positive behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

Leslie K. John is keenly aware of the pressure researchers feel to get results. When her graduate studies in behavioral decision research didn't produce significant findings that led to publication in a prestigious journal, John felt... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

20 Dec 2024
News

Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Feb 2014
News

How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind

Keywords: Retail Trade; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Apr 2001
News

Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

sustain the club’s newly expanded leadership structure. Of the forty volunteers currently working in officer positions or on one of several committees, ten graduated from Harvard Business School last year. To Kwiker, this proves that the... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2003
News

Patrick Moreton

nascent industry became established so that Americans had an opportunity to use the spectrum and enjoy its benefits. When television came along, the largest radio networks were given a privileged opportunity to enter the fledgling industry because they were thought to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

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Mental Health Awareness Month | Baker Library

Market Maps Explore relevant Frost & Sullivan reports: The Future of Mental Health Management Emerging Digital Health Technology Innovations Transforming Mental Health Care Growth Opportunities in Mental and Behavioral Digital Health... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

Donella Rapier (MBA ’92) has recently been appointed associate dean for External Relations at HBS, following the resignation of James C. Schroeder, who accepted a position as chief development officer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,... View Details

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

01 Mar 2005
News

Job Interviews

level.” Be aware of your body. Don’t fidget or make unnecessary movements. Butler advises a “strong neutral position”: feet flat on floor or legs crossed, with arms resting in a comfortable place. Return to this position after leaning... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2017
News

Turning Point: The Dark Season

member of my church, which led to a position at Jones Lang LaSalle. About a year later, the Chicago Bears were looking for a part-time team chaplain, and the head of player engagement called his pastor in Denver, who happened to be my... View Details

Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)

Profile

Maurice Taylor

Maurice Taylor was raised in Detroit, where his family still lives. “As a city, we’ve seen difficult times,” he says. “I’m driven to make a positive impact.” The challenge? “I needed to find an education with the optimal mix of practical... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

The Joy of Work

can impede the progress of their creative teams. One of our strongest findings is that to be creative, people need to feel good about their work. Pride in accomplishment and positive feelings about oneself and one’s colleagues give a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2006
News

Nelson Mandela’s Right-Hand Man

stated that investment is sorely needed to help reduce unemployment, one of South Africa’s most pressing problems. A positive sign, he said, is the increasing involvement of blacks in business. HBS professor Linda Hill, the event’s... View Details

Keywords: Ahmed Kathrada; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

October 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Chantal Cookware Corp.

By: H. Kent Bowen, Paul W. Marshall and Stephanie Dodson

Chantal Cookware is a small, private company with a 15-year record of success in the design, assembly, and sale of high-end cookware. It experiences serious setbacks when consumers' tastes shift from colorful enamel-on-steel products to commercial-style cookware.... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Strategic Planning; Market Entry and Exit; Product Positioning; Trends; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Dec 2011
News

At Your Service

behavior is discretionary. You have the moving parts of human beings delivering services interacting with human beings as customers. Culture is the guiding force; it’s the difference between the positive... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2004
News

Salter New Head of External Relations

J. Hill Professor of Business Administration. Salter (MBA ’64, DBA ’68), who assumed his new position July 1, joined the faculty in 1967 and has taught and helped develop a wide variety of courses in the areas of corporate strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2011
News

On the Outside at HBS

role models for all students. Another positive step would be for HBS to facilitate more open classroom dialogue during case studies, not just in the context of LEAD or LCA but also in TOM and Finance, to create opportunities for... View Details

Portrait Project

Marlene Ngoyi

I once dreamt of becoming a film-maker. When asked why, I often justified my aspiration with elaborate arguments in order to convince the skeptics. In reality, I did not want to be a film-maker, I simply wanted to depict stories that would awake emotions, change... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Noted & Quoted

founder and CEO, Vostu.com. (Financial Times, March 20, 2011) “Do you think the world is out to get you? Go ahead, be a little paranoid. That’s my management tip for today.” — HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, on the power of positive... View Details

November 2024
Article

Price Discounts and Cheapflation During the Post-Pandemic Inflation Surge

By: Alberto Cavallo and Oleksiy Kryvtsov

We study how within-store price variation changes with inflation, and whether households exploit it to attenuate the inflation burden. We use micro price data for food products sold by 91 large multi-channel retailers in ten countries between 2018 and 2024. Measuring... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Inflation and Deflation; Price; Consumer Behavior; Personal Finance; Product Positioning