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  • 30 May 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?

to lose money if they grant price discounts in-store to inquiring customers—although some will do so to appease an angry customer or through a sense of fairness. In some cases, however, self-matching is the best strategy to earn higher profits, says Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
  • 20 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 20, 2016

forthcoming Research in Organizational Behavior The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning By: Amabile, Teresa M., and Michael G. Pratt Abstract—Leveraging insights gained... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

often deemed an affront to public morality, to the $330 billion global industry of today. Q: Why has this industry been so neglected by business school faculty? A: I think there are two reasons. First of all, this is a difficult industry... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 13 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

instrumental in working out a framework in which both HBS and the School of Public Health can try to identify what high-impact interventions are. I've also been looking, along with my research associate, Jean Hazel, and others, at View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • Web

Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

Entrepreneurs Prepare for leadership roles after working as an individual contributor or functional specialist. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I loved the frameworks and the case... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-022.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsAirbus vs. Boeing (B): Should Airbus Build the VLCT Alone? Harvard Business School Supplement 707-448 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • Interview

TikTok: Super App or Supernova?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Brian Kenny
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around the simple idea of helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. By May 2020, TikTok operated in 155 countries and had roughly 1 billion monthly active users, placing... View Details
Keywords: Apps; Artificial Intelligence; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Model; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media
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  • 29 Mar 2022
  • Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

years. That’s a lot of war, natural disaster, and political turmoil to survive. The new book Leadership to Last: How Great Leaders Leave Legacies Behind looks at the ingredients of long-lasting businesses in South Asia, focusing specifically on companies in India.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry

strictly online. Who reads newspapers? Old guys. So this is an industry that is being dramatically transformed. “The reality for the advertising industry is that the old model is broken.” As broadband enables new forms of entertainment... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing
  • 03 Jan 2023
  • Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

women earned only 83 percent of what men earned, while Black and Latinx women earned only 64 percent and 57 percent, respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated challenges for women, particularly the many mothers who stepped back from careers amid View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 22 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

elements do not translate well from manufacturing and what challenges exist in a unique setting, such as this. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-001.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsNew Schools for New Orleans 2008... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

BrochetHarvard Business School Case 110-029 This case illustrates the tension/balance that firms with complex and risky business models must consider in designing their internal controls. It describes the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 17

  Publications March 2015 Journal of Financial Economics Banks as Patient Fixed-Income Investors By: Hanson, Samuel G., Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy C. Stein, and Robert W. Vishny Abstract—We examine the business model of traditional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

may file for an initial public offering by the end of 2011, according to the New York Times. "Groupon has attracted remarkable interest," says Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman. "With the economy... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology
  • 20 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

MIT Sloan School of Management. But, Yoffie says, they wanted to wait until all three had finished their tenures. "The idea was to wait until Steve's departure, which unfortunately came with his death. Literally a week after Steve's... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer
  • 2009
  • Other Unpublished Work

Singapore Competitiveness Report

By: Christian H.M. Ketels, Ashish Lall and Boon Siong Neo

The 2009 Singapore Competitiveness Report, the first in this new series of regular assessments by the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, provides data and analysis to inform the discussions on the impact of the crisis... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Policy; Competitive Strategy; Singapore
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  • 26 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 26

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-106.pdf Signaling to Partially Informed Investors in the Newsvendor Model Authors:Vishal Gaur, Richard Lai, Ananth Raman, and William Schmidt Abstract We investigate a puzzling phenomenon in which firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers

Suppose you’re in the market for a new selfie stick for an upcoming vacation. You see two models online—one that extends to 24 inches and the other to 16. Seems obvious that you’d pick the longer one, right? Bigger and better panoramic... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 06 Oct 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Since March, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has posted more than 80 stories and research papers on the topic of COVID-19, most targeted at managers and the new challenges they face. That's a lot of information to digest. To... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2024
  • News

A New Chapter

Joe Wolf (MBA 1999), cofounder and co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide, wants to provide educational opportunity where it is needed most. “In the next 30 years, half of the world’s youth will be sub-Saharan African,” says Wolf. “Right now, the World Bank reports that only one... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford