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25 Sep 2019
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Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2019: Dina Sidani

03 Oct 2017
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Can Bezos’s Ties to Boston—and HBS—Seal the Deal?

In the battle to land Amazon’s second American headquarters, Boston may have an historical advantage with CEO Jeff Bezos. A recent Boston Globe article details Bezos ties to the area, which began with a visit to HBS campus 20 years ago. Since the founder of Amazon... View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade

24 Apr 2017
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Rent the Runway Cofounder Joins Walmart Tech Incubator

Keywords: Retail Trade

14 Apr 2016
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The New Color of "Nude"

Keywords: Retail Trade

06 Apr 2016
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Turning the Family Business into the World's Top Sari Seller

Keywords: Retail Trade

04 Mar 2016
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"The Ultimate Test of Passion, Determination and Persistence"

Keywords: Retail Trade

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

than others. “Every company today needs to think of themselves as a tech company,” says Andy Wu, the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Whether you’re in retailing or... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

01 Sep 2009
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Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

we have a rich set of finance electives, including courses on behavioral topics, investment management, financial markets, private equity, venture capital, financial engineering (which I also coteach), and a host of other topics. Retail... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

01 Sep 2004
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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

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Fereshteh Zeineddin

based on facts and reason.' I still have passion," Fereshteh says, "but now I can communicate that passion more effectively." Managing priorities Fereshteh's long-term goal involves managing a leading cosmetics or retail... View Details

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Andrea Nadosy

planted seeds – for entrepreneurship.” Nine months before entering HBS, those seeds already began to bear fruit in Meadowmere Lane, an online retailer of exquisite laptop bags. But as a business-owner in an institution renowned for... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Flight Path

Toy State, retails for about $170. Spring 2018 The 2018 season is unveiled, with races scheduled for broadcast by six networks across more than 87 countries. View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2001
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Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming

Proflowers, there are no warehouses and no network of retail florists. Orders are transmitted electronically to growers, who cut, pack, and ship, usually within 24 hours. This supply-chain compression allows Proflowers to offer a unique... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick; Arts, Entertainment

26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

Retail Chain By: Deller, Carolyn, Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde

menu that would help facilitate rapid growth through a drive-in retail model. FIELD 3, Tuce observes, “pushes you to see how entrepreneurs work. It gives you a sense of what it would be like to build a business from scratch, and teaches... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 2016
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Rethinking Housing in the Motor City

adjacent Kahn building, part of the redevelopment project, will be transformed into apartments. With planned public transit, the neighborhood has the potential to become the Detroit Rhea envisions, a thriving, walkable mix of residential, office, and View Details

Keywords: April White

March 2014 (Revised September 2015)
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Clef Company: Turnover

By: Frank V. Cespedes

The Clef case focuses on the issue of turnover in a firm's sales force. Students must analyze the factors contributing to turnover as well as the role of the field sales force in Clef's profitable business strategy. Among other things, the Clef case illustrates that... View Details

Keywords: Sales; Marketing; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States

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