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21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54887 forthcoming Production and Operations Management The Operational Value of Social Media Information By: Cui, Ruomeng, Santiago Gallino, Antonio Moreno, and Dennis J. Zhang... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Mar 2019
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The Ferrari Way

made Ferrari a hot commodity among high-net-worth buyers. At the same time that competitors have increased production, Ferrari has intentionally limited production to create scarcity, something Thomke calls “deprivation marketing.” The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

their own versions of it. Rethinking the discovery problem The rise of the internet democratized the publishing and distribution of information and entertainment. In the process, it created an enormous discovery problem. Those with an idea or View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

November 2006 (Revised February 2007)
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Microsoft Xbox: Changing the Game?

By: Andrei Hagiu

In September 1999, the Microsoft Xbox team was wondering which strategic choices would give it the best chance against the upcoming Sony PlayStation 2. Initially called "Project Midway" within Microsoft, the console project was intended to counter the perceived threat... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Recruitment; Leadership; Management Teams; Multi-Sided Platforms; Two-Sided Platforms; Production; Strategy; Competition; Expansion; Video Game Industry; Texas

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28 Nov 2023
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Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

democracies, which are imperfect and messy, but endeavor to fundamentally protect the rights and safety of people.” Sean Silverthorne: In general, what do business leaders need to know about operating in authoritarian regimes? Meg Rithmire: Authoritarian regimes, by... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?

featured in the April 2018 issue of Marketing Science. He co-authored the article with Yale assistant professor Vineet Kumar and former HBS doctoral student Pavel Kireyev. Is self-matching an effective strategy? Price-matching among... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

returned to campus for the Board’s annual fall meeting, which featured two days of engaging updates and lively discussions about the School’s work and its future. The HBS Alumni Board, whose members are selected from a pool of active... View Details

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Show Hide Details Modules Describing and Summarizing Data Sampling and Estimation Hypothesis Testing Single Variable Linear Regression Multiple Regression Featured Exercises Determine sample size based on population Design and perform... View Details

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Health Care ; Operations Management ; Productivity ; Health Care and Treatment ; Operations ; Outcome or Result ; Resource Allocation ; Health Industry ; United States Citation Find at Harvard Purchase Related Jameson, Jacob C., Soroush... View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

and 8 million employees out of work—three times the job losses seen by any other industry. While some restaurants began reopening in May and June, most featured only takeout, delivery, or outdoor dining options due to local restrictions.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought Theory predicts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

to one of your managers, bring it up with the manager and put yourself in their shoes as you help them with this employee. Be empathetic and manage your power carefully. Product If you’re a product-centered CEO/founder (versus, say,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

such products had been available beyond the theatrical make-up line. Advertisements prominently featured screen stars, whose studios required them to endorse Max Factor products.26 A distribution company was... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

11 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups

products... You make more changes overall, so [adopting A/B testing] doesn’t come at the cost of big ideas.” On average, firms that used A/B testing to select the best features for their websites had higher page views, along with visitors... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

buy.” 4. Business leaders strive for inclusivity and gender equality Some of the business leaders featured in the book were among the first generation of women to break through considerable barriers in their professions. One method used... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

2014 Alfred Marcela Sapone Jess Beck Saurabh Mahajan Business Track Winner Service layer on the sharing economy. Booya Fitness Prita Kumar Business Track Runner-Up On-demand video platform featuring workouts created by the industry's best... View Details

26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

Working PapersScale Without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics Authors:Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, Michael Sorell, and Feng Zhu Abstract Since the mid-1990s, productivity growth has accelerated in the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

can't seem to get innovation right. When companies keep improving their existing products and services to meet their best customers' needs, they eventually run into the "innovator's dilemma." By doing everything right, they... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

16 Apr 2001
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Strategy and the Internet

highly integrated. When a company's activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system, any competitor wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system rather than copy just one or two discrete product View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

19 Apr 2004
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Birth of the American Salesman

new recruits. They often even instructed salesmen how to stand while talking with a customer, or how to hand over the pen at "closing." The revolution in selling had consequences beyond individual firms. The growth of systematic methods of sales management... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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