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- 28 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance
believed for a decade that this was an important sector that raised serious issues and deserved substantially greater attention in academia and the classroom. Q: How did you organize the course? A: We concluded that we needed a relatively... View Details
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
you owned a sporty little car, you might be tempted to drive it all the time, settling in to the comfy leather seats whenever you needed to get groceries or meet friends for dinner. But Derek lives in Vancouver, Canada, where public... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
possibly was another example unfolded. As reader Anna Johnson put it, “When the pressure to meet quarterly performance expectations against best-guess sales targets and a flesh pounding schedule take precedence, it’s not surprising that View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781591841395,00.html The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups Authors:E. Caruso, N. Epley, and M. H. Bazerman. Periodical:Journal of Personality and Social View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
versions of products originally designed for wealthier markets. This approach rarely succeeds. But some companies have committed themselves to understanding the needs of less-affluent customers and using this knowledge to devise creative... View Details
- 22 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
Manager Visibility No Guarantee of Fixing Problems
spirit of being truly curious about the problems they observed and how they could help people do their job better," Tucker says. The same findings can be applied to any industry or organization. "What we're finding is more related to human View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Not only does it hurt people economically, but it also takes a psychological toll.” Training Women Silbert returned from Brazil committed to her vision of starting a nonprofit that would help women entrepreneurs in the Boston area. “I... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Ink
March 2016 We can achieve presence when we need it, Cuddy argues, through a combination of body postures, behavior, and mindset, which activate chemical changes in the body. Expansive “power poses” can cause testosterone levels to rise... View Details
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
better. Be it mutual funds or hedge funds, these so-called owners have virtually no emotional investment in the companies (they own)." B. D. Majuqwana comments that "the biggest drawback for PE is that it does not aim to create new companies." Cheri... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
resistance many of us feel. Dolly Chugh, award-winning professor of social psychology and author of The Person You Mean to Be, gives us the psychological tools we need to... View Details
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
present information in order to offer it in the best light. Rather than trying to change human behavior, however, Exley says that we may be able to encourage giving by tapping into other self-justifications. In a new line of research, for example, Exley is looking at... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
study participant. "There's a [perception] that there's a tradeoff between serving the needs of the organizations and doing rigorous research," Beshears said. "But the organization you're working with doesn't know the answer, either. You... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
employees works Whillans says these types of rewards work because they tap into three strong psychological needs: Employees long for autonomy, with the freedom to choose how to do their work; they want to appear competent, armed with the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who don't compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do exist. Their insights can help other organizations weather the current crisis,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
necessarily need an outsider to provide an outside perspective, however. Occasionally a creative, clear-headed insider can break free of both his company's and his own preconceptions by adopting a novel point of view. This was... View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
directly, why then do managers (irrationally) choose to pursue profit directly rather than indirectly? I think the answer is to be found more in psychology than in economics." Does that account for the increasing interest in the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
career. But he hardly worked alone. As many have observed, perhaps Edison's greatest contribution was his artisan-oriented shops—a new way of organizing for innovation he created that has evolved into today's R&D laboratory with its team-based approach. The process... View Details
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
Working PapersFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior Authors:Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract While lay intuitions and pop psychology... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
collection will be of great interest to scholars of entrepreneurship, international business and business history. Psychology and Experimental Economics: A Gap in Abstraction Authors:Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton Periodical:Current... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace