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    William A. Sahlman

    William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

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    • 02 Apr 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Four Companies that Conquered America

    consumers but exclusively on an online basis. Taking advantage of its low no-bricks-and-mortar cost structure, ING was able to offer generous rates on certificates of deposit. Just four years on, ING is the third-largest holder of... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • Program

    Agribusiness Seminar

    consumer-branded fresh and packaged food products Grocery retailers, restauranteurs, and foodservice distributors Government agencies and nongovernment institutions focused on food, nutrition, farming, food security, agricultural trade... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture
    • 07 Jul 2022
    • HBS Case

    How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

    fallen in love with a Craftsman-style house and decided to build its store inside. The company also experienced a string of production setbacks. “It's a tricky thing given Brian's commitment to handmade fresh ice cream with these mix-ins and so forth,” says Eisenmann.... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • 07 Jul 2019
    • HBS Case

    Walmart's Workforce of the Future

    technological innovations such as robot workers and in-house incubators. Walmart fights a revenue drop The case details how the rise of ecommerce (and the success of Amazon in particular) affected Walmart’s discount stores (which sell general merchandise but limited... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
    • 05 May 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

    Grocery bills may be ridiculously high these days, but supply chain problems, energy costs, and inflation aren’t the only factors to blame. New research suggests that companies are raising prices simply because they can. In 2021, US... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 17 Jun 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

    Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
    Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail
    • 14 Aug 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

    https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 518-047 Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the opportunity to rent the most coveted,... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 Jun 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

    refugees were shamed on social media after being photographed with smartphones, and federal agencies have reprimanded how lower-income individuals spend relief funds after natural disasters. Even groceries aren't safe, Hagerty and Barasz... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 23 May 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Know If Your Neighborhood Is Being Gentrified

    Francisco. Among the findings: The opening of a Starbucks—and cafes more generally—is a leading indicator of gentrification, and is associated with an increase in local housing prices of .5 percent. Gentrifying neighborhoods tend to spawn a growing number of View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 12 Feb 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

    to learn how being last affects consumer behavior. To get started, Buell and Harvard student Jay Chakraborty observed customers at a local grocery store with five checkout lanes—a total of 286 customers over a cumulative five hour span.... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service
    • 07 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

    makes consumers more willing to pay for safety features." Already during the pandemic, companies have been creative in identifying "low-hanging fruit" that could be quickly implemented in their operations. Grocery stores... View Details
    Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
    • Web

    Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

    Interactive Messaging Unit (IMU), the online industry's catalyst for going "beyond the banner" and standardizing new ad formats that dramatically enhanced both the user experience and ad performance. His influence in this evolution earned... View Details
    • 17 Apr 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: April 17

    involved in the decision of whether or not to install refrigerator doors in the grocery section of its stores. While the energy savings and reduced carbon emissions are relatively clear and easy to measure, the impact on customers and... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 13 Nov 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

    percent of Porsche-driving television and movie characters have been male. SUVs, however, are commonly associated with women drivers. To gauge the effect of the change among loyal Porsche owners, Avery analyzed online conversations among... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto
    • 11 May 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

    when buying a new car: Forget the dealerships altogether. Instead, he works with an out-of-state online auto broker who offers a fair price, good selection, and delivers the car to his driveway. Tesla Motors, for one, has hit on an... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto
    • 28 Oct 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: October 28

    disproportionately affected the most visited travel sites, reducing use of organic listings sending no-charge traffic to those sites by lowering their prominence and perceived importance, while highlighting paid listings to the same sites. The authors consider the... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • Web

    2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

    not always research-methods-based online information, political actors have succeeded in giving voice to this set of economic grievances. In this session, we will review online surveys on attitudes towards... View Details
    • 30 Mar 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

    should understand that some employees can’t do back-to-back phone or online meetings all day long. “People are still spending too much time in meetings, even though our work and lives have changed significantly,” Austin says. If your... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 23 Jan 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

    When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna