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  • November 7, 2017
  • Article

Temporary Sharing Prompts Unrestrained Disclosures That Leave Lasting Negative Impressions

By: Reto Hofstetter, Roland Rüppell and Leslie John
With the advent of social media, the impressions people make on others are based increasingly on their digital disclosures. Yet digital disclosures can come back to haunt, making it challenging for people to manage the impressions they make. In field and online... View Details
Keywords: Disclosure; Privacy; Self-presentation; Impression Formation; Behavior; Perspective; Internet and the Web; Social Media
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  • March 2023
  • Article

Authentic First Impressions Relate to Interpersonal, Social, and Entrepreneurial Success

By: David M. Markowitz, Maryam Kouchaki, Francesca Gino, Jeffrey T. Hancock and Ryan L. Boyd
This paper examines how verbal authenticity influences person perception. Our work combines human judgments and natural language processing to suggest verbal authenticity is a positive predictor of interpersonal interest (Study 1: 294 dyadic conversations), engagement... View Details
Keywords: Authenticity; Impression Formation; Natural Language Processing; First Impressions; Communication; Perception; Success
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  • Blog

What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?

proud that I did it and I feel very grateful that I had the opportunity to attend not only one, but two of these HBS Executive Education programs. A comparison of program formats is not really the point—either View Details
  • May 2024
  • Article

Going Beyond the 'Self' in Self-control: Interpersonal Consequences of Commitment Strategies

By: Ariella S. Kristal and Julian Zlatev
Commitment strategies are effective mechanisms individuals can use to overcome self-control problems. Across seven studies (and two supplemental studies), we explore the negative interpersonal consequences of commitment strategy choice and use. In Study 1, using an... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Trust
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  • 21 Aug 2018
  • News

The Business Shelf: Driving Digital Strategy

  • 05 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

  Working PapersThe Framing Effect of Price Format Marco Bertini and Luc Wathieu Existing evidence suggests that preferences are affected by whether a price is presented as one all-inclusive expense or partitioned into a series of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Nov 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Changing Face of American Innovation

Korean entrepreneur living in Silicon Valley. I was impressed during this project with both the importance of foreign-born scientists and entrepreneurs for U.S. technology formation, and the close ties that some of these expatriates... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Technology
  • Web

Placement - Doctoral

Career Success and HBS Career and Professional Development . Students on the Job Market Every year, the HBS Doctoral Programs produces an impressive list of students who are preparing to enter the job market. Find an outstanding candidate... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2018
  • Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

there are also cohort members that come from startups (sometimes their own) or government agencies. 3. The cohort is super impressive Everyone is extremely smart. I was shocked with my classmates’ sheer ability to absorb massive amounts... View Details
  • 25 Mar 2015
  • HBS Case

Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

then. Today, as entertainment becomes increasingly digital and spare time is in ever-shorter supply, art museums and cultural institutions have been put in a bind. Do they stick to their tried-and-true format and cater to loyal devotees... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • 10 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

increased at an impressive pace in the early 2000s even though Internet sales in the United States grew dramatically. Retail sales advanced from $2.87 trillion to almost $4 trillion between 1999 and 2007. However, the current recession... View Details
Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail
  • 29 May 2013
  • Blog Post

Perks of the LVMH Family

product doesn’t walk out the door if it’s not paid for! In a smaller boutique, all of that is scaled down and is much more intimate, with each incoming client greeted personally. I found that I actually enjoy the craziness of a large View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

How DC is Taxing the Country

(photo by Brooks Kraft/Getty) Sunny jobs reports and shrinking unemployment numbers might give the impression that the US economic recovery is complete. Scratch beneath that surface, though, and a much bleaker trend emerges, says a new... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
  • 09 Jun 2016
  • Blog Post

Pursuing an Interest in Nonprofits at HBS

Independent Projects (IPs) for academic credit.  IPs can be done individually or in teams, and can take on a variety of different formats (e.g. research paper, writing a case study, or doing a consulting project for an outside... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

Getting Security Right

seven-year collaboration with University of North Carolina economics professor Steven Rosefielde. Their impressively researched volume challenges global leaders in government and business alike to push beyond culturally entrenched... View Details
Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

stereotype-incongruent information. Implications for impression formation are discussed. Inducement Prizes and Innovation Authors:Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas Publication:Journal of Industrial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 May 2018
  • News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

in New York, working with inner-city at-risk youth. He saw a presentation by then-NFTE president Steve Mariotti and was impressed by the organization’s practical curriculum for teaching entrepreneurship. Bhargava and his wife, Aruna, a... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Helping Hands for HBS

Board of Directors of the Associates and assisting in the formation of the Asia-Pacific Research Center. Indeed, HBS research centers around the world have benefited greatly from the involvement of Class of 1976 members. In Silicon... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 06 May 2025
  • Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

restaurant where nearly every dish, drink, or dessert is made primarily from tomatoes. This popular destination attracts an impressive 300,000 visitors annually. Friðheimar is located in Reykholt, a small town where winter temperatures... View Details
  • 01 Oct 1998
  • News

A Community Investment

energies to worthwhile causes beyond our jobs and our families. That is what's driving a lot of us to branch out into social and community activities beyond our business life. Jerry Ostrov: My impression is that there is a widely shared... View Details