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      • April 2025
      • Article

      Serving with a Smile on Airbnb: Analyzing the Economic Returns and Behavioral Underpinnings of the Host’s Smile

      By: Shunyuan Zhang, Elizabeth Friedman, Kannan Srinivasan, Ravi Dhar and Xupin Zhang
      Non-informational cues, such as facial expressions, can significantly influence judgments and interpersonal impressions. While past research has explored how smiling affects business outcomes in offline or in-store contexts, relatively less is known about how smiling... View Details
      Keywords: Sharing Economy; Airbnb; Image Feature Extraction; Machine Learning; Facial Expressions; Prejudice and Bias; Nonverbal Communication; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Perception
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      Zhang, Shunyuan, Elizabeth Friedman, Kannan Srinivasan, Ravi Dhar, and Xupin Zhang. "Serving with a Smile on Airbnb: Analyzing the Economic Returns and Behavioral Underpinnings of the Host’s Smile." Journal of Consumer Research 51, no. 6 (April 2025): 1073–1097.
      • December 21, 2021
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      How to Become a Better Listener

      By: Robin Abrahams and Boris Groysberg
      Listening is a skill that’s vitally important, sadly undertaught, and physically and mentally taxing. In the aftermath of COVID-19, particularly with the shift to remote work and the red-hot job market, it’s never been more important—or more difficult—for leaders to be... View Details
      Keywords: Listening; Nonverbal Communication; Communication; Competency and Skills; Performance Improvement
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      Abrahams, Robin, and Boris Groysberg. "How to Become a Better Listener." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (December 21, 2021).
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      Machine Learning Approaches to Facial and Text Analysis: Discovering CEO Oral Communication Styles

      By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Dan Wang, Natalie A. Carlson and Tarun Khanna
      We demonstrate how a novel synthesis of three methods—(1) unsupervised topic modeling of text data to generate new measures of textual variance, (2) sentiment analysis of text data, and (3) supervised ML coding of facial images with a cutting-edge convolutional neural... View Details
      Keywords: CEOs; Communication Style; Machine Learning; Spoken Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Personal Characteristics; Analysis; Performance
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      Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Dan Wang, Natalie A. Carlson, and Tarun Khanna. "Machine Learning Approaches to Facial and Text Analysis: Discovering CEO Oral Communication Styles." Strategic Management Journal 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1705–1732.
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      Handshaking Promotes Deal-Making by Signaling Cooperative Intent

      By: Juliana Schroeder, Jane L. Risen, Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton
      We examine how a simple handshake—a gesture that often occurs at the outset of social interactions—can influence deal-making. Because handshakes are social rituals, they are imbued with meaning beyond their physical features. We propose that during mixed-motive... View Details
      Keywords: Handshake; Cooperation; Affiliation; Competition; Negotiation; Nonverbal Communication; Negotiation Participants; Behavior; Communication Intention and Meaning; Negotiation Deal
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      Schroeder, Juliana, Jane L. Risen, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton. "Handshaking Promotes Deal-Making by Signaling Cooperative Intent." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 116, no. 5 (May 2019): 743–768.
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      Machine Learning Approaches to Facial and Text Analysis: Discovering CEO Oral Communication Styles

      By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Dan Wang, Natalie A. Carlson and Tarun Khanna
      We demonstrate how a novel synthesis of three methods—(1) unsupervised topic modeling of text data to generate new measures of textual variance, (2) sentiment analysis of text data, and (3) supervised ML coding of facial images with a cutting-edge convolutional neural... View Details
      Keywords: Spoken Communication; Business History; Analytics and Data Science; Finance; Performance
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      Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Dan Wang, Natalie A. Carlson, and Tarun Khanna. "Machine Learning Approaches to Facial and Text Analysis: Discovering CEO Oral Communication Styles." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-064, January 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
      • May 20, 2016
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      World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

      By: John A. Quelch
      When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details
      Keywords: Global Health; World Health Organization; World Bank; Pandemics; Emergency Preparedness; Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Communication Strategy; Nonverbal Communication; Framework; Governance; Government and Politics; Health; Management; Practice; Problems and Challenges; Projects; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Welfare or Wellbeing; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Public Administration Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; South America; West Indies
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      Quelch, John A. "World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 20, 2016).
      • 2008
      • Book

      Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers

      By: Gerald Zaltman and Lindsay Zaltman
      Why do advertising campaigns and new products often fail? Why do consumers feel that companies don't understand their needs? Because marketers themselves don't think deeply about consumers' innermost thoughts and feelings. Marketing Metaphoria is a... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Nonverbal Communication; Customer Satisfaction; Books; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Consumer Behavior; Failure; Nonprofit Organizations; Behavior; Emotions
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      Zaltman, Gerald, and Lindsay Zaltman. Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers. Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
      • September 2007
      • Case

      Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies

      By: Michael A. Wheeler
      This video-based coursework illuminates the importance--and difficulty--of judging whether people are trustworthy. Students can test their skills at assessing whether contestants in a high-stakes game show will cooperate or defect. View Details
      Keywords: Nonverbal Communication; Competency and Skills; Moral Sensibility; Emotions; Trust
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      Wheeler, Michael A. "Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 908-702, September 2007.
      • September 2007
      • Teaching Note

      Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies (TN)

      By: Michael A. Wheeler
      Keywords: Trust; Interpersonal Communication; Nonverbal Communication
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      Wheeler, Michael A. "Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 908-016, September 2007.
      • February 2003 (Revised September 2009)
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      Nonverbal Communication in Negotiation

      By: Michael A. Wheeler and Dana Nelson
      This case distills the practical implications of current research on nonverbal communication. The first section sketches different kinds of nonverbal behavior: facial expressions, eye movements, physical gestures, paraverbal cues, posture, and "personal space." The... View Details
      Keywords: Nonverbal Communication; Negotiation Participants; Situation or Environment; Behavior; Power and Influence
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      Wheeler, Michael A., and Dana Nelson. "Nonverbal Communication in Negotiation." Harvard Business School Background Note 903-081, February 2003. (Revised September 2009.)
      • June 2001
      • Case

      Cerner Corporation (A)

      By: D. Quinn Mills and Matt Salloway
      The CEO thinks people are not working long enough hours. He sends a memo. This series describes the backlash. View Details
      Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Style; Leadership Style; Nonverbal Communication; Employees; Organizational Culture; Health Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, and Matt Salloway. "Cerner Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-136, June 2001.
      • 1 Aug 1983
      • Conference Presentation

      Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writing

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Nonverbal Communication; Motivation and Incentives
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writing." Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 01, 1983.
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