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On the Causality and Cause of Returns to Organizational Status: Evidence from the Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc

By: Daniel Malter

This paper identifies the causal symbolic effect of status on the prices organizations charge for their products. I exploit the classification of the châteaux of the Médoc, which sorted 61 wine producers into five growth classes in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Status; Quality Signals; Conspicuous Consumption; Wine Classification Of 1855; Grand Cru; Status and Position; Quality; Reputation; Price; France

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Reflections on the “Artistry” of Teaching

Christensen’s wisdom is remembered and often quoted by former students and colleagues from HBS. At least one chairman of a major national conglomerate still carries with him a copy of the yellowed notes he... View Details

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A Class All His Own

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Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

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Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) to address the increasingly complex issues faced by school principals on the front lines of K–12 public education, offering them... View Details

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Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

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Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

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The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

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Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

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Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow

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Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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