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- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
saying, you know, there's a behavioral explanation to this as well. We want to make clear: this is not to blame women. Our perspective is that, instead of waiting for the tectonic plates of society to shift, we would rather ask what we... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
responsibility, would add little to the candidate's development. Instead she was given a general management assignment—and the team got a signal from the CEO about his commitment to diversity. His behavior communicated a sense of... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
December 19, 2018 NEJM Catalyst It's Time to Reform the Orphan Drug Act By: Bagley, Nicholas, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55448 January 2019... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
Experimental Psychology: General The (Perceived) Meaning of Spontaneous Thoughts By: Morewedge, Carey K., Colleen E. Giblin, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Much human thought arises unbidden, spontaneously intruding upon consciousness.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
modified Walmart's human resource practices by offering better benefits and wages to associates in response to growing social pressure. Overall, our analysis suggests that the effectiveness of a particular business model depends not only... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
States a rich field of study and one that's a specialty for Harvard Business School professor Roy Chua. Chua, a native of Singapore who speaks fluent Mandarin, draws on human psychology to better understand important social processes in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- May 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Background Note
Incentive Strategy II: Executive Compensation and Ownership Structure
By: Brian J. Hall
This case analyzes incentive strategy from the perspective of a company's board of directors and owners. The focus is the role that executive compensation and ownership structure (the composition of, and financial structure between, a company's owners) play in... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Ownership; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Perspective; Strategy; Value Creation
Hall, Brian J. "Incentive Strategy II: Executive Compensation and Ownership Structure." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-134, May 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
human capital, which measures the economic value of an employee's skill set and intellect. And now there's a new member of the capital lexicon: altruistic capital. "Altruistic capital is the idea that every individual has within them an... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
behavior on an ongoing basis. Communication is a central part of that story. Negotiators can have good reasons for not saying everything they're thinking. Holding back information can be a simple matter of self-defense. If a seller... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
more sensitive to losses than gains in terms of economic growth? We find that measures of subjective well-being are more than twice as sensitive to negative as compared to positive economic growth. We use Gallup World Poll data from over 150 countries, U.S. View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
through these questions, you’ll know that you’ve approached the problem in the right way—not just as a good manager but as a thoughtful human being. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51554 September 2016... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
employee learning into changes in individual and organization behavior or improved financial performance. Put simply, companies are not getting the return they expect on their investment in training and education. By investing in training... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-063, December 2003. (Revised May 2004.)
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
Wait (Harvard Business Review) A Pandemic Won’t Kill The Open Office, But Slack Could (Vanity Fair) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge There is a saying that every decision is political—not just in terms of ideology of left or right, but also in terms of... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
globalization and liberalization have increased the competitiveness of product markets, one explanation for the trend towards decentralization could be increased competition. Of course there are a range of other factors that may also be at play, including View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
produces slower learning in human subjects than the standard second price auction mechanism. Our results also serve to highlight differences in behavior between simulated agents and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
of home buyers, investors, and regulators. Using the latest research in psychology and behavioral economics, they present a new theory of belief formation that explains why the financial crisis came as such a shock to so many people—and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
remote surveillance of the performance of these products. Predictive analysis applied to humans is now one of the hottest concepts to come along. It is being made possible by a system of customer loyalty programs, big data, and cloud... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett