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  • 19 Mar 2010
  • News

Professor Robert C. Merton receives the Kolmogorov Medal from the University of London

  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal

By: Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James and Michael I. Norton
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). Analyzing survey data from 136 countries, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Spending; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives; Welfare; Uganda; Canada
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Professor Goh’s primary research interest is applying mathematical models to real-world problems in health care in order to inform, improve, and enhance medical decision making and health policy. His recent work in this domain focuses on developing new methods for... View Details
Keywords: Uncertainty; Optimization; Inventory Management; Health; Decision Making; Supply Chain
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Guanxi versus Networking: Distinctive Configurations of Affect- and Cognition-based Trust in the Networks of Chinese and American Managers

By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This research investigates hypotheses about differences between Chinese and American managers in the configuration of trusting relationships within their professional networks. Consistent with hypotheses about Chinese familial collectivism, an egocentric network survey... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Managerial Roles; Relationships; Cognition and Thinking; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Trust; China; United States
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    Leslie K. John

    Leslie K. John is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Currently, she teaches on the topics of Negotiation, Marketing and Behavioral Economics in various Executive Education courses, including in the Program for Leadership Development.... View Details

    Keywords: diet services; health care; internet; marketing industry
    • 18 Apr 2014
    • HBS Seminar

    Pian Shu, Harvard Business School

    • 20 Feb 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: February 20, 2007

    organization, using economic analysis as a tool for understanding business structures and transactions. A Discussion of "Letting the 'Tail Wag the Dog'": The Debate over GAAP versus Street Earnings Revisited Authors:Mark T.... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • June 2011
    • Case

    Reed Supermarkets: A New Wave of Competitors

    By: John A. Quelch and Carole Carlson
    Reed Supermarkets is a high-end supermarket chain with operations in several Midwestern states. Meredith Collins, vice president of marketing, visits stores located in Columbus, Ohio, an important region with the largest market and the greatest impact on revenue... View Details
    Keywords: Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Ohio
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    • 13 Aug 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

    research suggests there was something at work beyond simple greed, setting the stage for deeper exploration of how incentives shape not only what we do, but also how we perceive reality. “The question of incentives is fundamental to... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking
    • 22 Nov 2002
    • Other Presentation

    Competitiveness and the Role of Regions

    By: Michael E. Porter
    This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
    Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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    • 10 May 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

    areas, but there are fewer success stories today. At the macro level, the profit squeeze is just hard.” The working paper was co-written by HBS doctoral student Innessa Colaiacovo; Margaret Dalton, an analyst at the Center for Economic... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
    • 05 Dec 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: December 5, 2006

    Bowman, Steve LaValle, Vikas Mittal, Das Narayandas, Girish Ramani, and Rajan Varadarajan Periodical:Journal of Service Research 9, no. 2 (November 2006): 184-194 Abstract Conceptually, customer relationship management (CRM) has been... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Summer 2020
    • Article

    Tech Clusters

    By: William R. Kerr and Frederic Robert-Nicoud
    Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech cluster, how they function internally, and the degree to which policy makers can purposefully... View Details
    Keywords: Clusters; Agglomeration; Innovation; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Patents
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      Christopher A. Bartlett

      Professor Christopher A. Bartlett received an economics degree from the University of Queensland, Australia (1964), and both the masters and doctorate degrees in business administration from Harvard University (1971 and 1979). 

      As a practicing manager prior... View Details

      Keywords: consulting; health care; management consulting; manufacturing; medical supplies; wine
      • May–June 2018
      • Article

      Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
      Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that job cuts rarely help senior leaders achieve their goals. Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, but the cost... View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Transition; Strategic Planning
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      • 15 Sep 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

      When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial as cultivating the right kinds of connections, new research shows. While... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 22 Apr 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

      reluctance has hit Black Americans particularly hard since they have seen historically higher arrest rates, often fueled by racial discrimination, research shows. But it might be a good time to rethink those hiring practices and the... View Details
      Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
      • Research Summary

      National Innovative Capacity and the Ideas Production Function

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Joint research with Scott Stern (MIT) is exploring the determinants of innovative capacity across countries using time series/cross-section data ("Measuring the "Ideas" Production Function: Evidence from International Patent... View Details
      • 20 May 2019
      • News

      What it can mean for Morehouse grads to have loans paid off by Robert Smith

      • 14 Feb 2012
      • News

      Where’s the Boss? Trapped in a Meeting