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  • 19 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

  Working PapersExploring Inventory Trends in Six U.S. Retail Segments Authors:Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke and Noel H. Watson Abstract Our paper describes inventory trends for both public and private U.S. firms in six retail View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

some $10 billion in annual revenues, the NFL wants more—lots more. Its goal is to boost that number to $25 billion annually by 2027. Getting there may not be easy. The league's focus on expansion relies on gaining ground with new US fan View Details
Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 09 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

conversation with a barista. Starbucks introduced new store formats like Express to try to cater to this second segment without undermining the first. But many Starbucks veterans have now switched to Peets, Caribou, and other more... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail
  • 04 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

and recovering from a crisis, increasing close rates, the efficiency of a sales model, and its segment focus are strategic issues, not only sales management tasks. Consider: when commerce resumes, what’s the impact on your business from... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

sectors including restaurants and food retail. Relevant topics covered include: -consumer trends in dining out -restaurant and food service segments including: full service restaurants, quick service restaurants, fast... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future

HBS itself. Should the School set up international centers or develop in-country partners and sublicense its brand? Do we invest in the physical plant or go virtual campus? Can we be both Rolls Royce and VW? Can we segment the alumni?... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton; alumni; volunteers; conferences; cases; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

Case Study: Moment in the Sun

be leaving money on the table not just in the short term but permanently,” he says. Should Ario stick to hospitality and own the market, or shine its light on new ground? The Answers: If a land grab is expected, then owning a segment or... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
  • 14 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump

be contempt for the whole category. Scorn the non-buyer. Trump alienated the marginal customer. He forgets that today’s brand rejecter may be tomorrow’s opportunity, but not if the marketing campaign has cruelly cut the market into View Details
Keywords: by John A. Deighton
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

for information. "The whole point of this segment of the course was to say: 'Let's come down from the mountaintop and talk about how real managers get the work of the organization done,'" says Garvin, who decided that for this exercise... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

indicates that the number of Latinx businesses getting started is astounding,” says Perez. He adds that, according to the report, the Latinx community is among the most entrepreneurial segments of the US population, starting more... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 09 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)

Once a company grows large enough to scale, says Cespedes, it’s important that managers think strategically about segmenting its market, not just “partitioning” it into broad categories such as health care or financial services. Cespedes... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology; Consumer Products; Electronics; Industrial Products; Information Technology; Manufacturing; Medical Devices & Supplies; Retail
  • 12 Nov 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

groceries and stocks have to do with public health? Quelch believes, for one thing, the market for public health could learn an important lesson from these other markets: There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution, largely because different consumer View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
  • 09 Jul 2019
  • Blog Post

Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry

Biotechnology is a complex industry which combines applied science & engineering and applied business practices with life science.  It is the most multi-faceted industry segment there is because it is ultimately focused on the most... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

Knowledge Integration Rules at Yale

segment called Orientation to Management, a general introduction to concepts, tools, and problem-framing methodologies. In addition, students work on developing interpersonal skills needed to be an effective leader. The next twelve weeks,... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 05 Dec 2013
  • Op-Ed

Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents

individual's BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes," but the Court, wisely I believe, made thoughtful distinctions about what is and is not patentable, deciding that, "A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent... View Details
Keywords: by Richard G. Hamermesh; Biotechnology; Health
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

From Das’s Desk

will expand our collaboration with Executive Education to promote a selection of its topic-specific programs to relevant segments of the alumni community. Together we will find new ways to bring the best of HBS to you whenever you need... View Details
  • 15 Dec 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

companies will continue to seek out ways to enter into the emerging market segments that place a premium on the social dimensions that accompany the inherent attractiveness of the innovative products. The social entrepreneurs have... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
  • January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
  • Case

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

By: James E. Austin and Kim Slack
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is a $74 million nonprofit social enterprise that combats poverty by helping community development organizations build affordable housing and create economic development opportunities through public-private partnerships. Poses a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Education; Capital; Investment Funds; Taxation; Growth and Development; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Segmentation; Service Industry
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  • 01 Sep 2018
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal

precious,” says Khan, who focuses primarily on software. “It’s been an incredible segment to invest in over the last few years—cloud software in particular, because these are high-gross margin businesses with low costs and long, recurring... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 01 Jun 2000
  • News

Going Public: Shari P. Hubert

Dartmouth, Hubert moved up the ranks at Merck and was working as a customer segment manager in employer marketing when she decided to apply to HBS. The most crucial lesson she has learned at HBS is the importance of knowing how to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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