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  • September – October 2010
  • Article

The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study

By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
We examine the effects of product variety and inventory levels on store sales. Using four years of data from stores of a large retailer, we show that increases in product variety and inventory levels are both associated with higher sales. We also show that increasing... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Logistics; Product; Quality; Sales; Retail Industry
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Wyss House | About

candidates at HBS and with their counterparts in other Harvard PhD programs. The 6,290-square-foot facility includes state-of-the-art technology; administrative, meeting, and study space; as well as a kitchen and lounge. As renovated,... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2014
  • News

Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981

Boston University, and Boston Medical Center. In Mumbai, the Dahod family helped build Saifee Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that offers subsidized care for people in need, and they are involved in an “upliftment” project to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • September 2022
  • Case

ROI vs. ROI: The Grupo Baobá Family Office

By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Jiawei Ye and Grace Headinger
Fernando Scodro, a third-generation member of his family, mulled over the next step in integrating an ESG strategy into his family office’s investment portfolio. While his family office, Grupo Baobá, had made excellent progress in incorporating his family’s values into... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; ESG; Green Building; Family; Partnership; Latin America; Brazil; Buildings and Facilities; Green Buildings; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Financial Management; Partners and Partnerships; Financial Services Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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Andrew O’Brien | About

to facilities operations & maintenance, food service, events and security. To deliver on these services in support of the School’s mission Andy works closely with the School’s senior leadership to guide the efforts of the 500 plus staff... View Details
  • August 1995 (Revised December 2003)
  • Case

Cricket Road, 503

By: William J. Poorvu and Donald A. Brown
In September 2003, Mason Sexton, a young, inexperienced developer, was making plans to replace a rooming house he had inherited next to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment house. His attempts to assemble the... View Details
Keywords: Property; Entrepreneurship; Housing; Buildings and Facilities; Construction; Risk and Uncertainty; Management Practices and Processes; Real Estate Industry; United States
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  • 18 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

other ways, though, it was a disaster in the making. The company's key facilities management, coaching, people development, and recruiting functions were allowed to atrophy. As the organization grew in size, this neglect became a bigger... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

delivery, and patient value: Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2005
  • News

Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

including facilities in more than twenty arenas and stadiums, serving all kinds of snacks and comfort food in the stands and fine cuisine in the luxury boxes. It is also a major player in numerous convention and performing arts centers... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2012
  • News

Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

to those in need. On April 29, 2011, the Eagles returned to their stadium to play their first home game since the disaster seven weeks earlier. With tremendous effort, the heavily damaged facility had been repaired, and the Eagles were... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2015
  • News

Warrior Spirit

supplies.) “My value proposition is this: Not only are you going to learn from a world champion, you’re going to do so in facilities that are safe, clean, and fun,” says Sityodtong. “This is more like an academy than a fight gym, which is... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services
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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

back-to-back events where alcohol will be served to the same audience. Security personnel, at the host’s expense, may be required for events where alcohol will be served. B. Alcohol Policy for Campus Residential Facilities Residence hall... View Details
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Ludcke House | About

Revival-style, the three-story, stucco and brick building faces the lawn in front of the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center. Until the mid-1950s, the HBS faculty was small enough to gather for meals on the second floor of the 6,900-square-foot building. The View Details
  • 01 Jan 2004
  • News

D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

multinational's facilities around the world but enabled him to be mentored by some of McKinsey's most influential partners, including Bower. Named a principal (or junior partner) in 1963 and a director (senior partner) five years later,... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

New Urban Order

the country have different cost structures and regulatory requirements when it comes to waste reduction, diversion, and disposal,” he says. “It doesn’t make sense for us to build a $50 million recycling facility in a market where there’s... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
  • 02 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

physicians could also provide patients with outcome data for local hospitals, nudging them toward facilities with better track records. Such changes could help not only heart attack patients, but also patients suffering from a wide... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

facilities and procurement managers. During the pitch meeting, Aatish connected with Rachel Huxhold, energy and commissioning manager at HBS, which paved the way for future conversations on procuring Aatish’s charger. Something about this... View Details
  • 13 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

center of excellence in Oman, which will be a research and educational facility and be a showcase for visitors and educational institutions. Do you have any advice for students interested in pursuing a career in climate? The climate... View Details
  • 29 Aug 2018
  • What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

tax cut in 2017 he did it by visiting Harley-Davidson’s facilities in his home state of Wisconsin. The Company had not performed well in recent years. By 2017, its profits were $521 million on revenues of about $5.6 billion; both figures... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto
  • 01 Feb 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People

bequeath themselves expensive office facilities and luxurious corporate jets make different business decisions than those who do not? In this age of Wall Street excesses, these are pertinent questions that could further our understanding... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert