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  • 04 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 4

consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex Laskey, who were inspired by Robert Cialdini's behavioral science research showing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2019
  • News

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

circle to promote innovation, collaboration, and overall behavior change. Henderson explained that businesses attempting to cooperate pushes regulation, which in turn creates incentive for innovation. Hwang offered a call to action:... View Details
Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation
  • 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17

http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=9781111972301&N=16+4294922453&Ntk=P_Isbn13 Behavioral Corporate Finance: A Current Survey Authors:Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication:In Handbook of the Economics of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits

is one of the key reasons why I wrote my book. Back in 2006, Chris Anderson [author of the The Long Tail] got people thinking that new technology would change what consumers would be choosing and, therefore, what content producers should... View Details
Keywords: Patrick Kirchner; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

trends. Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract We study adaptation to income and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

our results suggest that the predictive value of accruals and market participants' ability to process it are a significant driver of accrual-based anomalies. Consumer Policy Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Chap. 26 in The Oxford... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

example, the current battle over the next-generation format for DVD. Will it be Blu-ray (Sony) or HD DVD (Toshiba)? Without an accepted standard in this case, and one does not appear likely, consumers will be forced to buy one format or... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology
  • Web

Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

Enroll Now Key Concepts Design a defined, service-driven value proposition Understand sustainable pricing, the service-profit chain, and customer journeys Motivate employees to deliver exceptional, mission-aligned services by leveraging operational transparency Engage... View Details
  • 26 Aug 2020
  • News

What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

beauty care routines, using fewer plastic items in our own beauty care routines or buying more from farmer's markets or local stores that don't use as much plastic. It's basically for us meant a shift in how we think about helping people adapt their lifestyles and the... View Details
  • 30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

Publications 2013 pub Rx: Human Nature: How Behavioral Economics Is Promoting Better Health Around the World By: Ashraf, Nava Abstract—Why doesn't a woman who continues to have unwanted pregnancies avail herself of the free contraception... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Trends and Insights: Board Leadership Diversity and Organizational Performance - Blog: RGE Report

diverse a board is, directors must practice active listening and respectful discussion . To help create this kind of work culture, board chairs can use annual board and director evaluations to reinforce inclusive leadership behaviors and... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

Lee-Chin, chairman and CEO of AIC, a Canadian mutual fund company. “Our behavior today will be our history tomorrow,” Chin said. “We have to make sure it is well written.” Panels included alumni from recent MBA classes discussing the ups... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network effects, users prefer to consume the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

intranet. The personal behavior of executives reinforces the message. Employees become truly empowered by understanding what the organization wishes to accomplish, and how they can contribute to these accomplishments. This understanding... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17

expenditures, to manage earnings to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used to boost earnings for a durable commodity consumer product, which can... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

2013 Harvard Business Review How Should Your Leaders Behave? By: Sharer, Kevin Abstract—The article discusses the value of effective leadership and an examination of the ways in which a corporate leader should behave as of October 2013, focusing on role models in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

Effective value-based competition will be centered on addressing health conditions over the entire life cycle of care (not the specific components of care such as surgery, office visits, home care, and so on), and competition will shift from local in nature to regional... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

When, and How Much to Entertain Consumers in Advertisements? A Web-based Facial Tracking Field Study By: Teixeira, Thales, Rosalind Picard, and Rana el Kaliouby Abstract—The presence of positive entertainment (e.g., visual imagery, upbeat... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006

distribution will fundamentally change the number and variety of products that consumers purchase. However, there is sharp disagreement about what type of change will occur. Proponents of the "long tail" idea argue that a sharp... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne