Investment Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jun 2017
News

Finding Common Ground

through the evening with the client relationship intact, but it also taught him a valuable lesson about personal business relationships that has informed his current work. “The idea of investing in personal relationships is something we... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Dec 2016
News

Bloomberg’s Gift to Boost Cities

preparing for and responding to crises, and investing in the future. Citizens expect mayors to perform at the highest level, but being a public executive—like any other job—is a learning experience. Yet once mayors are sworn into office,... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

Learning from the Past

specially commissioned maps, and 11 explanatory appendices as well as numerous footnotes and other study aids. Insights into contemporary human behavior and society, written more than 2,400 years ago. Insights into contemporary human... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

J.C. Cuddy, Caroline A. Wilmuth, and Dana R. Carney Abstract The current experiment tested whether changing one's nonverbal behavior prior to a high-stakes social evaluation could improve performance in the evaluated task. Participants... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

School. I wanted to pursue a joint degree that would help me address the dichotomy of my intended field, where climate investment cannot be an arena for governments alone and where impact involves navigating supply chain risks as much as... View Details

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

advisable or even necessary to invest in a response. In other cases, you may as well save your money, according to the researchers. The study also concluded that even though high-end customers can be fickle, a company that sustains a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2022
News

Sunny Side

Awesome, there’s a tribe for you. Want to drive a pink Lamborghini? Cool, knock yourself out.” Berardi believes Miami’s infectious energy gives ANIMO a competitive advantage in sourcing deals in which it can make big bets very early, View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2000
News

A Message from Dean Clark

in business education, when we have an opportunity to make investments that will chart the School's course for decades to come. For almost a century, HBS has been educating general managers who make a difference in the world. As we move... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Dec 2009
News

Hope for Reform Dims

for claw-backs when investments go sour, and give executives significant equity stakes in their companies. “Two firms with compensation plans like I just described, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, both failed. So having the right... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

firms attempt to manage recently acquired customers for whom only the first purchase has been observed. We propose a model that allows marketers to form “first impressions" of customers right after having been acquired. We define a first impression as an inference... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

30 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

Management; and Fiona E. Murray, associate dean of innovation at Sloan and Kearney's thesis adviser. “Our paper provides concrete proof that gender discrimination exists in the context of entrepreneurial pitching” As a behavioral... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

20 Sep 2013
News

Connections Add Up

the online investing firm Kapitall. "I was really focusing on start-ups and early-stage businesses. I love to come in and find ways to start and grow businesses and create opportunities," she says. It's a passion Wood says was fomented by... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2011
News

Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side

Through his writings, through his participation in hundreds of academic seminars, and through his mentorship of dozens of doctoral theses — mine included — Howard has left an indelible mark on a generation of scholars with his deep insights about human View Details

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

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

raised Audax Group's first fund, and are not able personally to finance the purchase, which would require approximately $30 million. They must decide whether to go through with the purchase, and how to finance it, keeping in mind any issues such an View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

eligibility for a severance package valued at $47 million? “In the old days, your personal behavior was not seen as relevant to your role as a corporate leader, but now, if you’re a candidate for CEO of a large company, your personal... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

(HBSWANY), presented the discussion in partnership with the nonprofit Girls With Impact to explore how Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company, is using philanthropic and investment capital to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2006
News

Notebook

type of service — video, voice, data, entertainment — as efficiently as possible. The industry is changing fast, and while it means opportunity for us, it also means investment and change. — Margie Kelley View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information

20 Jan 2017
News

Teaching a Solutions-Oriented Take on the News

We combine that curriculum, if you will, with a set of tools that really bring this into practice and help to engage audiences. And we invest in high-impact reporting projects on violence, health care, and education to make this real for... View Details

15 Nov 2024
News

Driving Change

focus for future business success, with speakers emphasizing its potential to reshape workplace dynamics. “If you are not investing in AI, you are not investing,” said Leslie Feinzaig (MBA 2007),founder and general partner of the Graham &... View Details

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