Heuristics And Biases - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1997
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"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

widely used? Merton: One answer is, simply, that it filled a need. It wasn't intellectual interest that made people want to apply it. In the 1970s, profit margins to options dealers were driven down, competition was going up, and options... View Details

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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog

These practical management skills include how to craft and interpret dialogue, how to diagnose one's own biases to reduce the likelihood of error, and how to diagnose group... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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The True Value of a Tweet

Image by John Ritter Companies can spend millions curating their social media presence—with sometimes famously funny results, like the Twitter accounts for Wendy’s and Denny’s—but how relevant is that to revenues? Here, Associate... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

16 Jul 2020
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How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

others’ abilities, likely from a very young age,” Coffman says. “Until we can change these stereotypes, it’s essential to think about how we can better inoculate individuals from biases induced by stereotypes, helping people to pursue... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

in a sequential way—one individual, then another, and so on—you dramatically increase the likelihood that you're going to end up with discriminatory hiring practices. You're more likely to let your biases... View Details

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

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

focuses on biases and stereotyping. Dr. Glick presented at HBS’s first Gender and Work conference in 2013. As a visiting Professor of Management View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

technology for assistance, using natural language processing to analyze word patterns and common themes. This approach helped complement the impressions I carried of these conversations with data—and ensured I wasn't bringing my own View Details

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

Janet Kraus doesn’t wear a hoodie. She doesn’t live in Silicon Valley. She doesn’t write code. And she isn’t, perhaps most significantly, a straight, white, 20-something man. “I have built tech-enabled businesses,” says the HBS... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

Exercises Explore the dimensions of difference that exist within your team Reflect on how biases can affect inclusion Assess your team's level of inclusion 6-7 hrs Module 3 Tools for Teaming Discover the role of structured decision-making... View Details

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

can take to begin to fight racism. Organized around the themes of biased policing, electoral disenfranchisement, and economic exclusion, the pledge calls on business leaders to agree to specific acts—from... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

mentored person. We all benefit from having mentors, but they are especially important for women starting businesses or pursuing careers in organizations that have male-created cultures. A good mentor can help women understand and... View Details

04 Aug 2020
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How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

for investing are going to asset managers and portfolio companies that are cognizant of their broader societal impact. April White: There are three topics covered in the pledge: biased policing, ballot... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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What We’re Reading

it’s also about overcoming biases and coming out a winner, even when the odds are against you. I am such a fan that I even attended the Jane Austen Festival, in Bath, in 2010. —Fariha Ansari Javed (PLDA 18,... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

04 May 2018
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How to Win the Kentucky Derby

Rocks who's going to be in the Kentucky Oaks, which is, I guess, a mile and an eighth for threeyear-old fillies. What's special about this horse, and how do you like her chances? Finley: I'll reiterate, I'm... View Details

Keywords: horse racing

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

teaching, Dr. Connell is the Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Boston University. Peter Glick Peter Glick, PhD is the Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of the Social Sciences at Lawrence University in... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

biases impact organizational diversity, leadership representation, and social justice. For example, his research on the “Teddy Bear Effect” finds that Black CEO’s uniquely benefit from having facial features... View Details

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particularly as they face key moments such as financing and exit opportunities? How are a founder’s obligations to stakeholders challenged under pressure and uncertainty? More broadly, why does the startup... View Details

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