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When Does Familiarity Promote Versus Undermine Interpersonal Attraction? A Proposed Integrative Model from Erstwhile Adversaries

By: Eli J. Finkel, Michael I. Norton, Harry T. Reis, Dan Ariely, Peter A. Caprariello, Paul W. Eastwick, Jenna H. Frost and Michael R. Maniaci

This article began as an adversarial collaboration between two groups of researchers with competing views on a longstanding question: Does familiarity promote or undermine interpersonal attraction? As we explored our respective positions, it became clear that the... View Details

Keywords: Attraction; Relationship Stage Model; Adversarial Collaboration; Familiarity; Marketing

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06 May 2017
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Creating Brand Value

cultural and relationship prowess today's business-to-consumer (B2C) brand managers need. You will explore branding as a collective and collaborative meaning-making process among firms, consumers, and other cultural producers, acquiring... View Details

13 Dec 2010
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Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

adversarial custodians." More often than not, support staffers are unhappy about this role. They would rather identify themselves as necessary and important, not as innovation blockers. But when Gulati asks managers in finance, HR,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Nov 2020
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One Paramount Priority

us—but that our perceptions of the other side are tearing us apart, she writes in an election-day opinion column in the Boston Globe. An entrepreneur, author, and founder and chair of the consumer collaboration agency C Space, Hessan... View Details

Keywords: Government

04 Mar 2002
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Don’t Lose Money With Customers

"Firms today have access to a wealth of information about customers and sales prospects," says Narayandas. "Now more than ever before, companies are able to leverage technology to work more closely and to collaborate in new... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

17 Apr 2017
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This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly

Debt collectors aren’t perceived as providing great service to debtors.Source: BrianAJackson On the list of industries known for great customer service, debt collection is far from the top—and may not even be on the list at all. “It’s usually a business that is very... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

25 Aug 2022
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Labs Enable Large-scale Research

leaders. The collaborative nature of labs, with their multidisciplinary approach, encourages the pursuit of more ambitious avenues of inquiry into large-scale problems than those that can be addressed by solo researchers. Labs also enable... View Details

14 Oct 2002
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The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

encourages voice and is guided by voice. Deep support listens and offers connection. It offers a collaborative relationship defined by advocacy. It is founded on trust, reciprocity, authenticity, intimacy, and absolute reliability. Deep... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2015
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Eastwick, Jenna H. Frost, and Michael R. Maniaci Abstract—This article began as an adversarial collaboration between two groups of researchers with competing views on a longstanding question: Does... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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negotiations in many different settings. Different aspects of meeting this challenge will be developed. One focus will be on "at-the-table" tactics for handling hardball moves, incompatible positions, adversarial relationships,... View Details

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