Social Worth Affirmation - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

this moment in European countries with their more "humane" laws regarding employment? Or are we confronting a crisis of "identity" so critical that some kind of effort will be well worth the long-term benefits that it... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

Presidential election has enabled outsider candidates to capture the attention of millions through social media sound bites. Pull-marketing targeting ordinary voters for small contributions is the hallmark of the Sanders campaign.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

sorts, on an epic scale. “If you have a local leader who is from your social category, you are probably more likely to approach him or her for help.” As Harvard Business School professor Lakshmi Iyer and her colleagues discovered, it's... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

funded by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, had spent more than double that to produce the spaceship, but it was worth it, they said, for the bragging rights. “The prizes had a real impact" —Josh Lerner Prizes are increasingly dangled... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 4

worth is easily recognized. Together, these results suggest that price primacy highlights considerations of product worth and can thereby influence purchasing. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

and I have researched and written about. In our work, we found that an “owner”—either a loyal employee or customer who takes responsibility for improving relationships, products, and processes as well as referring new employee candidates or customers—can be View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

volume reflects exciting new work by political psychologists to understand the psychological processes underlying Americans’ political thinking and action. In 13 chapters, world-class scholars present new in-depth work exploring public opinion, View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 9

reflect the predominant opportunities pursued by social entrepreneurs focused on public education in the United States over the last decade. The book offers an overarching framework for creating and evaluating View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

touch on any of a wide range of issues, including immaterial social and political matters.”But a new study suggests that small investors actually submit a lot of proposals that are not frivolous at all. Rather, these proposals are... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

landscape. Book: http://hbr.org/product/harder-than-i-thought-adventures-of-a-twenty-first/an/10332-HBK-ENG Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization Around Newcomer Self-expression Authors:Cable, Daniel M.,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research

behavioral research from CEOs, policymakers, and high-stakes decision makers." —Francesca Gino "It's always been obvious to social scientists and business scholars that there are lots of things that you can't learn in the laboratory, but... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

at a time when there are many social protests calling for more spending on education and health care. However one needs to keep things in perspective. The unemployment rate, for example, is 6 per cent. Compare that to 7.5 per cent in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Nov 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design

organization? What Are The Best Techniques For Fostering Innovation In Multicultural Teams? Innovating at the World's Crossroads: How Multicultural Networks Promote Creativity HBS professor Roy Y.J. Chua proposes that cultivating a culturally diverse View Details

Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

of the internet involves deciphering a complicated landscape. Source: Wavebreakmedia With the benefit of fifteen years worth of hindsight, it is evident that Speed Trap, when looking ahead, had a profound status quo bias. The book did... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

minimize the impact of taxes on their investors’ returns. The assignment was complicated as KSW had different categories of investors (a sovereign wealth fund, pension funds, and high net worth individuals) each of which had different tax... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements

News on firms in the time period surrounding the 2000 presidential election and its influence during the election of 2016, it is worth repeating that the media landscape was very different in 2000. The few View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting

16 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 16

and certification, commentary and critique, and co-presentation, comparison, and commensuration-enabled broader audiences to make sense of the industry and comprehend its worth. The findings form the basis of a general model of the social... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

King. "It makes you wonder whether all the attention that gets paid to a local dry cleaner is worth it. Now of course, there are other factors that weigh in: for instance, whether a dry cleaner is in a highly populated area."... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

24 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Concomitantly, the ability of companies to affect and measure the social interactions among customers has grown tremendously. Consequently, in assessing the full value of each customer to the firm it is no longer sufficient to only... View Details