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Global Perspectives and British Paradoxes
By: G. Jones
Jones, G. "Global Perspectives and British Paradoxes." Business History Review 71, no. 2 (Summer 1997): 291–298.
- 12 Dec 2014
- News
The Paradox of Managing Creativity
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
The Paradox of Confiding in (Near) Strangers
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Managing Yourself: The Paradox of Excellence
Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News
Nine studies investigate when and why people may paradoxically prefer bad news—e.g., hoping for an objectively worse injury or a higher-risk diagnosis over explicitly better alternatives. Using a combination of field surveys and randomized experiments, the... View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
Institutional Work and the Paradox of Embedded Agency
By: Julie Battilana and Thomas D'Aunno
Battilana, Julie, and Thomas D'Aunno. "Institutional Work and the Paradox of Embedded Agency." In Institutional Work: Actors and Agency in Institutional Studies of Organizations, edited by T. Lawrence, R. Suddaby, and B. Leca, 31–58. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- March – April 2003
- Article
Founder-CEO Succession and the Paradox of Entrepreneurial Success
By: Noam Wasserman
Wasserman, Noam. "Founder-CEO Succession and the Paradox of Entrepreneurial Success." Organization Science 14, no. 2 (March–April 2003): 149–172. (
Winner of Aage B. Sørensen Memorial Award presented by Harvard University
.)- 04 Jan 2021
- News
Chasing Friction: The Paradox of High Performing Teams
- 23 Apr 2021
- News
6 Leadership Paradoxes for the Post-Pandemic Era
- December 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Doug Rauch: Solving the American Food Paradox
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Ryan Johnson
Keywords: Food; Policy; Social Issues; Business Model; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Alvarez, Jose B., and Ryan Johnson. "Doug Rauch: Solving the American Food Paradox." Harvard Business School Case 512-022, December 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- 11 Oct 2011
- News
Instant MBA: Integration and the Power Paradox
Zero-Sum Frames: The Paradox of Worker Satisfaction and Financial Firm Performance
Despite extensive research on how worker satisfaction positively affects the financial performance of firms, we know little about how firms’ measurement and reporting of financial performance affects the satisfaction of workers. Through multiple field experiments,... View Details
- August 2021
- Article
Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News
By: Kate Barasz and Serena Hagerty
Nine studies investigate when and why people may paradoxically prefer bad news—e.g., hoping for an objectively worse injury or a higher-risk diagnosis over explicitly better alternatives. Using a combination of field surveys and randomized experiments, the research... View Details
Keywords: Decision Avoidance; Difficult Decisions; Judgment And Decision Making; Medical Decision-making; Decision Making; Behavior
Barasz, Kate, and Serena Hagerty. "Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News." Journal of Consumer Research 48, no. 2 (August 2021): 270–288.
Provenance Paradox and Country of Origin Branding
Since a product's country of origin of the product establishes its authenticity, companies from emerging markets are unable to price products comparably to similar firms from developed markets. This problem of establishing authenticity, called the "provenance paradox,"... View Details
- August 17, 2020
- Article
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (August 17, 2020).
- Article
Abraham Lincoln, Poster President For the Great Leadership Paradox
By: Gautam Mukunda
Mukunda, Gautam. "Abraham Lincoln, Poster President For the Great Leadership Paradox." Fast Company (September 14, 2012).
- 13 Nov 2023
- News
The Paradox of Leading Innovation with Linda Hill
- spring 2001
- Article