Behavioral Science—“Oh Harvard” (Business Review)

One of the major concerns of most behavioral scientists who study the management of organizations is that their “public” understand the general nature of the theory they are trying to develop and have sympathy with the research methods used in developing this theory. Yet, I have the strong suspicion that the leading publication, by far, in terms of influence with the management public, the Harvard Business Review, has not responsibly informed its readers of current Behavioral Science developments. In fact, on the basis of informal data I have collected, I suspect that the Federal Trade Commission might want to consider HBR in violation of the “truth-in-labeling” act!