organizational behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

2019
Book

Operations in an Omnichannel World

By: Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno

The world of retailing has changed dramatically in the past decade. Sales originating at online channels have been steadily increasing, and even for sales transacted at brick-and-mortar channels, a much larger fraction of sales is affected by online channels in... View Details

Keywords: Omnichannel; Omnichannel Retail; Retail; Operations; Management; Supply Chain Management; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17

display promotions away from smaller revenue brands toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance. This indicates the behavior is determined by parties above brand managers in the firm. These findings are consistent... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Doctoral Programs Faculty from the General Management unit work with students across several doctoral programs. Detailed curriculum information for each doctoral program associated with this unit can be found on the doctoral programs website: PhD in View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

(@lramarajan98) is the Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Prithwiraj Choudhury: Do you... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

as a separate marketplace, because each has its own legal requirements, cultural traditions, and business methods, and most have their own currencies. The dramatic changes in strategic thinking and organizational relationships have made... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2011
Article

The Power of Small Wins

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer

What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and... View Details

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

Cambridge University. He served on the staff of the President’s Council of Economics Advisers in 1990-91. Laura Huang Associate Professor of Business Administration Laura Huang is an associate professor of business administration in the View Details

15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470905905,descCd-tableOfContents.html Working PapersComparing the Investment Behavior of Public and Private Firms Authors:John Asker, Joan Farre-Mensa, and Alexander Ljungqvist... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

say, a product firm. Consequently, a product firm may not be attractive to various knowledge workers who prefer to work in the consulting environment. A fourth driver is the demand for process and behavior change that IT implementation... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

before they escalate Secure maximum value for your organization and yourself Reflect on personal behaviors and refine your approach to be more effective Who Will Benefit Negotiation Professionals Value-Driven Individuals Early and... View Details

29 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

results are outlined in a May article published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes called Are They Useful? The Effects of Performance Incentives on the Prioritization of Work Versus... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka

09 Sep 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan

13 Apr 2011
Working Paper Summaries

The ‘IKEA Effect’: When Labor Leads to Love

Keywords: by Michael I. Norton, Daniel Mochon & Dan Ariely; Consumer Products

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

understand and address inequality around the world. Jon M. Jachimowicz is an assistant professor in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Kristin Blesch is a doctoral student at the... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

01 Dec 2019
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Colleen Ammerman, director of the Gender Initiative at HBS. And yet it hasn’t been thoroughly studied in the context of organizational behavior and social psychology. But with more scholars investigating the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

through. As companies and work groups become more diverse, these differences will appear more often. Finally, people may not comply because they're confused. The growing complexity of the workplace and more fluid organizational structures... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

companies most interesting to you. Inform your friends, classmates, and colleagues at a similar level of your interest in a CEO role and ask that they recommend you if they are contacted by Executive Search Firms. Referrals are the preferred way in. Seek out CEOs,... View Details

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

averted pollution laws in many countries over a ten-year period. The second involves Zappos’ sudden initiative to eliminate all but one manager, the CEO. The two examples share at least one thing in common: they both involve changing View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

05 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat

of whether someone will behave unethically. Two, among those who do cheat, cheating reduces levels of the hormone associated with psychological stress. In other words, people may use cheating as a means of relieving stress. The good news is that corporate cultures and... View Details