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People Overestimate How Harshly They Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit
By: Zachariah Berry, Brian J. Lucas and Jon M. Jachimowicz
The call to pursue one’s passion is ubiquitous advice, and prior research highlights the many
upsides to doing so. To pursue one’s passion sustainably, people need to try different pursuits—
and critically, drop those that are not tenable for them. However,... View Details
Berry, Zachariah, Brian J. Lucas, and Jon M. Jachimowicz. "People Overestimate How Harshly They Are Evaluated for Disengaging from Passion Pursuit." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (forthcoming).
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
what does the term "big data" actually entail, and how will the insights it yields differ from what managers might generate from traditional analytics? Does Power Corrupt or Enable: Moral Identity, Power and Self-Serving... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
amortization from its constitution, in favor of fair value accounting. Ramanna said that there are no unequivocal villains in thin political market situations, but rather "a quilt of special interests." Still, he argued that managers in thin political markets have a... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
behavioral ethics. I explore why some decisions are much more easily resolved in the classroom than in practice and offer three ways to more effectively prepare students: integrating ethical decision-making with core-discipline teaching, cultivating View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2012 (Revised January 2018)
- Teaching Note
Chris and Alison Weston (A), (B), (C)
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for Chris and Alison Weston(A), (B) and (C) cases. View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
Terry Ott commented, "I worked in a private company that went public. . . . Post-IPO, the company has continued to do well but the morale has seriously declined because employees feel pressure to have the business look good on a... View Details
- September 2000
- Case
MBA In Jeopardy (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Gagan Gupta and Phani K. Nagarjuna
The Community Standards Panel of Harvard Business School must determine whether two students have violated the school's community standards, and if so, what sanction would be appropriate. Concerns allegations of plagiarism. In a second-year elective course, two... View Details
Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Business Education; Learning; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Education Industry
Paine, Lynn S., Gagan Gupta, and Phani K. Nagarjuna. "MBA In Jeopardy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-033, September 2000.
- June 2013
- Case
Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
Ken Traub is hired as CFO for American Bank Note Holographics, the market-leading security holograph company in January 1999, but discovers on his first day that the company has misstated its financials and resigns. After consulting with the company for the next... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Moral Sensibility; Earnings Management; Crime and Corruption; Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Technology Industry; Service Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Ken Traub at American Bank Note Holographics." Harvard Business School Case 113-073, June 2013.
- November 27, 2023
- Article
How James Mwangi Worked to Democratize Banking Across Africa
By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Moral Sensibility; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Gulati, Ranjay. "How James Mwangi Worked to Democratize Banking Across Africa." Inc.com (November 27, 2023).
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
pro-health attitudes. Show gratitude and facilitate social time to boost morale Whillans: Recent studies have found links between employee happiness and organizational outcomes, such as productivity, absenteeism, and motivation. However,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
female entrepreneur in the turbulent economy of Kenya, Eva Muraya observes, "It's really up to the leadership of the business to define the moral code." Insights, Struggles, And Achievements These insights aside, Jones is interested in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Wurgler_Paper_78db6340-ae41-4630-8e25-d990b547171b.pdf January 2015 Psychological Science The Moral Virtue of Authenticity: How Inauthenticity Produces Feelings of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
influence what will eventually happen in the boardroom. However, many open questions remain about the factors that enable even people with good intentions to commit unethical acts. What are the tools organizations and their managers can effectively use to remind... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching Note for Case 313-028. Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London became a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. During her fellowship she set out to... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Education; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Decision Making; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Change Management; Social Enterprise; Education Industry; Service Industry; North and Central America
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Tessa Natanay Hamilton, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education." Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Note, 2016. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- September 1994
- Case
Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Deryck Maughan, a vice chairman and co-head of investment banking at Salomon Brothers, learns that his superiors have been less than candid about their knowledge of bidding improprieties by the firm's government trading desk. He must decide what, if anything, he should... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Crime and Corruption; Rank and Position; Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-044, September 1994.
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
Moral Dilemma Harvard Business School Note 607-067 No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607067 CAMBIA, Supplement to Epodia Harvard Business School Supplement 606-057... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
had already bought the iPhone. The moral of the story: Do not risk marketing hype unless you are sure of both your supply curve and your demand curve. Hype can hurt stock prices and investor confidence when expectations are not met. Join... View Details
- 07 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are Creative People More Dishonest?
at Harvard Business School, who wrote the article with Dan Ariely of Duke University. "But is creativity always good? We often hear of cases in which people use innovative behavior to create a sense that what they're doing is not View Details
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
possibility of erasing some of these civil rights gains. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51647 Summer 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Motivated Bayesians: Feeling Moral While Acting Egoistically By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Note on Human Behavior: Character and Situation Harvard Business School Note 404-091 When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we are often drawn to explanations that rest on character. In simple terms, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne