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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.)
- Article
The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940
By: Ai Hisano
This article examines how, starting in the 1870s, food manufacturers in the United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass...
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Keywords:
Safety;
Food;
Health;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Hisano, Ai. "The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry, 1870–1940." Special Issue on Food and Agriculture. Business History Review 90, no. 3 (October 2016): 483–504.
The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership
The Emergence of Charismatic Business Leadership is an examination of how the role of the business leader in the U.S. has changed from World War II to the present. A small number of high-profile individuals have transformed the face of modern-day... View Details
- November 1986 (Revised December 1986)
- Supplement
People Express, Supplement
Brings the history of People Express up to the summer of 1986. Raises the question of whether its innovative human resource policies were successful pr problematic.
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Heckscher, Charles C. "People Express, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-054, November 1986. (Revised December 1986.)
- January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
People Analytics at McKinsey
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Olivia Hull
A private equity–backed fast food chain has hired McKinsey’s new People Analytics group to help it improve performance. As the final client workshop approaches, Associate Partner Alex DiLeonardo ponders the best way to present the team’s findings, especially those that...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost Management;
Human Resources;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Performance;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Improvement;
Consulting Industry;
Service Industry
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Olivia Hull. "People Analytics at McKinsey." Harvard Business School Case 418-023, January 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- December 2022
- Article
The Rise of People Analytics and the Future of Organizational Research
By: Jeff Polzer
Organizations are transforming as they adopt new technologies and use new sources of data, changing the experiences of employees and pushing organizational researchers to respond. As employees perform their daily activities, they generate vast digital data. These data,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Analytics and Data Science;
Technology Adoption;
Employees
Polzer, Jeff. "The Rise of People Analytics and the Future of Organizational Research." Art. 100181. Research in Organizational Behavior 42 (December 2022). (Supplement.)
- April 2012
- Case
People Express Airlines
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
Recounts the history of People Express Airlines, which grew rapidly after its inception in 1980 then failed spectacularly in 1986. Profiles People's aggressive strategy and its distinctive approach to human resource management, which emphasized job rotation and minimal...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Air Transportation;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Organizational Structure;
Entrepreneurship;
Failure;
Human Resources;
Business Startups;
Air Transportation Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "People Express Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 812-134, April 2012.
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
Today, The Kraft Group is a global company that employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Many of Boston’s medical, educational, and cultural institutions have benefitted from the Krafts’ philanthropy, a tribute...
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Keywords:
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Arts, Entertainment;
Finance;
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support;
Government;
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations;
Personal Services;
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services;
Professional Services
CSML: Leading People
Today’s principals are charged with a wide array of responsibilities – from generating better student outcomes, to recruiting, managing, and retaining high-quality faculty and staff, to cultivating collaboration and collective learning. Leading People provides... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Putting People at the Centre of Health Care
- August 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Exercise
People Management
By: Boris Groysberg and David Lane
Highlights critical gaps between research and practice in the field of strategic human resources management. Also, aims to debunk some myths and preconceptions that general managers bring to their HR decisions. Before class, participants fill out a true-or-false...
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Groysberg, Boris, and David Lane. "People Management." Harvard Business School Exercise 406-034, August 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 24 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things
Red Cross, who decided to collaborate with the research team after meeting Norton through a colleague. “Ultimately, it speaks to how powerful that framing is.” People incur the cost of a bad gamble just so...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
People Power
HBS professor Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal (DBA ’86) of the London Business School have won the 2002 Award for Leadership and Corporate Governance from the Association of ExecutiveSearch...
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- 29 Nov 2017
- News
People Like People Who Ask Questions Listen
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
People Watching
newsmagazine,” made it more upscale, and built it into “a powerhouse brand,” according to the Los Angeles Times (July 20, 2002). Moore's success at People has resulted in her elevation to chairwoman and CEO View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- News
40 of the Smartest People in Healthcare
- 22 Nov 2010
- News