Giving And Receiving Feedback - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both

to talk with him about things I hadn't talked with anybody about." Thomas's experiences had been giving him "a sense of risk and marginality," he said. By discussing it with the older... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders

the BE component: Give me a soldier who has that part right, and I can teach her to do anything. Give me a soldier who doesn't, and all the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=gray%20rand%20et%20al.pdf August 2013 PLoS ONE Give What You Get: Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella) and 4-year-old Children Pay Forward Positive View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

couple of weeks, our host shot back, "A couple of weeks! Put something down on a sheet of paper and give to me before you leave today." We received the money in early... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

10 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Become a Value Creator

give up something you want. It's a very hard thing to do, and no one is ever going to be perfect at it," Hall says. "But if you make it your goal to be a value creator, then it becomes an instinct,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

Teixeira, which identifies the ingredients necessary to create online videos so compelling that viewers will not only want to watch them but also actively seek them out and share them with friends, family, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

initially—gaining their trust and asking them what we could do to make things better." When he receives good ideas, Schlichting lets the employees implement them. "Giving a project out View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

05 Feb 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?

any other factor, including class size and quality of the facilities. In various studies, the truly great teachers do things like giving good, individualized feedback while... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews

the site (They receive this status from Yelp based on their compliments sent to other Yelpers, whether they vote for reviews that are Useful, Funny, and Cool, and if they... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Food & Beverage

23 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Break the Expert’s Curse

challenges, and meaningful interactions with colleagues. Two months after the internships ended, the participants received a follow-up questionnaire about their summer experiences. Half of them also View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

make you feel less safe by making you conscious of just how much you are giving away? A new working paper finds that it’s more likely to be the latter. “Even if a privacy policy is meant to be assuaging, it can prime you to think about... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

18 Apr 2005
Lessons from the Classroom

NFL Players Touch Down at HBS

and impassioned, Brewer's classmates were stunned. It just goes to show, said Jones, that "an NFL player has the ability to argue with a Harvard professor." "It's fun to get into the business world View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

Months of binge watching, doom scrolling, home schooling, and stress eating have left many people more determined than ever to start a new fitness regimen in January. Even a global pandemic that is closing gyms View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

prevalent, and their use will likely receive greater scrutiny as policymakers try to understand the implications for competition. In their paper, MacKay and Brown suggest that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

03 Nov 2011
What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

by authenticity and passion?" (implied by a response from Harry Abrikian). Steve Sheinkopf would alter the process to insure that he receives feedback only from his... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

aspirations and expectations; it is the belief that "I can do it." Team confidence: This is having confidence in each other, counting on each other, giving and View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

21 May 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals

the end of the program, students will take an exam administered at any one of 4,000 testing centers worldwide to receive a certificate from HBS attesting to their mastery of the content. Unlike most MOOCs, which follow a traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe. Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

16 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?

to give their dog to the shelter, we can help them skip the shelter and directly rehome their dog into a new loving family,” says Exley, noting that the program also helps families follow best practices... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

customize classes so that students received the lessons they needed without reviewing material they already knew? That is the idea behind School of One, an approach to learning piloted by New York City Department of Education, which... View Details