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- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
filters that would reduce glare. The following year, Land-Wheelwright Laboratories entered a contract with the American Optical Company, a major manufacturer, to produce sunglasses, marketed as Polaroid Day... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20
Publications August 2013 Marketing Science Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans By: Chung, Doug J., Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir Abstract—We estimate a dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
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Electricity - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Electricity Renewables, nuclear, and carbon capture offer massive market potential The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest source of greenhouse gas... View Details
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with a strong focus on beauty and personal care, health and wellness, e-commerce, and creators. She founded CXT Investments in 2016 to support purpose-driven entrepreneurs building the next generation of great View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016
Abstract—Consumers are often faced with the opportunity to purchase a new, enhanced product, such as a new phone, even though the product they currently own is still fully functional. We propose that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010
economy quietly shifted their focus from market failure to government failure over the second half of the twentieth century, they set the stage for a revolution in both government and markets, the full... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
will follow the historical trend of consuming more dairy products as the population becomes wealthier. However, these countries do not traditionally include dairy products in their cuisines, and it’s unclear that emerging View Details
- 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008
open up within them, giving companies a powerful mechanism for arbitrage across national financial markets. Managing these internal markets to build an advantage requires that CFOs must balance new financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016
come first. The authors have identified six common barriers to change: (1) unclear direction on strategy and values, which often leads to conflicting priorities; (2) senior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
Ron Johnson's latest undertaking has the makings of a perfect business school case study. As the new CEO of J.C. Penney he's charged with transforming an aging department store chain with lagging market share. The sweeping plan begun... View Details
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
the universe. This book continues to inspire me in ways I can't even put into words. Shunyuan Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Marketing Unit at HBS. This article originally appeared on Harvard... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
Using social media to advance your marketing is a potentially powerful and low-cost tool. But the risk is potentially powerful, too—allowing consumers View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
networking is beneficial to their careers, they often don't do it," says Francesca Gino, a professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit at Harvard Business School, who coauthored the study... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53459 Winter 2017 Oxford Review of Economic Policy An Invitation to Market Design By: Kominers, Scott Duke, Alexander Teytelboym, and Vincent... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
collaborative, and characterized by public and private partnerships. Those who are responding to society's needs are succeeding; those who are not are losing out. The food system's greatest growth area is the developing world, where... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2009
- Working Paper
Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network?
By: Raghuram Iyengar, Sangman Han and Sunil Gupta
Social networks, such as Facebook and Myspace have witnessed a rapid growth in their membership. Some of these businesses have tried an advertising-based model with very limited success. However, these businesses have not fully explored the power of their members to... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Network Effects; Sales; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Web Sites; South Korea
Iyengar, Raghuram, Sangman Han, and Sunil Gupta. "Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-123, April 2009.
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the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A twice-monthly e-zine View Details
- March–April 2023
- Article
Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling
By: Michael Alley, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li and Georgia Perakis
Problem definition: We present a data-driven study of the secondary ticket market. In particular, we are primarily concerned with accurately estimating price sensitivity for listed tickets. In this setting, there are many issues including endogeneity, heterogeneity in... View Details
Keywords: Price; Demand and Consumers; AI and Machine Learning; Investment Return; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Sports Industry
Alley, Michael, Max Biggs, Rim Hariss, Charles Herrmann, Michael Lingzhi Li, and Georgia Perakis. "Pricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics for Ticket Reselling." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 409–426.
- 09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9
me to achieve my top priorities?; (3) Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Have I developed a succession roadmap?; and (4) Is my leadership style still effective, and does it... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne