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  • 21 Aug 2013
  • Research & Ideas

What Went Wrong at J.C. Penney?

you look at J.C. Penney over the long term, it seems to me that they have lost their identity. With more than 1,000 stores and great locations in malls across the country, it used to be the department store for middle-income families,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail
  • 29 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?

usually located in rural areas near the factory and selling damaged or irregular clothing, often to employees themselves. Even though most apparel manufacturing has long ago moved overseas, outlet stores have continued to exist—despite... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Retail
  • January 2021
  • Article

Commuting and Innovation: Are Closer Inventors More Productive?

By: Hongyu Xiao, Andy Wu and Jaeho Kim
We estimate the causal effect of workplace–home commuting distance on inventor productivity. We construct a novel panel of U.S. inventors with precisely measured workplace–home distances and inventor-level productivity. Our identification strategy exploits firm office... View Details
Keywords: Commuting; Proximity; Inventors; Innovation; Relocation; Telecommuting; Geographic Location; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; United States
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  • July–August 2013
  • Article

Six Ways to Sink a Growth Initiative

By: Donald L. Laurie and J. Bruce Harreld
The conventional wisdom about how best to pursue growth—launch a slew of initiatives in high-potential areas; appoint some promising young managers to lead them; locate them safely away from the established businesses—is a recipe for failure, according to the authors.... View Details
Keywords: Failure; Growth and Development Strategy
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

behavior. Using scanner panel data from a single California location of a major grocery chain, and completely controlling for consumer heterogeneity, we demonstrate that bringing your own bags simultaneously increases purchases of... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 21

entrepreneurial human capital across several generations. We test this idea by looking at the spatial location of past mines across the United States: proximity to historical mining deposits is associated with bigger firms and fewer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

(7) Gender (129) Genetics (1) Geographic Location (11) Geographic Scope (10) Geography (30) Geopolitical Units (7) Giving and Philanthropy (26) Global Range (8) Global Strategy (9) Globalization (270)... View Details
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

Credential in Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB), a yearlong, self-paced, asynchronous program comprising seven courses designed to help both new and experienced leaders accelerate their careers. The offering includes required courses in topics such... View Details
  • 05 Jul 2023
  • News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

as a vital think tank to actively engage with government and non-governmental organizations to provide valuable insights, expertise, and perspectives to shape policies and strategies for economic growth and resilience. It not only serves... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • Web

Mid-US - Global

deep regional knowledge and strong relationships, the MRC helps HBS engage more fully with the evolving landscape of American business. Location Mid-US Research Center midus@hbs.edu News & Highlights MARCH 2025 HBR COLD CALL Football... View Details
  • Web

Finding Talent Opportunities

should not overlook. Recruiting Advice 08 Jul 2025 In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: View Details
  • 22 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 22

Working PapersCorporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance Authors:Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract In this paper, we investigate whether superior performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 21 Feb 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Recruiting Strategies Summer... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

mandated to disclose information. We find particularly rapid improvement among establishments located close to their headquarters and among establishments with proximate siblings, especially when the proximate siblings are in the same... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

simultaneously manage the seemingly contradictory dualities of the job: integrating direct decision-making with indirect levers like strategy and culture, balancing internal and external constituencies, proactively pursuing an agenda... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Jan 2018
  • Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

excluded. The only hope left was the last strategy—drilling a series of holes at various angles to try to locate the refuge. The extreme depth of the refuge, along with its small size, made the problem of View Details
Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining
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Papers in progress

  • “The ‘Carbon Club’: Oil Companies, Climate Change & the Shaping of Public Policy”. Conspiracy theories abound, but the roles of the major oil companies in influencing public policy on climate change remain largely obscure. This... View Details
  • 09 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/419011-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 718-471 Medtronic: Navigating a Shifting Healthcare Landscape Medtronic is adapting its strategy to changes in healthcare competition and payments.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • October 2016
  • Supplement

24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005–2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, 24 Hour Fitness was the number-two fitness chain in the United States, generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly to become... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Age; Training; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Organizational Design; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Welfare or Wellbeing; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Software; Web Sites; Value; Valuation; Health Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
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  • 21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

their willingness to pay for two product characteristics and marginal costs are increasing with the quality level chosen on each attribute. We show that while firms seek to manage competition through product positioning, their differentiation View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne