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  • 07 May 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School

Leadership and Organizational Behavior. The key developments include the original teaching of scientific management by Frederick W. Taylor; the change in perspective from Taylorism to the Human Relations approach, which resulted from the... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Education
  • 25 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-067.pdf Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences Author: Hanna W. Halaburda Abstract This paper investigates the causes and welfare consequences of unravelling in two-sided... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

between portfolio choice and return realizations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51573 In Press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Risky Business: When Humor Increases and Decreases Status By: Terence Lim, Andrew View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 19, 2010

  PublicationsFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior Authors:L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn Publication:In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In two field studies, we explore the impact of providing employees and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 1997
  • Article

Increasing Risk: Some Direct Constructions

By: John W. Pratt and Mark J. Machina
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty
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  • January 1976
  • Background Note

Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance

By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Change Management
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  • 21 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 21

Leading Change for Sustainability By: Edmondson, Amy C., Martine Haas, John D. Macomber, and Tiona Zuzul Abstract—In both the private and public sectors, organizations around the world face increasingly pressing questions about how to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

announcement, served as a credible commitment to the government's privatization agenda. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13427 Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

report are included.) Harvard's John W. McArthur, of the Center for International Development, also contributed to the study. Peter Cornelius, Director of the Global Competitiveness Program at the World... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal

By: Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James and Michael I. Norton
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). Analyzing survey data from 136 countries, we show that... View Details
Keywords: Spending; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Happiness; Motivation and Incentives; Welfare; Uganda; Canada
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  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

New York: Springer Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business By: Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau Abstract—This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2002
  • Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

In recent months, world leaders—including President George W. Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan—have proclaimed their determination to reduce global poverty. Such promises, however, have been made before, and past efforts to follow... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
  • 31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007

  Working PapersCoupled Search Processes: Why Is It So Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters? Authors:Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan W. Rivkin Abstract Organizational design affects performance via coupled search processes. At... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

economic, institutional, and cultural setting of Germany. Publisher's Link: http://www.chbeck.de/productview.aspx?product=795301&toc=3264 Investor Behaviour in a Nascent Capital Market: Scottish Bank Shareholders in the Nineteenth Century Authors:Graeme Acheson and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

and Rohini Somanathan Publication:In Handbook of Development Economics. Vol. 4, edited by T. Paul Schultz and John Strauss. Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2008 Abstract This chapter focuses on the relationship between public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

gun restrictions. Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Firms do not typically disclose information on their costs to produce a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52998 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Buying Time Promotes Happiness By: Whillans, Ashley V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Paul Smeets, Rene... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation Authors:Atul Nerkar, Srikanth Paruchuri and Mukti Khaire Periodical:In Real Options Theory. Vol. 24, edited by Jeffrey J. Reuer and Tony W. Tong. Advances in Strategic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

agreement, 2) how the nature of the BD function evolves as a technology startup matures, and 3) the attributes of effective BD managers. Purchase this note:http://hbr.org/search/812107-PDF-ENG Barclays Capital and the Sale of Del Monte Foods View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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