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- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
information for all companies striving to succeed in today's global economy. The book identifies two much-loved illusions that pervade today's mass media: a) the conviction that all of the world's economic systems, including China and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
2003. Another study, The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By, by Scott Shane, found that while small businesses create more jobs than their larger counterparts, they... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
morality in business. In 1988, he set up the Lawrence D. Ackman Endowment in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility at HBS. This series is just his latest effort at lighting a candle instead of just cursing the darkness. “I’m doing my thing,” he says. “I have no... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
in search of concepts that provide the illusion of meaning where none exists." To see their point, consider your FICA contributions. The government calls them "taxes," but it (or you) could equally well call them... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
create only the illusion of transparency - while delaying work. Donations yield reduced value because of inefficiency and security costs. A worse problem surrounds Madrid pledges. Pledges are not the same as cash, as Afghans found.... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
perceived agreeableness; the decrease in leadership effectiveness perception between moderate and high decision latitude was explained by a decrease in perceived conscientiousness. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Keeping the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
depended on bank loans instead of equity, creating the illusion that money was in infinite supply. That led Mitsubishi and other Japanese companies to make bad investments. I decided we should do something about them immediately." As a... View Details
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
that "technology and knowledge advancement have again developed faster than the managers' and business owners' capabilities to leverage its usefulness in their decision making process." Philippe Gouamba reminded us that "perfection is but an View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
uncertainty in global markets and a diminishing control in their environments generally. For companies to "break through the illusion of certainty," she says, they must embrace imaginative, creative thinking to better prepare... View Details
- 07 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 7
people intuitively discount the future to a greater degree than can be rationally defended. Second, positive illusions lead us to conclude that energy problems do not exist or are not severe enough to merit action. Third, we interpret... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
was to make a series of unsustainable promises that sustained the illusion of prosperity" by extending easy credit to fuel consumption, covering health care and retirement costs, and directly employing people while lowering tax... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
that it will end on time and near the projected cost (insider view). Consumer research is needed to better understand why positive illusions are so powerful and to help improve decisions from the start. View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
illusions and overcommitment, as well as the tendency to stick with the status quo and to discount the future. Organizational vulnerabilities arise because of structural barriers to the effective collection, processing, and dissemination... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
those that return instantaneous results—even when those results are identical. In five experiments that simulate service experiences in the domains of online travel and online dating, we demonstrate the impact of the labor illusion on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
motivated illusions were incorporated into our understanding of negotiations. Several promising areas of research have emerged in recent years, drawing from other disciplines and informing the field of negotiations, including work on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
were misdirected illusions of ways to become rich. It would take Gallatin well over a decade to realize that his gifts lay not in dealing with land and agriculture, but rather in managing money and other financial instruments—liquid... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
marriage) relationship with them, as two readers did with sectionmates of mine. It was evident that certain male students were favored with better grades by certain other adoring WAC readers. The female students were under no illusions... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
First, despite claiming that they want to leave the world in good condition for future generations, people intuitively discount the future to a greater degree than can be rationally defended. Second, positive illusions lead us to conclude... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
represent numbers in search of concepts that provide the illusion of meaning where none exists. This paper, dedicated to our dear friend, David Bradford, provides a general proof that standard and routinely used fiscal measures, including... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
attribution and construal processes, and motivated illusions was incorporated into our understanding of negotiations. Several promising areas of research have emerged in recent years, drawing from other disciplines and informing the field... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace