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- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
occurred—across four experiments, we find that revealing both successes and failures encountered on the path to success (compared to revealing only successes) decreases observers’ malicious envy. This effect holds regardless of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit
behavior affect them today. For example, if a rational addict learns that taxes on cigarettes are going to double in six months, she may be less likely to take up smoking today. Hussam remains agnostic on whether the behavior of addicts... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Scott Kyle (MBA 1993) and Patrick Fischer LIV MAS Press The Compound Code reveals insider secrets, effective tools, and strategies you need to manage your investments in good times and bad. In this straightforward and accessible guide,... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?
than 10 percent chance of approval. Me toos have greater than 20 percent chance of reaching the market, and generally require lower investment. For patients, of course, it’s the novel blockbusters that can be the most life-changing. Tracking a windfall To understand... View Details
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
however, was different. Mindful of escalating budget deficits, Congress had decided that the only way to increase foreign food aid was to purchase the food more cheaply—not from American farmers but from developing countries. What would appear to be a View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
of natural gas. With the price of oil doubling every 10 years between 1970 and the 2000s, the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) had enjoyed an era of increasing profitability. Another state-owned firm, Abu Dhabi... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50897 forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research Repairing the Damage: The Effect of Gender and Price Knowledge on Auto-Repair Price Quotes By: Busse, Meghan, Ayelet Israeli, and Florian... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
NPEs become effective at bringing frivolous lawsuits, the resulting defense costs inefficiently crowd out firms that, absent NPEs, would produce welfare-enhancing innovations without engaging in infringement. Our empirical analysis shows... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
out of commission by such an event is to identify an alternate supplier. But such steps double back on the very measures implemented to remove supply chain costs. "Because everyone operates more leanly today, the cost of a [supply... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- Web
Judges - Alumni
that more than doubles the number of employees engaged with wellness. Originally from Brazil and now based in New York, Carvalho launched Wellhub while attending Harvard Business School. He previously held leadership roles at McKinsey &... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
bank accounts at all—they wanted effective ways to send money home to their families. The case's key lesson is the importance of meeting the real needs of your target audience, not the needs as you perceive them, says professor V. Kasturi... View Details
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
interplay of these emotions and inter-individual attention differences at each point in time during exposure. Surprise and joy effectively concentrate attention and retain viewers. But importantly, the level rather than the velocity of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
get. Alan Horn (MBA 1971) Chief Creative Officer, Disney Studios Content Business Should Lead the Way BIO It is time for business leaders to respond to the challenge of climate change in a powerful and effective way. It is clear—and... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Additionally, wearing a heavy backpack affected participants' behavior. Specifically, it led them to be more likely to choose healthy snacks over guilt-inducing ones and boring tasks over fun ones. It also led participants to cheat less. Importantly, self-reported... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
hovering around 5 percent, Thndr’s marketing team launched a campaign highlighting users like Marwa Helali, a single mother from Port Said investing for her 16-year-old son’s education. The number of women using the Thndr app has more than View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
and observed how top talent reacted differently to the crisis based on the messages they received: “Some lost faith in the company and in its leaders. Others doubled their effort and commitment. The difference between the two groups? The... View Details
E. Gifford Upjohn
Upjohn played an instrumental role in supporting legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to prove a drug’s effectiveness in clinical trials prior to its general release. A physician by training, Upjohn established the Medical... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Kenneth Salas
experience includes co-founding Camino Financial, a fintech lender he successfully scaled and exited, leading to the acquisition of a competitor and doubling the company's size. His prior experience in investment banking and private... View Details
Kenneth Salas
experience includes co-founding Camino Financial, a fintech lender he successfully scaled and exited, leading to the acquisition of a competitor and doubling the company's size. His prior experience in investment banking and private... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Abraham presents "Gender-Based Double Standards in Defining High Status: How Educational Status Shapes the Gender Pay Gap" (Flash Talk) Malissa Alinor presents "Just a Race Hire? The Effects of Competency... View Details