The Diminishing Returns of Having Good Taste
May 1, 2024 · If financial arbitrage involves the acquisition of commodities in a market where they are inexpensive and selling them for profit in a market where they are expensive, cultural arbitrage is the...
The Forgotten Strategy - Harvard Business Review
They can, in fact, be divided into four main categories—cultural, administrative, economic, and geographic. In each category, old opportunities persist and new ones are arising, sometimes very...
4 Types of Arbitrage and How It’s Helpful to Global Companies
1. Cultural Arbitrage: It exploits differences in culture. The international success of French haute couture, cuisine, wines and perfumes is due to cultural arbitrage. U.S. based fast-food chains exploit the general global surge of American popular culture.
The Power of Cultural, Administrative, and Geographic Arbitrage
Cultural arbitrage can be used to target specific consumer segments and create a unique positioning for a product or service. Administrative and geographic arbitrage can lead to cost savings, increased profits, and competitive pricing strategies.
Cultural Change That Sticks - Harvard Business Review
Summary. When a major change initiative runs aground, leaders often blame their company’s culture for pushing it off course. They try to forge ahead by overhauling the culture—a tactic that...
How to Get Beyond Talk of “Culture Change” and Make It Happen
Feb 20, 2024 · Experts outline their roadmap for intentionally changing the culture of businesses, social networks, and beyond.
Cultural Differences Are More Complicated than What Country …
Jan 14, 2016 · We read a book, an article, or a blog post about cultural differences. We learn about how Germans or Chinese or Italians are different from us — how they think or act or even express emotions in...
The Sources of Cultural Power: Beyond the Cultural Arbitrary
Apr 13, 2016 · Since the 19 th century the dominant conceptualization of cultural power has been the “cultural arbitrary,” the idea that the meaning of a sign comes not from any substantive relationship to the signified but from its relationship to other signs in a symbolic structure.
Dynamics Between Cultural and Regulatory Arbitrage: Usury in
Dec 29, 2023 · In short, usury restrictions fostered cultural arbitrage opportunities amongst Jewish lenders. Increasingly stringent enforcement, motivated largely by the papacy, also promoted lending practices amongst Christians that were technically not considered usurious.
Exploring Translation Gaps: The Untranslatability and Global …
Apr 16, 2018 · It could be defined as a “popular culture arbitrage” attempt, taking advantage of the cultural and national barriers of the time to present successful hits from one domestic musical market into another.