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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

often infeasible. One solution is to treat a fraction of a group, and then hope the effect of the treatment will spread to other group members. To test the viability of this option, we designed an experiment... View Details
  • 06 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

you look across the many different experiences that countries are having with refugee and asylum-based migration, and the long run outcomes, even the older population in this setting is doing reasonably well,” Kerr says, adding there’s... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Profiles - MBA

optimization in deep neural network training, and reinforcement learning in drug design and delivery for my senior thesis. Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business At Kensho, an... View Details
  • 30 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie

a faculty member’s area of expertise or passion. We caught up with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie, who taught the Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent. This course was designed to... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

Inflation remains front and center for consumers and businesses, which continue to reel from the double-digit rise in prices during the COVID-19 pandemic and the interest rate hikes designed to cool them. While price increases for goods... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • November 2013
  • Article

The Ergonomics of Dishonesty: The Effect of Incidental Posture on Stealing, Cheating, and Traffic Violations

By: Andy J. Yap, Abbie S. Wazlawek, Brian J. Lucas, Amy J.C. Cuddy and Dana R. Carney
Can the structure of our everyday environment lead us to behave dishonestly? Four studies found that expansive postures incidentally imposed by our ordinary living environment lead to increases in dishonest behavior. The first three experiments found that individuals... View Details
Keywords: Dishonesty; Embodiment; Human Factors; Nonverbal Behavior; Power; Design; Behavior; Crime and Corruption; Situation or Environment; Power and Influence
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  • 03 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Much Does Proximity Influence Startup Innovation? 20 Meters' Worth to Be Exact

real-life interactions and the best way to design collaborative workspaces, including business incubators. “Being physically in the same place as others that have different backgrounds becomes pretty important.” Knowledge and View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Hanson , Jeremy C. Stein , Adi Sunderam & Eric Zwick OCT 2021 The authors develop models that speak to the goals and design of the government-introduced business lending and corporate bond purchase programs in response to the COVID-19... View Details
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

experience with a diverse global network. 1 year, 5-9 hrs/week Apply by March 12th $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) Credential New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in... View Details
  • September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
  • Case

Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Experience and Expertise; Engineering; Investment; Time Management; Production; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
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HBS - The year in Review

Entrepreneurial Management Associate Professor Associate Professor Mark L. Egan Finance FIELD Immersion Experience Returns After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the first-year required Field Immersion View Details
  • 17 Feb 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

discovery work to validate the problem or their target customers. While gut feel or personal experience with a problem can be a strong signal there is a problem to solve, without proper product discovery work you won’t truly know if you... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 03 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

9 Lessons from the Class of 2019

The Harvard Business School MBA faculty and staff are dedicated to providing students with a global education in leadership to fulfill HBS’ mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. From designing courses to... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

How to Profit from Scarcity

scarcity encourages us to buy sooner and perhaps to buy more than normal. We saw two excellent examples of this effect this summer with the launches of the iPhone and the seventh Harry Potter book. In both cases, the pre-launch publicity was View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products; Advertising
  • 29 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

tools to coordinate virtually, bolstering productivity. A period of in-office work can provide a strong foundation. Only patent examiners with two years of in-office experience were eligible for the USPTO's remote work programs. These... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 09 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

The case of Unilever is instructive in investigating these matters, including the issue of whether managing in the United States was particularly hard, even for a company with experience in managing large-scale businesses in some of the... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 14 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

academic psychologists, Harvard Business School professors, directors of organizations, and government officials. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51447 Winter 2017 Oxford Review of Economic Policy The Market View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 25 Jul 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

experience physical improvements? In this paper, we introduce a computer vision method to measure changes in the physical appearances of neighborhoods from time-series street-level imagery. We connect changes in the physical appearance of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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The New CEO Workshop - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

executive officers and CEO designates of major corporations to focus on strategy, setting an agenda, and facing the challenges of leadership. The sessions are extremely interactive, tailored for each new group of participants, and View Details