Human Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2021
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WFH Doesn’t Have to Dilute Your Corporate Culture

07 Oct 2020
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Becoming a More Patient Leader

27 Jan 2014
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Why I Hired an Executive with Mental Illness

Keywords: mental illness; employee management; competititve advantage; workplace diversity

24 Nov 2009
First Look

identification. Download the paper: http://www.imanet.org/pdf/11_09_epstein.pdf Nameless + Harmless = Blameless: When Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Influence Judgment of (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:Francesca Gino, Lisa Lixin Shu, and Max... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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John Bracaglia

longitudinal health data study to "map human health." "At the time I applied," John says, "I had no idea what I'd be doing at HBS. But I respected the alumni and the talent the school produces. HBS builds people... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech; CPG

21 Mar 2024
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OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC

Clubs News Clubs News Demystifying AI at Orange County Leadership Breakfast At its first HBS Leadership Breakfast event since before the pandemic, the HBS Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) tackled the potential of AI with a talk titled The Dawning of Artificial... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Apr 2010
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Nonverbal Displays Affect Neuroendocrine Levels and Risk Tolerance Authors: Dana R. Carney, Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Andy J. Yap Publication: Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Humans and other animals express power through open,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jun 2003
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What Can Aspiring Leaders Be Taught?

behaviors and settings could have as great an influence as the content itself. One respondent wrote, "...values should be modeled by the instructors in how they prepare and deliver content, the time and value they give their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers

Here's a tip for companies looking to woo customers away from the competition: Besides advertising fair prices for your products, try advertising fair wages for your employees. Recent research from Harvard Business School indicates that shoppers prefer retailers that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

04 Nov 2022
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How Bullying Manifests at Work - and How to Stop It

01 Dec 2016
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Takeaways

organization’s collective wisdom in the process.” —Catherine J. Turco (MBA 2003), The Conversational Firm “Work through gray-area problems as a manager, using the best advice and information, and then resolve these problems as a human... View Details

13 Sep 2016
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September 13, 2016

forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Bounded Awareness: Implications for Ethical Decision Making By: Bazerman, Max, and Ovul Sezer Abstract—In many of the business scandals of the... View Details

17 Dec 2015
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Examining Global Workforce Management

particular circumstances,” says Sucher, MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow. “Both why and how they are done matter—to employees and to the company’s future performance.” Sucher is exploring how some companies are... View Details

16 Feb 2022
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Holding Business to Account

returns but who also use the unique access and voice we have as investors to engage management and redirect corporate efforts toward long-term sustainability.” The firm has been active in encouraging companies to be leaders on issues from climate change to View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

in Organizations, Simmons Graduate School of Management, in Boston. Prior to joining the HBS faculty, she taught at Columbia University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Professor Ely received her Ph.D. in Organizational View Details

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Lessons from the 2025 Race, Gender & Equity at Work Symposium - Blog: RGE Report

to her field of human rights law, but her insights are relevant to us all. When is hope false hope? Hope can manifest as either passive or active, and as either grounded or ungrounded. When hope is both passive—as in, lacks any sort of... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

around the vision, and mobilizes human and other resources in the execution of that vision. Equally important, a leader is responsible for establishing the tone, values, and operating style of the organization in order to form its culture... View Details

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

expedient work around? The nurses overwhelmingly chose to work around a problem, because that is what allows them to get their very demanding jobs done in the most efficient way. Tucker's future research will continue focus on how human... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

March 2025
Article

Does Communicating Measurable Diversity Goals Attract or Repel Historically Marginalized Job Applicants? Evidence from the Lab and Field

By: Erika L. Kirgios, Ike Silver and Edward H. Chang

Many organizations struggle to attract a demographically diverse workforce. How does adding a measurable goal to a public diversity commitment—for example, “We care about diversity” versus “We care about diversity and plan to hire at least one woman or racial minority... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Diversity; Goals and Objectives; Communication Intention and Meaning; Behavior

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