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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

photographs Cotton purchased from Texas and Oklahoma was delivered by rail to the Houston Compress Company in Texas, where it was stored and protected in fire-resistant concrete warehouses. The company’s high-density compress machines... View Details
  • 10 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

retailers gain experience with discount vouchers, these matters may become routine. But for now, there's ample room for error, creating important risks for retailers that fall short of applicable consumer protections. Q: How does the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology
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Art Nature Business

with dialogues on nature, industry, science, ecology, and the environment, from the nineteenth century to the present. The eighteen works in this exhibition explore themes such as the Romantic landscape tradition and the sublime; the artist’s View Details
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

Case Study: Moment in the Sun

health benefits—it helps the body store less fat, helps build the immune system, and reduces stress.” Hoskins cofounded the company in 2014, launching a Kickstarter campaign in November 2015 that netted Ario more than $200,000 in 30 days.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • 19 Aug 2024
  • News

Quantum Leap

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 2

first videogame systems in the 1970s, the videogame industry has undergone numerous transformations as new technologies and market entrants fundamentally changed the gaming experience of customers. In the early 21st century, customers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

the forefront of her thinking when she began her career. Looking over her past, however, an undercurrent of interest in climate change and sustainability is apparent. “My best experience at HBS was taking the Corporate Information Systems... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

Letters to the Editor

reflects the same flawed assumptions shared by many otherwise astute individuals having no experience or expertise in the power industry. I am an energy industry professional of 28 years, one who has no quarrel with nuclear in principle.... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

when they were randomly assigned to wear them (Experiment 1b). Experiment 2 shows that the effects of wearing counterfeit sunglasses extend beyond the self, influencing judgments of other people's unethical behavior. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 6, 2008

of two sequentially rented movies has more should and fewer want characteristics than the second film. Similarly, we also predict and find that should DVDs are held significantly longer than want DVDs within-customer. Finally, we find that as the same customers gain... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 11, 2008

  Working PapersTesting Strategy with Multiple Performance Measures Evidence from a Balanced Scorecard at Store24 Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, Susan L. Kulp, and V.G. Narayanan Abstract We analyze balanced scorecard data from a convenience View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

Harvard Business School Case 506-054 Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki needed to come up with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • News

Thanking Veterans Online

U.S. Army Captain Blake Hall (MBA 2010), right, in Afghanistan in 2007 with members of his unit Photo Credit: Tony Overman Blake Hall (MBA 2010) knows from personal experience that US military veterans can easily miss out on the benefits... View Details
Keywords: veterans; identity; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade
  • 13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

evidence for this proposition using a fine-grained dataset from the National Basketball Association. In this highly competitive industry, team performance is positively associated with coaches’ subsequent exercise of racial bias: players View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

explore how individuals process failed experiences as a potential source of learning. Drawing on attribution theory, we conceptualize the differential impact that internal (self-focused) and external (factors outside of one's control)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 16, 2008

However, since 2005, S Group has held the leadership position; in 2007, it had captured 41 percent market while Kesko's was 33.9 percent. Kesko Plc is publicly traded and pursues a model whereby retailer entrepreneurs use their personal funds to invest in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 5

methods to further demonstrate causality and to consider the effects of potential moderators. These findings have implications for decisions related to product pricing, placement and assortment, store layout, and the choice of strategies... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

has quality variations, reducing consumption. Five independent growers formed a cooperative to provide quality control and a brand name—Ripe 'N Ready—that enabled retailers to differentiate their stores and producers to differentiate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized Field View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman