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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
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Managing Yourself: The Paradox of Excellence
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
The Paradox of Confiding in (Near) Strangers
- 23 Apr 2021
- News
6 Leadership Paradoxes for the Post-Pandemic Era
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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
- 13 Nov 2023
- News
The Paradox of Leading Innovation with Linda Hill
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
- 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).
- June 2012
- Class Lecture
Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox
By: Rohit Deshpandé
A product's country of origin establishes its authenticity. This is the provenance paradox. Consumers associate certain geographies with the best products: French wine, Italian sports cars, Swiss watches. Competing products from other countries - especially developing... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Branding; Strategic Planning; Strategic Positioning; Emergent Countries; Consumer Perception; Developing Markets; Brands and Branding; Geographic Location; Globalized Markets and Industries; Perception; Emerging Markets; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox ." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 512-703, June 2012.
- spring 2001
- Article
Scalability: The Paradox of Human Resources in e-Commerce
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
- 2017
- Chapter
Institutional Theory and the Natural Environment: Building Research Through Tensions and Paradox
By: P. Devereaux Jennings and Andrew J. Hoffman
The focus of institutional theory is directed towards an understanding of situations where context is strong and binding, yet subtly experienced; where agency is often diffuse, embodied in an arrangement or system of actors rather than in an individual; and where... View Details
Jennings, P. Devereaux, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Institutional Theory and the Natural Environment: Building Research Through Tensions and Paradox." Chap. 29 in The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism. 2nd ed. Edited by Royston Greenwood, Christine Oliver, Thomas B. Lawrence, and Renate E. Meyer, 759–785. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2017.