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- December 2019
- Article
The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Donald Ngwe, Kris J. Ferreira and Thales Teixeira
Many online stores are designed such that shoppers can easily access any available discounted products. We propose that deliberately increasing search frictions by placing small obstacles to locating discounted items can improve online retailers’ margins and even... View Details
Keywords: Online Retailing; Friction; Effor; Search Costs; Price Discrimination; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Strategy; Price; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry
Ngwe, Donald, Kris J. Ferreira, and Thales Teixeira. "The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 56, no. 6 (December 2019): 944–959.
- Article
Bargaining Power of Multinationals and Host Governments
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and N. Fagre
Wells, L. T., Jr., and N. Fagre. "Bargaining Power of Multinationals and Host Governments." Journal of International Business Studies 13, no. 2 (Fall 1982). (Reprinted in Philip Grub, Fariborz Ghadar, and Dara Khambata (eds.) The Multinational Enterprise in Transition, 2d ed. Princeton: The Darwin Press, 1984.)
- September 2012
- Article
Learning Agility: In Search of Conceptual Clarity and Theoretical Grounding
By: D. Scott DeRue, Susan J. Ashford and Christopher G. Myers
As organizations become more complex and dynamic, individuals' ability to learn from experience becomes more important. Recently, the concept of learning agility has attracted considerable attention from human resource professionals and consultants interested in... View Details
DeRue, D. Scott, Susan J. Ashford, and Christopher G. Myers. "Learning Agility: In Search of Conceptual Clarity and Theoretical Grounding." Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 5, no. 3 (September 2012): 258–279.
- January 2012
- Article
Three Cheers for Teaching Distributive Bargaining
Back in the 1990s, business school professors at an Academy of Management conference debated the propriety of teaching distributive bargaining to their students. The particulars of that exchange are lost in the mists of time, but at the end of the session, a straw poll... View Details
Keywords: Management; Conferences; Business Education; Debates; Negotiation; Problems and Challenges; Value Creation; Moral Sensibility
Wheeler, Michael A. "Three Cheers for Teaching Distributive Bargaining." Negotiation Journal 28, no. 1 (January 2012): 73–78.
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
The Job Search Workshop TN
By: David A. Thomas and Emily Heaphy
An effective catalyst for the job search, this note is an opportunity for students to focus on the "next steps" of their job search. Students are introduced to a model of career decision-making, which frames their discussion and sophisticates their understanding of the... View Details
- May 1978
- Article
The Nash Solution and the Utility of Bargaining
By: A. E. Roth
Keywords: Negotiation
Roth, A. E. "The Nash Solution and the Utility of Bargaining." Econometrica 46, no. 3 (May 1978): 587–594, 983.
- Fast Answer
Search Funds
How can I create a list of companies for a search fund? Using library databases it is possible to create a list of privately owned companies within a certain geography and industry. For a View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Donald Ngwe, Kris J. Ferreira and Thales Teixeira
Many online stores are designed such that shoppers can easily access any available discounted products. We propose that deliberately increasing search frictions by placing small obstacles to locating discounted items can improve online retailers’ margins and even... View Details
Keywords: E-commerce; Online Retailing; Friction; Effor; Search Costs; Price Discrimination; Consumer Behavior; Price; Search Technology
Ngwe, Donald, Kris J. Ferreira, and Thales Teixeira. "The Impact of Increasing Search Frictions on Online Shopping Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-080, January 2019.
- July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Work and Job Search Related Stress
Explores the experience of work-related stress and examines various coping tactics. Pays particular attention to stress related to the job-search process. Teaching Purpose: To help students recognize sources of stress and develop more effective coping skills. View Details
Higgins, Monica C., Stacy McManus, and Zibby Schwarzman. "Work and Job Search Related Stress." Harvard Business School Background Note 405-013, July 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Brief: Bargaining for Better
study takes a different tack: Something as simple and nonmaterial as negotiation skills can have a life-changing impact on a girl’s future. The study is detailed in “Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
How do executive search firms work? It’s well known that most senior management, CEO, and board positions are filled by these organizations, but given the confidential nature of their work, they often... View Details
- Research Summary
Notes on the Impact of Wealth in Bargaining
Joint work with Chen-Ying Huang, National Taiwan University.
We provide the first investigation of the politically important question of whether wealthy individuals are advantaged or disadvantaged in bargaining. We show that in a simple Nash-Rubinstein style model,... View Details
- January–February 2011
- Article
Adverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results
By: Benjamin Edelman
Widely used online "trust" authorities issue certifications without substantial verification of recipients' actual trustworthiness. This lax approach gives rise to adverse selection: the sites that seek and obtain trust certifications are actually less trustworthy than... View Details
Keywords: Online Advertising; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Safety; Trust; Internet; Search Technology; Web Sites
Edelman, Benjamin. "Adverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results." Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 10, no. 1 (January–February 2011): 17–25.
- 1981
- Chapter
Risk Aversion and Solutions to Nash's Bargaining Problem
By: R. Kihlstrom, A. E. Roth and D. Schmeidler
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Factiva: Advanced Searching
How do I use advanced search operators in Factiva? Factiva allows you to construct advanced search queries; the following table provides a guide to Factiva's search... View Details
- Research Summary
The Economics of Search
Utilizing data on web searches, we characterize the economics of search and estimate the path of diffusion for information, allowing us to specify how choice sets are actually formed among consumers and examine the impact of cybergeography vs. spatial geography. Joint... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Do Search Ads Really Work?
- Nov 17 2022
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