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- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
consistent with our theorizing. However, while significant, perspective-taking does not mediate these relationships in the expected direction, because it has a negative effect on sales. In Studies 2a and 2b, both experimental studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
in nature,” observe the authors of Pettiness in Social Exchange, a paper published last year in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. “That kind of precision can be very off-putting, and we wanted to find out why.” The coauthors, Tami... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
job seekers if a startup was funded by a top-tier VC firm—for example, a badge for startups funded by Kleiner Perkins or Accel Partners. A second badge simply showed if the firm had been recently funded. The experimental design randomly... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
birds. But developing feather-covered wings didn't get the job done. Rather, it was understanding the circumstances of what made flight possible, starting with Bernoulli's theory of lift, that led to experimentation and ultimately manned... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Solutions to these challenges are the province of market design—a blend of game theory and experimental economics. Roth, a professor of both business and economics at Harvard, is a leading market designer. He and his colleagues have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 May 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?
those who cater to them, are willing to give it. As Sharath K put it, "Leadership needs to be learned by experimentation over a lifetime." There is perhaps too little emphasis on the development of self-knowledge. Wendy-Anne... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
findings of behavioral scientists and experimental economists. Further, this approach does not generally assume that all the elements of the "game" are common knowledge. It tends to de-emphasize the application of game-theoretic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
employees subsequently experience authoritative or consultative budgeting, their psychological contracts are breached. Employees who experience psychological contract breach seek redress through budgetary misreporting. Experimental... View Details
- 06 Aug 2014
- What Do You Think?
What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?
to read the book and to comment that "becoming an outstanding leader is not very different from becoming a chef. Both roles require passion, discipline, authenticity, and an experimental attitude." Bennis apparently had an... View Details
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
of variety in their products because of the experiments they conduct. Instead, the results showed just the opposite. While the cost of experimentation in the furniture industry is relatively low, Verganti and his colleague found that the... View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
States but around the world that hamper rapid iteration and experimentation in the product development process. This, in turn, stifles innovation, scares off private investors and creates an industry-regulatory culture that has grown to... View Details
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
Working PapersTruth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor Authors:Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
topic to understand better. Q: How did you go about designing your study in order to get a handle on this topic? A: It actually took us a couple of tries to come up with this design. The challenge was coming up with an experimental design... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
documents a role for debt financing related to innovation. We highlight the new literature on learning and experimentation across multi-stage innovation projects and how this impacts optimal financing design. We further highlight the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
areas that exist in scientific discoveries, John says. These gray areas are necessary for scientific experimentation because if researchers didn't have the freedom to deviate from the norm and try different ways of doing things, they... View Details
- 21 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
2011, using cooperative and competitive scenarios in which participants performed both a verbal and a math test at Harvard Business School's Computer Lab for Experimental Research. Each participant was given a pseudonym, with women... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
customers if they think it will result in more business down the line. You can see this in lots of different settings." Though Campbell, Martinez-Jerez, and Epstein found that tightly monitoring employees significantly reduces the amount of View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
Perception: The Stereotype Content Model and the BIAS Map," Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 40 ( 2008), pp. 61- 149. Julia Hanna, "Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It," HBS Working Knowledge, September 20,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
PublicationsThe Burden of Guilt: Heavy Backpacks, Light Snacks, and Enhanced Morality Authors:Gino, F., M. Kouchaki, and A. Jami Publication:Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Abstract Drawing on the embodied simulation account... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
offered filers the option of investing part of their refunds in savings bonds at fifteen H&R Block offices north of Chicago in March and April 2006. This pretest was designed to pave the way for more substantial experimentation this... View Details