Punishment - Publications - Faculty & Research

Portrait Project

Patrick MacKenzie

other in the hallway observing a student being paddled. For cursing, for showing defiance, for being tardy. In rural Mississippi, where I taught, corporal punishment was not only legal, it was supported by the community. It is a practice... View Details

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2.3.6 Dangerous Weapons & Threats - MBA

causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort to any person or group of persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2... View Details

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Anmol Gupta

On my first day of school, I peed my pants. Not because I was afraid of life without my mom’s aloo parathas for lunch, or the punishment I would face for splattering crimson-colored paint all over my Mickey Mouse shirt; I peed my pants... View Details

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Ellyn Creasey

week before, I had to punish a sailor for sleeping on watch. I knew my division was worn down. We had been at sea for the last six months. Three more to go. But how had we gotten to this? Off watch three hours later, I stormed into the... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Joe Badaracco

Badaracco observes, “is that executives today are thinking more systematically about their responsibilities. Periodic scandals, an understanding of what malfeasance can do to a company’s viability, and the realization that one can be View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom Gender and Work: Challenging Conventional Wisdom 28 FEB–01 MAR 2013 Home Videos Agenda Backlash and the Double Bind Amy Cuddy Speaks at the 2013 Gender & Work Symposium Punishment and... View Details

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

They do not punish with sufficient speed and force to eliminate the incentive for misconduct. At a time when the temptation before some managers is orders of magnitude greater than twenty or thirty years ago, the concern is that the... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

25 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 25

Social Responsibility: Punishing Transgressions Under Conflicting Obligations By: Gino, Francesca, Celia Moore, and Lamar Pierce Abstract—This paper combines experimental and field data to examine how those with discretion over View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Assaf Harlap

caused me to stop believing in myself. Many were my teachers. A tenacious and caring mother who motivated me through long nights memorizing Jewish history. A military officer who forced me to wash floors all weekend as punishment for a... View Details

22 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Motivate Me, Please

everything. To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty) Employees can be more motivated by the anticipation of a reward or punishment than the actual payoff. Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior Research... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Sheharyar Malik

possible to love a person from whom your mother had endured constant violence and abuse in seven years of marriage, and who was only seeking custody of their two sons to punish her for her resistance. That day, I laid bare a box of hatred... View Details

10 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation

bear more responsibility for whatever scandal occurred. And executives are penalized more if the infractions were recent. For companies in the market to hire, taking a closer look at these candidates could represent a hidden opportunity, the researchers say. Some of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Mar 2019
News

Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency

and later on in renegotiations. Transparency also leads workers to accept lower initial offers to get in the door, thinking they can renegotiate later, once they learn the salaries of their coworkers, Cullen says. Already 13 states have enacted laws to prevent... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006

acquisition—underperform. Working paper not available. Crime and Punishment in the 'American Dream' Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra Abstract We observe that countries where belief in the "American dream" (i.e., effort... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1998
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New Releases

measuring and evaluating performance in the firm; and a system for rewarding and punishing individuals for their performance. The theory presented in this work, Jensen believes, promises a major competitive advantage to managers who are... View Details

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

When Reputation Trumps Regulation

investing public is likely still unaware of the weak enforcement history. Even in the rare case where the SEC has been successful in punishing a cross-listed firm, the foreign insider responsible for the transgressions has often walked... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

dissent by 22 percent. "Social ties are a better predictor of dissent than firm performance," concludes Ma. Dissent Punished By Markets The importance of this dissent is even more significant given the consequences it has on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2.3.2 Hazing - MBA

enforcement officials. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269 Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or by... View Details

08 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

misconduct disclosures may be higher. Near the top for best ethical practices was USAA Financial Advisors, which serves military families and had only a 3 percent rate of misconduct. More distressing than the rates of financial malfeasance was just how little advisors... View Details