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- 02 Feb 2010
- News
Exposure to luxury can alter decision making: study
- 2012
- Working Paper
An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania
By: Diego A. Comin
Tourism is a tradable service activity that could allow some African countries to generate significant growth. Tanzania, given its unique natural assets, is an ideal candidate. However, despite being so richly endowed in touristic resources, Tanzania receives very few...
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Keywords:
Natural Environment;
Business Ventures;
Luxury;
Revenue;
Price;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Accommodations Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Tanzania
Comin, Diego A. "An Exploration of Luxury Hotels in Tanzania." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 17902, March 2012.
- 25 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
- 29 Jul 2013
HBS Retail & Luxury Goods Sector Webinar
This online information session will highlight the resources available to students coming from or who are interested in pursuing a career in the Retail & Luxury Goods sector. There will be a brief presentation followed by a panel...
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- 03 Oct 2014
- News
andBeyond’s CEO Joss Kent on the Luxury Safari Industry
- 2015
- White Paper
Luxury Branding Research: New Perspectives and Future Priorities
By: Anat Keinan, Sandrine Crener and Silvia Bellezza
- 2009
- Working Paper
The Devil Wears Prada: Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Xi Zou
Although the concept of luxury has been widely discussed in social theories and marketing research, relatively little research has directly examined the psychological consequences of exposure to luxury goods. This paper demonstrates that mere exposure to luxury goods...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Ethics;
Marketing;
Behavior;
Power and Influence;
Luxury
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Xi Zou. "The Devil Wears Prada: Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-034, November 2009.
- March 2006 (Revised April 2008)
- Teaching Note
Celebrity Cruises, Inc.: A Taste of Luxury (TN)
By: Frances X. Frei
Keywords:
Tourism Industry
- 04 May 2024
- News
This Fifth-Generation Department Store Is Winning the Luxury Game
- 14 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Looking to the Next Decade of Change: A Recap of the 10th Annual Retail & Luxury Goods Conference
On the evening of Saturday, February 22, 2014 and all day Sunday, February 23, 2014, the Retail & Luxury Goods Club hosted a record number of nearly 400 students and professionals from Harvard and the surrounding community for its...
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Keywords:
Consumer Products / Retail
- 17 Aug 2020
Life at HBS Chat Series: MBA Students in Retail & Luxury Goods Club
Hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Students will share their backgrounds and how they have cultivated their personal and professional interests while at HBS through club associations.
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- March 2022
- Case
Abu Issa Holding: Navigating the Qatar Blockade
By: Mark Egan and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case follows Ashraf Abu Issa, CEO and chairman of Abu Issa Holding (AIH), as he contemplated the fate of his company’s regional expansion. AIH was a Qatari diversified holding company, whose primary business was luxury retailing and distribution. Abu Issa had set...
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Keywords:
Luxury Retail;
Expansion;
Equity;
Business Divisions;
Growth and Development;
Market Entry and Exit;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Consumer Products Industry;
Saudi Arabia;
United Arab Emirates
Egan, Mark, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Abu Issa Holding: Navigating the Qatar Blockade." Harvard Business School Case 222-063, March 2022.
- December 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Troverie (A)
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Lindsay N. Hyde and Olivia Graham
Six months after the August 2018 launch of Troverie, a U.S.-based online retailer of luxury watches, the average cost of acquiring a customer is much higher than originally projected, and the startup is incurring a substantial loss on each sales transaction. Could...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Luxury Goods;
Customer Acquisition;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Luxury;
Failure;
Internet and the Web;
Revenue;
Fashion Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Lindsay N. Hyde, and Olivia Graham. "Troverie (A)." Harvard Business School Case 822-068, December 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- November 2021
- Case
The Wolf in Cashmere: LVMH's Bid to Acquire Tiffany
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
In November 2019, the iconic U.S. jeweler Tiffany agreed to be acquired by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. The $16.6 billion transaction was scheduled to close in mid-2020. However, in 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the luxury goods sector. In...
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Keywords:
Mergers & Acquisitions;
Luxury Brand;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Health Pandemics;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Europe
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "The Wolf in Cashmere: LVMH's Bid to Acquire Tiffany." Harvard Business School Case 222-054, November 2021.
- February 2022
- Case
Toraya
By: Lauren Cohen and Akiko Kanno
Mitsuharu Kurokawa was the 18th generation leader of a family firm that produced and sold premium Japanese sweets, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd. He had succeeded the business from his father, Mitsuhiro Kurokawa who had led the firm for thirty years. Mitsuharu was...
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- 1 Feb 2008
- Lecture
The Devil Wears Prada: The Effect of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Ethical Decision Making
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and X. Zou
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher — or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury...
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- October 2016
- Teaching Note
Longchamp
By: Jill Avery
Teaching Note for HBS No. 316-086.
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