Investment Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
News

Letters to the Editor

Bloomfield Hills, MI A Taxing Question Regarding his My Two Cents column, “My Beautiful Capital Gain,” in the March issue, I’d ask this of Dal LaMagna (MBA 1970): The money you invested was already taxed once at ordinary income tax rates,... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

Washington Area Community Investment Fund and founder of socially conscious sustainable underwear brand Manakii. More than 50 HBS alumni tuned in to the 90-minute virtual discussion, during which the panelists touched upon a number of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

profit by investing the pre-paid premiums. So they lose money on insurance but make up for it by investing premiums." By contrast, she said, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company makes money on... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

of corporate fraud, considerations of intent dominate the details of compliance or noncompliance with arcane legal rules. This is the right message to send to the American business community. The behavior that became so widespread and... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

01 Oct 1999
News

Four Promoted to Full Professor

investment banking. At HBS he teaches the course Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring in the MBA and Executive Education Programs. He also chairs the executive program Finance for Senior Executives and has taught in the Advanced... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

I haven't made it to the cover of Forbes yet,' then run and hide. That's the last thing that should happen," says Loughran, a former director of research at a local investment bank whose own résumé - which includes diverse... View Details

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

04 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 4

of state-owned firms (SOEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) in at least two ways. First, we cross-fertilize the IB and SOEs literatures in their analyses of foreign investment behavior and introduce two... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2011
News

Faculty Books

how we act unethically without meaning to. They demonstrate how ethical standards shift, how we neglect to notice and act on the unethical behavior of others, and how compliance initiatives can actually promote unethical behavior.... View Details

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

16 Jan 2018
News

Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits

pitched her business, which makes at-home lab testing kits on ABC's Shark Tank and sealed a deal for a $1M line of credit from investor Lori Greiner, in exchange for five percent equity in the company. The investment marks the largest... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 May 2015
News

A Flash of Insight

surprised Cooper most was how much he picked up from his classmates. “As a military officer, I had a very different background from someone who had worked, say, at Procter and Gamble,” he says. “We learned from each other, and that helped broaden my perspective.” As an... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; 9/11; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Mar 2023
News

Fostering a Supportive Community

(Part 2) MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE MBA Affordability An Investment in Tomorrow’s Leaders Full-Tuition Assistance Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions Forward Fellowship Family Matters View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning By: Amabile, Teresa M., and Michael G. Pratt Abstract—Leveraging insights gained... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

willingness to experiment. They’re seen as being psychologically safe, highly collaborative, and nonhierarchical. And research suggests that these behaviors translate into better innovative performance. But despite the fact that... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

bureaucrats. High-skilled bureaucrats face less frequent political transfers and lower variability in the importance of their posts. We find evidence of two alternative paths to career success: officers of higher initial ability are more likely to View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

a board of directors as you create and grow your company. Others will join private equity or venture capital firms where you will serve on the boards of the firm’s portfolio companies. Still others will be consultants or advisors to boards, or View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India

opportunities in relation to other countries. She also notes that Leadership and Organizational Behavior “opened my eyes to my own internal leadership strengths and weaknesses.” “I want to build a healthy future for India,” states... View Details

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably

investments. At Grolsch and many other sites, we consistently heard that times of crisis can also be times of transition and opportunity because spikes in energy prices can improve the business cases for investment in renewable projects.... View Details

28 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

show that the same behaviors produce more ethical condemnation when they happen to produce bad rather than good outcomes, even if the outcomes are determined by chance. Our studies show that individuals judge View Details