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- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
As the holidays approach, we’ll all experience the temptation to overspend on gifts for our loved ones (and maybe a little on ourselves). When faced with difficult decisions like whether to spend $199 on a knife set or a tool set, we may follow the age-old View Details
- January 6, 2022
- Article
How to Build a Life: Listen to Your Own Advice
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Listen to Your Own Advice." The Atlantic (January 6, 2022).
- 09 Aug 2016
- News
The President Should Take Advice From A Council Of Historians
- 07 Feb 2024
Top Business Schools Discuss: Application Advice for Deferred MBA Programs
Join admissions officers from Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Kellogg School of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, UCLA Anderson...
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- 2018
- Working Paper
Algorithm Appreciation: People Prefer Algorithmic to Human Judgment
By: Jennifer M. Logg, Julia A. Minson and Don A. Moore
Even though computational algorithms often outperform human judgment, received wisdom suggests that people may be skeptical of relying on them (Dawes, 1979). Counter to this notion, results from six experiments show that lay people adhere more to advice when they think...
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Keywords:
Algorithms;
Accuracy;
Advice Taking;
Forecasting;
Theory Of Machine;
Mathematical Methods;
Decision Making;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Trust
Logg, Jennifer M., Julia A. Minson, and Don A. Moore. "Algorithm Appreciation: People Prefer Algorithmic to Human Judgment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-086, March 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
- May 18, 2023
- Article
How to Build a Life: The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need." The Atlantic (May 18, 2023).
- 01 Oct 2014
- News
Why EBay Decided to Follow Carl Icahn’s Advice on PayPal
- 08 Mar 2022
Top Business Schools Discuss: Application Advice for Deferred MBA Programs
Join Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and The Wharton School for...
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- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
For many successful business people, retirement (or the advanced stages of their careers) is not a time to abandon old interests, but an opportunity to create new successes on the foundations of previous ones, perhaps by serving on a board of directors. "Most...
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- August 1988 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Case Teaching at Harvard Business School: Some Advice for New Faculty
Applegate, Lynda M. "Case Teaching at Harvard Business School: Some Advice for New Faculty." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-062, August 1988. (Revised September 1995.)
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
Over the past year, I have watched several firms going through periods of transition. Some have been cofounders who realized that it was time for a more experienced leader to take their business to the next level. Some were just ready for something new. Others have...
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by Julia Austin
- February 8, 2024
- Article
How to Build a Life: Schopenhauer’s Advice on How to Achieve Great Things
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Schopenhauer’s Advice on How to Achieve Great Things." The Atlantic (February 8, 2024).
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
marketing, strategy, and general management roles. A common question from MBAs is how to decide what type of company to pursue- whether an early stage start up, a medium size company, or a large corporation. What advice do you have for...
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- December 2022
- Article
Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input
By: Jennifer E. Abel, Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden and Juliana Schroeder
In everyday life, people often have opportunities to improve others’ lives, whether offering well-intentioned advice or complimenting someone on a job well done. These are opportunities to provide “prosocial input” (information intended to benefit others), including...
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Abel, Jennifer E., Preeti Vani, Nicole Abi-Esber, Hayley Blunden, and Juliana Schroeder. "Kindness in Short Supply: Evidence for Inadequate Prosocial Input." Art. 101458. Current Opinion in Psychology 48 (December 2022).
- 04 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni
Adam Palay (Class of 2021) knows a thing or two about making professional pivots. “After completing my AB and MS in English, and deciding to put a PhD on hold, I spent four months teaching myself how to code,” said Adam. He explained, “At the time, a lot of online...
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Blinded by Anger or Feeling the Love: How Emotions Influence Advice Taking
By: F. Gino and M. E. Schweitzer
Gino, F., and M. E. Schweitzer. "Blinded by Anger or Feeling the Love: How Emotions Influence Advice Taking." Journal of Applied Psychology 93, no. 5 (September 2008): 1165–1173.