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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Starting at €8.20
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1309D-EDetailed accounting records from the 19th century reveal that U.S. and West Indian slaveholders used scientific management techniques to run their operations.Starting at €8.20
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1901B-EThough the research on meditation and mindfulness is almost universally positive, a new study points to a potential downside of being present in the moment: A significant decrease in motivation. Yet, surprisingly, the inspirational dip appeared to have no impact on task performance.Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: David McCullough
McCullough, David; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1301N-EDavid McCullough, historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman and John Adams, on what the history of leadership means for managers today.Starting at €8.20
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We Look Like Our Names
Sellier, Anne-Laure; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1705B-EA team of researchers has discovered that we associate names with physical traits--and that we all subconsciously try to fit our name's stereotype.Starting at €8.20
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.Starting at €8.20
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Reusable Bags Make People Buy Organic--and Junk
Karmarkar, Uma R.; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1504B-EWhen you do good, you treat yourself with a cookie, new research shows.Starting at €8.20
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Hurt Feelings You Could Take a Pain Reliever...
DeWall, C. Nathan; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1104D-ELeadership and People ManagementAn assistant professor at the University of Kentucky examines the similarities between people's responses to physical pain and their responses to social rejection, including the surprising finding that taking acetaminophen decreases hurt feelings.Starting at €8.20
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Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers
Buell, Ryan W.; Kim, Tami; Tsay, Chia-Jung; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1411B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe unexpected benefits of increasing transparency between employees and customers.Starting at €8.20
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Putting Yourself in the Customer's Shoes Doesn't Work
Hattula, Johannes; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1503B-EMarketingA new series of experiments reveals that empathy tends to make marketers more egocentric.Starting at €8.20