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17 Apr 2019  |  Research & Ideas

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The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

by Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Apr 2019
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  • Sharpening Your Skills
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy? Researchers at Harvard Business School examine consumerism at the top of the curve.

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

by Michael Blanding
  • 10 Apr 2019
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  • HBS Case
Innovative about creating new products, entrepreneurs often lose imagination when it comes to funding their dreams. Andy Wu reveals alternatives beyond friends and family.

Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 May 2017
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  • Research & Ideas
African American and Asian job applicants who mask their race on resumes seem to have better success getting job interviews, according to research by Katherine DeCelles and colleagues.

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

by Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Mar 2019
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  • Research & Ideas
Commuters who listen to music or browse social media might be increasing their chance of a stressful workday. Research by Francesca Gino and colleagues offers better ways to cope with a bad commute.

New Working Papers 

Scholarly papers that describe original research in a narrow field of study.

Can Biometric Tracking Improve Healthcare Provision and Data Quality? Experimental Evidence from Tuberculosis Control in India

by Thomas Bossuroy, Clara Delavallade, and Vincent Pons
  • 16 APR 2019

Trade Secrets Protection and Antitakeover Provisions

by Aiyesha Dey and Joshua White
  • 10 APR 2019

Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia

by Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo
  • 09 APR 2019

Learning or Playing? The Effect of Gamified Training on Performance

by Ryan W. Buell, Wei Cai, and Tatiana Sandino
  • 03 APR 2019

The Research Exchange 

The Research Exchange is a way for faculty and corporate partners to collaborate on the following field studies.

Transparency & Productivity

Ethan Bernstein

Best Practices for Considering Contract Workers

Christopher Stanton

Causes and Consequences of Withholding Critical Feedback in Organizations

Ashley Whillans and Chuck Howard

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