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- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
make a global decisions supports, a more global perspective in managing supply chains." Globalization of Retailing A study of three global retailers—Carrefour,Wal-Mart, and Ahold—sheds light on the differences between how American... View Details
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- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
by building a strong & technically capable brand which is defensible vs. going to the larger retail side first. Technology/Operations: Beyond the development of battery chemistries for the India context, Log 9's methodical use of data... View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
of HBS faculty interviewing business leaders from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The five new videos feature South African business leaders in banking (Cas Coovadia), retail (Shirley Zinn), food (Robbie Brozin),... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
said yes and immediately asked to also build an energy practice. “Oil prices were soaring, silicon prices were fluctuating, and solar and wind were huge topics at that time. I saw that as an opportunity,” she notes. “So I quickly got View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
The 32 Hottest Startup CEOs In America
Keywords: Gilt Groupe; Glamsquad; Mink; Hinge; Birchbox; Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers; Nonstore Retailers
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a changing retail market in Hungary, and the possibility of increased global competition. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
be ineffective, since nothing in this legislation or prior law prevents banks from proprietary trading outside the United States. Another instance of poor regulatory design is the new Consumer Financial Products Commission (CFPC). The CFPC will make rules for most... View Details
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Carrefour and sales. For example, retail sales posted by Carrefour. The terms can appear in any order. Use with numbers 1-500. near1 is assumed if numbers are omitted. Truncation telecom* Any words that begin with telecom. You... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
we need less office space; e-commerce will mean we will need less retail space and new kinds of industrial buildings. Autonomous vehicles—if the ethical, legal, and technical issues can be resolved—may reduce the need for roads and... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
exercise, administered in the computer lab. A software program simulates a supply chain from retailer through wholesaler and distributor up to the beer factory. Students take roles as a participant in the chain, seeing only the orders... View Details
- 17 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Thinking of Joining a Board? Christiana Smith Shi (MBA 1986) Shares Her Experience
San Francisco after graduation, and stayed there for 24 years, retiring as a senior partner in 2010. Along the way I had my son, Tim, who is about to graduate from HBS himself. After McKinsey, I joined Nike in Portland, Oregon, and had the joy of running global View Details
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Prita Kumar
nutritionist and certified trainer. Kumar’s father is a marketing research professor and the Kumar dinner table often felt more like a business meeting on the consumer retail sector than a family meal. The nightly discussions focused on... View Details
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
projects like in-stream hydro, wind power, solar and bio-mass. CleanvilleJakob Blomqvist, MBA 2022CleanVille democratizes energy. We empower retail investors to access renewable energy and CleanTech projects. CleanVille is the one-stop... View Details
- 13 Jul 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
Strategies for Underdogs: How Alibaba’s Taobao Beat eBay in China
- 08 Nov 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Could Big Data Replace the Creative Director at the Gap?
- November 1978 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
McGregor's Ltd. Department Store
President has decided to restructure the discount scheme. Every staff member would be affected, good or bad. Information would have to be tailored to each group--worst off would be managers. Task is to write to managers/supervisors. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Communication Intention and Meaning; Compensation and Benefits; Retail Industry
Raymond, Thomas J. "McGregor's Ltd. Department Store." Harvard Business School Case 379-059, November 1978. (Revised January 1995.)
- August 1972 (Revised February 1973)
- Case
Sears, Roebuck and Co.: Appliances
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Retail Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Sears, Roebuck and Co.: Appliances." Harvard Business School Case 373-010, August 1972. (Revised February 1973.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
No Mask, No Service: Customer Reaction to Walmart’s 2020 National Mask Mandate
By: Innessa Colaiacovo
Multi-location firms face a complex series of economic tradeoffs when deciding whether to implement
standard processes or allow processes to vary across establishments. One element of this tradeoff is customer
response. This paper explores customer reaction to a... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Geographic Location; Policy; Health Pandemics; Retail Industry; United States
Colaiacovo, Innessa. "No Mask, No Service: Customer Reaction to Walmart’s 2020 National Mask Mandate." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-004, July 2023. (Revise and Resubmit to Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.)