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- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
watches, especially the stainless-steel sports models, had dramatically increased, resulting in a supply shortage worldwide. This case study examines the high-end watch industry and discusses an organization’s objective and related pricing and View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
on all of its flights. While the feature film itself was not shown on flights, a companion documentary film about Terra and the LaJoie farm that the filmmakers shot simultaneously was shown on the JetBlue channel during every flight.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
is one of the key reasons why I wrote my book. Back in 2006, Chris Anderson [author of the The Long Tail] got people thinking that new technology would change what consumers would be choosing and, therefore, what content producers should be making. His theory was that... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
demarcation. Now the workers are on the floor, delivering orders or helping customers with the new kiosks; Karavites has updated his employee training to include a focus on customer interaction. Average customer count is up at this location, he says, outpacing his... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
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
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
incompetence, and negligence by a corporate board. The board at Merrill Lynch was so disconnected from the company that when shareholders met in December 2008 to approve the company’s sale to Bank of America — after five straight... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
substantially fewer violations. With improved compliance, channel prices increase by 2% without loss in volume. The reduction in violations is particularly stark among authorized retailers with lower sales... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
how they can contribute to successful strategy implementation. Leaders use many different channels to communicate the strategic message. The strategy map and Balanced Scorecard are communicated in newsletters, brochures, bulletin boards,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
are common in the United States, “no other company in India is working on this model, and it represents a huge channel innovation,” he explains. To hone iTrust’s credentials as a thought leader in financial advice, the firm quickly... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region, Jordan, and Egypt. Almarai employed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50575 Trade Creditors' Information Advantage By: Ivashina, Victoria, and Benjamin Iverson Abstract—Using information on the sales of debt claims for 132 U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
being denied on-campus housing because of his race. Fitzhugh hoped to go into sales and marketing, but companies at the time had little interest in hiring an African American. While working as an independent print salesman in Washington,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
compromise. Disappointment can be channeled to reach a more satisfactory outcome. Before disappointment becomes regret, ask plenty of questions to assure yourself that you’ve explored all options. And don’t close the deal too early; you... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
selling for the company, the sales person, and the consumer, as well as the potential of direct selling as a means of reaching the base of the pyramid for both commercial and social purposes. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Our results thus identify a causal effect of poverty on crime. They also lend credence to a large literature on the effects of weather shocks on crime and conflict, which has usually assumed that the income channel is the most relevant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
These new establishments were concentrated in industries where women entrepreneurs have been traditionally active and the entry was mainly found among household-based establishments. We measure and discuss the extent to which this heightened entrepreneurship is due to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
a page or Slack channel for sharing recipes, articles, and snapshots. The leveling effect of remote work may make this a good time for cross-team collaboration, assignment rotations, or peer mentorship opportunities. The fact that View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
a page or Slack channel for sharing recipes, articles, and snapshots. The leveling effect of remote work may make this a good time for cross-team collaboration, assignment rotations, or peer mentorship opportunities. The fact that View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
reallocation accounts for the majority of aggregate productivity gains, suggesting that ignoring this channel could lead to substantial bias in understanding the nature of gains from multinational production. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
take a company rooted in its history, in one kind of business, and develop a strategy and execution around migrating that experience from the traditional venue of our retail stores into new business areas and channels of distribution,"... View Details