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The Multidimensional Effects of a Small Gift:: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

By: Ellen Garbarino, Robert Slonim and Carmen Wang
Using a large natural field experiment, we demonstrate that a small unconditional gift (pen) more than doubled both small (survey) and large (blood donation) responses. We find no evidence that the opportunity for a small response crowded out the larger response;... View Details
Keywords: Reciprocity; Gift Exchange; Blood Donation; Charitable Behavior; Field Experiment; Behavior; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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Models of optimal experience (flow)

Flow is a state of profound task-absorption, involvement, and intrinsic enjoyment that makes the person feel one with the activity. Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Theory states that flow is more likely to occur in situations in which the person feels that the activity is very... View Details
  • 29 Jul 2021
  • Video

International Perspective Series: Student Experience

  • August 2021
  • Case

Orchadio's First Two Split Experiments

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Marco Iansiti and David Lane
Orchadio, a direct-to-consumer grocery business, needs to conduct its first two A/B tests—one to evaluate the effectiveness and functioning of its newly redesigned website, and one to market-test four versions of a new banner for the website. To do so, it will rely on... View Details
Keywords: Information Management; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Information Technology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • December 2020
  • Supplement

Experiment A Box Search

By: Iavor I Bojinov and Karim R. Lakhani
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  • Jul 29 2015
  • Testimonial

A Rich Learning Experience

  • 01 Mar 2003
  • News

Brazil Banks on Experience

Ranked among the world’s largest economies, Brazil and the left-leaning government of newly elected President Lu íz In ácio Lula da Silva soothed wary financial markets by selecting Henrique Meirelles (93rd AMP), former head of global banking at FleetBoston, to lead... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Experience and description-based decision making.

Prof. Barron and his co-authors study the effect of the economic environment on decision making. One example involves the effect of rare (low probability) events. People behave as if they overweight these events in some settings (e.g., when buying insurance and... View Details
  • 09 Jan 2012
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Fresh experiences in the field

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Campus Experience | MBA

Campus Experience At Harvard Business School, breakthrough moments can happen any time. While formal education is concentrated within academics, the transformation of potential into leadership is realized through every aspect of the... View Details

    Sampling Bias in Entrepreneurial Experiments

    Using data from a prominent online platform for launching new digital products, we document that ‘sampling bias’—defined as the difference between a startup’s target customer base and the actual sample on which early ‘beta tests’ are conducted—has a systematic and... View Details
    • March 6, 2012
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    Enhance Your Overseas Experience

    By: John Coleman and William W. George
    Keywords: Leadership
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    • 7 May 1993
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    The United States Experience

    By: W. Carl Kester
    Keywords: United States
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    • 29 Jul 2021
    • Video

    International Perspectives: Student Experience

      Co-Creating the Employee Experience

      A conversation with Diane GhersonView Details
      • 27 Sep 2012
      • News

      Study Shows Leaders Experience Lower Stress

      • 23 Sep 2013

      Campus Tour

      Take a student-led campus tour and learn about the student experience at HBS. Tours leave at 3:15 PM EST from the Admissions Office in the Dillon House. No registration required. View Details
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      Transforming Customer Experiences - Executive Education

      By: Ryan W. Buell
      In today's fast-growing service sector, a new set of frameworks are required to build a robust and competitive service business. Transforming Customer Experiences draws upon the latest research and insights to equip senior managers with a new toolkit for leading... View Details
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      Academic Experience | MBA

      Academic Experience Academic Experience Through the rich case- and experience-based curriculum at Harvard Business School (HBS), students build deep general management and leadership skills, setting the... View Details
      • 01 May 2013
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      Experience of a Lifetime

      banker in Miami, Florida. Today, he's the CEO of Hunter Global Investors, a money management firm he founded just two weeks after 9/11. "The HBS experience was transformational for me," Buchan says. "Case studies provided a framework to... View Details