
Tushman, Michael, and Tom Ryder. "Gunfire at Sea (multi-media case)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 414-707, May 2014.
- January 24, 2025
- Article
Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring
By: Cansin Arslan, Edward H. Chang, Siri Chilazi, Iris Bohnet and Oliver P. Hauser
Many organizations have shown interest in increasing the diversity of their workforces for various reasons. Collectively, they have spent millions of dollars and countless employee hours on diversity training. Yet, there is little empirical evidence that such training... View Details
Keywords: Training; Diversity; Selection and Staffing; Behavior; Outcome or Result; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Arslan, Cansin, Edward H. Chang, Siri Chilazi, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver P. Hauser. "Behaviorally Designed Training Leads to More Diverse Hiring." Science 387, no. 6732 (January 24, 2025): 364–366.
- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (D): Implementing Change
How a strategic change agenda is implemented depends on leaders below the top in every function and geographic region translating the agenda into actions. But those actions do not always unfold as planned. This case examines the first 16 months of a turnaround from the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Competitive Strategy; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Organizational Design; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Leading Change; Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Gillette Company (D): Implementing Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-035, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- 11 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People’s Unethical Behavior
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Buy-In Effect: When Increasing Initial Effort Motivates Behavioral Follow-Through
By: Holly Dykstra, Shibeal O'Flaherty and A.V. Whillans
Behavioral interventions often focus on reducing friction to encourage behavior change. In
contrast, we provide evidence that adding friction can promote long-term behavior change when
behaviors involve repeated costly efforts over longer time horizons. In... View Details
Dykstra, Holly, Shibeal O'Flaherty, and A.V. Whillans. "The Buy-In Effect: When Increasing Initial Effort Motivates Behavioral Follow-Through." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-020, October 2023.
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
negotiation can set the stage for differences in outcomes negotiated by men and by women, particularly when (1) the opportunities and limits of the negotiation are unclear; and (2) situational cues in these ambiguous situations trigger different View Details
- 18 Mar 2020
- News
Leading Change
by Margie Kelley Alumni Tackle Climate Change Policy in Washington In a joint effort to foster a meaningful conversation on the role of business in shaping climate policy, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) and the HBS Club... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Creating Change
(HBS Archives Photographs: Student Life) In 1970, there were no female members of the Harvard Club of New York City, and women entered the club through a separate entrance. Alumna Roslyn Payne (MBA 1970) and her classmates were determined to View Details
Keywords: April White
- 29 Nov 2011
- News
What We Really Know About Consumer Behavior
- 19 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
suitcases at the airport. But now agencies are finding that subtle “nudges” can motivate behavior much better than ads, fines, or deadlines. Nudges, or small changes to the context in which decisions are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Organizational Behavior Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) This course... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
running lab experiments is that we can simulate many different types of inequality and look at many different types of decisions.” "You'd think that with such a large change in our society, you'd see a definitive impact... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Change Channel
Brian Graden (MBA ’89) is president of MTV Networks and of Logo, the new gay-oriented cable channel launched in June. Logo features mostly movies but also documentaries, sports, travel shows, original sitcoms, concerts, and more. “When you tell a story about gay rodeo... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 26 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
surprisingly sensitive to high-frequency movements in short-term rates. By contrast, the association between low-frequency changes in long- and short-term rates has weakened substantially. The authors develop a model to explain the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
sophistication in thought regarding social-sector impact—a major change in recent years. What lies ahead? IDinsight will apply its model in a wide variety of contexts to enable our clients to improve as many lives as possible. We intend... View Details