Economic And Social Disparities - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2023
News

A Sporting Chance

development company amid today's roller-coaster economic cycles is a challenge, he says, but challenges are something understands. "You need to say, ‘I'm going to do what's best for the company,' and do what... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

immediate aim on vaccines is two-fold: to ensure everyone in the UK that needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19 can be as soon as practicable. Secondly, to ensure adequate global distribution of vaccines to bring the quickest possible end to the pandemic View Details

Profile

Steve Alden

talked about his Internet businesses. He has a keen business mind and really interesting things to say about social media networking and using the Web for commerce."... View Details

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

The Pattern While certain improvisations are more common in some types of negotiations than others, there is no ideal form. Try to guide your negotiation toward the improvisational pattern that best fits its unique economic View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

01 Dec 2007
News

A Call to Innovation

“wicked problems” will throw off an enormous amount of social and economic value, such as the start of new businesses and advances in fundamental... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Sep 2012
News

Alumni Books

Angst, Awareness, Action by Jay P. Desai (AMP 180, 2011) (Pearson) Accountability, the bedrock of governance, is under siege in India. Widespread unaccountability is preventing the country from unlocking its full economic View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Article

Payment Depreciation: The Behavioral Effects of Temporally Separating Payments from Consumption

By: J. T. Gourville and Dilip Soman

Keywords: Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Money

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17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

lecturer of business administration and the C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell: Watch costs and find channel advantages Given COVID-19 transmission rates as of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

01 Dec 2012
News

Corruption 101

Ramanna. Economic tools of supply and demand can also be applied to studying the phenomenon of corruption. On the demand side, it is true that corrupt government officials sometimes garner a degree of... View Details

Keywords: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

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The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding | Working Knowledge

managers will still play a key role even in innovation-heavy industries, such as software development. They often know how and when to connect groups with disparate skills—like engineering, sales, View Details

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

http://hbr.org/2014/01/the-new-patterns-of-innovation/ar/1 January 2014 Journal of Labor Economics Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

and so forth. The ever-intensifying social media buzz around the Cup can heighten interest and exposure, but it also can create a lot of distracting "noise" that marketers... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2007
News

KPMG for Mayor!

corruption scandal in Lagos could harm KPMG’s reputation in New York or Shanghai. Moreover, foreign firms are bound by many laws of their home country and by international laws, notably the antibribery convention of the Organisation for... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

20 Sep 2013
News

Connections Add Up

class and outside my class—that whole network is working for me to make a difference," says Morrison. Morrison has been making an impact since 2010, when she assumed the CEO role at the Council for Economic... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

“Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in 1889. 1 Fowler was referring to... View Details

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

frustrated by the "explanations" offered for the country's economic and social problems. One of the more standard arguments was that corruption was the cause of all... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

01 Sep 2009
News

Over the Top

to reconsider the idea that the CEO is somebody who simply leads an economic entity. We have to think about what it means in the 21st century for businesspeople to see themselves as part of the stewardship View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

investigate the effect of a corporate culture of sustainability on multiple facets of corporate behavior and performance outcomes. Using a matched sample of 180 companies, we find that corporations that voluntarily adopted environmental... View Details