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- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
banking deregulations can also 'democratize' entry by allowing many more startups to be founded. The vast majority of these new entrants fail along the way, but a few survive ex post to displace incumbents. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-033.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
How Sumner Feldberg Helped Transform Retail
overly dependent on downtown locations that were losing shoppers to suburban malls. Some New England rivals were opening discount stores in abandoned textile mills, which came with cheap rents and plenty of parking space. Mr. Feldberg,... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
two-bedroom apartment rents for $1,400, considerably more than 30 percent of an average South End family's income. In Massachusetts as a whole, one recent study estimates that between 1990 and 1997, two hundred thousand more people moved... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
to check on them, posting videos, delivering groceries, dropping off yarn for knitters who are making blankets to give to new babies in the community. We've also been able to provide some direct cash assistance grants, mostly to help people with their expenses,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
More Retail Revolutions Sharing Designer Labels Rent the Runway, from Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss (both MBA 2009), brings the sharing economy to the world of fashion, offering big-name dresses—and now accessories—for short-term rental... View Details
- Web
Market Perspectives - Course Catalog
cases explore concrete situations that highlight the challenges and tradeoffs of decision-makers. Issues explored include: education, urban development, illegal drugs, rent control, housing, drug pricing, racial references, corporate... View Details
- February 2011
- Case
Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, William A. Sahlman and Evan W. Richardson
In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg, the leading online college textbook rental company, is scaling rapidly. The case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Books; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Service Operations; Renting or Rental; Online Technology; Education Industry; Service Industry; California
Eisenmann, Thomas R., William A. Sahlman, and Evan W. Richardson. "Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight." Harvard Business School Case 811-077, February 2011.
- 19 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Moving to the U.S. With a Family
didn’t hesitate to lend a hand. One classmate was kind enough to rent a van and drive me to IKEA for furniture. Another classmate insisted on helping with some of our DIY furniture – he built our bed! I will never forget how indebted I... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
five months’ rent on an immigration attorney to navigate the bureaucracy. “This is a story told by millions of immigrant families every year,” observes Wang. As a child, he had accepted the significant financial and procedural obstacles... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
wrote his business plan, found a partner, and left Microsoft in 1997 in order to start VacationSpot, an online reservations network for consumers seeking to rent vacation properties. “We worked hard on it for three years,” states Murch.... View Details
- September 2010
- Case
Aaron's: Household Goods for the U.S. Base of the Pyramid
By: Michael Chu and Charles Augustus Smithgall IV
With $2.5 billion system-wide revenues, Aaron's, a major rent-to-own supplier to the U.S. base of the pyramid, continues to grow in the recession, but CEO R.C. Loudermilk, Jr. wonders how long the company can sustain the fast growth rate of its past. Founded in 1955,... View Details
Keywords: Fairness; For-Profit Firms; Renting or Rental; Financial Crisis; Demand and Consumers; Social Enterprise; Income; Goods and Commodities; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Chu, Michael, and Charles Augustus Smithgall IV. "Aaron's: Household Goods for the U.S. Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 311-047, September 2010.
- February 2011 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
RentJuice
By: Thomas Eisenmann and Liz Kind
RentJuice, founded in mid-2008, provided a subscription software service—sold via phone and live online webinars—that allowed real estate professionals like brokers and agents to manage and market rental listings, communicate with clients, and complete transaction... View Details
Keywords: Renting or Rental; Product Launch; Applications and Software; Property; Business Startups; Salesforce Management; Product Marketing; Real Estate Industry; Information Technology Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas, and Liz Kind. "RentJuice." Harvard Business School Case 811-069, February 2011. (Revised December 2014.)
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
remodeled its franchise pub business. “It was around the time of the big recession, and our business partners were struggling to make ends meet,” he says. To help out, H&W dropped its rent and profit requirements, which Kearsey describes... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
enhance cognitive performance. “Offices with the premier health story will get the premium rent and get the tenants, and the offices with a lagging health story will lag.” To convey to managers the benefits of the healthy building... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
coalition came out of McMinn’s community outreach efforts as owner of Vineyard 29, in St. Helena, where he moved in 2004 after buying the winery. “When we started the Vine Trail, I didn’t own a bicycle,” he recalls. “But our family enjoys View Details
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Accessibility | Commencement 2025
Additional information is below regarding seating. If you need a longer-term wheelchair loan (several days to a week), please contact a local vendor to rent a wheelchair for a cost. More information can be found on the Harvard... View Details
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Airbnb for hosts: They can respond quickly to market conditions, keeping their homes for private use when prices are low and hosting travelers only when the demand for rooms—and the payoff from renting them—is highest. "As a host,... View Details
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
with Michael Ewens of the California Institute of Technology and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf of MIT Sloan School of Management. The researchers focus on one of the most important technological shifts in recent years—the introduction of Amazon Web Services, which has allowed... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace