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  • 30 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 30, 2008

disbursements are relatively more staggered. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14074 Attitude-Dependent Altruism, Turnout and Voting Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper presents a goal-oriented model of political participation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008

business. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609011 China's Evolving Labor Laws Harvard Business School Case 308-092 The (A) case describes key provisions of the new labor View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2006 (Revised October 2009)
  • Case

Negotiating Star Compensation at the USAWBL (A-1): Confidential Instructions for Jesse J.

By: Ian Larkin, James K. Sebenius and Guhan Subramanian
In this three-party negotiation exercise, Jesse J, star center in the U.S.A. Women's Basketball League, with her agent, is negotiating a possible compensation package with the Boston Sharks involving a base salary, a possible share of team merchandising profits, and a... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Conflict and Resolution; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 03 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

conduct sociological and psychological studies to get a true handle on what motivates people to do what they do—and what motivates them to do better. With that, we share some well-researched tips—based on the findings of behavioral... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

of experiments based on behavioral game theory contradicts the Homo economicus model. In complex environments where complete contracts cannot be written or enforced, honesty, integrity, intrinsic job satisfaction, and peer recognition are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010

  PublicationsWillpower in Children and Adults: A Survey of Recent Results and Economic Implications Authors:Marco Piovesan, Alessandro Bucciol, and Dan Houser Publication:International Review of Economics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper reviews key contributions to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009

Publication: Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A., in press Abstract A collection of papers on ethics, translated into Italian. Social Decision Making: Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and Ethical Judgments Editors: R. M. Kramer, A. E. Tenbrunsel, and M. H. Bazerman Publication: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

psychological scientists of the modern era. These readable essays highlight the most important contributions to theory and research in psychological science, show how the greatest View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Mar 2016
  • Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

Marshall, fashion model Karlie Kloss, and “Magic Mike” star Cody Horn, have attended the program, sharing business challenges and contract strategies in the same room with mid- and senior-level executives who work for studios, networks,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

is found when the regression is run on data generated by a calibrated version of our theoretical model. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-080.pdf Dirty Work, Clean Hands: The Moral Psychology of Indirect Agency... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • January 2020 (Revised November 2020)
  • Case

Crisis at the 11th Hour

By: David G. Fubini, Rebecca Henderson, Sarah Gulick and Trevor Fetter
A successful lawyer describes an important decision she had to make as a young attorney about whether to disclose information in a contract. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Attorney and Client Relationships; Rank and Position; Trust; Decisions; Legal Services Industry; New York (city, NY)
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  • 01 Jun 2012
  • News

Straight to the Heart

GREENWALD: A savvy, successful approach that combines marketing tactics and psychological insight. Can Rachel win NBC's "Match Off"? Her story: how Rachel met Brad The veteran of several high-level marketing positions, Rachel Greenwald... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

executive programs have substantial negotiation components as well. The unit's research methods include everything from analyzing negotiations in progress to psychological lab studies with subjects in negotiation experiments to running... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

global marketplace, we have done extensive research and found that names can play an enormous role in a product's success. Teams Have Changed: Catching Up to the Future Authors:Heidi K. Gardner, Ruth Wageman, and Mark Mortensen Publication:Industrial and Organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

also a nexus of commitments, and sophisticated parties understand this from the start. There is often too much uncertainty and turbulence in market-driven economies to rely on contracts and contingencies to specify who will do what and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
  • 01 Jan 2004
  • News

Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

best people you can find and then let them do their job." CURRENT READING Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, by Christopher T. Cross As head of Hazleton, which he turned into the largest independent contract laboratory in... View Details
  • 04 Oct 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

should be answerable to directors for poor performance but in fact are not. Directors, representing an indirect form of governance, are poor representatives of owners. They are far too lax in influencing employment contracts and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 24 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 24

Flynn, and Daniella Kupor Publication:Social Psychological & Personality Science (forthcoming) Abstract We investigated the link between tipping, an altruistic act, and bribery, an immoral act. We found a positive relationship between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

Managing Errors in Organizations The Strategic Imperative of Psychological Safety and Organizational Error Management By: Edmondson, Amy C., and Paul Verdin Abstract—Despite discussion in the management literature about agile... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 14, 2007

can increase use. We test this hypothesis in a field experiment in Zambia using door-to-door marketing of a home water purification solution. Our methodology separates the screening effect of prices (charging more changes the mix of buyers) from the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace