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- 08 May 2015
- News
Adopting a common language can strengthen global companies
assist comprehension of non-native speakers, motivating non-native speakers to use the common language accordingly. In this process, executives must model the behaviors they... View Details
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Maimonides' Ladder: States of Mutual Knowledge and the Perception of Charitability
By: Julian De Freitas, Peter DiScioli, Kyle A. Thomas and Steven Pinker
Why do people esteem anonymous charitable giving? We connect normative theories of charitability
(captured in Maimonides’ Ladder of Charity) with evolutionary theories of partner choice to test predictions on how attributions of charitability are affected by states of... View Details
Keywords: Charity; Reciprocity; Partner Choice; Common Knowledge; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Knowledge; Perception
De Freitas, Julian, Peter DiScioli, Kyle A. Thomas, and Steven Pinker. "Maimonides' Ladder: States of Mutual Knowledge and the Perception of Charitability." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 148, no. 1 (January 2019): 158–173.
- August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
- Supplement
Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller case,... View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-036, August 2008. (Revised April 2012.)
- 31 May 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
iStock Much has been accomplished by business leaders who turned left when told to turn right, who reached for the door instead of for the stars, who hired A when the search... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2019
- News
Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion
Members of the HBS community gathered on April 18 to celebrate the dedication of the Schwartz Common and Pavilion, outdoor spaces that will... View Details
- Article
Common Variants of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Do Not Predict the Positive Mood Benefits of Prosocial Spending
By: Ashley V. Whillans, Lara B. Aknin, Colin Ross, Lihan Chen and Frances S. Chen
Who benefits most from helping others? Previous research suggests that common polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) predict whether people behave generously and experience increases in positive mood in response to socially-focused experiences in daily... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Behavior; Positivity; Behavior Genetics; Individual Differences; Behavior; Emotions; Genetics; Spending
Whillans, Ashley V., Lara B. Aknin, Colin Ross, Lihan Chen, and Frances S. Chen. "Common Variants of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Do Not Predict the Positive Mood Benefits of Prosocial Spending." Emotion 20, no. 5 (August 2020): 734–749.
- 21 Jul 2021
- News
These Four Popular Stocks Have Remote Work In Common
- February 10, 2022
- Article
How to Build a Life: The Common Dating Strategy That's Totally Wrong
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Common Dating Strategy That's Totally Wrong." The Atlantic (February 10, 2022).
- 1995
- Chapter
An Exploration of Common Ground: Integrating Evolutionary and Strategic Theories of the Firm
By: C. A. Montgomery, N. Juul Foss and C. Knudsen
Montgomery, C. A., N. Juul Foss, and C. Knudsen. "An Exploration of Common Ground: Integrating Evolutionary and Strategic Theories of the Firm." In Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm: Towards a Synthesis, edited by C. A. Montgomery, 1–17. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.
- September 1977 (Revised September 1978)
- Background Note
Some Common Problems and Misconceptions About Discounting and the Time Value of Money
Oksman, Warren. "Some Common Problems and Misconceptions About Discounting and the Time Value of Money." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-046, September 1977. (Revised September 1978.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency
By: Alvin J. Silk
What restrictions should be placed on advertising agencies with respect to serving accounts or clients that are competitors of one another in order to avoid conflicts in interest? In recent decades, the advertising and marketing services industry has undergone a number... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Service Delivery; Competition; Conflict of Interests; Policy; Practice; Advertising Industry; United States
Silk, Alvin J. "Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency." Marketing Science Institute Report, No. 12-104, May 2012.
- 01 May 2017
- News
Why Venture Partners Shouldn't Have Too Much in Common
- March 2010
- Article
Further Improvements of Lower Bounds for the Least Common Multiples of Arithmetic Progressions
By: Shaofang Hong and Scott Duke Kominers
For relatively prime positive integers u_0 and r, we consider the arithmetic progression {u_k := u_0+k*r} (0 <= k <= n). Define L_n := lcm{u_0,u_1,...,u_n} and let a >= 2 be any integer. In this paper, we show that, for integers alpha,r >= a and n >=... View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Hong, Shaofang, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Further Improvements of Lower Bounds for the Least Common Multiples of Arithmetic Progressions." Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 138, no. 3 (March 2010): 809–813.
- 01 Sep 2021
- Podcast
80. From the Archives: Clayton Christensen On The Power of Good Theory and a Common Language
In honor of The Disruptive Voice's 80th episode, along with the start of the new academic year at Harvard Business School, we decided to re-release this recording from our archives. Originally released in September of 2016, Clay had invited some of his former Building... View Details
- 2012
- Article
Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency
By: Alvin J. Silk
What restrictions should be placed on advertising agencies with respect to serving accounts or clients that are competitors of one another in order to avoid conflicts of interest? In recent decades, the advertising and marketing services industry has undergone a number... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Agency; Competitors; Marketing Services Industry; Structural Changes; Agency-client Relationships; Hybrid Conflict Policies; Safeguards; Advertising; Advertising Industry; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America
Silk, Alvin J. "Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency." Foundations and Trends® in Marketing 6, no. 2 (2012): 63–149.
- August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Real Property Negotiation Game (A): Seller Case, Raleigh Commons
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the seller... View Details
Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Real Property Negotiation Game (A): Seller Case, Raleigh Commons." Harvard Business School Case 209-039, August 2008. (Revised April 2012.)