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- March 2004
- Case
L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth
By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and James Weber
In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear for outdoor enthusiasts through its catalogs and a single retail store in Freeport, Maine. In the three decades prior... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Cost Management; Sales; Performance Improvement; Diversification; Distribution Channels; Resignation and Termination; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and James Weber. "L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 504-080, March 2004.
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
2018 Boston: Harvard Business Review Press Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business By: Gupta, Sunil Abstract—Disruption and transformation get a lot of hype and for good reason. Digital technologies have disrupted entire industries and incumbents... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 2021
- Book
Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Power and Influence; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Leadership
Hoffman, Andrew J. Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society. Stanford University Press, 2021. (Winner of the 2022 PROSE Book Award, Association of American Publishers;
Winner of the 2022 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management;
Finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management.
Chinese Edition: 使命管理, China Science and Technology Press, 2022.)
- 25 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model
demographics, first in the US and later throughout much of the world. The other face of the platform looks toward a wide network of 6,000 of those once-struggling small clothing factories in China. In this way, SHEIN acts as the... View Details
- 2018
- Dictionary Entry
Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Within the corporate sector, climate change represents an unfolding market shift, one that is driven by policy but also by pressures from a variety of market constituents such as consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, banks, and others. The shift takes... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. "Communicating about Climate Change with Corporate Leaders and Stakeholders." In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. 3 vols. Edited by Matthew Nisbet, Shirley Ho, Ezra Markowitz, Saffron O’Neill, Mike Schäfer, and Jagadish Thaker. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
discipline. The coach required weekly school reports, and if students’ grades slipped, the coach’s wife tutored the players in the locker room. Years later, while playing football in college, Sanders began calling himself “Prime Time,” wearing flashy View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
went back and realized it was just an acre. It was so big in my mind. I went back, oh, this is this is not a farm. This is actually just a yard. When when when I was growing up there I had a dream for myself. I remember being out with my grandmother washing View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
direction of CEO Michael Jeffries, the company held onto a hint of its hallmark safari style while putting a greater emphasis on casual clothes and ballooned to more than 1,000 stores worldwide, with revenues exceeding $3.5 billion by... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
Publications April 2015 John Wiley & Sons The Integrated Reporting Movement: Meaning, Momentum, Motives, and Materiality By: Eccles, Robert G., and Michael P. Krzus Abstract—The Integrated Reporting Movement explores the meaning of the concept, explains the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
even better to get the children actively involved in the giving, she says, for example by donating their toys in-person or donating clothes to programs that help other children in need as opposed to simply helping their parents write a... View Details
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
for clothing and chemicals that allowed for refrigeration. The company was involved in the construction of the atomic bomb and in the space program. While the vast majority of firms have either failed or been short-lived, some, like... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
Maybe that’s because influencers don’t post only about makeup; they often provide glimpses into their personal lives through photos of the clothes they wear, the food they eat, the places they travel, and even their spouses, kids, and... View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
skepticism others may feel about you is to surprise and delight them, Huang says. In a meeting with a buyer for Neiman Marcus, clothing designer Sara Blakely was talking up the benefits of her product, Spanx, but sensed she was losing the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?
home improvement goods. Low-end department stores and clothing retailers avoid the practice more often. “We hope this research will help companies formulate the essence of their pricing strategies and messages” “There are times when... View Details
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
crying, thanking us for opening,” one store manager said. In addition, Yanai wanted to set an example by making the first major individual cash donation to the relief effort, “so that other rich people like me will follow suit.” He also donated new UNIQLO View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt
five hours of removal. The t-shirts were frozen to preserve the scent and thawed two hours before the stress test experiment began. (Pro tip: Freezing an item of clothing will preserve the wearer’s scent for up to two years, according to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
in different shapes and sizes, many retailers offer trousers that accommodate two different dimensions: waist and length sizes. After all, two people who may wear a size medium may actually require trousers that differ in how long and wide they are, and in selecting... View Details
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
homogenization of beauty ideals. Beauty became associated with Western countries, and white people, and with women. These assumptions reflected wider societal trends. Western societies as a whole underwent growing gender differences in View Details