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- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
Journal Why A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations Remains a Triumph at Fifty but the Labels 'Distributive' and 'Integrative' Should Be Retired By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—Richard Walton and Robert McKersie's closeness to practice,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
matches, especially for firms likely to be financially constrained. The effect is associated with the discrete change in label from investment-grade to speculative-grade, not with changes in continuous measures of credit quality. We do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
question is: In the wreckage of a collapsed building, whose labels do you find? Often, the activist community will point their fingers at the brands for basically enabling those factories to exist and to persist with very risky working... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
iPod. As I finished writing Speed Trap, the music industry was celebrating the shutdown of Napster, and the major labels were busy organizing their own download services. A few months later, like a bolt out of the blue, Apple launched the... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
materials for its biscuits and chocolate production, and Topbas family would be able to create its own private label dairy products for its nation-wide hard-discount chain BIM. Following Yıldiz Holding’s acquisition of United Biscuits for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
well as our video-based facial expression sentiment variables, we conducted factor analysis to construct four distinct CEO oral communication “styles,” which we label Expressive, Stern, Dour, and Contented. We also reveal that CEOs who... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Paris,” among other awards, for its innovation and performance. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-046 Spotify In November 2014, Spotify's chief content officer Ken Parks learns that record View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
brand in the U.S.; a competitive offering of private label and exclusive brands; and, following the execution of One Macy's and My Macy's, a fresh, unique foundation for future growth. However, the company still faces significant... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
techniques—though Francesco admits in the case that this is an uphill battle. The way Francesco handles quality control inside the plant is especially unique. While most companies package and label their products separately, the bulk of... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
supermarket for "dolphin-safe" tuna, so Star-Kist decided to fish in safer waters and raised prices accordingly. In reality, even the most well-meaning customers didn't want to shell out more money for a can of tuna even if it was View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
nutritional labels for their products, earning a certificate of approval when they address FDA concerns. "They get these consultations and they are somewhat meaningless—they have little to do with the USDA approval process,"... View Details
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
employees don't know how to quantify their own value, either. This induces a situation in which employees in support functions are saddled—or saddle themselves—with limiting labels such as "support staff" or, worse,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
section; some of it is in the Arts section and the weekly Science section. Business stories appear in all parts of the paper even when they are not labeled as such, including the Technology, Dining, and Real Estate sections, because... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
soon, and recently new data had been discovered that indicated that a small subset of the population would be at risk for stroke, heart attack, or even death if they took PIavix. As a result, the FDA had added a black box warning—the agency's most severe—to Plavix's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
objectives—a focus on omnichannel, private-label goods, and increasing revenue per customer—to guide all company initiatives. The company was running pilot tests on a new line of appliances, rebranded hair salons, and new private label... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
which industry entrants will succeed. Unfortunately, the theory has also been widely misunderstood, and the “disruptive” label has been applied too carelessly anytime a market newcomer shakes up well-established incumbents. In this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
effective depended upon the situation (Fiedler, Tannenbaum and Schmidt, and Vroom and Yetton). This work was an integral part of the wave of organizational behavior research that led to what we labeled a "Contingency Theory" of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
overlooks such breaches, spaces emerge in which both workers and supervisors engage in officially prohibited, yet tolerated practices—gray zones. When discovered, these transgressions often provoke disapproval; when company materials are diverted in the process, these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
that merchandise would no longer carry individual price tags and that shoppers might be overcharged at the register. More recently, customers have expressed concern that electronic shelf labels could be used to raise prices between the... View Details