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- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
called a thug." The post-rant backlash on Twitter included plenty of more obvious racial slurs, too. "Twitter was a great barometer," Sherman said. "It really took us back to where we are in race relations."...
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- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
those beliefs may or may not foster development." Capitalism, Di Tella says, is not popular in most parts of the world—and in Latin America, the backlash against free markets has reached epidemic proportions. "Why is capitalism...
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by Julia Hanna
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
of dollars off my data." It's hard to go into the mind of Ello's founder [Paul Budnitz], but my guess is that they genuinely believe there is a backlash and they're filling a need in the marketplace. The challenge for them is: how do...
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- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
reported crimes against women went up: Kidnappings rose by 13 percent, rapes per capita increased by 23 percent, and the total number of crimes increased by an astonishing 44 percent. Empowered To Act Initially Iyer and her colleagues considered that the increase in...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
also been a widening of opportunity for African-Americans and other minorities, but the recent backlash against affirmative action has had a negative impact. Progress has been slow: There are now fewer than ten women among Fortune 500...
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- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
leadership style, or need to aggressively claim, saying, "You should give me more money and resources," that this doesn't feel right coming from a woman. There's some research that shows there's a backlash to women stepping into...
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by Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
second union remained in power, and the supplier boycott continued. This example underscores not only the risk of underestimating differences between cultures but also the strength of the backlash to perceived breaches of a social...
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- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
economic benefits, it triggered hostile political reactions, such as the election of more conservative legislators, higher support for anti-immigration legislation, and lower public goods provision. Stitching the economic and the political results together, I provide...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
being very enthusiastic about tech to what was called tech-lash. And then we had tech-for-good: I wrote a case on Propel, which helps low-income people with financial services and food stamps. And now we’re in a moment of potential tech-for-good-lash, which is View Details
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
realized that no one had ever told this story as a business story." In the bigger picture, U2's journey reflects our own moment here in the early 21st century, Koehn says, pointing to a growing spiritual hunger among young people, the View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
there may well be a public backlash just because of the fear factor. Clearly we have to take the adequate precautions. "Over time, there's no security that can't be broken. Over time, we're going to have instances where information may be...
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- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
were standard for start-ups, but some were unique to hedge funds—among them choosing the right fund structure, as well as how to raise capital for the management company versus raising capital to invest. Given the recent backlash against...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
Stitching the economic and the political results together, I provide evidence that natives’ backlash was, at least in part, due to cultural differences between immigrants and natives, suggesting that diversity might be economically...
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Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Global Trade, Capital and National Institutions - Course Catalog
growing concern against globalization in certain segments of the population in various countries. After decades of increasing global economic integration, the world faces the risk of fragmentation. The reevaluation of global value chains intertwines deeply with a...
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- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55709 Calculators for Women: When Identity Appeals Provoke Backlash By: Kim, Tami, Kate Barasz, Leslie John, and Michael Norton Abstract— From “Chick Beer” to “Dryer sheets for Men,”...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
Starbucks latte but are still willing to pay $10,000 to hire a matchmaker. There’s also a backlash against online dating. I’m actually a big fan and recommend that clients date online while I’m also fixing them up. Volume is really...
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- 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....
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- 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
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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...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 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...
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