"Do reputations affect world politics? Crescenzi develops a theory of reputation dynamics to identify when reputations form and how they affect world politics. He identifies patterns of reputation's influence in cooperation and conflict. Reputations for conflict exacerbate crise…
"The internet and social media make managing a company's reputation significantly more challenging. While consumers and stakeholders wield new powers to champion and damage brands, many organizations continue to manage their online reputations in a piecemeal and reactive manner.…
Argues that ritual is merely surface, beneath which lie status and power, the behavioral dimensions that drive social interaction. This book identifies status and power as the twin forces that structure social relations, determine emotions and link individuals to the reference g…
Numerous sociologists suppose that ritual is foundational for social life. Kemper, however, argues that status and power structure social relations, determine emotions and link individuals to the reference groups that deliver culture and administer preferences, actions, beliefs …
The United Nations's groundbreaking Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which went into effect in 2014, sets legally binding standards to regulate global arms exports and reflects the growing concerns toward the significant role that small and major conventional arms play in perpetuating h…
In 1688, essayist Josef de la Vega described finance as both "the fairest and most deceitful business ... the noblest and the most infamous in the world, the finest and most vulgar on earth." The characterization of finance as deceitful, infamous, and vulgar still rings true tod…
The Harvard Business School professor draws upon literature, film, philosophy, and history to argue that, at the core of finance and financial practices, there is a place for principles, ethics, and humanity. In 1688, essayist Joseph de la Vega described finance as both "the fa…