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After reading one of the stories, the study participants were presented with equally priced choices between two cars, two household cleaners and two dishwashers; in each case, the participants could pick a more luxurious nongreen item (a high-end Sub-Zero dishwasher with a no-spot drying system, for instance) or an eco-friendly item (a dishwasher with a short running time made with recycled components). Those who read the status-priming story were far more likely to pick the green product than the luxury product. They were also more likely to pick the green product than another control group...
...they choose, with fewer and fewer unpleasant side effects. We can either embrace this development or—as the current inclination seems to be—do everything in our power to avoid it. Our gut pulls us towards the second option, but I think our heads should pick the first...
...relied on his financial acumen and ability to reach out to the schools, and Faculty members have taken note of his high visibility. A regular at both social functions and meetings with high-level administrators, Forst describes his style as a “much more ‘pick up the phone and talk to people’—as there’s a real-time need to do that.” In response to Forst’s imminent departure, Lewis, the former College Dean, remarked, “His leaving seems to create...
...have failed to understand the models or may have ignored their implications—such as when they advise reducing profit to control risk, even when other companies are pressing forward.While backward-looking VaR models relied entirely on data from past years, forward-looking VaR models were able to pick up on the increased volatility of the market before securities prices took a nosedive, says Aaron C. Brown ’78, a risk manager at the quant hedge fund AQR Capital Management. But when the forward-looking VaR suddenly rose—reflecting a dramatic increase in risk?...
...anyone in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as their advisor for Ad Board proceedings, according to former Undergraduate Council President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09. Sundquist was the only student member of the Administrative Board Review Committee.The new process will put less pressure on students to pick their resident deans as their advisors, committee members say, eliminating the deans’ “dual role” as advisor and the individual who takes their case to the Board.The current system creates a “conflict between the role of advocacy and prosecution...