behavioral change - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 May 2019
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Case Study: Building the Base

base audience for the newsletter before changing course? The Answers: If News Bling wants to establish itself without taking on funding, I would consider an intermediate strategy, particularly with a 2,000-person subscriber base. Their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

09 Feb 2017
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Turning Disorder into Opportunity

within the organization,” says Fieldhouse. “We built a manager’s training course; individual development plans that focused on adaptive and executive function skills; workplace performance scales; and transition and career movement plans.” Fieldhouse says the Dandelion... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

after it was published. In graduate school, it convinced me to go into organizational behavior instead of social psychology. It’s a very influential book, and certainly personally important to me. What is the back story of Men and Women... View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

22 Aug 2012
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A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention

climate antecedent for positive, discretionary behaviors of frontline staff. We compare change in PIP in the treatment work areas to the same type of work areas in control hospitals. Results: On average,... View Details

Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker & Sara J. Singer; Health

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

Union will be far-reaching. John A. Quelch shares his thoughts on the ramifications of Brexit. Skills and Behaviors That Make Entrepreneurs Successful Research by Lynda Applegate, Janet Kraus, and Timothy Butler takes a unique approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Dec 2018
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Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni

and military veterans from the Danish Royal Army. One of the highlights of the evening was the keynote speech from U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Ed Markey, who talked about the importance of addressing climate change and how Denmark has... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1996
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Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

emotional reaction that leaves the conscious brain incapable of making a rational response. Understanding the irrationality of human behavior is essential for understanding how people relate - or do not relate - to each other, which is... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2016
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Inside Modern HR

Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) (courtesy Matthew Breitfelder) Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) (courtesy Matthew Breitfelder) Young Hee Yoo (MBA 2017) (courtesy Young Hee Yoo) Young Hee Yoo (MBA 2017) (courtesy Young Hee Yoo) Once relegated to the back office, human... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2009
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Faculty Research Online

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6077.html. Decoding the Artful Sidestep Do you notice when someone changes the subject after you ask them a question? If you don’t always notice or even mind such conversational transformations, you’re not alone.... View Details

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

December 2022 (Revised July 2023)
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Applegate Farms

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Consumer Behavior; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Integration; Strategy; Change Management; Change; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2015
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Editor’s note: You can now download the Bulletin on your smartphone, too. As with the tablet edition, just go to your preferred app store and search for “HBS Alumni Bulletin.” Credit Due Re: Creating Change On page 14 of the June issue,... View Details

July 23, 2019
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Is the U.S. on Its Way to Becoming a Cashless Society?

By: Shelle Santana

The rise of digital payments, including credit cards, debit cards, and mobile payments systems, have contributed to the steady shift in payment practices among consumers. According to the FDIC, cash represented just 30% of all payments in 2017, and the percentage of... View Details

Keywords: Payment Methods; Cash; Credit Cards; Consumer Behavior; Change; United States

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12 Aug 2020
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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution

25 Aug 2015
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First Look Tuesday

G. Abstract—Vicarious learning-a process of individual belief and behavior change that occurs through being exposed to, and making meaning of, another's experience-has long been recognized as a key driver of... View Details

11 Jan 2019
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Case Study: Beating Bias

base audience for the newsletter before changing course? What Would You Do? Patel has a hunch about which way to go, but first he’d like to hear your thoughts. Should he pivot at this early stage? Or should he stay the course and focus... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

13 May 2014
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Inside Africa

“The tone most Americans bring to discussions of Africa is one of pity; pity for people who are poor and helpless,” says Teresa Clarke (MBA 1988, JD 1987, AB 1984). Clarke is working to change that: eliminating those preconceptions by... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Polina Yampolska

change the entire principle of its functioning." I was unimpressed by my own strength back then and awed by the grandeur of the world. I desperately wanted to break out from behind the Iron Curtain, get a visa to a Western country,... View Details

02 Dec 2015
What Do You Think?

What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?

make it happen? There are several kinds of responses to this question. The first is the “do it yourself” response, characterized by Sheryl Sandberg’s now-famous argument in her book, Lean In. Among other things, she challenges women to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 May 2010
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Is Denial Endemic to Management?

looking for new ways to solve it" and suggested that the phenomenon applies to organizations as well as individuals. In Steve Sheinkopf's opinion, "Denial is only part of the problem; not understanding your capabilities and resources is a bigger issue."... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Oct 1996
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Leading Change by John P. Kotter (Harvard Business School Press) Total quality management, reengineering, rightsizing, and restructuring -- innovations intended to make companies more competitive -- routinely fall short, says HBS... View Details

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