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- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Crisis or Opportunity? Psychological Science Ayse Yemiscigil, A.V. Whillans, and N. Powdthavee “Does retirement lead to an existential crisis or present an opportunity to experience a renewed sense of purpose in life? In a nationally... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
is nearly as large. Working PapersPrice Competition under Multinomial Logit Demand Functions with Random Coefficients Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret Pierson Abstract In this paper, we postulate a general class of price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
controlled by code. And this has all happened at the hands of a relatively small group of people, with largely homogenous backgrounds. As more people, and especially ones from more diverse backgrounds, gain the ability to manipulate... View Details
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
our Classmates in an effort to elevate this message: “On behalf of your Black classmates: we’re not okay, and you shouldn’t be either”. The letters are meant to remove the onus too often placed on Black students to discuss and teach fellow classmates about the lived... View Details
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
accommodating but also, looking back, didn’t lower its expectations for me. Generally, my experience has led me to conclude there is no formulaic approach that will work for all. Rather, I hope more women will speak up, even if they... View Details
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders" by Todd Rogers, Katherine L. Milkman, and Max H. Bazerman. TIP #2 - Put your money where your mouth is. Leslie John, now an assistant professor at HBS, led an experiment at... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
markets allow the backward linkages between foreign and domestic firms to turn into FDI spillovers. Our calibration exercises indicate that a) holding the extent of foreign presence constant, financially well-developed economies View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
larger number of organizations. The researchers have also started to work on management experiments, modeled on the randomized control trials adopted in the medical field. This experimental approach is much... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation
R&D systems for performing experiments that will generate the information needed to develop and refine products quickly. The challenges are managerial as well as technical: Organize For Rapid Experimentation Examine and, if necessary,... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
solution. “It’s critical to think through the culture that you’re building, your approach to meetings and asynchronous work, and how leaders are going to set the behavioral tone from the top. This is an opportunity to shift the conversation from command and View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
identity condition. Additionally, employees in the individual identity group had garnered higher customer satisfaction scores during the seven months than those in the control group. To further study the reasons behind the findings, the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10
without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to and marketing of an individually held commitment savings product lead to an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Faculty Books
to avoid them. He explains how to anticipate, avoid, or recover from disastrous mistakes that can strip founders of control and leave them without a financial payoff for their hard work and ideas. View Details
- January 2014
- Teaching Note
R&R
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
This a revised teaching note for R&R case(9-386-019). View Details
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
rather than on oneself. In Experiment 1, we show that prosocial bonuses in the form of donations to charity lead to happier and more satisfied employees at an Australian bank. In Experiment 2, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
experiment and their interactions can make it difficult to determine cause-and-effect relationships. Choosing the right sample size is important. How can we ensure reliable results? Randomized field trials,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
toggle the full class into random small discussion groups and back to the classroom was amazing. This allowed for me to meet and have a discussion with almost every person in the class. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER EXECUTIVES... View Details
- 26 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 26
engage in instrumental networking influences how dirty this networking makes them feel. Three laboratory experiments and a survey study of lawyers in a large North American law firm provide support for our predictions. We call for a new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne