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  • 13 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 13, 2015

contribution rates differ between employees hired before versus after the Roth introduction, which means that the amount of retirement consumption being purchased by 401(k) contributions increases after the Roth introduction. A survey experiment suggests two View Details
  • 17 Apr 2022
  • Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

question-and-answer format that’s accessible for everyone from C-suite executives to business students. It covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of ethical behavior and legal liabilities to the cultivation of best practices and... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert

    Joseph L. Bower

    JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

    Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
    • 25 Jun 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Collaborating Across Cultures

    today's business environment, says Roy Y.J. Chua, an assistant professor in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School who has focused his research on exploring how such collaboration can... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • 2011
    • Book

    The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

    By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
    The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
    Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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    • 13 Feb 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

    In trying to prevent discrimination and prejudice, many companies adopt a strategy of "colorblindness"—actively trying to ignore racial differences when enacting policies and making organizational decisions. The logic is simple: if we... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
    • 12 Nov 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: November 12

    observers. We identify boundary conditions and demonstrate that the positive inferences disappear when the observer is unfamiliar with the environment, when the nonconforming behavior is depicted as unintentional, and in the absence of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Business History - Faculty & Research

    simplistic assumptions about business behavior also enabled business history to be highly creative and, at times, to exercise a huge impact on management studies more generally, especially strategy and the study of entrepreneurship.... View Details
    • 02 Mar 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    When Goal Setting Goes Bad

    Bad "side effects" produced by goal-setting programs include a rise in unethical behavior, over-focus on one area while neglecting other parts of the business, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Jan 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: Jan. 25

      PublicationsThe Strategic Use of Brand Biographies Authors:Jill Avery, Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, and Juliet Schor Publication:Research in Consumer Behavior (forthcoming) Abstract We introduce the concept of a brand biography to... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2014
    • Article

    The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying

    By: William R. Kerr, William F. Lincoln and Prachi Mishra
    We study the determinants of the dynamics of firm lobbying behavior using a panel data set covering 1998–2006. Our data exhibit three striking facts: (i) few firms lobby, (ii) lobbying status is strongly associated with firm size, and (iii) lobbying status is highly... View Details
    Keywords: Lobbying; Political Economy; H-1B; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Policy; Immigration
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    Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

    found on the doctoral programs website: PhD in Business Economics PhD in Organizational Behavior PhD in Business Administration, Strategy PhD in Business Administration, Technology & Operations Management... View Details
    • 01 Mar 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

    defined and measured for impact on the bottom line. It was more than 40 years after researchers Fritz Roethlisberger and William Dickson first suggested the impact on performance of some behaviors that would be included under the umbrella... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • March 2007
    • Article

    Local Company Politics: A Proposal

    By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker
    Corrupt politicians, and poor government more generally, are commonly viewed as a primary barrier to economic progress. The roots to these problems run deep in many political systems across the developing world, and attempts at reform have rarely found much success.... View Details
    Keywords: Behavior
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    • 09 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

    bores you, and which the world does not need—this life is hell. —W.E.B. Du Bois In the organizational context, the four-drive theory implies that every person, from the CEO to the most junior employee will bring a predictable set of... View Details
    Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
    • 01 Oct 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: October 1

      Publications August 2013 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India By: Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 23 Sep 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do

    tenured professor in the Negotiations, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit at HBS; Caroline Wilmuth, who is pursuing a doctorate in organizational behavior at Harvard, and Alison Wood Brooks, an assistant... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
    • 20 Apr 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

    and actual behavior, according to the authors. The rapidly developing field of behavioral ethics has described a decision-making process whereby we recognize what we should do—give equal weight to job candidates of all races, for... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 29 Oct 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

    Holden Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford, and Daniella Kupor, a doctoral student at Stanford. "It is generally considered a good-natured prosocial thing to tip, but bribing is considered... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman