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- Working Paper
Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions
By: Wei Cai, Ethan Rouen and Yuan Zou
We exploit a unique feature of conference calls to study one type of interaction among executives—directly inviting colleagues to respond to analysts’ questions. We find that the frequency of initiating interaction is positively associated with an executive’s ability,...
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Keywords:
Conference Calls;
CEO Succession;
Executive Interactions;
Promotion;
Interpersonal Communication;
Personal Development and Career;
Retention
Cai, Wei, Ethan Rouen, and Yuan Zou. "Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-069, May 2022.
- 26 May 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Unraveling Results from Comparable Demand and Supply: An Experimental Investigation
- July 2015
- Article
Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Caroline A. Wilmuth, Andy J. Yap and Dana R. Carney
We tested whether engaging in expansive (vs. contractive) "power poses" before a stressful job interview—preparatory power posing—would enhance performance during the interview. Participants adopted high-power (i.e., expansive, open) poses or low-power (i.e.,...
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Keywords:
Power Posing;
Social Evaluation;
Nonverbal Behavior;
Presence;
Posture;
Behavior;
Job Interviews
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Caroline A. Wilmuth, Andy J. Yap, and Dana R. Carney. "Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes." Journal of Applied Psychology 100, no. 4 (July 2015): 1286–1295.
- October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
upGrad: Delivering Career Outcomes Online: Degree by Degree
By: John J-H Kim, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
In August 2021, the founders of upGrad, the latest unicorn in the Indian higher education online space, were deciding how to best use the funds to execute on their ambitious growth plans. Ronnie Screwvala, Mayank Kumar and Phalgun Kompalli had envisioned upGrad as an...
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Keywords:
Unicorns;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Higher Education;
Internet and the Web;
Spending;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Education Industry;
India
Kim, John J-H, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "upGrad: Delivering Career Outcomes Online: Degree by Degree." Harvard Business School Case 322-054, October 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- September 1999
- Article
Preference Reversals between Joint and Separate Evaluations of Outcomes
By: C. K. Hsee, G. F. Loewenstein, S. Blount-Lyons and M. H. Bazerman
Keywords:
Outcome or Result
Hsee, C. K., G. F. Loewenstein, S. Blount-Lyons, and M. H. Bazerman. "Preference Reversals between Joint and Separate Evaluations of Outcomes." Psychological Bulletin 125 (September 1999): 576–90.
- October 1992
- Article
The Effect of Agents and Mediators on Negotiation Outcomes
By: M. H. Bazerman, M. A. Neale, K. L. McGinn, E. J. Zajac and Y. M. Kim
Bazerman, M. H., M. A. Neale, K. L. McGinn, E. J. Zajac, and Y. M. Kim. "The Effect of Agents and Mediators on Negotiation Outcomes." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 53, no. 1 (October 1992): 55–73. (Reprinted in T. Connolly, H.R. Arkes and K.R. Hammond (Eds.), Judgement and Decision Making: An Interdisciplinary Reader, Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition, 1996, 3rd edition, 2000.)
- 2002
- Book
Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
- July 2021 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Navraj S. Nagra and Syed S. Shehab
Dr. Andrea Pusic, breast cancer reconstruction surgeon, wants to extend outcomes measurement beyond traditional surgical metrics of infections, complications, and survival rates. The case describes her development of a new mobile phone app, which collects patients’...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Outcome or Result;
Cost Management;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Health Testing and Trials;
Surveys;
Health Industry;
Boston
Kaplan, Robert S., Navraj S. Nagra, and Syed S. Shehab. "Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care." Harvard Business School Case 122-010, July 2021. (Revised July 2022.)
- Article
Refined Configuration Results for Extremal Type II Lattices of Ranks 40 and 80
By: Noam D. Elkies and Scott Duke Kominers
We show that, if L is an extremal Type II lattice of rank 40 or 80, then L is generated by its vectors of norm min(L)+2. This sharpens earlier results of Ozeki, and the second author and Abel, which showed that such lattices L are generated by their vectors of norms...
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Keywords:
Mathematical Methods
Elkies, Noam D., and Scott Duke Kominers. "Refined Configuration Results for Extremal Type II Lattices of Ranks 40 and 80." Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 138, no. 1 (January 2010): 105–108.
