Causality - Publications - Faculty & Research

works. Experiments end up being the gold standard for finding good evidence to change behavior. Luca: The increased use of experiments has been exciting both for managerial research and for companies looking to solve problems. It’s not just about having more data; it’s... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

01 Mar 2005
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Better Care at Lower Cost

As the opening presenter at the two-day conference, sponsored by the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association, Christensen made the case for how disruptive innovation could give consumers access to simpler, less expensive, quality care. “Disruption has been one of the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2020
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Tried and Tested

first-order importance. The second part is whether I have a clever way of studying it. Can I design an experiment to isolate exactly what I think the causal mechanism is? It’s not just that A happens and then B happens, but can I actually... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

02 Jun 2019
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A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy

time, some type of gun-purchase waiting-period law. To understand the causal effect of waiting periods, the team exploited the significant geographic and temporal variations in the implementation of waiting periods. The researchers tested... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Sep 2012
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The School of Life

may indeed have been the best of the best, McCall’s theory gives a causal explanation of why. It wasn’t because they were born with superior skills. Instead, it was because they had honed them along the way, by having experiences that... View Details

Keywords: Professor Clay Christensen; Educational Services; Management

01 Mar 2008
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Innovation, Inc.

performance.” Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated the causal relationship between emotion and creativity. Amabile’s research in a real-world setting bears this out, with positive emotion tied to higher creativity and negative... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

15 Dec 2024
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The Golden Thread

Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

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Leaders: Stop Confusing Correlation with Causation

Applying Business Theories to Your Life

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How Economic Interdependence Fosters Alliances and Democracy

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The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics