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- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
fit. We study competing retailers that can operate dual channels ("bricks and clicks") and examine how pricing strategies and physical store assistance levels change as a result of the additional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
infrastructure may be an unexpected burden, but it represents a strong opportunity to build entry barriers for future competitors. This is the story of Sabritas (Frito-Lay Mexico), Bimbo, and other power brands and billion-dollar firms in Mexico. These companies had to... View Details
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Employees, the Head Office or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain By: Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We examine whether centralized hiring (in this study, by the head office of a U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
examine whether centralized hiring (in this study, by the head office of a U.S. retail chain) or decentralized hiring (by store managers) leads to better employee-company matches. While centralized hiring... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
questions on the business problems that affect entrepreneurs. “They can share insights about customer trends and help find workers to hire,” says Kerr. “They can say, ‘My convenience store is over here, and your convenience View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
Oreck Illustration by Zachary Pullen When Tom Oreck (OPM 26, 1998) took over the family vacuum cleaner business seven years ago, his biggest challenge was to transform the firm from an entrepreneurial “one-man band” founded by his father, David, in 1963 into “a... View Details
- 06 Mar 2014
- News
Fashioning a Career with Style
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Start-Up with Giddyup
A Start-Up with Giddyup FORD: These boots were made for business. Photo courtesy Sarah Ford Whether you're the real deal or all hat and no cattle, you can cowboy up in style with custom-made boots from Sarah Ford (MBA 2007). Ford founded Texas-based Ranch Road Boots... View Details
- 30 Jul 2010
- News
Fashion Meets Business
- 26 Oct 2010
- News
Beautiful Deliveries
- 17 May 2011
- News
From Banking to Baubles
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
success if it sold 200,000 copies. Today, the bar has been raised to 1.5 million copies, thanks in part to the dominance of "big-box" retailers (such as Wal-Mart and Costco) that only stock twenty or so bestsellers yet are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
1,000 retail outlets, including Target and Toys “R” Us. Revenue has grown rapidly with just one flavor, but after multiple discussions with venture capital groups, it became clear that investors were looking for companies that had reached... View Details