Human Behavior - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2013
News

More Seats at the Table

Beth Stewart Corporate America's glass ceiling doesn't stop at the C-suite. Only 16.6 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a woman on their board of directors. Beth A. Stewart (MBA 1982) is uniquely qualified to change that. And she is changing it—one board at a time.... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Corporate Services

24 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 24

allowances, low bank share prices, and tight monetary policy. The bank-to-bond substitution can only be measured for firms with access to bond markets. However, we show that this substitution behavior has strong predictive power for bank... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

Robert Sullivan (MBA ’61). “Levitt made me a convert. He taught that marketing is the guts of any business, that it’s critical to understanding the connection between sales, manufacturing, finance, human resources, and interpersonal... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

delayed price discovery). This isolates a setting wherein observed strategic trading behavior more likely reflects insiders' private information regarding goodwill, as opposed to other (non-goodwill related) economic performance. Overall,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

forthcoming Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Don't Stop Believing: Rituals Improve Performance by Decreasing Anxiety By: Brooks, Alison Wood, Julianna Schroeder, Jane Risen, Francesca... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2017
News

Going with the Flow

regulate the industry, and the company became a pioneer in establishing a regulatory model and developing good manufacturing practices for stem cells and human tissue. ViaCord’s first transplant was in 1995, saving the life of a young... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

seeking asylum who bring different skills and behaviors than immigrants. Germany’s problems, opportunities, and solutions are so different from those of the US, that its “model” for handling new arrivals has limited application. That’s... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast

Climate Action): “Find something you really love and then get good at it, really specialized. That specialized could either be in a subject matter - you could be an expert in water, methane, or lots of other area - or you could be a specialist in communications or... View Details

14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007

Behavioral research suggests that human learning in some multi-agent systems can be predicted with surprisingly simple "foresight-free" models. The current note discusses the implications of this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

men also highlights the humanity common to both sides. Only by working together will Cattani and Levchenko find a way to prevent a global nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Shift Your Paradigm By Dionis... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Trust Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Alisa Yu, Justin M. Berg, and Julian Zlatev “People often respond to others’ emotions using verbal acknowledgment (e.g., “You seem upset”). Yet,... View Details

February 2022
Teaching Note

AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

By: Ayelet Israeli

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-069. AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120... View Details

Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word Of Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; African-American Protagonist; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Expansion; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)

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02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

them in their home, meeting their family.” That human connection, she says, is often valued above the financial incentive in Cuba. Gordon gives an example: When hiring a group of economists from the University of Havana for a consulting... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Our findings illuminate the micro-foundations of innovation in firms by highlighting a trade-off between organizing patenting activity to maximize scope versus speed. Publisher's link:... View Details

28 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

Internet Auctions" currently in press in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Malhotra says the research carries lessons for business people who bid on everything from... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-096.pdf Is a VC Partnership Greater Than the Sum of Its Partners? Authors:Michael Ewens and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract Venture capital firms' ability to repeatedly make top performing investments suggests the importance of some... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

Leadership: Advancing the Field By Scott A. Snook, Nitin Nohria, and Rakesh Khurana It has been more than twenty-five years since a handful of intrepid associates in West Point's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership published... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

(see sidebar). “What business managers and leaders most have to share with education officials lies in the domain of organizational behavior and human resources,” says Leschly. “Education is a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most public and... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Herminia Ibarra Herminia Ibarra is the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. Prior to joining INSEAD she served on the Harvard Business School faculty for thirteen years. She... View Details

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