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After a Blizzard, What's a Fair Price for a Shovel?

Harvard Business Review

Last weekend, as snowstorm Nemo hit Boston and the snow was falling at record levels, I recalled an informal — admittedly unscientific — poll I conducted a few years ago among friends on the touchy subject of fairness in pricing. Should you raise price?". are willing to pay a high price). Knetsch, and Richard H.

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Income Inequality Makes Whole Countries Less Happy

Harvard Business Review

In a practical sense, that means even if you are a member of the relatively well-to-do middle class, some things start getting priced beyond your reach, such as private schools and houses in the best neighborhoods. Here’s why we think this effect occurs: As the very rich get richer, they extend the range of the income distribution.

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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 meta-analysis detailed many of the different issues that make divestiture so hard to evaluate consistently. ” When it comes to divestitures, bad economics usually get discounted in the transaction price. Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team? Mergers & acquisitions'

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Ethical Consumerism Isn’t Dead, It Just Needs Better Marketing

Harvard Business Review

An often-quoted 2010 Wall Street Journal article, “ The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility ,” laid out the argument clearly: “the fact is that while companies sometimes can do well by doing good, more often they can’t.

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