Consequences For Whistleblowers - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

practices. We agree with critics that corporate practices, which have significant consequences for society, risk being formulated beyond the reach of democratic accountability. We also concur that such... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

activities. These days, we need to plan more carefully because small decisions can have dire consequences for ourselves and for others. Consider the newly stressful task of... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

agency logic, they produce pessimistic recommendations for firms with high CSR ratings. Moreover, we theorize that over time, the emergence of a stakeholder focus, and the gradual weakening of the agency logic, shifts the analysts'... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

force them to move production destined for China to somewhere else. Such unintended consequences make businesses uneasy. Firms conduct business under a set of accepted rules, just like athletes want to... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

Employees regularly turn to managers and other higher-level co-workers to seek advice about job-related issues and next steps for their careers. Yet people don’t always take the advice they receive; they may accept some suggestions and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Feb 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students

harmed in their ability to be successful in the course. They live through that, and we have students who say they remember it vividly even a few years later." Experiencing that pain in the classroom can't be fun, but upTick does give students an appreciation View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Education

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

The competitiveness of many multinational companies depends on their ability to transfer intellectual property and other intangible assets to their worldwide production processes. These sources of competitive advantage can be anything from a proprietary manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

15 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

partnership with the online review platform Yelp helped the researchers evaluate consumers’ interest in dining at restaurants as well as ordering food for delivery and takeout. The team found that: People across the US had largely stopped... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage

03 Jul 2018
What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

than a yes or no response, particularly in view of his emphasis on organizational culture. For example, Kisiah commented, “Microsoft should not get involved in politics. It does have employees and customers with all types of political... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

historians and economists. It is now obvious that economic policies, even aggressively interventionist ones such as high tariffs, at times have had extremely beneficial consequences for some. At the very... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

Much has been written about the distressing consequences of an exit, both for the UK and Europe. Such an outcome would be contrary to economic and historical common sense, would further damage a barely... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

ingredients for a romantic dinner, but ends up spending an hour comparison shopping for organic dog food and craft beer. A college student resolves to spend every Wednesday evening studying in the library,... View Details

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

meltdown is. As Philippe Gouamba puts it, "Is it a partial collapse or a total collapse? What is at risk in this collapse; is it human lives, corporate capital or national pride?" Having asked these questions, he opts for... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

23 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

Editor's note: On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China turned 60 years old. To mark this event, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University held a conference titled "The People's Republic of China at 60:... View Details

Keywords: by William C. Kirby

07 Jan 2002
What Do You Think?

Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

name of tracking terrorists that we begin to take it for granted as consumers? In fact, will we one day look back on September 11 as a point in time when data warehousers were able to take a significant step forward in fully utilizing the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

consequences of the (surprisingly) limited extent to which social influence research has penetrated the field of negotiation. Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 29

older investors prefer dividend-paying stocks. Together, these tendencies generate geographically varying demand for dividends. Firms headquartered in areas in which seniors constitute a large fraction of the population are more likely to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity

they wanted "to avoid the consequences of bad publicity." “No longer can leaders be chosen strictly for their abilities” In so doing, these officials—including legendary head football coach Joe... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Education

31 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Is This the Decade of the Investor?

managers and employees as a whole. Rather than provide the intended incentives, some argue, mega-grants do little more than offer a means of keeping score among peers. Can managers and employees continue to harvest such a large proportion of productivity gains without... View Details