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- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 23 Oct 2018
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Creating Mindful Leaders: How to Power Down, Power Up, and Power Forward
Join Joe Burton (PMD 75, 2000) for a fun and expert peek into mindfulness as the antidote to stress. Attendees will learn practical, actionable techniques to reduce stress, increase resilience, and improve their well-being and performance. View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
into the conscious part of the brain, affecting its operation -- a phenomenon familiarly known as the "fight-or-flight" response. While this reaction is invaluable in the face of physical threat, Jensen noted, "it is also generated by the threat of View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
The authors draw lessons from the experience of financial intermediaries and illustrate these lessons through a variety of fascinating case studies. In Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman,... View Details
- Article
Brand (In)fidelity: When Flirting with the Competition Strengthens Brand Relationships
By: Irene Consiglio, Daniella Kupor, Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton
We document the existence and consequences of brand flirting: a short-lived experience in which a consumer engages with and/or indulges in the alluring qualities of a brand without committing to it. We propose that brand flirting is exciting and that when consumers... View Details
Consiglio, Irene, Daniella Kupor, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton. "Brand (In)fidelity: When Flirting with the Competition Strengthens Brand Relationships." Journal of Consumer Psychology 28, no. 1 (January 2018): 5–22.
- August 1978 (Revised April 1987)
- Supplement
Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership Style; Emotions; Education Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-021, August 1978. (Revised April 1987.)
- August 1978 (Revised December 1986)
- Case
Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (A)
By: C. R. Christensen
A student takes a position on a case which is in conflict with the other students' conclusions. The professor believes the student's answer is correct but does not indicate so in class. As a result, the student withdraws from further class participation. View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership Style; Emotions; Education Industry
Christensen, C. R. "Assistant Professor Graham and Ms. Macomber (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-020, August 1978. (Revised December 1986.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
Why Most Resist AI Companions
By: Julian De Freitas, Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp, Ahmet Kaan Uğuralp and Stefano Puntoni
AI companion applications—designed to serve as synthetic interaction partners—have recently
become capable enough to reduce loneliness, a growing public health concern. However,
behavioral research has yet to fully explain the barriers to adoption of such AI and... View Details
Keywords: Generative Ai; Chatbots; Artificial Intelligence; Algorithmic Aversion; Lonelines; Technology Adoption; AI and Machine Learning; Well-being; Emotions
De Freitas, Julian, Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp, Ahmet Kaan Uğuralp, and Stefano Puntoni. "Why Most Resist AI Companions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-030, December 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- Article
Managing the Unknowable: The Effectiveness of Early-stage Investor Gut Feel in Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions
By: Laura Huang and Jone L. Pearce
Using an inductive theory-development study, a field experiment, and a longitudinal field test, we examine early-stage entrepreneurial investment decision making under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Building on existing literature on decision making and risk in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Making; Emotions; Performance Effectiveness
Huang, Laura, and Jone L. Pearce. "Managing the Unknowable: The Effectiveness of Early-stage Investor Gut Feel in Entrepreneurial Investment Decisions." Administrative Science Quarterly 60, no. 4 (December 2015): 634–670.
- November 2007
- Supplement
Differences at Work: Allie (C)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon
In Differences at Work: (C) HBS Case No. 9-408-056 Allie decides not to pursue a sexual harassment charge and instead remedies the situation by transferring to the marketing division in her company. She reflects on how powerless the situation made her feel and how it... View Details
Sucher, Sandra J., and Rachel Gordon. "Differences at Work: Allie (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-056, November 2007.
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Reunions Offer Job Search, Career Assistance
emotional components. “This pep talk portion of the presentation can be particularly useful for those in a time of transition,” says Gardella. “Bob gave us a chance to share personal experiences,” notes 5th Reunion attendee Thierry R.... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- News
The Real Meaning of Love
and her death was avoidable. If she and her friends and her family had had any information about the warning signs of an abusive relationship and what the earliest phases look like, steps could have been taken to save her life. “One Love is focused on educating young... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jeanine Barnett
life of sweet surrender in which conflicting emotions can peacefully co-exist within me as I make my way forward. Drawing on fond memories of a Caribbean childhood filled with days on theatre stages and tennis courts, she challenges me to... View Details
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Admissions | MBA
yourself what it’s like to be cold called, participate in lively debates, and how this teaching style leads to emotional intelligence and lifelong application. Play Video duration: 32:08 Stay in Touch Join our mailing list for upcoming... View Details
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
working paper then examines, in detail, critical elements of the partnering process: connection, congruency of mission and strategy, creation of value, and relationship management. The following excerpt describes the importance of View Details
- Portrait Project
Sarah Murphy
profound physical and emotional effects on patients, families, communities, and nations. My sister wakes up every morning and faces a world she does not completely understand due to her disorder. And in doing so, she teaches my family... View Details
- 09 Feb 2012
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing
viewer. New experimental research by Thales S. Teixeira looks at how advertisers can effectively capture and keep viewers' attention by evoking certain emotional responses.Key concepts include: In a recent experiment, participants watched... View Details
- Web
LGBTQ+ Pride Month | Baker Library
challenges, and strategies for supporting LGBTQ2+ employees. The book also discusses the broader economic and organizational implications of inclusive policies. View Catalog Record The diagram, titled "Will and Ned's Excellent Adventure!", uses a flowchart to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies
experience—downloaded as an app to a VR headset—is more like a Choose Your Own A dventure book. Users’ decisions shape the storyline, while their interactions with the characters do something even more remarkable: create an emotional... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
soberly. "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their parents and families." "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 2017
- Article
True Happiness: The Role of Morality in the Concept of Happiness
By: Jonathan Phillips, Julian De Freitas, Christian Mott, June Gruber and Joshua Knobe
Recent scientific research has settled on a purely descriptive definition of happiness that is focused solely on agents' psychological states (high positive affect, low negative affect, high life satisfaction). In contrast to this understanding, recent research has... View Details
Phillips, Jonathan, Julian De Freitas, Christian Mott, June Gruber, and Joshua Knobe. "True Happiness: The Role of Morality in the Concept of Happiness." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 146, no. 2 (2017): 165–181.