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- 05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5
prepay for participating merchants' goods and services. Within a model of repeat experience good purchase, we examine two mechanisms by which a discount voucher service can benefit affiliated merchants: price discrimination and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2020
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Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still fresh in people’s minds, the... View Details
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
public school students in America, how can you provide a more individualized learning experience? If you had an experience with a terrific teacher, you probably remember feeling that that teacher provided you with individual attention and... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
been helping eBay gather evidence for months. "eBay asked me to catch anyone I could," Edelman says. "From litigation documents, it's now known that I caught them." “I looked at the diversity of views and wondered, who has it right?” Edelman's View Details
- 20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407062 Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman Harvard Business School Case 407-060 At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015
Robert S. Kaplan, Katelyn Brinegar, Nicole Bassoff, H. Benjamin Harvey, James A. Brink, and Anand Prabhakar Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50229 Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers
says John. “When people weren’t presented with a privacy notice, their purchase interest was about twice that of those who had been shown the privacy notice.” In another experiment involving a car GPS system, the researchers showed some... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8
of causes. System-level accidents occur when anomalies or errors in different parts of an interconnected system negatively reinforce one another, spiraling up out of control until they eventually drive the system outside of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
a Chinese migrant, it might be more important to go back home during the Chinese New Year, rather than during the December break.” Although the study was able to exploit the random assignment of workers to different locations, thus... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 23
Ramarajan Publication:In Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Laura M. Roberts and Jane E. Dutton. Psychology Press, 2009 Abstract In this chapter we examine factors that enable individuals to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50189 Saving More in Groups: Field Experimental Evidence from Chile By: Kast, Felipe, Stephan Meier, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—We test the impact of a peer group savings program on precautionary savings through two View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007
wholly owned enterprise. Hesse must prepare his recommendation to the management team, which includes owners Jim and Debby Sharpe. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807118 PublicationsRemedying Education: Evidence from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
employees influences their startup's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice from other entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28
increases in dishonest behavior. The first three experiments found that individuals who engaged in expansive postures were more likely to steal money, cheat on a test, and commit traffic violations in a driving simulation. We also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
centers can seriously affect an organization's bottom line and undermine its strategy. "My research reveals that what happens in the last 10 yards of retail supply chains is really important. Customers often experience stockouts not... View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23
significantly. Both numerical simulations and a controlled experiment using regular and edited commercials provide evidence of the benefits of brand pulsing to ward off commercial avoidance. Implications for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21
paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/BFSWIPO.pdf Luck or Cheating? A Field Experiment on Honesty with Children Authors:Alessandro Bucciol and Marco Piovesan Publication:Journal of Economic Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract We run an... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26
Development Elective, an innovative offering within the leadership curriculum of an international MBA, which gives participants the opportunity to work with a psychotherapist during the course. Our findings suggest that the interplay between student's work in the PDE... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
laboratory to study coach-team matching effects. Clear-cut measures of team performance and precise employment records are publicly available, and the set of teams vying for coaches’ services is comparatively small. Controlling for coach... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14
undeniable ethical failure, people experience ethical dissonance between their moral values and their behavioral misconduct. Our findings indicate that to reduce ethical dissonance, individuals use a double-distancing mechanism. Using an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel