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- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
Summing Up Why do managers choose to pursue profit so directly? The word "profit" in this month's column provoked a wide range of issues and emotions among respondents. It set off several debates. They ranged from definitions of...
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by Jim Heskett
- 14 Jan 2015
- News
We Know How You Feel
- 30 Jul 2014
- News
Were OkCupid’s and Facebook’s Experiments Unethical?
- 12 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work
- April 2014
- Article
Botsourcing and Outsourcing: Robot, British, Chinese, and German Workers Are for Thinking—Not Feeling—Jobs
By: Adam Waytz and Michael I. Norton
Technological innovations have produced robots capable of jobs that, until recently, only humans could perform. The present research explores the psychology of "botsourcing"—the replacement of human jobs by robots—while examining how understanding botsourcing can...
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Waytz, Adam, and Michael I. Norton. "Botsourcing and Outsourcing: Robot, British, Chinese, and German Workers Are for Thinking—Not Feeling—Jobs." Emotion 14, no. 2 (April 2014): 434–444.
- July 2023
- Article
Negative Expressions Are Shared More on Twitter for Public Figures Than for Ordinary Users
By: Jonas P. Schöne, David Garcia, Brian Parkinson and Amit Goldenberg
Social media users tend to produce content that contains more positive than negative emotional language. However, negative emotional language is more likely to be shared. To understand why, research has thus far focused on psychological processes associated with...
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Schöne, Jonas P., David Garcia, Brian Parkinson, and Amit Goldenberg. "Negative Expressions Are Shared More on Twitter for Public Figures Than for Ordinary Users." PNAS Nexus 2, no. 7 (July 2023).
- 02 Apr 2020
- News
Managing Through Crisis: How To Be Happy During COVID-19
- 12 Jul 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Task Selection and Workload: A Focus on Completing Easy Tasks Hurts Long-Term Performance
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo
graduation ceremonies. It is planned and conducted by a committee of second-year MBA students. When asked about what Commencement means to him, Acevedo is uncharacteristically at a loss for words. “I cannot put into words the emotions...
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- May 6, 2020
- Editorial
Separated by a Common Infection
By: Amar Bhide and Leif Pagrotsky
Unprecedented lockdowns and quarantines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have evoked emotional disagreements, both between and within different countries. Yet, the consequences of this or any future pandemic depend as much on responses and capabilities on the front...
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Bhide, Amar, and Leif Pagrotsky. "Separated by a Common Infection." Think Global Health (May 6, 2020).
- September 1988 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Alex Dean
By: Shoshana Zuboff, Dave DeLong and Kathleen Scharf
Traces the evolution of Alex Dean's internal and external careers, exploring his psychological and emotional development, as well as seemingly dramatic shifts in career direction from research scientist to venture capitalist. Designed to encourage students to reflect...
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Personal Development and Career;
Jobs and Positions;
Emotions;
Research and Development;
Venture Capital
Zuboff, Shoshana, Dave DeLong, and Kathleen Scharf. "Alex Dean." Harvard Business School Case 489-039, September 1988. (Revised July 2000.)
- June 2014
- Article
Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement
By: A.W. Brooks
Individuals often feel anxious in anticipation of tasks such as speaking in public or meeting with a boss. I find that an overwhelming majority of people believe trying to calm down is the best way to cope with pre-performance anxiety. However, across several studies...
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Brooks, A.W. "Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 143, no. 3 (June 2014): 1144–1158. (Received Outstanding Dissertation Award by International Association for Conflict Management 2013.)
- 11 Mar 2014
- News
Your Startup Is More Likely To Get Funding If You're A Man
- 02 Jun 2013
- News
On the Job: Don't let shiny job blind you to realities
- September 2011
- Case
Anne Riley: Laid Off
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Phillip Andrews
This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28 year old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case explores the emotions she felt throughout the process and how she handled the experience.
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Resignation and Termination
Sucher, Sandra J., and Phillip Andrews. "Anne Riley: Laid Off." Harvard Business School Case 612-008, September 2011.
- 2014
- Article
The Burden of Guilt: Heavy Backpacks, Light Snacks, and Enhanced Morality
By: M. Kouchaki, F. Gino and A. Jami
Drawing on the embodied simulation account of emotional information processing, we argue that the physical experience of weight is associated with the emotional experience of guilt and thus that weight intensifies the experience of guilt. Across four studies, we found...
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Kouchaki, M., F. Gino, and A. Jami. "The Burden of Guilt: Heavy Backpacks, Light Snacks, and Enhanced Morality." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 143, no. 1 (February 2014): 414–424.
- 02 Apr 2020
- Video