Exploratory Learning Behaviors - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2024
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Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

government spending, proposed reviews of tax laws and of the constitution, and stakeholder and citizen engagement in helping to shape these fiscal policies. “We hope our members will take the learnings from the presentation to make sound... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

address lack of health-seeking behavior Packaging of OTC medicines to reflect consumers’ limited spending power A dense network of local distributors to reduce stock-outs Frequent health camps for physicians in rural areas Microfinance... View Details

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

spring of 2020. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a Hodgson Fund Grant from Harvard University in 2020. Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a Pershing Square Fund for Research Foundations of Human Behavior Grant in 2020. Julian De Freitas :... View Details

February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
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Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco

In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry

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29 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity

mental health is an outcome of improvements in economic development.” “We haven’t been as good at understanding the link between mental health and economics as we could be” A behavioral economist, Ashraf has spent most of her career... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

upstream indicators of culture gone sour, they scraped employee reviews from Glassdoor.com, a website where employees can leave subjective anonymous reviews about their employer. Harnessing machine learning to analyze text, they found... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

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Demonstration Policy | About

respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community, and Accountability for personal View Details

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

to change your life. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54720 in press Health Care Management Review Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation By: Jung, Olivia S., Andrea... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Sep 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

Milestone” (ECM) which designates you as a “competent engineer.” Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? I felt that I could really throw myself into my three years of working and learning and figuring out what I... View Details

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

conducive work environment, is external. The internal components are: Expertise. People need expertise to be creative. So, to the extent that you can continue to learn not only in your primary domain, but in other, related domains, you'll... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

responsibilities Foster successful strategy execution by establishing an environment that communicates which opportunities and behaviors are encouraged and which are out of bounds Who Will Benefit Mid-Level Managers and Professionals... View Details

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

what you have learned is that your business works under the absolute best conditions. When you seek to expand, suddenly you have to choose the second best location, the second best chef, etc. It is possible that your business works only... View Details

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

07 Jan 2019
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The Better Way to Forecast the Future

different fields,” says Grushka-Cockayne, whose research is on data science, forecasting, project management, and behavioral decision-making. “Our work is focused on using crowds for prediction and for forecasting something that is... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

Bigger paychecks for retail employees could generate significant payoffs for employers by reducing worker theft and raising the level of moral behavior in the workforce, a new study shows. Tatiana Sandino, an associate professor in... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

04 Oct 2021
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How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

leaders, and cooperation between the police and neighborhoods in the control of crime. Still, he found himself facing questions from the public about the improper behavior of members of the force. He concluded that one reason was that too... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 3

http://hbr.org/product/experience-the-finger-lakes-the-groupon-partnership-decision/an/814010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-086 Learning From Extreme Consumers Traditional market research methods focus on understanding the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

disingenuous, and in some cases, can lead to behaviors that run counter to the organization’s objectives. But when it’s clear that our engagement is broadly helpful—to ourselves and to others—most people are delighted to engage. By... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

distancing. New patterns of consumer and worker behavior and expectations have emerged during the first weeks of the crisis. COVID-19 represents a tremendous economic shock and burden. In recent weeks, the focus has begun to shift towards... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

blocking ourselves from new challenges. This response hurts us and our organizations, but we fear making ourselves even more vulnerable by committing mistakes while learning something new. In Flying Without a Net, Thomas DeLong explains... View Details