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- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
causes. In 11 experiments, they found that—relative to higher-income earners—people with lower incomes were judged more harshly for what they chose to buy, even when the two groups made identical consumer choices. It's a concept Hagerty... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers interested in change and organizations in different problem domains (sustainability, healthcare, poverty alleviation, and education). The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience
the lessons you learned from foundational classes to a complex real-world consulting project at the end of your first year. With a diverse group of peers, there is an opportunity to have a genuinely positive View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make
delivery systems.” To unravel this complexity, the research team surveyed 78 radiation oncology professionals at the University of California in Los Angeles. First, they surveyed the group about their perceived psychological safety in the... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
just one of four Black CEOs leading a Fortune 500 company. Frazier is also outspoken, having resigned from President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council to make a clear statement against “hatred, bigotry and group supremacy” that... View Details
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Eduardo Avalos
leadership theory I have taken from the HBS classroom. While the sentiment of this statement is true – an effective leader often does so much more. They take responsibility and accountability for the people they lead; they are keenly... View Details
- 13 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Case Against Racial Colorblindness
mentioning race, you probably have something to hide," Norton says. The researchers repeated the experiment on a group of elementary school children. The third graders often scored higher on the guessing game than grown-ups because,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
discuss how these findings advance understanding of how organizational structure and corporate leadership interact and of how organizations can more effectively realize the strategic value of corporate social responsibility activities.... View Details
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Planning a Class Session - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
process that enables greater flexibility in the discussion. Preparation should begin with the identification of a small number of core learning objectives for the session, which frame the development of a teaching plan. "Elements of View Details
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Reconceiving Products & Markets - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
spanned 16 countries in 2013, promotes the benefits of handwashing to rural communities. So far, Unilever has changed the behaviors of 130 million people. Businesses have the potential to be more effective than governments and NGOs in... View Details
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
effective December 31, 1999. The true story of the Canal upends the more conventional tale of U.S. triumphalism and its shepherding of one of the largest infrastructure works ever built. First, the Canal produced great economic dividends... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity
liked the best. (The photographs all had been taken on sunny days.) Control group participants, meanwhile, were not shown the sunny-day photos; rather, they were asked only to describe their typical daily routines. In total there were... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008
potential: (1) project complexity, (2) cross-functionality, (3) temporary membership, (4) fluid team boundaries and (5) embeddedness in organizational structures. We argue that effective management of these five attributes allows not only... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Addressing Common Blind Spots Below are some “blind spots” that are common in the classroom and suggestions on how to address them. Generalizing about students based on their group membership For example, using differential call patterns... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details
- 03 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business
"non-ritual" condition participants only drew a picture. After the experiment, the ritual group reported feeling more in control and less bummed out about the $200 than the non-ritual group. Importantly, the researchers found... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- September 2009
- Module Note
Leading Teams Note
This note, which describes the architecture and processes that characterize effective teams, begins by detailing the steps involved in designing a team, from diagnosing the complexity, interdependence, and objectives of the task to harnessing the key resources teams... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership; Business Processes; Groups and Teams
Polzer, Jeffrey T. "Leading Teams Note." Harvard Business School Module Note 410-051, September 2009.
- 02 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic
effective solutions. Although the first semester was different than I imagined – with small socially distanced meet-ups, Zoom Office Hours and a closed HKS campus – the ability to dig deep into health care issues with the best professors... View Details
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
those papers for a volume devoted to that topic, a Part Two to accompany the Handbook. This June, we're convening a conference titled Imagining the Future of Leadership to address the kinds of skills, knowledge, and identity that will be needed to be View Details
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
case, then I'm essentially using a proxy for “this person is a woman.” Then, when the algorithm uses the color of the case to decide who to hire or who to give a discount to, the algorithm may favor the group that has red cases, meaning... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne