golf - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview

realized muscles & golf don't mesh (from former professional linebacker Shawne Merriman) and Remind me not to stay out til 2am w/@kidrock again. Hurtin' for certain today (from cyclist Lance Armstrong). Research shows when you're... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

tie. People were asked in an online survey about a man who attended a formal black-tie party at his golf club wearing either a black bowtie—the norm that most of the other men were following—or a nonconforming red bowtie. Survey-takers... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

14 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

How to Profit from Scarcity

Second, VW factories "fully loaded" the New Beetles with options to maximize the unit margin that VW and the dealers extracted on each vehicle. Third, VW incented its dealers to stock up on non-scarce cars such as Golfs and... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products; Advertising

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

tournament at Colonial Country Club. Ultimately, she didn't make the final cut, but her victory as a woman competing successfully in a male tournament carried so much interest and credibility the conventional measures of golfing... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

Kaufman says. "A board sees the CEO at highly structured—and possibly well-rehearsed—board meetings, at a few dinners and perhaps at an annual golf outing. That doesn't tell the board whether the CEO is a listener or a lecturer, an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

this time. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2011/10/the-cure-for-horrible-bosses/ar/1 Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities Authors:Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis, and Mary Ann Glynn... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

called his wife, Breeda, to confirm that they were hosting a dinner party that weekend for some friends from Ireland who were in town for a golf tournament Dubai Duty Free was supporting. Purchase this... View Details