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- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
"Nike" shoes, "Versace" T-shirts, "Louis Vuitton" bags, "Prada" wallets, and "Ray-Ban" sunglasses — all of them at bargain prices, and all of them closely resembling the authentic products... View Details
Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
expected price in mind enables consumers to use bargaining strategies that they might otherwise not use, such as mentioning the expected price or negotiating for a price concession, strategies which in turn may lead firms to offer... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
worthless from the get-go. Another advantage is the seller does not incur a huge sunk cost, which strengthens their bargaining position. But intellectual property protection is not perfect, and disclosing an idea at its nascent stage... View Details
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
campaign outcome. Some students blatantly voice their interests across the bargaining table, while others are more guarded—and they learn through the process of getting to a deal how much information it makes sense to share along the way.... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
than predicted in equilibrium. Because talk is preference revealing, it may effectively frame bargaining around a logic of fairness or competition, moving parties on a path toward or away from equal-division agreements. These endogenous... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
Comstat model developed by the New York City Police Department in the 1990s, to take a problem-solving approach to improving student results. All of these efforts are complicated by the environment in which districts operate—their elected governance structures,... View Details
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
will trade a few hours of sun bathing for bargain hunting? "Whether July 15 is the right day or not, I don't know," Gupta said. "But I think it's a good idea to keep it well away from Black Friday, which generates all its... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
that establish the going rate for talent according to company size, industry, and geography. Salaries in these tables are reported in quartiles, from highest to lowest amounts, and no corporate compensation committee wants to say that it went View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
and bargaining power than small liquor stores. Smaller vineyards often can find it more difficult to secure shelf space, and all wineries find themselves facing pricing pressure from the retail and distribution channels. There's no... View Details
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
acquisition methods, such as growth hacking, SEO, SEM, email, and affiliate programs? How should a startup think about working with channel partners or other gatekeepers in the face of asymmetric bargaining power and potentially divergent... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
experiencing a dramatic increase in housing values. The 19146 ZIP code, about a mile and a half from City Hall, experienced a 404 percent increase between 2000 and 2016, second only to downtown Los Angeles. Within that area, there are still some View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
turn, strengthens their bargaining position against each of these technology behemoths. To hub or not to hub: Finding the right path to grow your ecosystem When building an ecosystem, companies have choices: they can be a hub or a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
galvanized wire used to make lobster traps and fencing. The coating comes in a variety of colors. Photo courtesy Riverdale Mills That philosophy has been a guiding tenet at Riverdale from Day One. While rehabbing the abandoned mill he bought at a View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
a mountain of cash — 40 to 50 percent of Baupost’s $14 billion–plus in assets — for several years, the firm’s recent investments have cut its cash stash in half. Distress selling, it seems, breeds the kind of bargains Klarman lives for.... View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
are skewed disproportionately amongst the rich, as the evidence suggests, then poorer matching in the marriage market will in turn lead to weaker bargaining positions for females. I test this theory and examine its implications for later... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
employer,” the researchers write. However, their work experience gives them greater bargaining power to pursue positions they would prefer. In normal times, startup employees and managers who are drawn to young firms are often willing to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
interesting questions remain unanswered: What is the quantifiable impact of NGO activism on firms? How do shareholders and important stakeholders evaluate the impacts of activism? How do NGOs select issues, firms and strategies? Which tactics prove most effective for... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
bargaining agreements with organized labor. Thus, while in bankruptcy, American was able to negotiate new labor agreements with its three largest unions, generating what some expect will be hundreds of millions of dollars in additional... View Details
- 26 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations
Power at the bargaining table is rarely distributed evenly. A job seeker lacking alternative offers is not going to have much "hammer" in salary discussions with a prospective employer. But what happens when you are perceived to... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
In past issues of this newsletter, we have highlighted a variety of psychological biases that affect negotiators, many of which spring from a reliance on intuition. Of course, negotiators are not always affected by bias; we often think systematically and clearly at the... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra