Demand Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

At first blush, the two-year-old online start-up Groupon seems a bit audacious. For starters, there's the news that the deal-of-the-day website turned down a $6 billion acquisition offer from Google last month. Then there's the company's business model: selling... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

February 2005 (Revised May 2005)
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Intelliseek

Intelliseek harvests, filters, and mines the content of messages posted by consumers online and on discussion boards and blogs. For any specified consumer product brand, Intelliseek measures the volume of work-of-mouth and its valence (proportion of positive and... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Consumer Behavior; Knowledge Management; Marketing Reference Programs; Web Services Industry

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Andrew Boudreau

school was missing out on revenues, and the world was missing out on terrific new innovations.” The business, Hopkins Technology Commercialization Agency, started with five students and quickly found “a lot of demand inside the university... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

global accelerator in which judges across international regions are randomly assigned to evaluate startups headquartered across the globe.” Case Studies and Materials Rolex SA Doug J. Chung “Rolex SA was one of the most successful watchmakers in the world. In recent... View Details

03 Jul 2018
What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

The “case” appears not to be closed. It will not go away. Just last week, Nadella, at a meeting with new interns, was presented with a USB stick containing the names of 300,000 signatories, including 500 Microsoft employees, to a statement View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

10 Nov 2008
Research Event

Social Media Leads the Future of Technology

capital firm Accel Partners; Susan L. Decker (HBS MBA '86), president of Yahoo! Inc.; and Eric Kim (HBS MBA '81), senior vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation's Digital Home Group. The first computer, the ENIAC, cleared... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

expensive precisely because of the country's prosperity. With the wages and purchasing power of working people largely stagnant over the last two decades, the cost of adequate housing in a decent neighborhood has soared beyond the reach of many. Today, the View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

01 Sep 2004
News

American Dream

passing motorists. Hustead acquired the T. rex, for example, to drive demand for the fossils, rocks, and dinosaur-related products for sale in the Wall Drug Mining Company, one of 21 separate retail departments that generate over $12... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

06 Dec 2016
First Look

December 6, 2016

characteristics (competence, ambition) and is scarce and in demand on the job market. This research uncovers an alternative kind of conspicuous consumption that operates by shifting the focus from the preciousness and scarcity of goods to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

renewables, in particular solar and wind, means that our electricity system is going to be Capex-driven, and the marginal cost of power will essentially be zero much of the time. Matching demand closer to supply, rather than the other way... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Liberal Smarts

May's Harvard Commencement was a special one for Anand Mahindra (MBA 1981), chairman and managing director of the Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra, as the University used the occasion to recognize him and two others with the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

exciting, fast-paced, and intellectually challenging; however, the time requirements were demanding and the investors always had “ideas” for the management team to pursue. At one point, I took our then... View Details

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

with all the execution demands and details involved, it is hard to take the time to be creative. Take the time this summer to do some offsites (yes, in person!) and brainstorm with your teams regarding the nonlinear growth opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

offered benefits similar to the company's existing product but at a lower price. Second, the company planned to offer the innovation to its most demanding customers—customers who still were dissatisfied with the performance of the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

now at a level of reasonable safety to open up. Much media attention has been paid to easing restrictions—basically increasing the available supply of offices, restaurants, colleges, stores, and factories. “Will shoppers, diners, students, and workers feel safe... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

25 Feb 2020
News

Profits and Purpose

second-year MBA course Reimagining Capitalism in 2012, Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, has been helping students explore the roles that the corporation and its leaders can play in addressing these existential crises. View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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My research is at the intersection of organizational strategy, global sustainability governance, and social change. It explores the diffusion of sustainability standards to non-traditional sectors (e.g. jewelry, cannabis, plastics, pets) and the relationship between... View Details

September–October 2013
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The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring

By: Lamar Pierce and Michael W. Toffel

Governments and other organizations often outsource activities to achieve cost savings from market competition. Yet such benefits are often accompanied by poor quality resulting from moral hazard, which can be particularly onerous when outsourcing the monitoring and... View Details