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- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
a strange human tendency to value effort independent of outcome," says Norton. "If you appear to be working hard and sweating, people will assume you are doing a good job." There's an app for that Buell and Norton put that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
Behavior and Human Decision Processes When and Why Randomized Response Techniques (Fail to) Elicit the Truth By: John, Leslie K., George Loewenstein, Alessandro Acquisti, and Joachim Vosgerau Abstract—By... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
To what extent does a leader's inner life affect his or her behavior and actions toward other people? HBS professor emeritus Abraham Zaleznik, skilled in the practice of psychoanalysis and an admirer of the insights of Sigmund Freud, is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
growing body of research yields ample evidence that individuals’ behavior often reflects an apparent concern for moral considerations. Using a broad definition of morality—to include varied non-egoistic motivations such as fairness,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2009
- Working Paper
The Devil Wears Prada: Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Xi Zou
Although the concept of luxury has been widely discussed in social theories and marketing research, relatively little research has directly examined the psychological consequences of exposure to luxury goods. This paper demonstrates that mere exposure to luxury goods... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Marketing; Behavior; Power and Influence; Luxury
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Xi Zou. "The Devil Wears Prada: Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-034, November 2009.
- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
We all know the moral of Aesop's fable about the industrious ant and the fun-loving grasshopper: Work now and save for the future, or else regret the consequences. And who hasn't been confronted with a similar dilemma? You know you should work late to finish that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
The Salary Taboo: Privacy Norms and the Diffusion of Information
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
Publications May-June 2015 Human Resource Management Back to the Future: Implications for the Field of HRM of the Multi-stakeholder Perspective Proposed 30 Years Ago By: Beer, Michael, Paul Boselie, and Chris Brewster Abstract—Thirty... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53894 forthcoming Human Resource Management Review Developing Strategic Human Resource Theory and Making a Difference: An Action Science Perspective By: Beer,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
says. "People adapt to almost anything, and adaptation is a constant in human nature, even when it comes to something good. So you want to alternate [the emotion] to really get them hooked." Next Steps Of course, capturing attention is... View Details
- 06 Aug 2014
- What Do You Think?
What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?
fully integrated human beings who know themselves and bring out the best in others . As I was joining Medtronic (a company George would later lead) in 1989, I read Warren's classic, On Becoming a Leader. For the first time an author... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?
Joel put it, “Though I get the point that their behavior excludes competitors, the consumer would seem to benefit for now. What I wonder is why there is not more aggressive enforcement where the consumer is clearly being hurt, as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Communications; Consumer Products; Service
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
describes in a new working paper, The Better Is the Enemy of the Good. In fact, Exley argues that based on her research, people look for any excuse to avoid giving a donation and then rationalize their skinflint behavior to avoid feeling... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 May 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride
funds and in angel networks. Q: How has all of this activity influenced the work of scholars? A: As it became clear that traditional theories did little to explain the behavior of the most successful companies, the entrepreneurial firm... View Details
Keywords: by William Mahoney
- November 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Differences at Work: Will (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
A colleague makes a stereotypical remark about gays that Will, an out gay man, knows to be wrong. He struggles with how to correct the senior colleague. View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Will (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-013, November 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
behavior that is enacted during interactions and observed by perceivers affects how those perceivers evaluate and respond to the actor, this experiment focused on how a nonverbal behavior that is enacted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
"improbable" emergence and expansion of that business to investigate the challenges and opportunities faced by an individual who seeks to build an enterprise around his own human capital. It includes background information on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
the required Leadership and Organizational Behavior course (commonly known as LEAD), which focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of the enterprise. The Elements Of The... View Details
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
be surprised to see it on the negative side, too, clinging to an identity even if will be costly. It’s fascinating that emotions, which used to be called “irrational,” are so important as drivers of human View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
behavior that have not been considered in previous research. First, customers who monitor product prices after purchase may initiate opportunistic returns because of price drops. Second, customers who anticipate a future return may... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman