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- February 19, 2018
- Article
The Parts of Customer Service That Should Never Be Automated
By: Ryan W. Buell
Buell, Ryan W. "The Parts of Customer Service That Should Never Be Automated." Harvard Business Review (website) (February 19, 2018).
- May – June 1990
- Article
Case of the Complaining Customer (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
By: Dan Finkelman, Tony Goland, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Dinah Nemeroff, Ron Zemke and Claus Moller
Finkelman, Dan, Tony Goland, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Dinah Nemeroff, Ron Zemke, and Claus Moller. "Case of the Complaining Customer (HBR Case Study and Commentary)." Art. 90304. Harvard Business Review 68, no. 3 (May–June 1990).
- 1999
- Working Paper
Henry Heinz, 1844-1919: Connecting with Customers during Great Economic Change
By: Nancy F. Koehn
- 15 Oct 2015
- News
CEOs beware: Your astronomical salaries may soon cost you customers
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
- 2022
- Case
Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he placed immigration front and center in his campaign. He promised to drastically expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and build a border... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)." William Davidson Institute Case 3-951-926, 2022.
- June 26, 2017
- Article
When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers
By: Marco Bertini and Nader Tavassoli
Bertini, Marco, and Nader Tavassoli. "When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 26, 2017).
- April 2003
- Teaching Note
Achieving Customer Satisfaction at Pizza Hut (TN) (A) and (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan
Teaching Note for (2-101-006) and (2-101-042). View Details
- 23 Mar 2012
- News
How to Charge a Fee (Without Starting a Customer Rebellion)
- 01 Oct 2020
- Video
Julia Austin - Product Customer Interviews, How Many, and Planning
- July 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Module Note
Targeting Nonconsumption: Who Are the Best Customers for Our Products?
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Christensen, Clayton M. "Targeting Nonconsumption: Who Are the Best Customers for Our Products?" Harvard Business School Module Note 420-015, July 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- 1993
- Other Unpublished Work
Catching the Next Wave: Why Good Customers Make It Hard
By: Joseph L. Bower and C. M. Christensen
- 27 Mar 2025
- News
How One Company Used AI to Broaden Its Customer Base
- 26 Jul 2022
- News
Can Bombas Reach New Customers while Maintaining Its Social Mission?
- 01 Oct 2020
- Video
Wendy Tsu - Product and Customer Discovery - Pain Points
- 01 Oct 2020
- Video
Wendy Tsu - Product and Customer Discovery - Academic Publishing
- June 1987 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Carolina Power & Light Co.: Customer and Operating Services Group
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Carolina Power & Light Co.: Customer and Operating Services Group." Harvard Business School Case 587-179, June 1987. (Revised May 1992.)
- 12 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?
customers, and how operational choices affect customer behaviors and firm performance. We all spend a surprising amount of time waiting our turn; by one estimate, Americans wait in line 37 billion hours a year—118 hours for every person.... View Details
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Fighting Bias on the Front Lines
By: Alexandra C. Feldberg and Tami Kim
Most companies aim for exceptional customer service, but too few are attentive to the subtle discrimination by frontline employees that can alienate customers, lead to lawsuits, or even cause lasting brand damage by going viral.
This article presents research... View Details
This article presents research... View Details
Keywords: Customer Service; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Delivery; Diversity; Prejudice and Bias; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Feldberg, Alexandra C., and Tami Kim. "Fighting Bias on the Front Lines." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 6 (November–December 2021): 90–98.