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- 01 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People
pro-social words used were nice, giving, and helpful; examples of anti-social words were rude, stingy, and selfish. We found that luxury-primed participants identified significantly fewer pro-social words than non-luxury-primed participants. However, there was no... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
Radio-frequency identification devices for grocery stores, smart cards, and automated ordering systems for hospital physicians are all examples of new process targets that technologies will soon address. In the more distant future we will... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 22 Jul 2013
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Meeting Management Challenges in India
data, branding, intellectual property protection, and creating a new-product category. India's Ambitious National Identification Program The Unique Identification Authority of India has been charged with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tarun Khanna & Rohit Deshpande
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
strategy, it's not necessary for the CEO to spend time learning how different clients would prefer customized solutions. The CEO should spearhead the identification of three or four customer health metrics. Even in companies that see... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
the career mobility of professionals in "up-or-out" organizations. We develop a nuanced perspective on the potential career mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Geographic Clusters By: Alcácer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao Abstract—This paper takes a close look at the reasons, procedures, and results of cluster identification methods. Despite being a popular research topic in strategy, economics, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
sustainability challenges requires system-wide solutions, and especially new and holistic ways of thinking. What can businesses do now? The identification of sustainability as a system-wide problem raised the question of what individual... View Details
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
Daniel M. Cable, and Bradley R. Staats show the importance of affirming team members’ self-concept prior to team formation. Risk Management: The Revealing Hand Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes explore the role, organization, and limitations of risk View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
and the group—vicarious processes. We review literature in four domains—attitudes, emotions, moral behavior, and self-regulation—showing that group identification can lead to vicarious contagion, reducing individual differentiation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
banking and credit card transactions, and 68% would agree to the adoption of a national identification system for all U.S. citizens. Clearly, the behavior of U.S. citizens and those circulating among them could be tracked by this... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
beneficial to the public interest." Private institutions would be welcomed to join in such deals as well. The mere identification of institutions in which the government invests would have a beneficial effect on the value of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
MacKay, Alexander, and Nathan H. Miller Abstract—We consider the identification and estimation of demand systems in models of imperfect competition. Under standard assumptions about demand and supply, the bias that arises from price... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
in identifying finalists for the job. If "inside outsiders," on balance, provide answers to the need for such things as continuity, intimate knowledge of the organization, and a fresh look at the business, why don't we see more of them? Does their View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
marginalized groups; The Identification and Preparation and Appraisal stages should be based on participatory identification of options and risks, comprehensive and public analyses of alternatives (including... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
or product doing what is, on balance, good for the business? Will their identification with an issue attract more customers than it drives away? Will it attract the kind of employee who shares the values implied by the CEO’s position? Of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
flavijus For the first time, a link has been drawn between public sentiment about a company’s sustainability practices and how that company is valued in the market. The results are important both for investors searching for under-valued, socially responsible companies,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
their satisfaction, and influential enough to change others' buying patterns. They are also customers who identify so closely with a product, service, or company that they provide valuable advice concerning product improvements and even new product ideas. The View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
Entrepreneurs By: Olds, Gareth Abstract—This paper explores how eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamps Program) affects firm formation. Using a variety of identification... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
Employing a unique identification strategy, we isolate shifts in the supply and demand for shorting. We find that shorting demand is an important predictor of future stock returns: An increase in shorting demand leads to negative abnormal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace