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- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
workplace. Across six studies, we found convergent evidence that emotional acknowledgment led to greater perceptions of costliness, and in turn, to higher evaluations of trust.” Working Papers Deregulation, Market Power, and Prices:... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
impression that a private equity firm is unstable. That perception creates a wariness to invest, which means a PE firm often struggles in its attempts to raise the next fund. So in essence, founding partners are damaging their own firms,... View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
information technology companies subject to the same kinds of blinkered strategies experienced in more traditional industries? Has there been sufficient effort to disrupt them? Or are my perceptions those of a generationally handicapped... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
an effect of ambiguity. There is an effect of ambiguity where there's a "gender trigger" in the environment. We could argue for a long time where these triggers come from, but they tell women "You're worth less," or... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
Journal. Most of the thirteen agent-led diversified firms had widely dispersed equity ownership; however, in a few companies, like Times Mirror and King Broadcasting, members of firms' founding families owned the majority of shares. Among... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
and opportunities of their times for more than 200 years, from the economic boom and social challenges of industrialization to what has been described as the promise, peril, and unrealized potential of the 21st century. The language and... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
promotional spending (including that directed toward physicians) as a percentage of pharmaceutical sales remains relatively constant over time and thus the growth of DTCA represents a shift in the mix of promotional spending by... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
behaviors can be seen as abrasive instead of assertive, arrogant instead of self-confident, and self-promoting instead of entrepreneurial. These perceptions can hold women back. "We cannot just tell women that if they want to take... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
explained, but for the flagship line of Nescafé coffee, even with its some 100 different blends worldwide, the company's strategy is to make sure that "the perception of that product is always the same" wherever it is sold.... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
times more than the amount required of synthetic dyes.” On the marketing side, the dairy industry pushed the ironic notion that artificial color was necessary to make butter “look like butter.” The synthetic dye manufacturers collectively... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jan 2007
- What Do You Think?
Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?
restrict the validity of findings for some time to come." Biju Dominic offered the opinion that "I strongly believe that fMRI-led research into the brain is a top-down, far-too-simplistic approach . But a bottom-up approach that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
(and any associated licensing revenue) to the company and forgoing salary. There is a perception that women entrepreneurs do not invest sufficient start-up capital in their enterprises. If there is any truth to that, the important... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan Abstract—At the time of the American Revolution, China was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
Enron case should not be taken as a one-off judgment by a business school professor. Many years ago, at the dedication of the Harvard Business School campus on June 24, 1927, Owen Young—a lawyer, visionary capitalist, founding chairman of RCA, and at that View Details
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
models foreclosed by Google's restrictions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52178 January 2017 Nature Biomedical Engineering Review Times and Adverse Events for Cardiovascular Devices By: Stern, Ariel... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
gradually. You build a Honda Scooter, then a Honda Civic, then a Honda Accord, and then an Acura. There is a lot of theory and research on how consumer behavior and perception changes over time. And that change in image takes 10 to15... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
contribute to what we call the psychology of price. You can take the very same physical price and break it up into parts, bundle it with other items, ask for payment early, or ask for payment late, and change consumers'' perceptions of... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
administration and is a reaction to the Chinese Communist Party’s own perception of insecurity at home and in the global economy. Increasing restrictions to transnational commerce in and with China are best understood in terms of security... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
American company anymore." The notion in business that this is our country and we own its challenges has diminished. We believe that that corporate perception is ill-advised. It may be true that more of a company's activity is... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
consequences of a range of alternative policies. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-045_4e9f7d2d-24c3-4d8c-8843-1eb9016bc016.pdf December 2014 Negotiations in Times of Conflict Better Deals Through Level... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel