Psychological Essentialism - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

world's foremost scholars in fields ranging from psychology to economics, sociology, and history. “Leadership is based on complex phenomena." -Rakesh Khurana As Khurana explains below, leadership—what it means, why it matters—is an... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

18 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions

case, then I'm essentially using a proxy for “this person is a woman.” Then, when the algorithm uses the color of the case to decide who to hire or who to give a discount to, the algorithm may favor the group that has red cases, meaning... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

AP World History, AP Psychology MD Stacey Billingsley South River High School Edgewater, MD Subjects: AP US History CO Cody Blackburn Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts Thornton, CO NC Logan Blaylock Trinity School Durham, NC DC... View Details

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

mind in the face of the debate over immigration and outsourcing, essentially trade in labor. And it is prompted by a new book, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World, by Gregory Clark that identifies what he calls... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

03 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

assessments of you will take on additional importance. Your relationship with your new boss will be built through a series of conversations.— Michael Watkins Establishing How You Will Work Together It's essential to figure out how you and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-039.pdf Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked Authors:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper presents a model in which anonymous charitable donations are rationalized by two human tendencies drawn from the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

where it’s essential to keep up with the latest information in the field. “In those type of industries, information is evolving very rapidly, so weak ties can help you access that efficiently,” Rajkumar says. Adds Brynjolfsson: “The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino

28 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination

essential to evaluate methods for measuring discrimination and associated design changes over time. About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media editor for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: RyanJLane]... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Travel; Entertainment & Recreation; Service

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

4+2 = Sustained Business Success

the same time, Kmart was trying to compete with Wal-Mart on price—a losing battle and in direct conflict with the organization's effort to go upmarket. The eight essential management practices we cite are not new, nor is their importance... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

2024
Working Paper

The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It

By: Malcolm S. Salter

What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring... View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; Economic Systems; Trust; United States

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

dynamics and leadership of effective teams. You’ll define psychological safety and cover various elements of leading effective teams, including decision-making, navigating change, agile management, and leading teams in a high-stakes and... View Details

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

manager," Hill says. "What I've come to understand is that many of them never really made the psychological transformation from being an individual contributor to being a manager, and it really resonates with them when they read... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Sep 2021
Office Hours

Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?

dynamics in the workplace? Workers have more power today than they did 18 months ago, partly because the pandemic has made all of us aware of how critically important essential workers are to the continuity of our society. Workers also... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

06 Jun 2008
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?

short-term performance is at stake, (2) the fear of disruption resulting from "thinking differently and deeply," (3) the potential psychological cost of changing one's mind resulting from deep thinking, and (4) the lack of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

according to new research. The researchers found that the students facing temptation were more apt to make mistakes and were less productive By banning web surfing, employers are essentially asking their workers to resist temptation until... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

example, managers could receive “bonus points” for choosing underrepresented candidates that they could later redeem for a free service. “This work essentially says you can’t design these algorithms in isolation,” Lakkaraju says. “You’ve... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

an offer of repair. Researchers studying apologies found one of the most effective elements of an apology is an offer to repair the problem. We’ve found offers of repair are essential to long-term trust recovery. After all, the most View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Tactical Choices Show Hide Details Concepts BATNA Analysis Psychological Factors Offer Analysis Bargaining Tactics Featured Exercises Negotiation simulation (Negotiating a Single Issue Agreement: Buying/Selling a Unique Property) Peer... View Details

08 Nov 2021
Blog Post

4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences

Tell us about your life before HBS. I grew up in Antwerp, Belgium as part of the Jewish community. Having four grandparents who are Holocaust survivors, I felt it was important to experience life in Israel, and so, after taking a gap year, pursued a joint degree in... View Details

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