Representative Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

Prior research has suggested that a company's ties to political networks carries only two values, positive and zero, while the results of this study suggest that political network ties can also be a significant liability for companies. Analyzing South Korea as a View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

interview. Mallory Stark: What is a professional image? Laura Morgan Roberts: Your professional image is the set of qualities and characteristics that represent perceptions of your competence and character as judged by your key... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

exit is an option? Using a natural experiment owing to the inaccuracy of barrel bombs, we examine the effect of having one's home destroyed on a cluster of attitudes of Syrian refugees in Turkey related to their personal security,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

infrastructure and ready talent, and an underdeveloped consumer market. Some innovators, however, have succeeded by building franchises to serve poorer consumer segments; tapping the vast opportunity represented by nonconsumption;... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

functional form of the underlying model that best represents the data. Thus researchers could use such methods to explore novel and robust patterns in data, allowing the researcher to engage in inductive or abductive theory building. ML’s... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Dec 2021
Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

foundational elements that help these professionals reach a higher level—the T-shaped leader. What is a T-shaped leader? In this development model, the vertical line of the T represents depth of expertise, and the horizontal line reflects... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle

30 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 30

Experiment By: Cole, Shawn, Xavier Giné, and James Vickery Abstract—Weather is a key source of income risk, particularly in emerging market economies. This paper uses a randomized controlled trial involving a sample of Indian farmers to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Does Hybrid Work Actually Work? Insights from 30,000 Emails

machine learning methods. For employees, the paper says, “hybrid work might represent the best of both worlds.” Worker surveys conducted at the end of the experiment revealed that hybrid employees reported... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

Research Summary

Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management

The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

saddest thing. It sent me into depression. And what I learned from that experience is what we talk about in the book, is you take the the thing that was the worst thing for you, the thing that was the challenge, and you began to-- you... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

impulsive—than the exact same purchase made by higher-income Joe. In another experiment, a nationally representative panel of over 1,100 participants read about a soon-to-be new parent named Alex, who was described as either a high- or... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Jan 2024
In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

resource-intensive and time-consuming. Generative AI, capable of processing vast datasets with ease, promises a new approach. It can amalgamate insights from diverse perspectives more swiftly and economically than human-driven efforts, View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

14 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

suggests that cortisol reactions may represent energy mobilization within the metabolic system in preparation for a potential threat (the ‘fight or flight’ response), and that this cortisol reaction may not be accessible to the subjective... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

and diversity, representing a new pride and interest in ethnic and local beauty ideals. The tremendous growth of skin lighteners in India and East Asia is one sign of this trend. While global companies are concerned that the core... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Representative Robert Mrazek spearheaded the AHA legislation, which passed in 1987. The congressman speculated that new arrivals would find it easier to integrate when they were younger, an instinct that proved correct, the authors write.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

QV literature assumes that everyone votes, turnout is endogenous. Drawing on other work, we consider the representativeness of endogenously determined turnout under QV. Second, who will vote quadratically? Conditional on turning out, we... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 May 2024
Research & Ideas

A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better

automation for people? To parse how US drivers view their own driving abilities and that of automated vehicles, the researchers conducted two sets of experiments and surveys. In one experiment with 579... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation; Auto

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By: Vincent Pons

Professor Pons studies questions in political economy and development with the goal of understanding how democratic systems function, and how they can be improved.

He decomposes the electoral cycle into four essential steps: the factors affecting voter... View Details

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

14 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

he needed to take a break—and not just a one-week vacation. He decided to take time off and explore neglected interests in the outdoors and in spirituality—by spending six weeks walking 900 miles as part of a Buddhist pilgrimage in Japan. The View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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