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- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
main classes, and so we can sort of carry the social significance from Sunday into our classroom on Monday and just talk about the ads as consumers, but also turning the tables and examining them as brand managers, and so examining, what... View Details
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
Biography," details her joint research about the trend and its implications for brand management. Keinan, an assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School whose research on consumer behavior has been published... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
under the Rug: How Unethical Actions Lead to Forgetting of Moral Rules Authors:Lisa L. Shu and Francesca Gino Publication:Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (in press) Abstract Dishonest behavior can have various psychological... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
never mind narcissism and all the disorders of greed We can't fix the world with economic systems too big a job all we tiny ones have is our love and conscience." Etienne Douaze maintains that the concept is alive and well in Germany's Mittelstand: " (an) ethos of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
reach and richness jointly determine the potential value of the network, while receptivity is crucial in realizing that potential. The Dynamics of Social Structure: The Emergence and Decline of Small Worlds Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Maxim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2005 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004
By: John R. Wells, Elizabeth A. Raabe and Gabriel Ellsworth
From a single, modest club in 1962, Bally Total Fitness had grown to become—in management’s words—the “largest and only nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers” in the United States in 2004. Bally had faced its share of challenges, but the last couple of... View Details
Keywords: Bally Total Fitness; Fitness; Gyms; Health Clubs; Chain; Securities And Exchange Commission; Paul Toback; Weight Loss; Exercise; Contracts; Personal Training; Retention; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Accrual Accounting; Finance; Advertising; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Satisfaction; Public Equity; Financing and Loans; Revenue; Revenue Recognition; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Operations; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Trends; Cost Management; Profit; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Five Forces Framework; Private Ownership; Opportunities; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States; Illinois; Chicago
Wells, John R., Elizabeth A. Raabe, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Bally Total Fitness (A): The Rise, 1962–2004." Harvard Business School Case 706-450, November 2005. (Revised December 2016.)
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
The first is: Are these transitory feelings that may fade in intensity with progress in the war on terrorism? Let's assume instead that what we may experience is an intensification of trends in personal lifestyles already noticeable prior... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
percent stocks for the scandal free. Split another way, politicians holding more than 50 percent stocks were almost twice as likely to be involved in a scandal compared to their more risk averse counterparts. Personal investments that View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- February 2007 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA
By: David E. Bell and Nitin Sanghavi
The Wal-Mart CEO has challenged his company to do more to help mankind. The British subsidiary, ASDA, is reviewing its activities in the environment/social arena. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trends; Values and Beliefs; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Nitin Sanghavi. "A Differentiation Strategy at ASDA." Harvard Business School Case 507-047, February 2007. (Revised February 2009.)
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
of social structure and the relations of power that underlie them. The article proposes a more empirical approach to framing accountability—"thick description"—that might enable scholars to better understand how View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
to which the trend is a product of nature (declining employee motivation, changing aspirations, shorter-term planning, etc.) or nurture (such things as leadership, hiring policies, organization, incentives, and the job environment they... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
were essential, and radical corporate social responsibility concepts were pursued by some firms. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53419 forthcoming Capitalism Beyond Mutuality New Prospects for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
adherence and non-adherence, thereby avoiding the complete abandonment of the current system. Herding, Social Preferences and (Non-)Conformity Authors:Luca Corazzini and Ben Greiner Periodical:Economics Letters (forthcoming) Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
consumer trend or technological development may be emerging in Germany or Japan, not your home market," Bartlett says. "Having eyes and ears around the world is critical, as is having the response capabilities to tap into the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
spread of epidemics, reducing congestion on highways, or finding ways to detect fraudulent transactions.The trend toward people analytics, Polzer says, is a logical extension of the era of big data, as the science of processing and... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Breaks in Interaction Improve Collective Intelligence By: Bernstein, Ethan, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer Abstract— People influence each other when they interact to solve problems. Such social influence introduces both benefits (higher... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
posed for many years: How much longer will Walmart's business model be sustainable? Will it be endangered by its size, increases in the minimum wage laws, or other business and social trends that have... View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President
race, gender, and education—may be less useful than forecasters believe. "We find that even guessing at a 50-50 level is just as good, if not actually better, than using some demographic forecasts" How bad are demographic trends in... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
remained remarkably stable over the five years. There was an overall shift in the types of sites visited, however, from chat rooms and news to social media and video. “We were taken aback,” admits Greenstein, the MBA Class of 1957... View Details