Many consumers feel powerless in the face of big industry’s interests. And the dominant view of economic regulators (influenced by Mancur Olson’s book The Logic of Collective Action, published in 1965) agrees with them. According to this... View Details
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Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy
- Web
Marketing - Faculty & Research
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The Price of Equality: Suboptimal Resource Allocations across Social Categories
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Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms
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Social Learning
One major area of my research is social learning: the ways and extent to which people discover what they want and need from the behavior and opinions of others. Social learning takes many forms. Probably most obvious is word of mouth—the advice and... View Details
Gerald Zaltman
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91
*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
MBA Degree Received from: The University of...
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Strategic participation of social movement organizations
Social movements and related social movement organizations (SMOs) play an important role in the formation of new industries and market niches, as well as the emergence of new organizational forms. I argue that as SMOs become more sophisticated and... View Details
- 1996
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Limits on Interest Rate Rules in the IS Model
- 01 Aug 2023
- What Do You Think?
As Leaders, Why Do We Continue to Reward A, While Hoping for B?
- January–February 2022
- Article
Operational Disruptions, Firm Risk, and Control Systems
- October 2014 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
The National Football League and Brain Injuries
- 16 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults
- 29 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Who Is Governing Whom? Senior Managers, Governance and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms
- Research Summary
Institutions and Firm Strategy at the Bottom of the Pyramid: The Case of Business Formalization in Vietnam
- November 2014
- Article
Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California
- 2011
- Article
Fundamental Freedom or Fringe Benefit?: Rice University and the Evolution of Academic Tenure, 1935-1963
- March 2011
- Background Note
Customer Loyalty Schemes in the Retail Sector
- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Supplement
Genzyme Center (C)
- 06 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries