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- September 2007
- Case
Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies
This video-based coursework illuminates the importance--and difficulty--of judging whether people are trustworthy. Students can test their skills at assessing whether contestants in a high-stakes game show will cooperate or defect. View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 908-702, September 2007.
- Portrait Project
Michael Linse
or, after years of practicing, you get to cross the finish-line first, when you hear a song that moves you to tears or listen to a friend tell you his deepest secrets because he trusts you? Those are moments that are almost too beautiful... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- News
Reconsidering Retirement
computer system to allow the company to reduce the costs paid to other firms—software expert Tuchman’s area—the men had to build trust with consumers used to relying on big-name financial services firms. That meant getting the right... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
to effectiveness in your current job? Do you take ownership of focusing on those tasks? Character and leadership. Do you speak up and generally act like an owner in your job? Relationships. You won't reach your potential all by yourself. You will need to cultivate... View Details
- 17 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)
senior roles, I faced higher stake challenges in both technical projects and workplace dynamics. As an Asian woman in predominantly male-dominated spaces, I had to develop my own leadership style. I learned to navigate the fine line between expectations of warmth and... View Details
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About
of our Tata Hall. My own education was supported by the Dorabji Tata Trust and the only job I had before starting my PhD was with the Tata organization. I learned many lessons about work and leadership during that part of my career. Yet... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
As a portfolio advisor in Houston, I learned people value advice more than just stocks; they’re also looking for informed opinions on trusts and estates, financial planning, insurance, and more, each unique to their own situation. I... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
pioneers a new supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart. Built on proximity (Muccio relocated to Wal-Mart’s turf in Arkansas) and growing trust (both sides eventually eliminated elaborate legal contracts in favor of Letters... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Learning from the Past
which no man trusted his fellow." "Revenge," he also writes, "was held of more account than self-preservation." The nuances of Thucydides' thoughts and the milieu of the ancient world, long inaccessible to readers of Thucydides in... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
Trust Centre for Human Genetics, a new door opened for Arjun. “It was my first exposure to research,” he says. “It fascinated me that the test tube in my hand could hold a new cure or the next new therapy for controlling a disease.”... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal
yin and yang between the improvement of the built environment and the preservation of nature,” says Rosenfeld, a member of the California advisory board The Trust for Public Land. “I’d like to think we’re protecting the natural world... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
he acquired the struggling firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Thus began Gordon’s 65-year career at Kidder, which he helped lead to prominence as one of the top underwriting and M&A firms in the world, while also imparting trusted financial... View Details
- 03 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?
of moderating controversial content of all kinds. How much do users trust tech companies? The coauthors relied on a mathematical model to study strategic interactions, testing outcomes under different scenarios and rules. “It’s difficult... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
consequences of correcting these erroneous beliefs. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53126 Surfacing the Submerged State: Operational Transparency Increases Trust in and Engagement with Government By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
its community. This transparency builds trust with all key stakeholders and is something that I believe the corporate world could learn a lot from.” Internally, Gower has focused on increasing morale among the council’s workforce, which... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
Different Stakeholders? Authors:Michael Pirson and Deepak Malhotra Publication:Organization Science 22, no. 4 (2011) Abstract Prior research on organizational trust has not rigorously examined the context specificity of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2023
- Case
Interior Collab
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
After venture capital-funded online interior design agency Homepolish collapsed, its former freelance designers met to discuss next steps. The bitter experience led some of them to create a workers’ collaborative called Interior Collab. The founding members needed to... View Details
- August 2010 (Revised October 2012)
- Exercise
To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Ruwan Tharindu Gunatilake and Meredith Hodges
This exercise is based on the "Mafia" game created by psychologist Dimma Davidoff, and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to challenge their instincts about which techniques are the most powerful and how they may be... View Details
Keywords: Nonverbal Communication; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Skills; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Trust
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Ruwan Tharindu Gunatilake, and Meredith Hodges. "To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 911-013, August 2010. (Revised October 2012.)
- Profile
Ravi Belani
for. In fact, the program is the only way I know to form an eclectic group of trusted colleagues who can help you build a business sensibility over time.” “It may seem like an unusual way to describe a famous school, but HBS offers such a... View Details
- Web
Password Managers | Information Technology
Protection against Phishing Bad actors often spend time recreating replicas of trusted websites. Sometimes these fake sites are indistinguishable from the real ones. However, a password manager isn't fooled by these fake sites. If the... View Details