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- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
game. We show that vertical mergers give rise to an outlets effect: the deviation profits of cheating unintegrated firms are reduced as these firms can no longer profitably sell to the downstream affiliates of their integrated rivals. Vertical mergers also result in an...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
anticipate this negative relational impact, exposing them to unanticipated adverse consequences when they ignore the advice they receive. Moreover, these effects are compounded by advisor expertise: expert advisors are more likely to View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2002
- What Do You Think?
Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?
Queda" (Mike Donahue). Among the many commenting on the Enron case, nearly all felt that change was warranted, but few believed that significant change would come from it. The general sense of these comments was that investors, by View Details
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by James Heskett
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
behaviors imposed relatively little direct harm on victims. As a result of perceiving behaviors to be less unethical, people punished highly creative forms of unethical behavior less severely than they View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
harshly to punish such behaviors. When they make these judgments and decisions, sometimes the victims of the unethical behavior are identifiable, and sometimes they are not. In addition, in our uncertain world, sometimes an unethical...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
for men and women are different. Women who project power—who negotiate for salary, for example—are more frequently punished while men doing the same thing are more frequently rewarded. This is true when either a man or woman boss is in...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
information technologies will punish weak brands faster and more severely than in the past. That's the general sense I received from responses to this month's column. There was a minority opinion, however. As Carl P. put it, "If you...
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- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
local leader who is from your social category, you are probably more likely to approach him or her for help." (Interestingly, local councils have no formal power over the police, who are under state government control. "There are no formal ways for them to...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
is paying attention and is effectively punishing brands that do not deliver 100 percent food safety,” Quelch says. “The consumer is voting at the cash register.” Related Reading The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring? Decommoditizing...
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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
Werker Abstract Using rainfall, public relief, and election data from India, we examine how governments respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
location. Watch as the new tools take too much time and make it harder to get the work done, then punish people for their resistance to change. And last, but not least, never forget that the company, not the customer, is in the driver's...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
bullying, and disdain for the concerns of others. Each act of indignity lengthens the line of offended parties who are eager to join the vigilante squad seeking punishment for the moguls. LOL, other news outlets. Remember the classic...
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- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
such dismissal threatens advisors’ sense of self-worth, leading them to judge seekers more harshly. Moreover, these effects are compounded by advisor expertise: expert advisors are more likely to punish seekers who ignore their advice...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
punished as a consequence. The future holds numerous challenges and opportunities for citizens and civil society associations in enhancing the accountability of the World Bank, particularly to people who are most affected by its...
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by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
refugees view the politics of postconflict reconciliation and reconstruction. We find that refugees desire peace in Syria more than anything else, yet they also desire harsh punishments for the perpetrators of violence, especially against...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
and successes. "Ideally this means having managers and coworkers who, if you try something and it fails, will not punish you or ridicule you, but will say, 'OK, what happened? Do you know what went wrong and why? Let's figure it...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
his doctors and staff? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610100-PDF-ENG The Market for Prisoners: Business, Crime, and Punishment in the 'American Dream' Rafael Di Tella and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case...
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- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
be allowed to play. Sanctions add teeth to accountability. But the work should be a motivating opportunity for success rather than a weapon for punishment. Leaders of successful teams and organizations have high standards and punish...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
The Estate Tax Debate Per dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to fund redistribution. To opponents, the tax is an unjust...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
complete, and advertisers can extend this delay both to improve detection of improper partner practices and to punish partners who turn out to be rule-breakers. I capture these relationships in a screening model with delayed payments and...
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Martha Lagace