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- September 2012
- Article
The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion
By: Andrew Molinsky, Adam M. Grant and Joshua D. Margolis
We investigate how, why and when activating economic schemas reduces the compassion that individuals extend to others in need when delivering bad news. Across three experiments, we show that unobtrusively priming economic schemas decreases the compassion that...
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Molinsky, Andrew, Adam M. Grant, and Joshua D. Margolis. "The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 119, no. 1 (September 2012): 27–37.
Rebecca M. Henderson
Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of both the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also has more than twenty-five years of... View Details
- 31 Aug 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide
- Web
Women’s health is more than female anatomy and our reproductive system—it’s about unraveling centuries of inequities due to living in a patriarchal healthcare system. - Blog: Health Supplement
move beyond the biomedical model and begin to acknowledge the social determinants of women’s health and wellbeing in our society. Health is a product of cultural, social, and...
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Donna Khalife
What are you most looking forward to in your career? I am most looking forward to spending my days working in a job that doesn't feel like work at all. I think every person can achieve their full potential and maximize their impact on...
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- Aug 2011 - 2011
- Conference Presentation
Combining Social and Economic Objectives: On the Challenges of Sustaining a Hybrid Organizational Form
By: Julie Battilana, A.-C. Pache, M. Sengul and Jacob Model
- May 2024
- Article
Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu and Rowan P. Clarke
A significant proportion of the world's population has no access to grid-based electricity and so relies on off-grid lighting solutions. Rechargeable lamp technology is gaining popularity as an alternative off-grid lighting model in developing countries. In this paper,...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Consumer Behavior;
Poverty;
Logistics;
Business Model;
Utilities Industry
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu, and Rowan P. Clarke. "Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis." Management Science 70, no. 5 (May 2024): 3038–3058.
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The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-being Data
By: Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, George Ward, Femke De Keulenaer, Bert Van Landeghem, Georgios Kavetsos and Michael I. Norton
Are individuals more sensitive to losses than gains in terms of economic growth? We find that measures of subjective well-being are more than twice as sensitive to negative as compared to positive economic growth. We use Gallup World Poll data from over 150 countries,...
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De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel, George Ward, Femke De Keulenaer, Bert Van Landeghem, Georgios Kavetsos, and Michael I. Norton. "The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-being Data." Review of Economics and Statistics 100, no. 2 (May 2018): 362–375.
- October 1975 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Limited Editions, Inc.
Describes a new venture: production of figurines in limited quantities as works of art and investments. Company guarantees to repurchase at original price.
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Frolin, Dennis P. "Limited Editions, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 176-083, October 1975. (Revised August 1986.)
- 2004
- Book
Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance.
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Paine, Lynn Sharp. Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. (Japanese ed., 2004; Chinese Mandarin ed., 2004.)
- 9 Dec 2011 - 10 Dec 2011
- Conference Presentation
Taste Contested: The Construction of American Wine Culture, 1967-1976
By: Ai Hisano
This paper examines the role of taste in American consumer society by analyzing how wine came to symbolize sophistication during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Hisano, Ai. "Taste Contested: The Construction of American Wine Culture, 1967-1976." Paper presented at the International Conference on Food Studies, Food Studies Knowledge Community, Las Vegas, NV, December 9–10, 2011.
- 5 Aug 2005 - 10 Aug 2005
- Conference Presentation
The effects of culture and network density on trust in Chinese vs American managerial networks
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M. W. Morris and P. Ingram
- January 11, 2023
- Article
Russia and Ukraine Are Not Ready for Talks: But They Might Get There If Ukraine Keeps Winning
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael Singh
While there are many calls for negotiation between Ukraine and Russia to end their war, there does now (early 2023) not appear to be a zone of possible agreement (ZOPA), since each side's best no-agreement option ("BATNA") likely appears superior to any mutually...
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Keywords:
Diplomacy;
Agreements;
Ukraine;
International Relations;
War;
Negotiation;
Ukraine;
Russia
Sebenius, James K., and Michael Singh. "Russia and Ukraine Are Not Ready for Talks: But They Might Get There If Ukraine Keeps Winning." ForeignAffairs.com (January 11, 2023).
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Preface - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
drawings, the idle rich and the penniless all seem remarkably contemporary. The parallels between past and present attitudes toward money are not deeply buried—and the Bleichroeder print collection invites...
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- 05 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The HBS New Venture Competition Turns 25: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
the people who have competed in it for all these years, but also seen in the impact of their ventures on the business world and in society as a whole.” The NVC is open to all students View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- News
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
- 25 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
SABO." Since leaving the company, Andresen and his wife, a physician from Yugoslavia, have enjoyed traveling, sailing, studying art history, and keeping in touch with Harvard...
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