Devaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

2003
Book

When You Say Yes But Mean No: How Silencing Conflict Wrecks Relationships and Companies

“Saying yes when you really mean no” is a problem that haunts organizations from start-ups to multi-nationals. It exists across industries, levels, and functions. And it’s exacerbated by a down economy, when the fear of losing one’s job is on everybody’s mind and the... View Details

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Relationships; Business Ventures

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20 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

identity groups may experience an additional form of identity threat known as "devaluation." Identity devaluation occurs when negative attributions about your social identity group(s) undermine key constituents' perceptions of... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

balance of trade in the 1960s, and the devaluation of the U.S. dollar and the end of its convertibility into gold in 1971, provided symbolic signs of the ending of an era. There remained many restrictions on the flow of capital, trade,... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

Parties are often motivated to discount and devalue each other's concessions and contributions, because doing so relieves them of the obligation to reciprocate. As a result, many concessions go unnoticed or unacknowledged. This may lead... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

01 Sep 2023
News

Case Study: The Home Team

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

consumers missing a sense of community? The number of “dark store” fulfillment centers for 10-minute delivery in New York City is declining, according to one report. The Instacart home grocery delivery service was devalued by 40 percent... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

portfolio managers and we're going to have to leverage our local knowledge with our partners." Cash Not On Hand But financial partners are becoming increasingly difficult to find, particularly after the devaluations of the last... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

01 Mar 2012
News

Competitiveness at Risk

often hear that devaluing the US dollar would make America more competitive. But if we devalue the dollar, America’s standard of living goes down. We’ll have to pay more for all the goods that we import, and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

06 Dec 2011
Op-Ed

Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis

take a grim view. The EMU has had no fiscal solidarity, no fiscal discipline, and no lender of last resort. To regain a level of competitiveness comparable to Germany's, weaker European economies would have to suffer through a painful internal deflation, since a... View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini

30 Jan 2009
News

What’s It Worth to You?

and values are underpinned by morality, but excessive compensation is imbued with immorality because it implicitly devalues other human beings. A CEO like Max De Pree of Herman Miller understands (as does the military) that a true leader... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

10 Mar 2021
News

Shattering Glass

satisfaction from their jobs, so it shouldn’t be surprising that when they start to feel devalued at work, they exit. And we still have inequalities at home, too, which is why the pandemic has had such a deleterious impact on women’s... View Details

Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by valuing work as a 24/7 activity we are View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

07 Apr 2003
What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

these comments when he said, "Global initiatives should not be devalued but should be re-evaluated with some new criteria." Respondents raised an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand." This... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 May 2018
Blog Post

Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers

"The biggest reason women have such a hard time relaunching careers is lack of confidence," says Flynn. "When people aren't paid for what they do, they devalue their worth." ReBoot Accel encourages confidence through... View Details

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807029 SUN Brewing Harvard Business School Case 207-022 The Khemka family of India, founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing, faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis

to the short-term ones.” Steinwender points out that their findings only apply to companies in the wake of a financial crisis brought on by a banking crash—and don’t necessarily apply to crises brought on by demand shock or currency View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Banking

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

be to a devaluation of the Bolivar? Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111020-PDF-ENG Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (C) David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Supplement 111-021 third case in the Cosmeticos de... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

After more than a decade of nearly can’t-miss growth, China’s stock market began a precipitous summer slide that has spooked investors worldwide. In July, the Shanghai composite index dropped 15 percent from June, prompting the People’s Bank of China to View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

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Professor Robin Ely on Challenging Conventional Wisdom - Blog: RGE Report

graduates (compared to 1% of men), are out of the workforce specifically to care for children. In addition, other research has shown that when professional women do step out of the workforce, their decision is typically driven by experiences of being View Details

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

legal contract. Yet, those relationships are rarely studied by academic researchers and are often devalued by entrepreneurs themselves in favor of more formal arrangements. The combination of these three attributes—proactive networking,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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