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- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
you feel put upon. The negativity bias is salient in the experience you have going through the day. Take out your gratitude list. Choose gratitude over resentment. By the way, it's way more accurate because... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 03 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers
in front of direct reports to demonstrate competence and combat negative stereotypes about their abilities. But, these displays came at the expense of less visible office work that is critical to their businesses’ performance. Her... View Details
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
we theorize and then test that under conditions of increased workload, individuals may choose to complete easier tasks in order to manage their workload. We label this behavior Task Completion Bias (TCB). Using two years of data from a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
age, or other demographics, they may start making inferences about the product beyond just the product characteristics themselves—and it can lead to some negative consequences sometimes. [With dating], it could help some by reducing... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
disagreeing; encourages people to cultivate a receptive mindset; teaches people to choose words carefully, hedge claims, and emphasize areas of agreement; and fosters a culture of tolerance. Honing these skills can decrease frustration and View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
career. In a perfect world, women and people of color wouldn’t need to weigh such trade-offs, Chang says. Companies would find ways to reduce the strain on people who stand alone in a group and mitigate bias in promotion decisions. “We... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
suggest most accounting errors aren't the result of fraud. Rather, it is unconscious bias that is to blame. Here is a look at those biases, and how they can escalate from a small error of judgment to a big financial nightmare.Rooting out... View Details
- Blog
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
generate content that perpetuates existing biases. When we train these models at scale based on existing data, if the underlying data included biased information, the result is also likely to include that bias unless we intervene. One... View Details
- 09 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity
develop negative ideas about marriage, just as citizens of the United States and China may develop bad feelings about each other from watching their leaders squabble. So why wouldn't the same thing happen in the workplace? Testing For... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
Max Bazerman and Mike Luca (Image by John Ritter) What makes people behave the way they do—and to what degree are design choices influencing that? Associate Professor Mike Luca studies the design of online platforms, while Professor Max Bazerman’s work focuses on... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
between the board’s conservative Republicans, who perceived a liberal bias in the curriculum, and its more moderate Republicans and Democrats. For three days, the board held contentious open meetings, arguing issues centuries old—Were the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
their wages increased rates of female labor force participation and decreased negative perceptions around women working outside the home. “What we found is counterintuitive,” says Rigol, noting that traditional economic models assume that... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
attempts to stroke/fondle/kiss you 24% 23% 28% 28% 24% Offered/Implied rewards if you engaged in sexual behavior 12% 11% 10% 5% 13% Exposed a private part of his/her body 4% 6% 5% 9% 4% Other Harassment, Career By Region* All Asia Europe Latin America US / Canada... View Details
- 18 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!
risks involved, and prompting them to consider the negative health consequences, the researchers found. Compared to text warnings, graphic warnings worked better by grabbing the attention of consumers. “I’ve gotten some early feedback... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
that sent interest rates into negative values. This recent increase in rates towards their average historical values has been welcoming news for savers. While it is tempting to attribute this behavior of interest rates to inflation, which... View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
describe how previously identified "second-generation" forms of subtle gender bias have impeded women's progress. These practices and patterns, although unintentional, favor men and create structural career blocks for women. The... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 04 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions
people’s decisions, our false perceptions can also distort our opinions about others in general. In this case, the more important Clinton voters thought immigration policy was to Trump voters, the more negatively they viewed Trump voters... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
overweighted in probability judgments but are underweighted in repeated decisions under uncertainty. Two laboratory studies examine both decisions and probability assessments within the same paradigm. The results reveal overweighting and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
resource for executives and managers at all levels seeking to brush up on their knowledge of macroeconomic dynamics. Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation Authors:Bharat Anand, Rafael Di Tella, and Alexander... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
increased assertion activity nearing patent expiration, and forum shopping. We find, moreover, that NPE litigation has a real negative impact on innovation at targeted firms: firms substantially reduce their innovative activity after... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman