Created Tue, Apr 25, 2017 § Last Modified Tue, Apr 25, 2017
As more and more prizes given, how accelerate the depreciation of focal status?
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Created Tue, Feb 9, 2016 § Last Modified Tue, Feb 9, 2016
What if Tina Grey’s process for writing (public, recorded, evaluated?) were applied to generating new ideas. Could we see that sharing ideas (at least the act of articulating them to a public audience) improves (a) volume (b) quality © actionability? I’m interested in trying it out with my students and potentially enlisting OB 321 classes in this.
Created Tue, Feb 9, 2016 § Last Modified Tue, Feb 9, 2016
Context: Chad’s class Mon, Feb 8, 2016 11:00 - What if we asked people to estimate perceived market share of a company? Assess: does market share even matter to customers? Is a discrepancy between perceived and actual market share substantive?
Created Tue, Feb 9, 2016 § Last Modified Tue, Feb 9, 2016
While observing Chad’s class (Mon, Feb 8, 2016 11:00 AM) in which he led a discussion of Apple’s iPod vs. Microsoft’s zune, I wondered: when, if ever, is it bad to create the dominant design in an industry? I would like to learn more about this kind of thing.
Created Tue, Feb 9, 2016 § Last Modified Tue, Feb 9, 2016
Study the transcripts of presidential debates. Assess the extent to which candidates conform to latent codes of what it is to be conservative or liberal. What about moderates? This could be a natural extension of what I am doing with LLL, and would be something for a more sociological outlet.
Related: Do actions speak louder than words? Symbolic action in votes and language. How well can you finagle your way out of expectations?
Created Fri, Dec 18, 2015 § Last Modified Fri, Dec 18, 2015
When an actor experiences a sudden gain in status — for example, when a scientist wins a Nobel Prize, or a film director wins an Oscar — what does this jump in status do to the fates of the winner’s many ‘neighbors’? Do non-winners bask in the reflected glory of the winner, and therefore rise with her? Or conversely, does competition for attention ensue, attenuating the recognition neighbors otherwise would have received?