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  • 16 Mar 2021
  • News

The Management Case for Inclusionary Corporate Purpose

  • April 2013
  • Article

Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World

By: Nava Ashraf
Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception at a nearby clinic? What keeps people from using free chlorine tablets to purify their drinking water? Behavioral economics has shown us that we don't always act in... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Economics; Motivation and Incentives; Zambia
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  • 14 Apr 2022
  • News

Developing a Digital Mindset

  • March 2024
  • Article

When Are Social Protests Effective?

By: Eric Shuman, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy, Eran Halperin and Martijn van Zomeren
Around the world, people engage in social protests aimed at addressing major societal problems. Certain protests have led to significant progress, yet other protests have resulted in little demonstrable change. We introduce a framework for evaluating the effectiveness... View Details
Keywords: Protests; Social Issues; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics; Power and Influence; Motivation and Incentives
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  • 08 Oct 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

incentives to work toward promotion rather than for salary increases under the same job title. “Just having a title difference or responsibility difference is enough for people to think very differently about the [salary] comparison,”... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne

    Jon M. Jachimowicz

    Jon M. Jachimowicz is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches the Leadership and Organizational Behavior course (LEAD) in the Required Curriculum. He studies... View Details

    • 21 Jun 2016
    • News

    How to Negotiate with a Liar

    • 15 Aug 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy

    more attuned to seek out other similar opportunities across time. If giving has made you feel good in the past, you are more likely to give again, or seek out these opportunities in the future." You Might Also Like: What Motivates View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • January–February 2024
    • Article

    Leaders Must React: A Framework for Responding to Unforeseen Events

    By: Nitin Nohria
    To be successful, CEOs must articulate a compelling vision, align people around it, and motivate them to execute it. But there’s one thing that can make or break them: how they respond in real time to unforeseen events.

    On average, addressing unexpected... View Details
    Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Skills; Leadership Style
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    • August 2023 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    Toby Norman: Is Passion Enough for Simprints to Thrive?

    By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Amram Migdal and Max Hancock
    As co-founder and CEO of Simprints—a social enterprise with the mission to “transform the way the world fights poverty"—Toby Norman was at a crossroads. His organization had developed ground-breaking technology used to verify aid delivery, reached more than 2.5 million... View Details
    Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Motivation and Incentives; Social Enterprise; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy
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    • 02 Jun 2021
    • News

    Four Tips To Help Create A Culture Of Authentic Appreciation At Work

    • 10 Sep 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior

    Keywords: by Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton & Elizabeth W. Dunn
    • Article

    Ownership Dilemmas: The Case of Finders Versus Landowners

    By: Peter DiScioli, Rachel Karpoff and Julian De Freitas
    People sometimes disagree about who owns which objects, and these ownership dilemmas can lead to costly disputes. We investigate the cognitive mechanisms underlying people’s judgments about finder versus landowner cases, in which a person finds an object on someone... View Details
    Keywords: Ownership Dilemma; Finders; Psychology And Law; Ownership; Property; Law; Social Psychology
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    • 28 Sep 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Self-Serving Altruism? When Unethical Actions That Benefit Others Do Not Trigger Guilt

    Keywords: by Francesca Gino, Shahar Ayal & Dan Ariely
    • 06 Nov 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better

    each listener about a 5 on a 7-point scale in terms of attentiveness. “We suspect that many people struggle with competing motives while they speak and listen.” To rule out the possibility that View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    Dr. Logg studies how people can improve the accuracy of their judgments and decisions. Her main program of work examines when people are most likely to leverage the power of algorithms to improve their accuracy. Research on what she calls “theory of machine” is... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Making; Judgment; Algorithms; Advice Taking
    • December 2016
    • Article

    The Effects of Endowment Size and Strategy Method on Third Party Punishment

    By: Jillian J. Jordan, Katherine McAuliffe and David G. Rand
    Numerous experiments have shown that people often engage in third-party punishment (3PP) of selfish behavior. This evidence has been used to argue that people respond to selfishness with anger, and get utility from punishing those who mistreat others. Elements of the... View Details
    Keywords: Third-party Punishment; Norm-enforcement; Strategy Method; Economic Games; Cooperation; Emotions; Fairness
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    • 27 Dec 2014
    • News

    Excusing selfishness in charitable giving: The role of risk

    • 22 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

    for higher-paying work just to pay collectors more. If their loans are discharged, however, they may feel more motivated to pursue new jobs, knowing that any additional dollar earned will go right into their pockets. They chipped away... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 08 Apr 2025
    • HBS Seminar

    Dan Bartels, University of Chicago