Signaling - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1996
News

Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life

as original equipment, therefore, that was the signal for tire companies either to insist on higher prices to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) -- prices that would not be easy to obtain, or to sell their assets and get out of the... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

Manager's Notebook

the same experience and credentials?" Analyzing the content and efficacy of roughly three hundred one-minute pitches, the researchers found that certain words and phrases could be used as signaling devices to create an impression of... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

PublicationsLords of the Harvest: Symbolic Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park Publication:Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2010) Abstract Firms... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39914 Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or, do they introduce a "greedy" View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2018
News

Incubating Ideas for the ‘Water Economy’

technologies––things like data analysis, using the internet to carry signals of information, advanced treatment technologies––things like that, and how to build sustainable businesses that improve the way water and wastewater are managed.... View Details

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

questions whose purpose is to engage patients with the purpose "to wake someone up" and signal that the doctor is inviting a dialogue about a patient's ailments. In fact, Groopman asserts that "how a doctor thinks can first... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

the business. At the same time, they want to know what their bosses think is important and what metrics are being used to measure their contribution to the enterprise. That's a primary role of performance accountability systems, which send a View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

generate as much uncertainty in future prices, so it's easier to recognize what the return will be on an individual investment." At the beginning of the exercise students are in the dark. No one knows what an appropriate permit price is, but they try to get View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

populations, one expects such attitudes to be sacrosanct and nearly inalterable, perhaps for generations to come. On the other hand, even these attitudes may be informed by social cues that interpret violence in different ways and that View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo

that phone screens were not giving us a signal if candidates would be successful at the actual work at hand,” Shehata said. “For many candidates, this is their first real go at Product Management because we get students who have come from... View Details

Keywords: Technology

20 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019

offer need-based financial aid that considerably reduces the price of our program. Read More>>> The Life and Role of a CEO Everything the CEO does is visible, and therefore requires an awareness around the potential signals his... View Details

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2018
News

Q&A with Janet Cahill

example, gifts under $1,000 to the HBS Fund added up to $1.8 million. Gifts of any size signal donors’ pride in and gratitude for their HBS experience, demonstrate their commitment to the HBS mission, and serve as a tangible vote of... View Details

11 Mar 2020
News

Making It Rain

to gather weather data in an entirely new way—by extracting information from things like cell phone signals. When wireless signals hit atmospheric conditions like rain, for example, they lose strength. “We can reverse engineer the View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

17 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

their employer or the geography. In that case—and if the practice does not violate broader social norms—it is then important for the manager to signal that she is "in the know." This signals that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

signaling mechanism, not a forum for action. These signals are for markets, businesses and 196 countries but more importantly, shaped by them. The direction of causality runs bottom up, not top down. This... View Details

11 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

lower concentration or expected firm-level demand, which reduces the value of having control and pushes in the direction of increased autonomy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-009.pdf Coming Clean and Cleaning Up: Is Voluntary Self-Reporting a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Name Your Price. Really.

customers, and recommended new coffees based on their preferences, signaling a communal norm. When asked what they would pay for the coffee, pro-social participants increased the amount they paid under the second condition but only by 13... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

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Latin America - Global Activities 2020

that Fondo Esperanza is interested in experimenting to learn which product could work, not just for their bottom line but for its impact on borrowers. For the organization, repayment of the loan is not a sufficient signal that the product... View Details

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