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- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
KC, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating. However, behavioral theory suggests that individuals exhibit bias in their beliefs and decisions. We conduct both a View Details
- 30 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay
when presented with this information,” says Harvard Business School’s Joseph Pacelli. However, many employers neglect to highlight the diversity of their workforce. Only 17 percent of the 3,235 public firms that Pacelli studied in a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
but tightly interweaved sections, the book's chapters provide regional surveys of the practice of global history on all continents, review some of the research in four core fields of global history, and consider a number of problems that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lack of Female Scientists Means Fewer Medical Treatments for Women
treatments that primarily benefit women, yet an examination of biomedical patents filed over a 30-year period revealed a significant shortage of inventions targeting women’s health versus the large volume of new products for male ailments, according to a recent View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 29 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity
In April, the World Health Organization released a groundbreaking study that established a definitive link between mental health and economic productivity. The findings were both depressing and hopeful. On the downside, depression and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
efficiency benefits of market transactions Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Leveraging Waste: Implications for Competition and Welfare (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We study the competitive and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Wyss House | About
candidates at HBS and with their counterparts in other Harvard PhD programs. The 6,290-square-foot facility includes state-of-the-art technology; administrative, meeting, and study space; as well as a kitchen and lounge. As renovated,... View Details
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Linos, Laura Jakli & Melissa Carlson 2021 | American Political Science Review 115, no. 1 As government welfare programming contracts and NGOs increasingly assume core aid functions, they must address a long-standing challenge—that people in need often belong to... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Paper Award from the Industry Studies Association with Santiago Gallino for their paper, "The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment" ( Manufacturing & Service... View Details
- 24 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in Clean Energy
great experiences for building relationships. I know the Energy and Environment Club is very active and would obviously be a great way to make connections in the field and meet other students who are interested in renewables. What... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang
collecting data and writing papers), and I simply could not have gotten through the process without the support of my family and the many grad students and faculty who supported me along the way. I’m in this field and View Details
- Portrait Project
David Chan
lifetime, average winter temperatures in my hometown have warmed 5°F, and snowstorms are now anything but certain. Since 2001, 17 of the 18 warmest years on record have occurred. Having studied atmospheric science in college, it always... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
widely, and research shows that it's often tough to increase profits by investing abroad. A new study of the grocery retail industry reveals that with a few exceptions globalization's benefits have not accrued to retailers. Local... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
executives is to imply that business management itself is a profession—but is it? Sociologists who study the professions have employed a wide range of perspectives and criteria for determining what makes an occupation a profession. For... View Details
- 18 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
questions about past misdeeds. But a recent set of studies indicates that people genuinely do tend to forget the details of their own transgressions. In the paper Leaving Our Immoral Deeds in the Past, researchers show that engaging in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
becoming irrelevant. It explores seven profound “mind leaps” leaders need to make now to transform at the speed of disruption. With illuminating case studies and hard-earned personal wisdom, Dennis helps you create important strategic and... View Details
- 24 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things
blankets, when you can donate one blanket and feel just as good?” Barasz says. “But, if you frame it as a set, then there is a reason to want to complete the set and to donate all six of the items.” The results of the field View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
countries, from Sweden to New Zealand, now hold debates, often with much media fanfare. The best way to win hearts and minds Democratic US presidential candidates took to the debate stage for the fifth time this week. While Pons didn’t View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
straightforward example. Q: You have a chapter coming out in the new book Advances in Decision Analysis called "Negotiation Analysis: Between Decisions and Games." Please tell us more about the emerging field of negotiation... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace