Norms - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?

and how they have performed in the past,” Ivashina says. “If someone left and they believe this person is important, there is likely to be a very serious conversation about that.” GREED IS THE NORM The researchers naturally expected greed... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Banking; Financial Services

31 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies

'I want to increase relationships' or 'I want to create ways in which people have open communication,' then it's very much promotion-focused—a concern with advancement and growth." Studying The Exception To The Norm The researchers... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic made remote work more the norm than the exception, and now many companies are struggling to map out a hybrid plan that both managers and employees can embrace long term. With return-to-work policies in flux, this is... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

the popular choice. Our findings are consistent with optimal distinctiveness and middle-status conformity theories and have implications for designing normative marketing campaigns. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 5, 2009

hypothesize that obligation toward others would follow the norms of both direct and indirect reciprocity. Direct reciprocity predicts that obligation toward network members increases to the extent that one receives resources directly from... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

capabilities, competitive actions, and customer buying behaviors. 3. As a result of this lack of leadership, a channel and its norms become deeply embedded as the primary way of reaching customers. Even when a channel gets a leader, it is... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

by a punishing cycle of overwork, whether studying for college entrance exams or following the “996” norm of working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 6 days a week. “I will slack off at work I am a blunt sword to boycott consumerism,” declared a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

based on their intuitions and gut feelings. Soltes provides insights into why some executives saw the immediate effects of misconduct as positive, why executives often don’t feel the emotions (angst, guilt, shame) most people would expect, and how acceptable View Details

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

reviews, should never be conducted by one person alone. “Think about it. Every major corporation does not have the CEO interviewed alone. There’s always a corporate communications person and others in the room,” she says. “How hard would it be to make a View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Is That Really Your Best Offer?

the risk of making snap judgments about people based on the wrong clues. For example, research refutes the street wisdom that poor eye contact is a sign of deceit. Shyness, lack of confidence, and cultural norms can all explain an averted... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

companies set themselves apart and be distinctive? How can Japan innovate? How can the cultural forces and social norms that work against more advanced forms of competition be overcome? That's the challenge. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

preferences of their peers—and assessed subsequent brain activity during an incidental processing task in which participants viewed popular, unpopular, and novel symbols. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) differentiated between symbols that were and were not socially... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2020
News

Keeping the Beat

to hopping on Zoom. Everyone is used to hopping on Instagram Live or Facebook Live, or these virtual experiences. It’s the new norm and people are comfortable with it. They have better Internet connections. They’re charging their phones.... View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

the norm for health care than the exception. They may not have ever taken a management course, despite the challenge of overseeing dozens of employees across a variety of functions. They’re responsible for their unit’s financial... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

prior work in fairness, the studies show that this effect is driven by violations of norms and the perceived similarity between the inferior, degraded version of a product and the full-featured model offered by the brand. Fundamental Data... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

14 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

Beer et al., we examine how the subject has developed. We offer a normative review, based on that model, and we critique the assumption that the business of HRM is solely to improve returns to owners and shareholders. We identify the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

manufacturing. But even as Bradley understood the importance of protecting the new units from the processes and cultural norms of the old business, he realized they also had to share expertise and resources, both with the traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

more just, and greener society, and this entails reforming our economic system and the way businesses operate. Even though these changes that diverge from deeply rooted norms are challenging to implement, now is the time to push for them.... View Details