encouragement - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

behavioral economics research. Our hope is that it encourages people to go back to TMS and read it for themselves—it's a truly wonderful book. Q: What do you think Adam Smith's impression would be of the current formal academic study of... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

30 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System

Keywords: by Stephen Haber & Aldo Musacchio; Banking

2008
Chapter

Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model

By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis

Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Ethics; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior

Citation

01 Apr 2022
Blog Post

The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead

support of my family and friends throughout the Conference planning process. Thank you for encouraging my dreams by creatively brainstorming with me, sponsoring the Conference in-kind, buying tickets on the first day of sales, and... View Details

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

private sector spends the largest share of training dollars dedicated to adults. Policymakers should support programs that actively encourage employers to invest in talent pipelines. CareerWise, founded in Colorado but now expanding to... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

of good things going on in terms of sponsorship. Now we just need to understand better what does work and why.” “So, while you might be hoping sponsorship might close the gender gap by encouraging high-ability women who are reluctant to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

mindset and consistent behavior helps to create trust. Becoming known for inclusiveness and honesty helps others accept change and encourages them to put team success first and personal fame second. Getting in the game Sports teams may be... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

22 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Side Effects: The Case of Propecia

"Help-seeking" ads allowed for un-branded ads that would encourage men to seek a doctor's advice if they were concerned about hair loss. In addition to marketing directly to consumers, Casola would also consider strategies for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Pharmaceutical

04 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

encourages its members to keep the Sabbath Day holy. He sees no dichotomy. "You know, it's a travesty that somehow our society has gotten to a point where people have the view that science and academia are inconsistent with a spiritual... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 1998
News

Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

larger global strategy." Hoai and Hoa agree that short-term investments - over the next three or four years - will not realize substantial profits. But they are encouraged by the outlook five to seven years in the future. Hoa predicts... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

18 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

months. During the test period, Bean encourages extensive feedback at all times, and formally solicits feedback at three points: when the product is first received, at the midpoint, and at the end of the test. The midpoint evaluations are... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

31 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Transitioning From the Military to Business School

doing well. Because of this, in the midst of a schedule filled to the brim with cases and recruiting, I found it difficult to effectively balance my priorities. Midway through first semester I ended up sitting down to talk it through with one of my professors. She... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it. It consumes a huge amount of executives' time, forcing them into endless rounds of dull meetings and tense negotiations. It encourages managers to lie and cheat, lowballing targets and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

27 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Video: Inspirational Women in Business

maker. Whitley Cargile: I learned the importance of listening to others and encouraging quieter voices to speak up within a team setting. Briti Ghosh: People think that women can have it all. And they're pretty much at the same level that... View Details

19 Apr 2024
News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

the best means of driving climate change – fast enough – to make a real dent in CO2 emissions. “Climate technology has been my fascination since high school.” – Hilton Augustine III Both of Hilton Augustine III’s (HBS MBA 2021) parents are engineers, and they View Details

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

more voice-activated controls. “We need to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road and to keep them aware of their car’s surroundings,” says Teodorovicz, emphasizing such concerns are valid even if overall commuting levels... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

of me and my son—bringing us food, keeping us company, and offering encouragement and/or babysitting on days I needed them the most. These incredible individuals demonstrated the beauty of humanity, teaching me to be vulnerable and... View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

lunch gatherings, happy hours, cooking and crafting classes, talent shows, and even meet-the-pet sessions. Knowing that workers are bound to feel some screen fatigue these days, business leaders should encourage self-care by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Feb 2019
Book

What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology

“preemptively decoupling.” Instead of waiting to be disrupted, you just break it. When Amazon started selling electronics online, it created apps that encouraged customers to go to a store and check out the prices and products, but order... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Beauty & Cosmetics; Insurance; Service; Retail

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