behavioral change - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

identified four different approaches people used to perform necessary evils effectively, so that the task got done and the victims were treated with decency and respect.” Margolis, an associate professor of business administration in the Organizational View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

be changed. The document, Fung said, was a creation of China's Parliament. While it could be changed by amendment, the process was not that easy. It was important to appreciate that, whatever disagreements there were about how the charter... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

Even as polarized political discussion appears to have frozen the possibility of compromise, new research suggests that divided sides can come together on many issues to make decisions. “Our research finds that inaccurate beliefs really drive View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

at the 112-year-old company. Bain Capital founder and former Massachusetts senatorial candidate W. Mitt Romney (MBA '74, JD '75) noted that much of Bain's business comes from companies that need help after resisting for too long the View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Simmons Graduate School of Management, in Boston. Prior to joining the HBS faculty, she taught at Columbia University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Professor Ely received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Yale... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Patrick Moreton

was its reasoning? It argued that the marketplace has changed because new technologies — such as cable, the Internet, and satellite TV — facilitate new and diverse sources of information and content. The competition they provide, the FCC... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

01 Mar 2008
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UN President Speaks at HBS

environment. In his presentation “Globalization and the Sovereignty of Nations: Does Globalization Mean That National Sovereignty Is on the Decline?” Kerim, from Macedonia, cited the fight against climate change as an example of “the... View Details

Keywords: Government

24 Oct 2018
News

Exploring the Future of Work for Women

artificial intelligence, the growth of the gig economy, increasing global mobility, longer career spans, and changing work-life demands are all factors that are reshaping work. What those changes mean for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2009
News

Building Your Own Dream Team

first tome, Never Eat Alone. But while the earlier book offers a blueprint for developing relationships with 10,000 people, this one focuses on finding the three people who will change your life. He calls these lifeline relationships —... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

studies conducted in numerous countries and contexts have consistently demonstrated that setting specific, challenging goals can powerfully drive behavior and boost performance. Advocates of goal setting have had a substantial impact on... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Freedom, Fear, and Feedback: Should Other Companies Follow Netflix’s Lead? | Working Knowledge

you change behaviors (culture) is by changing behavior. Companies must ask: “Are your leaders culture carriers?” Joly says. “Do they model the View Details

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Fangfang Wang

In China, Fangfang Wang participated in a general management training program at Mars Food that allowed her “the freedom to customize my career path.” Through a series of rotating assignments, Fangfang developed a deep understanding of consumer motivations, “what’s... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education; CPG

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Forest L. Reinhardt | About

interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket business strategy, the connections between the activities of government entities and those of firms, the behavior of private and public organizations that manage natural... View Details

03 Aug 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

Why Does the Leadership Industry Continue to Thrive? The unstated assumption underlying most of responses to this month’s column is that the leadership industry has done little or nothing to improve leadership behaviors or to deter... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

February 2011
Article

The Culture and Discourse of Climate Skepticism

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Keywords: Climate Change; Public Opinion; Policy; Technological Innovation; Behavior

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10 Apr 2020
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How to Be an Inclusive Leader Through a Crisis

11 Jan 2017
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The Next Play

Photo via the Baltimore Sun Photo via the Baltimore Sun The resume of Domonique Foxworth (MBA 2015) included some atypical employers for a prospective MBA, including the Denver Broncos, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Baltimore Ravens. A seven-year veteran of the NFL,... View Details

18 Nov 2020
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Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

and Joseph Fuller The live, virtual presentation—offered twice to accommodate alumni across the globe—explored how companies can address three forces that are changing how and where we work: the rise of the gig economy; the growing... View Details