- July 22, 2014
- Blog Post
What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "What Impact? Resist Taking Credit for Results You Can't Achieve." Giving Thoughts (Conference Board blog) (July 22, 2014).
- January 2007
- Article
Impact of Cardiac Intraoperative Precursor Events on Adverse Outcomes
By: Daniel R. Wong, David F. Torchiana, Thomas J. Vander Salm, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Richard Bohmer and Imtiaz S. Ali
Wong, Daniel R., David F. Torchiana, Thomas J. Vander Salm, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Richard Bohmer, and Imtiaz S. Ali. "Impact of Cardiac Intraoperative Precursor Events on Adverse Outcomes." Surgery 141, no. 6 (January 2007): 715–22.
- September 2023
- Article
Consuming Contests: The Effect of Outcome Uncertainty on Spectator Attendance in the Australian Football League
By: Patrick Ferguson and Karim R. Lakhani
Contests that non-contestants consume for entertainment are a fixture of economic, cultural and political life. We exploit injury-induced changes to teams' line-ups in a professional sports setting to examine whether individuals prefer to consume contests that have...
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Ferguson, Patrick, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Consuming Contests: The Effect of Outcome Uncertainty on Spectator Attendance in the Australian Football League." Economic Record 99, no. 326 (September 2023): 410–435.
- 20 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Cognitive Biases: Mistakes or Missing Stakes?
- July–August 2021
- Article
Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes
By: Annamaria Conti and Maria P. Roche
We assess the heterogeneous impact of economic downturns on individuals’ decisions to bring high-technology ideas to the market in the form of new ventures. We thereby examine how worsening labor market conditions influence individuals’ opportunity costs of starting...
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Keywords:
Necessity Entrepreneurship;
Economic Conditions;
Recessions;
High-tech Startups;
Opportunity Costs;
Entrepreneurship;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Performance;
Labor
Conti, Annamaria, and Maria P. Roche. "Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes." Organization Science 32, no. 4 (July–August 2021): 965–986.
- January 2008
- Article
Prudence in Bargaining: The Effect of Uncertainty on Bargaining Outcomes
By: Lucy White
White, Lucy. "Prudence in Bargaining: The Effect of Uncertainty on Bargaining Outcomes." Games and Economic Behavior 62, no. 1 (January 2008): 211–231.
- 30 Mar 2007
- Conference Presentation
Inspection Holidays and Compliance Outcomes: Examining the Outcomes of Self-Policing
- 2011
- Article
The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Peter Glick and Anna Beninger
Two traits-warmth and competence-govern social judgments of individuals and groups, and these judgments shape people's emotions and behaviors. This paper describes the causes and consequences of warmth and competence judgments; how, when, and why they determine...
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Keywords:
Judgments;
Organizations;
Emotions;
Behavior;
Selection and Staffing;
Performance Evaluation;
Resource Allocation;
Valuation;
Competency and Skills;
Information;
Research
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Peter Glick, and Anna Beninger. "The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations." Research in Organizational Behavior 31 (2011): 73–98.
- May 1982
- Article
Risk Aversion and Nash's Solution for Bargaining Games with Risky Outcomes
By: A. E. Roth and U. Rothblum
Roth, A. E., and U. Rothblum. "Risk Aversion and Nash's Solution for Bargaining Games with Risky Outcomes." Econometrica 50, no. 3 (May 1982): 639–647.
- 2007
- Article
Three Perspectives on Team Learning: Outcome Improvement, Task Mastery, and Group Process
By: Amy C. Edmondson, James R. Dillon and Kate Roloff
The emergence of a research literature on team learning has been driven by at least two factors. First, longstanding interest in what makes organizational work teams effective leads naturally to questions about how members of newly formed teams learn to work together...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Improvement;
Practice;
Groups and Teams;
Research;
Adaptation;
Cooperation
Edmondson, Amy C., James R. Dillon, and Kate Roloff. "Three Perspectives on Team Learning: Outcome Improvement, Task Mastery, and Group Process." Academy of Management Annals 1 (2007): 269–314.
- 01 Oct 2003
- Conference Presentation
The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. "The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results." In Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Boston. Paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Conference, Society for Experimental Psychology, Boston, October 01, 2003.