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  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

Business Review To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time By: Cespedes, Frank V., and David Hoffeld Abstract—This article discusses what behavioral research does and does not tell us about factors that aid the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2008
  • Case

Harrington Collection: Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Heather Beckham
In the wake of slumping sales and sagging profit margins, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end women's apparel, Harrington Collection, must evaluate an opportunity to expand into the high-growth active-wear market. Sara Huey, Vice President of Strategic... View Details
Keywords: Breakeven Analysis; Product Introduction; Expansion; Consumer Behavior; Supply and Industry; Product Launch; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    Ray A. Goldberg

    A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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    Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
    • 03 Apr 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: April 3, 2007

    commercial strategy that is not yet fully defined. As Nutricia defines its strategy, it also has to define the strategic control systems it will use to monitor and fine-tune the strategy moving forward. Purchase this case:... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 03 Mar 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

    demonstrate their capabilities before an audience. But this can be dangerous: Feldberg found that when women put off private office tasks such as strategic planning or data analysis, their departments’ profits and customer service ratings... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products
    • 28 May 2024
    • In Practice

    Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

    MBA students concentrate their efforts on the large strategic consulting firms such as McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. This approach severely limits opportunities. When openings are so scarce, remember that there are a huge array of consulting... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • Web

    Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

    Alderbas (MBA 2013) Family Fellowship The Alderbas Family Fellowship was established through the generosity of Adel Alderbas (MBA 2013) in honor of his 5th Reunion to support students with demonstrated financial need. Alderbas is a director at Wafra, focusing on View Details
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    Podcast - Business & Environment

    Climate Rising In this episode of Climate Rising, we explore how Netflix, a global entertainment powerhouse, is leveraging its platform to tell compelling stories about climate change. Emma Stewart, Netflix's first Sustainability Officer, joins host Mike Toffel to... View Details
    • Web

    MBA Experience - Leadership

    all students pursue the same course of study: the Required Curriculum and FIELD. By studying under a common curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of general management concepts and skills across all the key disciplines. Leadership & Organizational View Details
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    Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

    This product line diversification raised several strategic questions: Did Duolingo have the brand license to extend into adjacent subjects? Which areas were the best fit for the app’s growth, and how quickly should they roll out? And what... View Details
    • 01 May 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

    2018 Atlas of Moral Psychology In Search of Moral Equilibrium: Person, Situation, and Their Interplay in Behavioral Ethics By: Lee, Julia J., and F. Gino Abstract—This comprehensive and cutting-edge volume maps out the terrain of moral... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2021
    • Working Paper

    CEO Activism, Consumer Polarization, and Firm Performance

    By: Young Hou and Christopher W. Poliquin
    CEOs are increasingly engaging in activism on controversial social and political issues that do not directly affect their businesses. Simultaneously, the general public is increasingly polarized. We examine how CEO support for gun control after two mass shootings... View Details
    Keywords: CEO Activism; Guns; Polarization; Non-market Strategy; Social Issues; Leadership; Consumer Behavior; Performance
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    Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

    and Amit Goldenberg When emotions occur in groups, they sometimes impact group behavior in undesired ways. Reducing group’s emotions with emotion regulation interventions can be helpful, but may also be a challenge, because treating every... View Details
    • 09 Sep 2008
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    First Look: September 9, 2008

    http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708414 Mixi Harvard Business School Case 709-413 Kasahara, the founder and CEO of mixi, the most successful Japanese on-line social network, is deciding between two View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 May 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: May 6, 2008

    Apple's strategic moves under the leadership of CEOs Jobs, Sculley, Spindler, Amelio, and (again) Jobs; places those moves in the context of structural features of the evolving PC industry; and covers the iPod and iPhone businesses at... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Wide Horizon

    earlier in the week. The father initially wondered if this was just the “fever effect,” a phenomenon of behavioral improvements noted by some parents of children with ASD when their kids have fevers, which he had previously observed in... View Details
    Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
    • 19 Feb 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

    forthcoming Journal of Political Economy CEO Behavior and Firm Performance By: Bandiera, Oriana, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract— We measure the behavior of 1,114 CEOs in six... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 22 Nov 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

    demands for resources—from business units, support functions and external partners—require a method for judging whether the allocation choices you have made are optimal. Therefore, the most critical strategic decision for any business is... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert Simons
    • 10 Oct 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

    often promoted by strategic political entrepreneurs, that such policies might be ‘zero sum’ and could harm the ‘old majority’,” Tabellini says. You Might Also Like: Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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    About - Business & Environment

    of the Business and Environment Initiative, Mike provides the overall vision and strategic direction for the Initiative. Mike is a faculty member in the HBS Technology and Operations Management unit, and his research examines how... View Details