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- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
retail outlets, such that stores with membership fees are more popular even when they offer the same goods at the same prices as stores without fees. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-029.pdf Dynamics of Platform... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
science/learning, metrics, structured interventions, open communication, and promoting culture change at the work unit, leader, and organization level. Conclusions and Relevance: Understanding the business case to reduce burnout and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
chicken and value-added chicken products in Pakistan. This position has been built through a strategy of vertical integration, product innovation, and branding. K&N's has also developed its own chain of retail "Chicken... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
environments. We find that candidates benefiting from favorable situations are more likely to be admitted and promoted than their equivalently skilled peers. The results suggest that decision-makers take high nominal performance as... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
unposted openings, discussing salaries, and how getting recognition for accomplishments can lead to promotions and pay increases. The book’s case studies and expert contributions provide many examples and recommendations to manage stress... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
policy and managerial questions. The students work with clients, applying behavioral economics to propose solutions to problems that require some nudging of citizens, consumers, and employees to promote better decisions. Dina Gerdeman:... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
What Happens When Company Tweets Get Political | Working Knowledge
a time when corporate America was not very online. Most companies used social media for promoting products and services or engaging with consumers in a friendly fashion. Political posts on a company account were rare. That all changed... View Details
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
third-party retail sales might cannibalize some of Amazon's own revenues in certain product categories. Then Amazon went a step further with its Prime membership announcement, offering participants free shipping for all transactions for... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
commercial buildings in the asset mix. Cities don't claim that office buildings, retail malls, or factories were built for the Games. Even Olympic housing is seldom successfully transformed into apartments or public housing once the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 4
resulted in evaluations strongly related to products' attractiveness or desirability, viewing prices first appeared to promote overall evaluations related to products' monetary worth. Consistent with this framework, we show that price... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
their organizations can benefit. This premise has led to widespread promotion of collaboration—among front-line staff and between staff and managers—as a strategy to integrate front-line staff knowledge for performance improvement.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
expenditures? Expectations for business leadership will be greater than ever. For example, real estate developers will be expected to not just comply with building codes but actively contribute to crafting higher standards. Bankers will be asked to View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
Above: The Ario Lamp parallels the sun’s schedule. (Courtesy Ario) Ario is a smart lighting company in the Bay Area whose lamp changes light direction and color dynamically throughout the day, promoting better health. The shifts in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
Perdigao and Sadia, the two massive food producers that had combined to form Brasil Foods in 2009. Now, the team is free to focus on their ambitious plan to double revenues by 2015. Domestically, the plan calls for Brasil Foods to maintain its allowed View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
central belief is that humanity is meant to live in unity and harmony. As a leader of his local Spiritual Assembly, he conducts interfaith and intercultural (especially with Chinese) discussion groups and has continued to promote social... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
perhaps unlikely leader, Edna Gleason, organized California’s retail pharmacists and coordinated trade networks to monitor and enforce Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) contracts, a system of price-fixing, then known as “fair trade.”... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
Divergence between rich and poor countries since 1820. Download working paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w19010 Improving Store Liquidation By: Craig, Nathan, and Ananth Raman Abstract—Store liquidation is the time-constrained divestment of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
people's likelihood to cross ethical boundaries. A promotion focus leads individuals to be more likely to act unethically than a prevention focus (Studies 1, 2, and 3). These higher levels of dishonesty are explained by the influence of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
customers amid an explosion of online retail options. Grab users can also courier parcels or order food delivery through its app. Go-Jek’s app does those things too, and also lets users order concert tickets and even a beautician to their... View Details
- 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
Keywords: by Staff