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25 Mar 2015
HBS Case

Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

line with new technologies, so they are not interfering with the display of art or being frivolous with an art collection with which they've been entrusted." When Avery teaches the case to cultural organization directors through... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

Will the trade-offs make competing products seem more appealing? Displaying a dish’s nutrition information might help diners make informed food choices. However, if the menu seems broadly unhealthy, it might send health-conscious... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

posters, broadsides, circulars, brochures, souvenir publications, and novelty items along with trade journals and other publications. It will be on display in the north lobby of Baker Library | Bloomberg Center at Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

28 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

United States is still an innovation powerhouse? Shih: I think so. But the problem comes about as more manufacturing moves offshore and commercialization capabilities diminish. Flat-panel displays are a good example. Because there is no... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

31 May 2016
First Look

May 31, 2016

Experimental Social Psychology Visual Attention to Powerful Postures: People Reflexively Avert Their Gaze from Nonverbal Dominance Displays By: Holland, Elise, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Christine Looser, and Amy Cuddy Abstract—This paper... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

like Filene's exit its space when such a departure can mean fewer customers driving to the mall. Brand Power And Private Labels Salmon noted that for years, vendor brands have had a great deal of control over how their merchandise was View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

20 Aug 2018
Research & Ideas

Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All

bought that product at that price even if they tried” Some of the products on display were designed specifically to sell at the outlet stores and had never appeared on retail shelves. Those products, however, still showed an “original... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising; Retail

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

generation of cutting-edge products like high-end servers and electronic paper displays for e-readers. Outsourcing ends up chipping away at what Shih calls America's "industrial commons," the collective R&D, engineering, and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

17 Oct 2016
HBS Case

Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry, solutions are starting to come... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

31 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing

the hottest areas of academic research. The interest was fully on display at the 12th Open and User Innovation Workshop, held July 28-30 at HBS. Some 80 presentations about current research were presented to 190 attendees. Titles of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

prevent racial discrimination in online marketplaces. Photo: iStockPhoto Two, the site requires hosts to post large profile photos, which are displayed next to the pictures of the rental properties. "You can't be a host without a profile... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

shopper's prior knowledge to make virtual shopping more intuitive. In-store technology can also be difficult to use. I recently watched a string of customers walk up to a "meal solution" kiosk at a supermarket and attempt to print a recipe. After repeatedly... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

the fair, with its theme of "Building the World of Tomorrow," as an ideal venue for institutional advertising and image making. This fair was to be more than merely a "showroom for the display of goods"; it was to be,... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

The great thing about standards, tech industry pundit Andrew Tanenbaum once said, is that there are so many to choose from. In fact, standard setting organizations (SSOs) are the unsung heroes of the technology age. Without standards, Web browsers could not View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

29 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 29, 2007

to extreme, alternative in a choice set. The term extremeness avoidance has been used to describe the reason underlying this phenomenon. In this research, we argue that extremeness avoidance behavior depends on assortment type, with consumers View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

invulnerable in three realms—physical, technical, and emotional—in order to prove their merit as workers and as men. Men demonstrated their physical invulnerability by displaying bravado, including a disregard for physical safety, in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

fundamental ways," Glaser explains. "At the same time, we are prepared to pivot dramatically in those select cases where you have to pivot in order to maintain your advantage." In a rare display of agreement between the two... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

ad platform, and reducing—from three to two—the number of major sellers of sponsored search advertising." The deal, characterized as a nonexclusive partnership, would allow Google to sell some search ads that display next to Yahoo... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing

05 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

traditionally rewarded men for their masculine displays of bravado and their interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were notably absent. Although the company did... View Details