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- September 2012
- Article
The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion
By: Andrew Molinsky, Adam M. Grant and Joshua D. Margolis
We investigate how, why and when activating economic schemas reduces the compassion that individuals extend to others in need when delivering bad news. Across three experiments, we show that unobtrusively priming economic schemas decreases the compassion that...
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Molinsky, Andrew, Adam M. Grant, and Joshua D. Margolis. "The Bedside Manner of Homo Economicus: How and Why Priming an Economic Schema Reduces Compassion." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 119, no. 1 (September 2012): 27–37.
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Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France
By: Gunnar Trumbull
Research into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis has drawn attention to a link between growing income inequality in the United States and high household indebtedness. Most accounts trace the U.S. idea of credit-as-welfare to the period of wage stagnation and...
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Household Finance;
Welfare State;
Credit;
Personal Finance;
Welfare;
Borrowing and Debt;
France;
United States
Trumbull, Gunnar. "Credit Access and Social Welfare: The Rise of Consumer Lending in the United States and France." Politics & Society 40, no. 1 (March 2012): 9–34.
- March 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Frederick Douglass Charter School: The Renewal Decision
Five years after the launch of the Frederick Douglass Charter School, the school's performance is under review by the state board of education as part of a decision about whether to renew the school's charter for a school as well as the implications of a...
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Corporate Accountability;
Urban Development;
Education;
Business Startups;
Education Industry;
United States
Childress, Stacey M., and Debbie Kozar. "Frederick Douglass Charter School: The Renewal Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-063, March 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- March 2002
- Case
2002 Global Coffee Summit: Searching for Solutions
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Global coffee leaders gathered in 2002 to develop alternative market-based approaches that would ensure a sustainable supply of coffee and address the social and ecological issues confronted by a global depression in coffee prices.
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- February 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Bidwell Training Center, Inc. and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: Preparation in Pittsburgh
By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell
Bill Strickland, executive director of both Bidwell Training Center and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, has built a highly successful training organization to enable underprivileged minorities in Pittsburgh to escape the cycle of poverty. His success has led to questions...
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Training;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Leadership;
Society;
Competency and Skills;
Pittsburgh
Heskett, James L., and Roger H. Hallowell. "Bidwell Training Center, Inc. and Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: Preparation in Pittsburgh." Harvard Business School Case 693-087, February 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- November 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
The Advertising Council Teen Alcoholism Campaign: Research and Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jayne D. Kramer. "The Advertising Council Teen Alcoholism Campaign: Research and Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 593-060, November 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- March 1994
- Background Note
National Culture and Management
The note examines the relationship of national culture to management. Offers a definition of culture, explains the scope of culture and its many dimensions, and describes how culture is manifested in business settings. The research of Edward Man, Geert Hofstede, and...
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Rosenzweig, Philip M. "National Culture and Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 394-177, March 1994.
- 12 Mar 2015
- News
Recognizing women as the new entrepreneurs
Edith Dorsen (MBA 1984, MPA 1985), managing director and cofounder of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund, provides funding to early stage capital-efficient companies with gender diversity. (Published March 2015)
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Making community involvement a part of daily business
Margaret Preston (MBA 1983) talks about being involved in community life throughout her career in investment banking, wealth management, and entrepreneurship. (Published April 2014)
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- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
year deeply disturbing. I am appalled at the instances of greed and corporate wrongdoing uncovered at firms and organizations once held up as paragons of success, and I am dismayed to see the destructive effect these instances of corruption and ethical misconduct have...
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by Kim B. Clark
- 15 Jan 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance
the people and society around them, while at the same time being dead inside. Leaders need the capacity to distance themselves from the pressures and seductions of success and to think and live for themselves. Am I Working Too Hard?...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- Profile
Kim Chen
think about how our personal strengths and passions can make a meaningful impact on an organization, a community, or society at large. To top it off, we have the fortune of interacting daily with fellow classmates who are avidly pursuing...
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- 18 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
The Latino Community at HBS
Latinos in business and other positions of importance within our society for years to come. On a more granular level, LASO regularly hosts events for first year students (RCs) to check in with second year students (ECs) and talk about...
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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Ceccarelli Job Title Executive Vice President, Global Resources, Wildlife Conservation Society Location Bronx, NY, USA Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While...
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- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations
2020. He wanted to channel his frustration and realized that creating teaching material could be powerful. “Only by directly confronting the underlying issues and history can we understand the role of Black leaders in our society and the...
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- 11 May 2015
- News
Washington, DC Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
Circle; Glenn A. Youngkin (MBA 1994), Washington, DC regional chair for the HBS Campaign; and Larissa Marco (MBA 2014). Two inspiring new films – My HBS and The Case for the Future – highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major...
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- 17 Sep 2015
- News
Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
business and society today. The Harvard Business School Campaign was launched in April 2014 to raise $1 billion over the next five years to support innovation in the curriculum, faculty research, and collaboration across the Harvard...
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- 03 Apr 2015
- News
Texas Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
– highlighted the impact of the School and its faculty and alumni on the major challenges facing business and society today. The Harvard Business School Campaign was launched in April 2014 to raise $1 billion over the next five years to...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
we want this society to be like? This year we’ve seen debates about the minimum wage at the city and state level. Why? States and cities are always competing—for business, for talent, and so on. These regions and cities are trying to...
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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)
genetic research revolution is changing our global economy and society more dramatically than any other single event in the history of humankind," Goldberg observes. "On the other hand, we have a worldwide agricultural economic depression...
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