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- 11 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
See No Evil: When We Overlook Other People’s Unethical Behavior
- May–June 2023
- Article
Unmasking Behaviors During the Pandemic with Video Analytics
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Kaiquan Xu and Kannan Srinivasan
In 2020, as the novel coronavirus spread globally, face masks were recommended in public settings to protect against and slow down viral transmission. People complied to varying extents, and their reactions may have been driven by a variety of psychological factors....
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Zhang, Shunyuan, Kaiquan Xu, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Unmasking Behaviors During the Pandemic with Video Analytics." Marketing Science 42, no. 3 (May–June 2023): 440–450.
- 21 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics
Parkinson’s, that would otherwise make independent eating difficult or impossible. “We could collect a lot of information on people’s tremors as they use the spoon” says Bracaglia, “giving us insight into how people use it, how their View Details
- May 2014
- Case
Gunfire at Sea (multi-media case)
By: Michael Tushman and Tom Ryder
This short video illustrates the challenges of leading innovation and change. This classic case (one of the oldest in the HBS system) retains its timeliness. The case describes how Lt. Sims develops a new form of gunfire at sea—continuous aim gunfire. While 3,000% more...
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Organization Behavior;
Change;
Innovation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Innovation Leadership;
United States
Tushman, Michael, and Tom Ryder. "Gunfire at Sea (multi-media case)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 414-707, May 2014.
- July 2015
- Article
Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk
By: Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We examine how executives' behavior outside the workplace, as measured by their ownership of luxury goods (low “frugality”) and prior legal infractions, is related to financial reporting risk. We predict and find that chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial...
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Management Teams;
Behavior;
Personal Characteristics;
Crime and Corruption;
Governance Compliance;
Financial Reporting;
Organizational Culture
Davidson, Robert, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "Executives' 'Off-the-Job' Behaviors and Financial Reporting Risk." Journal of Financial Economics 117, no. 1 (July 2015): 5–28.
- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (D): Implementing Change
How a strategic change agenda is implemented depends on leaders below the top in every function and geographic region translating the agenda into actions. But those actions do not always unfold as planned. This case examines the first 16 months of a turnaround from the...
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Business History;
Competitive Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Behavior;
Leading Change;
Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Gillette Company (D): Implementing Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-035, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
negotiation can set the stage for differences in outcomes negotiated by men and by women, particularly when (1) the opportunities and limits of the negotiation are unclear; and (2) situational cues in these ambiguous situations trigger different View Details
- 18 Mar 2020
- News
Leading Change
by Margie Kelley Alumni Tackle Climate Change Policy in Washington In a joint effort to foster a meaningful conversation on the role of business in shaping climate policy, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) and the HBS Club...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
The Buy-In Effect: When Increasing Initial Effort Motivates Behavioral Follow-Through
By: Holly Dykstra, Shibeal O'Flaherty and A.V. Whillans
Behavioral interventions often focus on reducing friction to encourage behavior change. In
contrast, we provide evidence that adding friction can promote long-term behavior change when
behaviors involve repeated costly efforts over longer time horizons. In...
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Dykstra, Holly, Shibeal O'Flaherty, and A.V. Whillans. "The Buy-In Effect: When Increasing Initial Effort Motivates Behavioral Follow-Through." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-020, October 2023.
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Creating Change
(HBS Archives Photographs: Student Life) In 1970, there were no female members of the Harvard Club of New York City, and women entered the club through a separate entrance. Alumna Roslyn Payne (MBA 1970) and her classmates were determined to View Details
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April White
- 29 Nov 2011
- News
What We Really Know About Consumer Behavior
- Web
Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Organizational Behavior Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) This course...
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Designing Change
Hill, who expects the case to be taught in Marketing and Organizational Behavior courses as well as in design schools. “Most of our change-management cases focus on a CEO or senior leader, not a middle manager, and few consider how to...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
sophistication in thought regarding social-sector impact—a major change in recent years. What lies ahead? IDinsight will apply its model in a wide variety of contexts to enable our clients to improve as many lives as possible. We intend...
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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Change Channel
Brian Graden (MBA ’89) is president of MTV Networks and of Logo, the new gay-oriented cable channel launched in June. Logo features mostly movies but also documentaries, sports, travel shows, original sitcoms, concerts, and more. “When you tell a story about gay rodeo...
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Arts, Entertainment
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
the necessary behavioral changes. Poor communication. A change initiative is like the start of a marathon: change will be occurring rapidly in some units, whereas in others it...
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by Nick Morgan
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
movements in short-term rates. By contrast, the association between low-frequency changes in long- and short-term rates has weakened substantially. The authors develop a model to explain the frequency-dependent excess sensitivity of...
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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
Two dramatically different approaches to organizational change are being employed in the world today, according to our observations, research, and experience. We call these Theory E and Theory O of change. Like all managerial action,...
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by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 26 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty
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by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
running lab experiments is that we can simulate many different types of inequality and look at many different types of decisions.” "You'd think that with such a large change in our society, you'd see a definitive impact...
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by Michael Blanding