Psychological Essentialism - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

Rather, he was quietly effective through a number of consistent behaviors: He monitored progress on the project, at reasonable intervals, rather than making team members feel that he was monitoring them personally. In addition, he View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

Gerald Zaltman, an emeritus professor at Harvard Business School, and Lindsay Zaltman, managing director of Olson Zaltman Associates, a research and consulting firm, believe that deep insights from consumers are essential for brands that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

Fighting bias will be key Teams formed across department and location boundaries tend to be more diverse. What will it take for these teams to outperform during rockier times? Managing implicit bias will be essential to not only engage... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

life and health that one is dealing with. And the prospect of entrusting health care to a developing country had a pedagogical "shock value," too. “A lot of entrusting medical care to different locations is about a psychological... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

brands establish this incredible level of trust? A: Trust is essential for nonprofits. The purchasers or donors are not the ones receiving or benefiting from the nonprofit organization's services and programs. Since the purchasers cannot... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

essentially "raffle off" the interest pot each period. Savers give up a large chance of a small return for a small chance of a large, life-changing return. I have studied these programs in England, where they have been run for over 50... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

psychological biases and errors that reduce the accuracy of human perception, sense making, estimation, and attribution.1 These can hinder the human ability to analyze failure effectively. People tend to be more comfortable attending to... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

strategy, it's essential to regularly reevaluate individual and team goals to ensure that each still maps to those of the company. — "How will it satisfy stakeholders?" How important is it to your boss, your team, and other... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

December 5, 2024
Article

A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol

By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia and Mohit Bhandari

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Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics

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20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

glorification of over-commitment trickled down to the masses? Keinan and her co-authors recreated such “humblebrags” (Humblebrags are essentially brags veiled in a complaint, so as to sound less blatantly like a brag) in mock Facebook... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

conversations with individual employees during this critical time. Conversations are the best way to get leaders and employees back into the practice of relating to one another in person. How are people doing? What challenges are they facing at work and in their... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

04 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

a successful family as it is in building a successful business. He disagrees strongly with the widely-cited concept known as agency theory, which essentially posits that people work in accordance to how you pay them, and that external... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

possible, get the best players in the world, and force them to listen to the music by not telling them what to do. Rob Austin: The "business" version of what Carl just said might be: get great materials, simplify the task down to its View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

data-driven, fact-based, analytical decision-making. The problem is that data are only available about the past. If you're trying to be innovative, and you have this data-driven mindset, you can't go forward. So experimenting essentially... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

Implement new staffing and rotation models PetFoodCo, a German producer of pet food, was considered an essential business and was allowed to continue operating throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The demand for its product peaked in March and... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

19 Dec 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

New Year, New Habits

Good Habit Psychological nudges can be a cost-effective way for governments to get citizens to do the right thing. Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful Research at Harvard Business School takes a unique approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2020
What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

rarely will one end up on the wrong side of right with these values.” Rod R. said, “Comeback? These have always been essential and valued if you are strolling through life as a not trustworthy person that is arrogant and doesn’t listen to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

Business scholars increasingly hinge their hypotheses on sociological and psychological studies, seeking a true handle on what motivates executives, employees, consumers, and policymakers. For instance, the following studies suggest... View Details