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  • 22 Mar 2017
  • Research & Ideas

What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?

from a Field Experiment, authored by Harvard Business School marketing professors Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas. “With so many people and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 27, 2016

equity investors (Gompers, Kaplan, and Mukharlyamov forthcoming). Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51659 Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Vortex: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Aug 2001
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Parents’ Guide to Harvard Business School

experience to students' parents, Narayandas leads a mini-case study of Coca-Cola as it decides whether to deploy a new generation of interactive vending machines. Narayandas also discusses the evolution of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Dec 2006
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

and gain a broad understanding of the business, especially as it operates globally. In separate interviews, Sasser and Narayandas discussed talent identification, leadership in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 2016
  • Working Paper

The Skills Gap and the Near-Far Problem in Executive Education and Leadership Development

By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive development programs have entered a period of rapid transformation, driven on one side by the proliferation of a new technological, cultural, and economic landscape commonly referred to as “digital disruption” and on the other by a widening gap between the... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Executive Education; Disruption; Management Skills
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  • 20 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2007

caught his attention. First, he noticed that an industry suit to block the government's proposed system to rate tires on tread wear, traction, and temperature resistance had been rebuffed by a U.S. appeals... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

provider?? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207022   PublicationsLinking Customer Management Efforts to Growth and Profitability Authors:Das Narayandas View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jul 2018
  • News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

Das Narayandas and Nitin Nohria (photo by Susan Young) Das Narayandas View Details
  • Research Summary

Marketing Challenges in India

By: Das Narayandas
Das is writing a series of field cases that explore the challenges faced by firms in the rapidly evolving and growing Indian economy.  View Details
  • September 2005 (Revised February 2007)
  • Case

Angels and Devils: Best Buy's New Customer Approach (A)

By: Anita Elberse, John T. Gourville and Das Narayandas
In November 2004, The Wall Street Journal reported that consumer electronics retailer Best Buy's new customer approach was to shun the "devils" among its customers. The "customer centricity" initiative, which was led by Best Buy's CEO Brad Anderson, was based on an... View Details
Keywords: History; Customer Relationship Management; Opportunities; Marketing Strategy; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Electronics Industry
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  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—We collaborate with a Swedish retail chain to conduct a field experiment in which we change the sales force compensation scheme from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 8, 2016

Strategy By: Moldoveanu, Mihnea Abstract—I introduce algorithmic and meta-algorithmic models for the study of strategic problem solving, aimed at illuminating the processes and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

processes—to highlight how organizations actually work and create value. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55809 March–April 2019 Harvard Business Review The Future of Leadership Development By: Narayandas,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide

By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive education worldwide has entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication—while the demand for managerial skills is growing. The forces of disintermediation, disaggregation, and decoupling are creating... View Details
Keywords: Digitalization; Executive Education; Disruption; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Curriculum and Courses; Internet and the Web; Design
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  • 10 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

expenditures under the entry of new generation lab managers. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46697 Executive Education in the Digital Matrix: The Disruption of the Supply Landscape By: Moldoveanu, Mihnea, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • May–June 2023
  • Article

Analytics for Marketers: When to Rely on Algorithms and When to Trust Your Gut

By: Fabrizio Fantini and Das Narayandas
Advanced analytics can help companies solve a host of management problems, including those related to marketing, sales, and supply-chain operations, which can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. But as more data becomes available and advanced analytics are... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Decision Making
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  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

is no social enterprise or enduring mission. This book will help you shoulder the burden of fundraising and ensure the long-term success of your venture. The Future of Executive Development By View Details
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

From Know-It-Alls to Learn-It-Alls: Executive Development in the Era of Self-Refining Algorithms, Collaborative Filtering and Wearable Computing

By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
We examine the future of executive education on a technological and cultural landscape that is imminent but different to the one we are accustomed to. We show how the contextualization, socialization and personalization of learning—avowed but distal goals of current... View Details
Keywords: Executive Education; Leadership Development; Technological Innovation; Customization and Personalization; Management Skills; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Sharing
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  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

August 14, 2017 Harvard Business Review Study: More Frequent Sales Quotas Help Volume but Hurt Profits By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

Business Review What’s the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force? By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—Companies typically compensate their sales force... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne