Choice - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

users. Figure 1-1 illustrates these key dimensions of channel design and management. These choices are not mutually exclusive, so a combination is a viable alternative. Designing channels requires answering certain questions: which... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

17 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper

comparing new and existing customers, new customers still had lower return rates. Lastly, could it be that these new online shoppers were the brand’s loyal brick-and-mortar customers? Perhaps they had no choice but to shop online when the... View Details

Keywords: by Ayelet Israeli, Eva Ascarza, and Laura Castrillo; Retail

06 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53873 Lazy Prices By: Cohen, Lauren, Christopher J. Malloy, and Quoc Nguyen Abstract—We explore the implications of a subtle "default" choice that firms make in their regular... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 1

their products directly to buyers) or as a reseller (purchasing products from suppliers and selling them to buyers). We model this as a decision between whether control rights over a non-contractible decision variable (the choice of some... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Dec 2021
News

Rescue & Recovery

been stationed on the East Coast, rather than its Portland headquarters, and the choice was deliberate. Between her presence and experience, as well as her particular brand of service leadership, McKenna is already shifting the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

might not like particular policies). This will give a big boost to business and consumer confidence. Under Biden and Harris, drama and uncertainty will be replaced by goal clarity and communication transparency. President-elect Biden’s Cabinet and advisor View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

reviews, discusses, and expands the “core guidance” definition of strategy as “the smallest set of choices to optimally guide (or force) other choices.” It first discusses what this definition contributes to the existing proposed... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

choice of program recipient, and that some kind of trade occurs. Financial trades are not between the donors and the programs since donors and their families cannot receive financial compensation for donations but rather between the... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

13 Jan 2021
News

Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

easily outsource the work. But this choice that BulkWhiz was forced to make because of the ecosystem they were operating in—it actually put them in a better position to meet the demands of 2020. Rashad: Most startups that have created... View Details

04 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 4

more for crafting negotiation campaigns than for doing solo deals. Analysis of negotiation campaigns builds on familiar concepts such as linkage and coalition building. In many cases, however, the parties relevant to a campaign as well as the fronts may not be obvious... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

scope. The case only meant for one discussion pasture to review the Hayes-Wheelwright product-process matrix and the impact of variability on line performance. While comparative numbers for the process choices are provided, the hope would... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

special focus is the influence that the EU accession process has on the Latvian economy and on economic policy choices in the country. Challenges students to discuss how the environment changes as EU membership is achieved, and which new... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

reality of a hybrid organization. Policies should be informed by the nature of the work itself and what people want, because you cannot impose remote work—you have to let people choose it. Choice is crucial to maintain productivity in... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

new technologies and their ability to shadow an individual's online choices and habits are troubling to many observers. The use of technologies such as cookies -- programs that unobtrusively keep track of a visitor's previous activities... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

where others didn’t—and how these mainstream firms had no choice but to innovate themselves. New models were tried; some succeeded, some failed. Commercial markets turned innovations into valuable products and services as the Internet... View Details

August 2022
Supplement

Atlanta Ransomware Attack (B)

By: Amit Goldenberg and Julian Zlatev

This case describes the March 2018 Ransomware attack on the information technology (IT) systems of the city of Atlanta and the response by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and her administration. The case includes a brief background on Bottoms and her young administration at... View Details

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23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

interacting. In fact, for each interaction, we need to determine what we are trying to achieve and what’s the best means to get there. The choices include: synchronous, asynchronous, rich versus lean media, one to many versus one to one... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Oct 2016
First Look

October 4, 2016

2016 Self-published Introduction to Financial Accounting: Review Quizzes and Practice Exams By: Narayanan, V.G. Abstract—This book provides practice multiple choice questions on introductory accounting topics. It can be used to prepare... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

Schwab. With the company originally conceived as an alternative to traditional brokerages, Schwab's breakthrough, Goldman asserts, was to understand the Internet as more than just a new tool for fine-tuning its original specialization as a discounter. "We've made the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 1996
News

Lasting Impressions

next 25 years may bring for some. "Many of us have been very fortunate," he notes. "We're at a juncture where we have a variety of choices open to us. Some people are staying on the same path, but a number are starting to travel in a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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