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British Library CEO Lynne Brindley on helping to spur business innovation (Spanish version)
Brindley, Lynne; Cliffe, SarahArticle HBS-F0711GLeadership and People ManagementThe CEO of the British Library explains how the United Kingdom's exclusive repository for rare books, manuscripts, and scientific papers has loosened up the design of its Business & IP Centre to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation.Starting at €8.20
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To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise
Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Gunatilake, Ruwan; Hodges, MeredithCase HBS-911013-ELeadership and People ManagementThis exercise is based on the popular group game "Mafia" and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to challenge their instincts about which techniques are the most powerful and how they may be employed. In this version, two section-mates have been linked to the vandalizing of school property. Students are secretly assigned to different roles (e.g., Moderator, Vandals, Leadership and Values Represe...Starting at €8.20
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OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (A)
Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Doherty, Kyle T.; Bos, Maarten W.Case HBS-911016-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies Cialdini's principles of social influence to successfully encourage consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex Laskey, who were inspired by Robert Cialdini's behavioral science research showing that people's normative beliefs - and messaging tailored to those beliefs - had a powerful and measur...Starting at €8.20
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OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (B)
Bos, Maarten W.; Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Doherty, Kyle T.Case HBS-911061-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies Cialdini's principles of social influence to successfully encourage consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex Laskey, who were inspired by Robert Cialdini's behavioral science research showing that people's normative beliefs - and messaging tailored to those beliefs - had a powerful and measur...Starting at €5.74
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Congressional Candidate Dan Silver and KNP Communications, Teaching Note
Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Sharma, NithyasriTeaching Note HBS-911062-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 910013.Starting at €0.00
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To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise, Teaching Note
Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Hodges, Meredith; Gunatilake, RuwanTeaching Note HBS-911063-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 911013.Starting at €0.00
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OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (B) (Spanish Version)
Bos, Maarten W.; Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Doherty, Kyle T.Case HBS-912S07Leadership and People ManagementEl Opower perfiles de casos, una compañía de software de eficiencia energética que aplica los principios de la influencia social de Cialdini para fomentar con éxito los consumidores a reducir su consumo de energía. Opower fue co-fundada en 2008 por dos jóvenes graduados de Harvard, Dan Yates y Alex Laskey, que se inspiraron en la investigación en ciencias del comportamiento de Robert Cialdini mostrando las creencias normativas es que la gente - y...Starting at €5.74
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Will Working Mothers Take Your Company to Court
Williams, Joan C.; Cuddy, Amy J.C.Article HBS-R1209G-ELeadership and People ManagementMost managers know better than to blurt out, "This is no job for a woman." Yet many are surprisingly open about their bias against mothers and other caregivers. This type of discrimination takes the form of comments like "Don't you feel bad leaving your kids at home?"; assumptions about mothers' lack of commitment to work or inability to handle a tougher load; and blatant differences in salary and promotional opportunities. Such behavior can get ...Starting at €8.20
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The Uses (and Abuses) of Influence
Cialdini, Robert B.; Cliffe, SarahArticle HBS-R1307F-ELeadership and People ManagementThe ability to persuade others to contribute to your efforts is a key skill for managers, for team members--for anyone who wants to elevate the probability of success. Research by leading social scientist Robert Cialdini has found that persuasion works by appealing to certain deeply rooted human responses: liking, reciprocity, social proof, commitment and consistency, authority, and scarcity. In this edited interview with HBR's executive editor, ...Starting at €8.20
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Congressional Candidate Dan Silver and KNP Communications
Cuddy, Amy J.C.; Sharma, NithyasriCase HBS-910013-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the 2006 election cycle, Dan Silver was challenging a popular 26-year incumbent for the U.S. congressional seat in Florida's 19th Congressional District. To win the election, Silver needed to find a way to relate to his voters on a personal level. Silver's campaign manager advised him to work with consulting firm KNP Communications. Over the course of a few sessions, Silver worked with the KNP team to learn techniques that would help him proje...Starting at €8.20