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- 10 Dec 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing
- July–August 2023
- Article
Demand Learning and Pricing for Varying Assortments
By: Kris Ferreira and Emily Mower
Problem Definition: We consider the problem of demand learning and pricing for retailers who offer assortments of substitutable products that change frequently, e.g., due to limited inventory, perishable or time-sensitive products, or the retailer’s desire to... View Details
Keywords: Experiments; Pricing And Revenue Management; Retailing; Demand Estimation; Pricing Algorithm; Marketing; Price; Demand and Consumers; Mathematical Methods
Ferreira, Kris, and Emily Mower. "Demand Learning and Pricing for Varying Assortments." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 4 (July–August 2023): 1227–1244. (Finalist, Practice-Based Research Competition, MSOM (2021) and Finalist, Revenue Management & Pricing Section Practice Award, INFORMS (2019).)
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
2011 Abstract The contribution of culture to organizational performance is both substantial and quantifiable. This book presents the results of field research that demonstrates how an effective culture can account for up to half of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Bergeron (MBA 2000) established the Michael Bergeron Fellowship in honor of his 25th Reunion. Bergeron is a co-founder and managing partner of Strength Capital, and he previously worked in sales and brand management at Procter & Gamble... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have
Europe’s tougher data privacy regulations went into effect in 2018, they have created complications for companies worldwide. Questions around data privacy will likely become thornier as generative artificial intelligence tools, like... View Details
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Marketing Curriculum - Faculty & Research
show how effective marketing builds on a thorough understanding of buyer behavior to create value for customers. Students learn how to: Make marketing decisions in the context of general management. Control the elements of the marketing... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), sales and cash-flow, higher probabilities to engage in R&D, and export. We find no significant effects for firms from industrialized economies and negative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
counting on to drive sales over the next few years might not be forthcoming. Corporate downsizing is hardly anything new. Indeed, in recent years it has often been management's tool of choice for improving competitiveness. Ironically, new... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
leverage is to sell assets. If asset sales occur at depressed prices, then one bank's sales may impact other banks with common exposures, resulting in contagion. We propose a simple framework that accounts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
spent hours, sometimes contacting mymuesli for advice or abandoning the purchase altogether. Bessau wondered if the company could limit customer questions and increase order completion rates and sales by simplifying mymuesli’s customer... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews By: Duro, Miguel, Jonas Heese, and Gaizka Ormazabal Abstract—This paper studies the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
datasets) is positively correlated with dispersion among experts' forecasts. Further we use longitudinal datasets with sales forecasts made three-nine months before earnings report date for retailers and manufacturers to show that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 3, 2007
the relationship between the two boards and the key factors in determining that relationship. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407047 Sell Yourself! Harvard Business School Exercise 507-045 Helps students develop an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18
are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to. From the collapse of Enron and corruption... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2013
- HBS Seminar
Nirupama Rao, NYC Wagner School of Public Service
- 13 Sep 2013
- HBS Seminar
Nirupama Rao, NYU Wagner School of Public Service
- 27 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)
workforce is, says a recent paper by Harvard Business School researchers. Even when a company’s numbers aren’t ideal, their transparency sends the message that they’re trying to change, the HBS authors write. “There’s definitely a sunshine View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Want from Your Products
effort to improve sales of its milk shakes. (In this example, both the company and the product have been disguised.) Its marketers first defined the market segment by product—milk shakes—and then segmented it further by profiling the... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
AI and Fintech Re: Karen Mills 28 Oct 2024 Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising. Re: Vincent Pons & Jesse M. Shapiro More Working Knowledge Articles Harvard Business Publishing September 24, 2024 Article 4 Steps That Can Optimize... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 24, 2007
Sports Illustrated, created the largest media company in the world by the mid-20th century. Luce's flagship magazine, Time, was able to gross over $20 million in sales during its first decade of publication and over $400 million by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne