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- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53512 Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling By: Ferreira, Kris Johnson, David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang Abstract—We consider a price-based network revenue management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
Connection is an example of one step in the right direction. Initiated last spring, IBM has brought together an initial consortium of seven major companies, including Caterpillar, Pfizer, Bank of America, Citibank, and AT&T, to develop an View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
meets Sephora, meets Allure.com. It is a monthly box filled with a curated assortment of the hottest samples from high-end beauty brands. The samples are paired with a website that includes an online magazine and store to purchase... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
held online retailer of shoes, clothing, and other soft-line retail categories, learned that Amazon.com, a $19 billion multinational online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
Authors:Liu Yunchuan, Sunil Gupta, and John Zhang Periodical:Management Science 52, no. 11 (November 2006): 1799-1809 Abstract We develop a game-theoretical model to show that in the markets where price consistency across channels is critical, an incumbent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Prita Kumar
nutritionist and certified trainer. Kumar’s father is a marketing research professor and the Kumar dinner table often felt more like a business meeting on the consumer retail sector than a family meal. The nightly discussions focused on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller
things,” says Archie Norman (MBA 1979). “The genesis of any turnaround is facing into the unvarnished truth.” A somewhat unwilling veteran of doing “the hard things,” Norman became chairman of 133-year-old British retailer Marks & Spencer... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
equity until I'd built something." Online sales "That's our focus, and it's made possible by our 'Fit Kit' at-home measuring system. We're now shifting to more ready-to-wear sizes, too." Best-seller "The Honcho, for about $900–$1,200.... View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
software and approach to organization-wide data management and integration. “We help organizations develop a holistic view of their customers and operations by tracking and analyzing data gathered at multiple contact points, including ticket sales, View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
of products and sell each product infrequently. At the same time, consumer browsing information is typically tracked by online retailers and is much more abundant than purchase data. We propose a demand... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
talent, they will need to bridge these three gaps. The good news is that the growing assortment of online courses, social and interactive platforms, and learning tools from both traditional institutions and upstarts—which we call the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
Above: photo by Getty/Bloomberg Nobody, says Kate Gulliver (MBA 2009), chooses to work somewhere just because they offer a free lunch. “I think people care far more about being excited about the content of the work they’re doing,” says Gulliver, the global head of... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
ambitious and bold—both criteria that have framed Royster’s career from the start. His initial break with convention occurred after his first year in college, when he took a year off from Duke to work retail near his hometown, in Newton,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
the mechanism of industry migration proposed in models like Duranton (2007). Shaping Online Consumer Choice by Partitioning the Web Authors:Jolie M. Martin and Michael I. Norton Publication:Psychology and Marketing 26, no. 10 (October... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
achieved much in this time: launching one of the first online retailers in the country, building a logistics network from scratch, acquiring customers at an astonishing pace, and signing up major brands to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Would the album be able to find a large enough audience even without traditional promotional activities? And would there be any adverse reactions, for instance from traditional music retailers refusing to carry the physical album later?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
Do you sometimes get the feeling that Internet portals, search pages, social networks, e-commerce, and other Web sites are not necessarily designed in order to maximize user convenience and benefits? We do, too. Why—you might ask? For a fundamentally similar reason to... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
on practical measures that businesses can implement to create shared value. Originally published in an online forum hosted by Harvard Business Review, it offers valuable advice about how CEOs, other senior executives, and boards of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
contributions. For example, on the liberal side of the spectrum, you have Democracy for America, founded by Howard Dean, and also Moveon.org. However, online enthusiasm does not necessarily translate into the superior on-the-ground... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
the scientists themselves. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52220 January 2017 American Economic Review Are Online and Offline Prices Similar? Evidence from Large Multi-Channel View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne