Paradox Of Voting - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

a doctoral student at HBS; Solène Delecourt and David Holtz, assistant professors at the University of California, Berkeley; and Berkeley doctoral student Nicholas G. Otis. While Koning describes the View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor—who had done extensive research examining the benefits of clusters—to speak to the governor’s cabinet and the legislature in support of the idea. “That was... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

political leaders, the Final-Five Voting System, to revitalize America’s fossilized governing process. Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You By unleashing the full potential View Details

Keywords: by Staff

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

perhaps as expected in a time of worldwide politicization and polarization. For one thing, Republicans are the only ones doing the talking—Democrats have not yet been invited to come to the table and likely won’t if Republican leaders can... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

As economic turmoil continues, many companies are reconsidering their strategies with an eye toward going lean and slashing prices. And that might work for a few companies—but very few. Instead, companies should compete "on the basis View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

businesspeople out of the religious picture. We call these "tripping points." They just really got in the way of any kind of joint communication in this area. First... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

Too much innovation merely increases complexity without creating economic benefits for either the producer or the consumer. In his book, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz maps the adverse impact View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

public advisories, and it is regarded as more of a policeman than a partner by national governments. Its many dedicated scientists produce useful reports on the global state of public health, but the WHO's... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

08 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief

Barasz’s new paper, “Hoping for the Worst? A Paradoxical Preference for Bad News,” which recently appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, documents this peculiar preference for worse-case scenarios in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

Companies all over the world have striven for transparency in the workplace, literally tearing down walls in an effort to let managers and employees observe each other. Take, for example, one of the 14 key principles View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

holders of equity in the U.S., they couldn't just sell the shares in their companies, and the only vehicle through which they could exercise their vote was through their voice. They pressured directors to... View Details