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- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
a former assistant of his from setting up shop in the same town. But judges in the fifteenth century did not look favorably upon noncompetes, as the Bubonic plague had largely decimated the European labor supply. Legislation of the time... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
like Ryde, founded by Terence Zou (MBA 2009). Zou was inspired to launch the app-based ride- sharing service while Christmas shopping in Singapore’s Orchard Road in 2013. “I could not get a cab, and I saw all these cars going by with just... View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
shopping environment. We build a demand model in which consumers choose how to allocate their spending over different product categories to maximize their direct utility under contingent free shipping. We estimate model parameters using... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
members-only shopping site Gilt Groupe with classmate Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (MBA 2004). Now Girls Who Code students work as summer interns at the Gilt Groupe. The nonprofit has middle school and high school clubs in more than 20 states.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
government worked for the American people, digitally. The seeds of USDS had grown out of the rescue of HealthCare.gov, the federal website meant to allow consumers to shop for private health insurance. Its launch and crash in October 2013... View Details
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
operations. And through Arbitrage, they exploit disparities between national or regional markets, often by locating different parts of the supply chain in different places—for instance, call centers in India, factories in China, and retail View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
of meat from the kitchen and cook a meal. And the next day he'd do it again. I'm like, this is so inefficient. Why do you do that? Just shop for a week. He was like, no, no, no. You've got to have fresh ingredients every day. And well,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
a.m. with the Mayor. You should wear: Black blazer (Banana Republic).” Different screens in the prototype show a photo of the suggested outfit for the day; shopping suggestions with prices and store information; a photo inventory of all... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
thing in common: Harvard MBAs. Visitors to Crawford, Texas, get presidential treatment. A billboard with the town’s most famous part-time resident, President George W. Bush (MBA ’75), gives the “thumbs-up” while First Lady Laura Bush beams at his side. Souvenir View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
purchases the same customers make when shopping without a coupon. The standard permanent income or lifecycle theory of consumption predicts that grocery spending will be unaffected by the use of a $10-off coupon, while a simple mental... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
location. A new fashion designer in France aspires to set up shop in Paris rather than Lyons because of the cachet associated with being a fashion designer in Paris. So in some cases the location of a new venture is a critical facilitator... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
the Act's provision. Thus, many opportunities open up for entrepreneurial pursuits. In this context, mom-and-pop shops have emerged alongside more traditional academic-housed programs to procure whole-body donations. As an illustration, a... View Details
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
NCAA Division I and NFL athletes. He also served as program director for the Herman J. Russell West End Academy Barber Shop Talks, where he worked with students in the Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program at Morehouse College to mentor high... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
country has 20 million affluent households, growing at 15 percent per year, with an annual income of $10,000 to $60,000. While deregulation in recent years had created an explosion in financial products to choose from, distribution remained a problem — no one had yet... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
retail channel made up of thousands of small neighborhood shops called bakalas. In October 2018, all three of these focal points were under pressure. Under the economic-restructuring programs of Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince, Mohammed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
field forces a new coda to the contest's history when Baby.com.br ("Brazil's one-stop shop for baby products online") and BOSS Medical (a minimally invasive device for the extraction of bone graft during spinal fusion procedures) are both... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
while maintaining safety for millions of annual tourists. By 2010, Dubai had the world's tallest building, the most expensive hotel, and the largest shopping mall. But rapid development did not come without difficulties. While hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
year’s contest make their pitches. Each plan presents a solid solution to an unmet need, so much so that it seems virtually impossible to pick just one. In fact, the strong field forces a new coda to the contest’s history when Baby.com.br (“Brazil’s one-stop View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
seating programs. They see this as an essential revenue stream if the salary demands of top players are to be met and if a franchise is really going to be competitive." Thus franchises - many with roots in their cities dating back decades - have themselves begun to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
done, but we retain U.S. production. That flexibility and one-stop shopping is a key to attracting business.” For manufacturing operations conducted in China, CGM has experienced on-site teams that are well-versed in Chinese culture,... View Details