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- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
counterbalance other, increasingly concentrated sources of power and wealth) and self-interest (the vanity of having a mouthpiece to promote their personal agendas, or, more troubling perhaps, to influence the public and legislators on...
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- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
time. They believe that in pursuing its own self-interest in opening and expanding the BOP market, business can make a profit while serving the poorest of consumers and contributing to development. As Rangan explains, "For business,...
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by Garry Emmons
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
Robbins expanded on this idea: "With regard to national security, pollution, energy policy, education, global warming, and other commons issues, it's hard to see how individual self-interest can add up to the community-wide base we...
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by James Heskett
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
Systems) that frequently acquired other companies. These leaders all knew more about goodwill amortization than almost anyone—but also had self-interested business reasons to oppose it. And they opposed it. And there was nobody at the...
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- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
hindrance instead of a help." This observation raises interesting questions for psychologists regarding the effects of luxury. What psychological consequences do luxury goods have on people? In this paper, the authors argue that luxury goods can activate the...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
referrer as a way for the hiring manager to gain more power in the relationship with the referrer, thereby attributing more self-interested motives and more counter-organizational motives to the hiring manager in such situations. These...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
and differences in entrepreneurship as practiced in the U.S. and abroad? What are the reasons for these differences? A: I'll start with a key similarity. The basic notion that people act in their perceived self-interest is a given. In...
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by Staff
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
phrase "tragedy of the commons" to describe a system in which people acting rationally and in their own self-interest destroy the very resources they all share for their livelihood. His original example was of colonial farmers....
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by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
behave ethically and actual self-interested behavior. This relationship was mediated by the more extensive mental simulation that occurred with eyes closed rather than open, which, in turn, intensified emotional reactions to the ethical...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
Abstract Agency theory suggests that the interests of opportunistic, self-interested agents conflict with those of principals. Stewardship theory suggests instead that executives' interests are aligned with company interests and that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
traditional economic thought—which places self-interest as the guiding principle of human motivation—our findings suggest that the reward experienced from helping others may be deeply ingrained in human nature, emerging in diverse...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
regime. Similarly, a state governor could also try to renegotiate a deal—but Diaz was now strong enough to confront any individual governor." This self-interested system of checks and balances worked well enough that the Mexican...
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by Julia Hanna
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
PublicationsFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-interested Charitable Behavior Authors:L. Anik, L. B. Aknin, M. I. Norton, and E. W. Dunn Publication:In The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
Behavior and Human Decision Processes Abstract The present research investigated the dual role of cognition as either an enabler of moral reasoning or self-interested motivated reasoning for endorsing sweatshop labor. Experiment 1A showed...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
This observation raises interesting questions for psychologists regarding the effects of luxury. What psychological consequences do luxury goods have on people? In this paper, the authors argue that luxury goods can activate the concept of View Details
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by Staff
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
capitalism to another is a normal historical process.—Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin Management's inward focus allowed it to succeed beyond anyone's dreams. But that success further insulated managers from the society they were supposed to serve. The elite hierarchy...
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by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6792.html Published: October 31, 2011 When evaluating compensation issues, economists often assume that both an employer and an employee make rational, albeit self-interested choices while working toward a goal....
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by Staff
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
important activity for pioneering entrepreneurs, they are unconsciously aided by other actors who are acting out of self-interest rather than from a desire to actively help these entrepreneurs. Furthermore, entrepreneurs are aided by the...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
categories such as art and fashion and examining the processes in commodity markets such as tobacco, financial services, and so on. We propose a theory of market creation processes that involve multiple players working together out of View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
responsibility to market institutions themselves, even if this entails acting at the expense of corporate profits. We make this argument on grounds that this behavior is both in managers' long-run self-interest and, expanding on...
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Sean Silverthorne