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  • 25 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 25

firms to alleviate capital constraints and increase capital expenditures. Yet we also find instances in which governments use their minority positions to intervene in the management of firms, especially in natural resource industries.... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 10 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 10, 2009

  Working PapersInflation Bets or Deflation Hedges? The Changing Risks of Nominal Bonds Authors:John Y. Campbell, Adi Sunderam, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract The covariance between U.S. Treasury bond returns and stock returns has moved considerably over time. While it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

What’s the Big Idea?

call positive inner work life,” says Teresa Amabile, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration. “That makes it more likely that employees will be creative in their thinking and productive in their work. So you get this... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • 11 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

says Groceries $88, Delivery $8? In a recent working paper titled "The Framing Effect of Price Format," HBS Associate Professor Luc Wathieu and coauthor Marco Bertini of the London Business School attempt to understand the consumer View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 05 Dec 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

an important distinction: "Granted, the ethics of growth can be two-sided, but growth should not be confused with greed. Agriculture, healthcare, and education . . . are areas of potential growth that can be positive if not tainted... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010

  PublicationsWillpower in Children and Adults: A Survey of Recent Results and Economic Implications Authors:Marco Piovesan, Alessandro Bucciol, and Dan Houser Publication:International Review of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews key contributions to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • Blog Post

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

around the reward, it becomes more eventful and something an employee will remember.” Sometimes a simple thank you is enough Among the happiest employees, 95 percent say that their managers are good at providing positive feedback,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 04 Sep 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

and remove them from power when situations change. Take seriously the statements made by unfiltered leaders before they take power. Choose unfiltered leaders who have been successful filtered leaders in other contexts. Shape the position... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • January 2017 (Revised September 2017)
  • Case

Sales Razor Technologies

By: Paul Gompers and Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry
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  • 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

literature in behavioral ethics and moral psychology on ordinary unethical behavior. Publisher's link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154615000443 April 2015 Academy of Management Journal Unearned Status Gain:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

as an imperial power. Publisher's link: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9952.html August 2013 American Economic Review Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: An Experimental Study in Zambia By: Ashraf, Nava, Erica Field, and Jean Lee Abstract—We View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Jan 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

video Luthra talks about losing a marketing position at IBM early in his career, due to a disagreement between the company and the Indian government. "IBM left the country in a huff," he says. "And there were those of us... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing
  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

Andrea Silbert

president of HSA and knew that she wanted to be an entrepreneur. She was offered a deferred admittance to HBS and took a position at Morgan Stanley after graduation. Her two years on Wall Street provided a strong foundation. “It was a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 09 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Unconscious Executive

conscious thought that produced the best results overall. It resulted in participants choosing options that were both compliant with the decision rule and had a high number of positive attributes. Q: One way you and colleagues have tried... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 12 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

identified our pool of great business leaders, we organized the data by the decades in which business leaders initially came into the CEO position or founded their companies. We chose to evaluate candidates based on the beginning of their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Jan 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

relevant for social networking sites and large advertisers. Key concepts include: There is a significant and positive impact of friends' purchases on the purchase probability of a user. However, there are significant differences across... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 05 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 5

  Publications August 2014 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Emodiversity and the Emotional Ecosystem By: Quoidbach, Jordi, June Gruber, Moïra Mikolajczak, Alexsandr Kogan, Ilios Kotsou, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Bridging View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8

"Of course all change brings difference, but how many differences can we handle at once?" Kanter asks. "In Windows 8 there's the tile interface, there's no more start button, there's this 'Charm Bar' These tools may work well, but human View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Computer; Consumer Products
  • 16 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 16

Social Psychology Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal By: Aknin, Lara B., Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Justine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2015
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

readable page-turner, for avid Sinatraphiles as well as more casual fans of his music and films. It examines the positive and negative forces that made Sinatra, Sinatra. Logra Tu Dream (Achieve Your Dream): How 50 Successful Latinos &... View Details