• 28 Nov 2018
• HBS Case

On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website

jimkruger In the mid-1990s, Target was a discount superstore behemoth. The retailer had set itself apart from chief rival Walmart with a focus on more upscale but wallet-friendly fashion and lifestyle lines, spurring double-digit growth by double-digits each year for... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Demand: Foundations Strategies for Assessing and Increasing Demand Suppliers and Cost Markets Competition and Differentiation Featured Exercises Develop effective pricing strategies Apply conjoint analysis... View Details

• 13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13

census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis suggests that total factor productivity (TFP) of multi-store retail chains fell after the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

United States. In recent years, however, this centralized approach to the collection and analysis of adverse events through doctor-initiated case reports has been superseded by innovative, though episodic, pharmacoepidemiological studies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Our Team - Impact Investments

Previously, Jonah was a Team Lead at Goldman Sachs where he led contracted projects on market research, competitive intelligence, and people strategy. Before joining GS, Jonah served as a Consultant with Cognoscere on an education... View Details

• 14 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 14

phenomenological assumptions in negotiation research. Analysis of the citation rates of the articles in our data set by non-negotiation organizational research indicates that more open systems assumptions increase the likelihood that a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

leadership position against aggressive competition in a rapidly shifting and uncertain technological environment. Traces the evolution and transformation of the company and highlights the difficult choices Thomson faces in an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost Harvard Business School Case 209-067 The case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group "Construction Bidding Simulation."... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3

water purification solution. We find that higher prices screen out those who use the product less. By contrast, we find no consistent evidence of sunk-cost effects. Welfare Payments and Crime Author:C. Fritz Foley Publication:The Review of Economics and Statistics... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

John A. Deighton

John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details

Keywords: advertising; banking; beverage; communications; computer; consumer products; credit card; e-commerce industry; financial services; grocery; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; marketing industry; music; pharmaceuticals; professional services

• 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

turning to appraisers, actuaries, and evaluators, whether internal, external, or a combination. The Competitive Imperative of Learning Author:Amy C. Edmondson Publication:HBS Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July -... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 05 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 5

from its traditional focus on the midstream of the value chain. The case raises questions involving competitive positioning, corporate strategy, sustainable development, and the management of business and political risk. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 20 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 20

pivotal one for Jiamei. It had planned to open dozens of more clinics during the year. At the same time, Liu was facing stiff competition from regional and international private dental clinic competitors, high-end private hospitals, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace