Channels - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Dec 2000
What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

catch-22 situation for supporters. Antidotes were offered to offset the negative perceptions that have arisen from some efforts to deregulate industry. First, consultant Rebecca Lula suggested that a more balanced approach to deregulation at various levels in the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

2.1.4 Classroom Non-Attribution - MBA

communications designed to reach a broader audience, if statements made in class are quoted or described with attribution in online channels or platforms, students may be reluctant to approach any question, particularly controversial... View Details

25 Mar 2015
News

The Greening of Houston

which has helped transform 160 acres of land around the Houston Ship Channel into an expansive green space, with hiking and biking trails, a bat sanctuary, a skate park, and an amphitheater that is home to the city’s Fourth of July... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

18 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109034 PublicationsAttracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients Authors:Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We explore... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

their hybrid-fiber-coaxial (HFC) network lose out to the All Fiber Network (AFN) developed by the electric power companies in concert with RCN-inspired entrepreneurs. No, wait. It's 2010, and the channels are controlled not by any one... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

Amazon and Apple, thereby further solidifying its position in the market. Traditional businesses, much like Anker, should embrace the mindset to proactively view tech giants as potential participants in their ecosystems. Rather than merely utilizing these giants as... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship

and space to do impactful work. It’s also important to set clear expectations around communication. If your team has a default mode of communication, make sure interns are well informed about what channels to use and when. How quickly are... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2009
News

Rich Wilson

Globe is in 2012. Will you do it and the program again? For now, I’m giving talks, and there’s a book in the works. As for 2012, we know how to do successful school programs. If we could get distribution channel commitment to our other... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2007
News

Letters

that channel illicit money ultimately into Western economies. First and foremost, to reduce global poverty, clean up the global financial system. This is the most effective step we can take to assure that capitalism maximizes its... View Details

August 2020 (Revised January 2021)
Supplement

Facelift at Olay (B)

By: Sunil Gupta, Rajiv Lal and Olivia Hull

This supplement to Facelift at Olay (A) explains the major steps Procter & Gamble’s skincare brand Olay took to reverse several years of declining sales. View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Demographics; Age; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Digital Marketing; Transformation; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States; Ohio

Citation

Purchase

24 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 24

marginal benefit of higher capital requirements related to this channel significantly exceeds the marginal cost, indicating that U.S. capital requirements have been sub-optimally low. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

media creator for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Related Reading: Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores? Behavioral Economists Can Make You a Healthier Consumer and Smarter Marketer Research Paper: The Effects of Store Openings on... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

01 Oct 2000
News

Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

Recruiting and retaining highly talented executives is a demanding task. Doing this effectively requires that we respect and channel two opposing forces that continually act on "star-quality" managers. I call this "constellation... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jan 2006
News

Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

a “social investment bank” that would channel unclaimed assets in British banks and other financial institutions—an amount estimated to be about £500 million—into social enterprises. According to the groundbreaking report, “an effectively... View Details

February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
Case

eReading: Amazon's Kindle

By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas

In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details

Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry

Citation

Educators

Purchase

23 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience

brilliant project because it channels the HBS energy, it’s relatable, it’s vulnerable, it’s honest.” The Portrait Project is an HBS series featuring student essays with artsy black and white portraits in response to Mary Oliver’s famous... View Details

23 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

measures of instability and of financial development. Overall, the results indicate the existence of an important channel running from structural inequality to political instability, principally in nondemocratic settings, and then to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Case

Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan and Jill Avery

For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies prior to their first birthday. But two influential clinical studies caused the medical establishment to radically reverse its position. Parents were now warned that... View Details

Keywords: Startup; Health Care; Consumer; Consumer Products; Branding; Distribution; Retailing; Go To Market Strategy; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; United States; North America

Citation

Educators

Purchase

19 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

large-store formats, multiple-store formats and extensive channel blurring in the U.S. retail industry. Our analysis is based on aggregate segment-level data from the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), the Monthly Retail Trade Survey... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2005
Case

Handleman Company

By: Janice H. Hammond and Kevin Dolan

Describes the organization and operations of the Handleman Co., an intermediary in the music industry that buys recorded music and resells it to mass retailers such as Wal-Mart. The company provides distribution, inventory management, retail merchandising, and category... View Details