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- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
data on when such exploded prices work best. We asked Wathieu to discuss his research. Sean Silverthorne: As you note in the paper, a number of recent studies have concluded that the way price information is presented (price framing) often View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
to cross ethical boundaries. What this research suggests is that everyone, regardless of their ethical foundations, has the capacity to behave dishonestly. In fact, most individuals start with good intentions, but ultimately engage in unethical behavior because of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
startups will only get lower, and the number of startups that can get a shot to succeed can only increase. “With the pace at which each of these innovations are influencing other innovations,” says Nanda, “it’s a fascinating time to be an... View Details
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
businesses." The predominant view was that the practice at present has many limitations. Ann Romaine-Adelstein commented, "I doubt we can predict with validity from a scan yet who will work hard, be innovative or exercise great View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
Diversification By: Kuppuswamy, Venkat, George Serafeim, and Belén Villalonga Abstract—Using a large sample of diversified firms from 38 countries we investigate the influence of several national-level institutional factors or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
demonstrates the mutual interconnectivity among the three key facets of management: strategic positioning, organizational design, and individual leadership. The authors highlight both the manner in which strategy informs leadership and how leaders View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 29 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad
increases a viewer's interest in watching an ad. After a certain amount, however, that persuasiveness starts to decrease and advertisers lose the link to the brand and the power to influence buying. In other words, too much entertainment... View Details
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
to test the concept on a national scale, where Roth's work is likely to prove equally influential. "Al's work has already influenced local policies and is perhaps about to go national," Trichakis says. View Details
- 07 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West
Asian beliefs, philosophies, and practices are influencing everything from the way we treat the ill to how we make cars. Now, a Harvard Business School professor is looking to the East as a model for developing strong business leaders.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
and contracts in shaping the growth and influence of business enterprises. It presents entrepreneurs, executives, and the firms they controlled as driving actors in national economies and international growth. Alongside an original... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
Would they exert influence to shape the environment? Or would they try to hedge? "They had to imagine themselves making a decision," Mikes says. "I asked them to be the CEO: 'Now that these scenarios have been presented to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
powerful instruments a manager can use to influence the take-up of her product, especially in a subsidized and noncompetitive market as is common for global health products. However, the question of whether and how to price has been the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
about which plans to offer, but about how to set the default. A growing body of literature has now explored the ways in which people respond to default settings and what this means for managers. This is just one example of how behavioral economics can View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Oct 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Building a Business in the Context of a Life
community, spirituality, and other interests. Students work in small groups on various exercises, including one called "What We Carry," in which one student interviews another about the influence their parents and other family members... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
more performance-driven if they are going to survive long-term. Socially speaking, families are becoming somewhat less enmeshed, hierarchical, and strictly controlling, which is a result of the globalization of these economies as well as western View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
network relations for others. An analysis of the population dynamics of the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that are the basis of the interstate networks that influenced global economic relations, peace, and democracy in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
Stickgold and Harvard Kennedy School's Todd Rogers, HBS PhDOB'08), influence and persuasion research (with my main collaborator at HBS, professor Amy Cuddy), voice analysis research (with Amy Cuddy and Cornell's Tanzeem Choudhury and her... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
million from advertising. The new CEO had to decide which of these three revenue sources he should focus on in the future and how this choice would influence the target customers, the service offerings, and the required capabilities.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
change to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. But look how radically different the stories are. In "Approval," the focus was mostly on getting the management committee to say yes, and the method mostly one of analysis to View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
Proceedings, pp 11-16, 2002) Abstract In this study, we explore how multiple signals related to entrepreneurial companies at the time of their initial public offering (IPO) influence the firms' ability to acquire non-financial resources... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace