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- July 2012
- Case
Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee
By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Rennella
Johannes Linden is the Director of the Washer and Dryer division of Fluss, a large Swiss appliance manufacturer. Soon after the company completes its revenue projections and bonus targets for the upcoming year, Linden shares some good news with his leadership team, the...
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Leadership Style;
Groups and Teams;
Organizational Culture;
Management Style;
Motivation and Incentives;
Power and Influence;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Switzerland
Hill, Linda A., and Mark Rennella. "Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-509, July 2012.
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
flat-footed on the issue of fuel efficiency? Granted, Detroit was busy catering to consumer demands for more profitable, lower-mileage vehicles. But at the same time, could stretch have given greater urgency to responses to alternative...
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by Jim Heskett
- May 2016 (Revised November 2018)
- Supplement
Moleskine (B)
By: Ryan Raffaelli, Raffaella Sadun and Kathy Qu
This case discusses the decisions and outcomes of CEO Arrigo Berni and founder Maria Sebregondi that the Moleskine (A) case laid out.
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Creative Industries;
Brand Building;
Digital Innovation;
Digital Services And Strategy;
Process Improvement;
Organization Change And Adaptation;
Culture;
Identity Construction;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Leadership;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technological Innovation;
Creativity;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry
Raffaelli, Ryan, Raffaella Sadun, and Kathy Qu. "Moleskine (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 716-464, May 2016. (Revised November 2018.)
- July – August 2008
- Article
When Virtue Is a Vice
By: Anat Keinan and Ran Kivetz
Choosing duty over pleasure today can cause regret down the road—whereas regret over the reverse is fleeting. Marketers of luxury products and services should consider prompting customers to predict their future feelings about choices made now.
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Moral Sensibility;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Emotions;
Luxury
Keinan, Anat, and Ran Kivetz. "When Virtue Is a Vice." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 22.
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
psychological scientists of the modern era. These readable essays highlight the most important contributions to theory and research in psychological science, show how the greatest View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Washington State) and by participants with responsibility to enforce rules in an experimental lab setting. We also show that this effect is driven by psychological reactance. We discuss both the theoretical and practical implications of...
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Sean Silverthlorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
organizations. Publisher's link: http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.5465/amj.2013.0903 December 2014 Journal of Applied Psychology Preparatory Power Posing Affects Nonverbal Presence and Job Interview Outcomes By: Cuddy, Amy,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
psychologically painful as it is, is the first step to awareness of new opportunities in career and in life, says Harvard Business School's Timothy Butler. In this Q&A and excerpt from his new book, Getting Unstuck, he explains six...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Corporate headquarters wishes to expand sales of a sealant product currently sold only in the West German market. Regional affiliates, operating on a profit center basis, are not enthusiastic about taking on the new product. The case describes the company's...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Globalization;
Expansion;
Profit;
Conflict Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
West Germany
Dolan, Robert J. "Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-099, September 1984.
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
causes considerable societal damage, as demonstrated by increasing empirical evidence. Drawing on recent research in moral psychology and behavioral ethics, I examine "moral flexibility," or the common ability to justify one's...
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Carmen Nobel
- 26 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact
- 08 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief
Barasz’s new paper, “Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News,” which recently appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, documents this peculiar preference for worse-case scenarios in a variety of medical...
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by Michael Blanding
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
of the most common ways that managers unwittingly undermine daily progress is by failing to make timely decisions or provide clear, consistent goals. Here's an example from a work diary in a consumer products company: Had meetings [ ] to...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended consequences for an individual's morality. Unlike personal networking in pursuit of emotional support or friendship, and unlike...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
psychology that accounts for behaviors inconsistent with ethical beliefs and describe how people reconcile their immoral actions with their ethical goals through the process of moral disengagement. We then examine how the mind selectively...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
Propensity to Disclose," in the April 2012 issue of the Journal of Marketing Research, and "Strangers on a Plane: Context-Dependent Willingness to Divulge Sensitive Information," in the February 2011 issue of the Journal of Consumer...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions
studies consumer decision-making, with a particular interest in how we make sense of other people’s choices. Just five days after the election, Barasz conducted an online survey that asked Trump voters what spurred them to vote for the...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/BFSWIPO.pdf Luck or Cheating? A Field Experiment on Honesty with Children Authors:Alessandro Bucciol and Marco Piovesan Publication:Journal of Economic Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract We run an...
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- June 2020
- Article
Real-time Data from Mobile Platforms to Evaluate Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
By: Omar Isaac Asensio, Kevin Alvarez, Arielle Dror, Emerson Wenzel, Catharina Hollauer and Sooji Ha
By displacing gasoline and diesel fuels, electric cars and fleets reduce emissions from the transportation sector, thus offering important public health benefits. However, public confidence in the reliability of charging infrastructure remains a fundamental barrier to...
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Keywords:
Environmental Sustainability;
Transportation;
Infrastructure;
Behavior;
AI and Machine Learning;
Demand and Consumers
Asensio, Omar Isaac, Kevin Alvarez, Arielle Dror, Emerson Wenzel, Catharina Hollauer, and Sooji Ha. "Real-time Data from Mobile Platforms to Evaluate Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure." Nature Sustainability 3, no. 6 (June 2020): 463–471.
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the outcome of implementation of the standardized plan described in Henkel (A).
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Marketing Strategy;
Globalization;
Expansion;
Profit;
Conflict Management;
Outcome or Result;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
West Germany
Dolan, Robert J. "Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)." Harvard Business School Case 585-100, September 1984.