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On the Causality and Cause of Returns to Organizational Status: Evidence from the Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc

By: Daniel Malter

This paper identifies the causal symbolic effect of status on the prices organizations charge for their products. I exploit the classification of the châteaux of the Médoc, which sorted 61 wine producers into five growth classes in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Status; Quality Signals; Conspicuous Consumption; Wine Classification Of 1855; Grand Cru; Status and Position; Quality; Reputation; Price; France

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January 2015 (Revised August 2016)
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Chateau Pontet-Canet

By: Daniel Malter

This case discusses the situation of Chateau Pontet-Canet in early 2000. Alfred Tesseron was the director and son of the owner of Chateau Pontet-Canet, a red wine producing estate in Pauillac (Bordeaux, France) and member of the fifth class of the ancient grand cru... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Alignment; Strategy; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; France

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23 Sep 2013
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Status: When and Why It Matters

second-grade products or a low-status producer that consistently produces first-grade products." For answers, Malter turned to the wine industry and an investigation of whether France's prestigious... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116041-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-442 Chateau Pontet-Canet This case discusses the situation of Chateau Pontet-Canet in early 2000. Alfred Tesseron was the director and son View Details

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