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- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
sets. To demonstrate the sets, he secured informal permission from his employer to string an electrical wire from a local hilltop to serve as an antenna for the reception of signals from Philadelphia stations. When customers who purchased... View Details
- 17 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Reputation Risks of Sharing Fake News
party, regardless of whether they are true—or even especially because they are untrue. “The theory is that the best way to signal your loyalty to your political party is to show that you’re willing to take outlandish stances that will... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
the exceptions that scholars and policymakers had historically reserved from their embrace of open capital markets were ruled out of bounds. The norm of capital mobility was to be universal and unqualified. Deviation was a powerful signal... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
clothes rather than an elegant outfit to a luxury boutique, or wearing sneakers to a professional event. In The Red Sneakers Effect: Inferring Status and Competence from Signals of Nonconformity—an article appearing in the June 2014... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-106.pdf Signaling to Partially Informed Investors in the Newsvendor Model Authors:Vishal Gaur, Richard Lai, Ananth Raman, and William Schmidt Abstract We investigate a puzzling phenomenon in which firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
that he hoped would send a strong signal about the changes he meant to introduce. Little did he realize that he had sent several other powerful signals as well. Word of his order spread like wildfire. The... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006
overall competitiveness, the report identifies national competitive strengths and weaknesses, highlights global economic trends, and signals the ingredients of successful economic development. The Index is part of the research... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
under information asymmetry can signal a firm's prospects to less-informed parties, such as investors, customers, competitors, and regulators. Consequently, managers in these settings often face a tradeoff between making an optimal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
attention and interest, while in some parts of Africa, Japan, and Korea, avoiding eye contact shows respect. It's a mistake, then, to seize on one look or expression and conclude that a person is or is not being truthful. Each cue and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
their stuff embarrasses them. Their Range Rovers no longer tell the world that they are sophisticated town and country socialites. There are simply too many of them on the road to offer much social status. Worse, they now signal the... View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds. Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
Working PapersThe Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate Author:Gary P. Pisano An abstract in unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-062.pdf PublicationsTargeted Advertising as a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
find emissions to be less under cap-and-trade, with technology choice driving the vast majority of the difference. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-079.pdf Lords of the Harvest: Third-Party Signaling and Regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Mar 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered How does disaster change leadership goals? What signals should leaders send... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside
said. "If you look at companies like Cisco and others that depend less on R&D, you'll see they have taken a different model in the new economy. They essentially said, 'We will use the innovation in the marketplace, and we will View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
relationship between the successful use of humor and status is mediated by perceptions of confidence and competence. The successful use of humor signals confidence and competence, which in turn increases the joke teller’s status.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or, do they introduce a "greedy" signal and hence crowd out the motivation to volunteer? Since the strength of this greedy signal is normally unobserved,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
challenge ahead. We’ve included direct responses from our 600 CEOs to reflect their current thinking and concerns. Nutrition and hydration This may seem obvious—but under stressful or traumatic conditions the body’s usual signals of... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
with central players because that signals you have the quality to solicit those relationships," Malter says. "But there comes the point at which you have to switch from partnering with the central players in your industry to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman