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- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
discussion about racial equality by having baristas write ‘Race Together’ on coffee cups.” And when chicken chain Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy spoke out against gay marriage in 2012, his statements sparked a great deal of backlash and... View Details
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
on consumers' browsers, resulting in higher prices for returning shoppers, consumer backlash led the company to state that such practice was a "mistake" and that it would refrain from pricing based on customer demographics in the future.... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
grow and become successful, they are often marked by the negative stigma associated with size and power, which elicits anticorporate sentiment from consumers. An underdog brand biography can be strategically wielded to prevent or offset anticorporate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
global climate change, Aspen's activities often garner media attention, which can promote its causes. But these initiatives, which attempt to compel other firms to improve their environmental performance, risk a public relations backlash... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
made to feel they are risking their careers by pushing back against bad behavior. “What you don’t do is put the onus on the person who is being victimized,” Ammerman says. “You have to assure people that there won’t be backlash if they... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
outlining the situation to the team. His email generated a negative backlash and chain of defensive emails from involved staff who felt criticized. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608171... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
citizens. The consequences of this, I think, are perhaps somewhere in the background of what we see now in a difficult international, political, and security situation. Countries that aren't prospering, citizens that see no economic opportunity, simply breed both... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
programs. “Local governments already are running deficits, and they are getting worse,” said Abrami. Foreign competition that further weakens local enterprises and erodes the tax base could trigger a WTO backlash at the provincial level,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
will allow that?” There is a natural backlash to profiting from the poor and low-income populations, Rangan adds. It should be good enough to make a decent return, but not more—the investor has to factor in the social return. Rodríguez... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
email me at: kfominykh@tenviz.com We also need to stop the harassment and indiscriminate backlash against innocent Russian-speakers in Europe and in North America who are guilty by association with these atrocious actions by the Russian... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
committee on the board of General Electric which came under pressure to drop Langone from its board. This case follows the backlash against Langone over his role in the NYSE crisis and the resulting departure from General Electric's board... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
for every step of vaccine distribution that she’s already thinking about the backlash against the eagerly awaited inoculation: “Considering the anti-vax movement, how do you persuade people to take the vaccine?” she asks. The concern is... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
utilization. Even in occupations highly exposed to immigrants’ competition, there were no employment or wage losses among natives, suggesting that political discontent was unlikely to have economic roots. Consistent with this interpretation, I provide evidence that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all economies, both developed and developing, can prosper from globalization has been called into question by political figures and has fueled a populist backlash around the world... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
encountered some backlash for our efforts, but we also encountered a lot of support,” recalls DeShay, who was ultimately pleased with the town’s willingness to sit down and listen. “That hasn’t always been the case in this country,” he... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
hometown of Bastrop, Texas, to remove confederate monuments from the downtown courthouse square. “We encountered some backlash for our efforts, but we also encountered a lot of support,” recalls DeShay, who was ultimately pleased with the... View Details