Business or Company Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

rating agency after it was selected by the third party. Q: You note in your book that loan securitization collapsed at the end of 2008. Has it revived yet, and why is it important for a healthy economy? A: The monthly volume of securitization in 2007 was over $100... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

08 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation

liquidation process. “We don't spend enough time thinking about the death or liquidation of businesses” "When we were first exposed to the issue of store liquidations, we didn't have a sense of how big it was—that there is a massive... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

05 Dec 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Growth Good?

an issue under debate. Who or what body decides all of this, or will it be the independent actions of government and business leaders acting in national interests? If that is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

25 percent of your sales, you have a big problem. By using rewards programs, retailers give away things for free that their best customers would have bought anyway. With such a large volume of customers purchasing off the card, you have to worry about having a... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail

30 Jan 2006
HBS Case

The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand

agree that Patterson needs to broaden his reader base, and that the publishing industry should get away from the agricultural or "broadcast" mode of marketing, which provides little feedback on what works and what doesn't. But... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

10 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 10

of exiting or continuing to build her business. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313149-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-139 Note on Pension Guarantee Funds The United States and the United... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2016
Research & Ideas

A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up

striking a softer tone may increase chances of settlement. Luo speculates that this tactic may be helpful in other cases of copyright infringement, for example when companies use songs or video clips in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

of the world caught up. The company model was correct but incomplete. It came up short in creating unique market strategy, unique brand images, and unique value propositions. Competition became a zero-sum game. Everybody was imitating... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

looking to become what they want to be—as opposed to a series of vendor shops.— Pat Chadwick, Bloomingdale's Alan Barnett, senior vice president of merchandise planning and information systems for Barneys New York, noted that "the department stores have been said... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

13 Jul 2022
Book

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

Like: Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray Empower Your Employees to Make Better Decisions Feedback or ideas to... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

The team studied trends in outstanding credit, stock market values, and home prices from 1950 to 2016 for 42 countries. They found the potential for a financial crisis was highest in years when both stock prices and non-financial business... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

02 Sep 2016
Op-Ed

The Twitter Election

John Quelch is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School where he teaches Strategic Marketing Management in the Advanced View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira

11 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

rental charge and a charge for the remote. Do partitioned prices help the consumer make an informed decision or just add to his or her confusion? Do partitioned prices increase demand? Is an online grocer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

business leaders, moderated by HBS professor Myra Hart, at the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference. Robin Chase said that being a woman did not hinder her ability to start Zipcar, a service... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

negotiators” "You can't script the process," says Wheeler, the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Whoever who sits across the table from you is likely to be as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

"Work done in the spirit of service is the highest form of worship." —Abdu'l-Bahá The field of economics is rife with the concept of "capital." There's financial capital—cold hard cash or cashable assets. There's fixed capital—the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

and one external—and ends with the senior management team debating the candidates' merits. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410055-PDF-ENG Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (B) Harvard View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

When Not to Trust Your Gut

Unfortunately, most people—especially busy managers and executives—fall back on System 1 thinking during their negotiations. Reliance on intuition increases when a situation is complex and negotiators reach... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

concept that people will purchase music online. But it seems the recording companies themselves have done little on their own to experiment with models here, such as tiered pricing (hits cost more) and bundling. A: The classic View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

cannot be a credible champion for world trade. “Xi Jinping’s words are more of a PR stunt,” he wrote. Wildebeest added, “[A]ttempting to do meaningful work in China is basically a hassle from day one, top to bottom. Large companies often... View Details