The book also considers some more scientific business research, whose conclusions are more rigorous but do not promise a simple recipe for success.

[4] Rosenzweig earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, before serving on the faculty at Harvard Business School and later at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.

[9] Financial Times columnist Stefan Stern wrote that Rosenzweig "deserves acclaim for this brave, provocative piece of work"[5] and included The Halo Effect in his top business books of the year.

[10] The Halo Effect topped a Forbes.com list of "Five Must-Read Books For The Chastened CEO In 2009," which described it as a "delightful critique, which systematically destroys the entire management jujitsu oeuvre".

[12] USA Today's reviewer wrote, "That a management book can be at once scientific and a palatable read is a credit to Rosenzweig's writing style and clear thinking.