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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
problematic stereotypes. Instead of shelving the titles, Cohen says Disney decided to address the harm done, look into how it happened, and make it a part of their conversations around DEI and the role of stories in our culture. A handful... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
company to still lose money, Byrnes explains how managers can rethink their business for maximum profit. Along the way, he punctures such harmful myths as revenues are good, costs are bad; all customers should get the same great service;... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
access the results of that study, she may be less inclined to repeat it," he says. "This reduction in duplication can lead to lower costs without harming quality." Productivity losses are not inevitable, and not every small practice will... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
that this policy was doing more harm than good and driving capital from the state. With the governor pushing for action, it was up to the state legislature to decide how to proceed. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
took the Bank's helm, both the institution's image and the morale of its employees were poor. Critics contended that Bank projects often brought more harm than help to client-country populations and ecosystems and that the Bank was... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
examine whether stories that are the most “extreme and surprising” are also the ones that get the most traction. “If confirmed, this would point to possibly harmful implications of the story-statistic gap in memory,” the study notes. This... View Details
- Web
Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity
taken over generations that undergird our working world. Micro-Macroaggression A subtle behavior – verbal or non-verbal, conscious or unconscious – directed at a member of a marginalized group that has a derogatory, harmful effect.... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
Breeds Social Contagion: When Transgressions Seem to Create Little Harm By: Wiltermuth, S., L. Vincent, and F. Gino Abstract—Across six studies, people judged creative forms of unethical behavior to be less unethical than less creative... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
self-interests over others' interests, influencing the decisions they make. Experiment 1 found that participants primed with luxury goods were more likely than those primed with non-luxury goods to endorse business decisions that benefit themselves but could... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
passing through town for one evening and hopes you can have dinner. What to do? If you're more grasshopper than ant, research by Assistant Professor Anat Keinan is sure to please. In a series of papers coauthored with Ran Kivetz, a marketing professor at Columbia... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
preferences are homogeneous, newspapers are more likely to engage in cost-cutting. Both responses are more pronounced for newspaper firms whose sister firms have already experienced Craigslist’s entry. We also find that failure to design the right response View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2.3.6 Dangerous Weapons & Threats | MBA
communications, through an electronic communication device or by any other means, a threat: (1) that a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, an explosive or incendiary device, a dangerous chemical or... View Details
- Web
Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
origin effect getting better across the region – or not? Have there been situations in South Asia where innovation is harmful to company or thecommunity? How should companies deal with innovations which reduce employment? Family Business... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
collectively, they need to work harder to expose and shut down the charlatans. At the same time, critics of marketing conflate their objection to harmful products such as tobacco with hostility towards the marketing toolkit harnessed to... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
says that while the two policemen were different in temperament and appearance, his discussions with them felt "surprisingly similar": "Yarborough and Harms never stop watching, even when they're doing the talking.…... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer appears to be yes for all... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
for sale. But as a more regular form of compensation are they worth the investment? Or do they do more harm than good? To what extent, for example, are they a substitute for good management? Do they, along with other forms of pay for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
girls reveal insecurities about their looks, showing the harm done by unrealistic standards set by the industry. (Dove is also the subject of a new case by Deighton.) “Authenticity becomes a much more desirable property than... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?
enable economic growth that does not harm the planet? How can we unlock the trillions of dollars of financing that does already exist to accelerate climate solutions? What new partnerships, alliances contracts and roles can private sector... View Details
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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
don’t know that it could possibly harm portions of our communities.” Elizabeth M. Adams Read the Transcript What does it look like to amplify the public’s voice regarding civic concerns? Siloing issues related to our technology and... View Details