Filter Results:
(1,175)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (1,175)
- Faculty Publications (445)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (1,175)
- Faculty Publications (445)
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
worldwide PC market still languished below 5%. Growth in iPod sales was slowing down. iPhone faced increasing competition in the smartphone industry. And would Apple's latest creation, the iPad, take the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
2014 report from Boston Consulting Group, some two-thirds of total growth in the grocery sector has come from "responsible consumption" products. For example, organic grocer Whole Foods' annual revenues have increased steadily in the past... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
United States specializing in sales promotion, design, and direct marketing. But WPP wasn't small for long. In 1987 Sorrell made an astonishing move. Using both debt and equity, he bought one of the most famous names in the business, the... View Details
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
are much weaker. In individual-level regressions of engagement in category-spanning communication patterns, we find that women, mid- to high-level executives, and members of the executive management, sales and marketing functions are most... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Marketing Chateau Margaux (TN)
By: John A. Deighton and Leyland Pitt
Teaching Note for [507033]. View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Online Sales By: Teixeira, Thales S. Abstract—Consumers have become avid media multitaskers, moving seamlessly between their TVs and digital devices. Shorter TV commercials have reduced both the quantity and quality of consumer attention... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment
promises into actionable strategies. Wendy emphasized that while there has been tremendous growth driven by customer, employees, and investors, that there is a need for regulatory frameworks to help guide businesses in this rapidly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2025
Cairncross, it helped me see how the internet would create huge change and potential in those sectors.” At Vodafone: “Our acquisitions and big sale of Verizon are always mentioned, but creating a truly global, multinational telco that... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
present a model in which fire sales propagate shocks across bank balance sheets. When a bank experiences a negative shock to its equity, a natural way to return to target leverage is to sell assets. If potential buyers are limited, then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and as a result historical... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
very little of the variation in sales growth and margins.” Accordingly, Oberholzer-Gee advised that “it is a not a good idea to dismiss a company’s investment potential because it is in the interior of the... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
how personal taxes affect CEOs' decision to sell their vested equity and compare it against diversification, managerial overconfidence and other determinants of CEOs' sale of equity. While CEOs frequently sell large amounts of their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
our stores. While some are growing at a single-digit rate, we have registered 20% to 40% sales growth in many of our stores. Turns are up nearly 20% and profitability has improved over 90%. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted relations between business and government. The book represents a unique comparative study of the complex and non-linear impact of globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
with a request for proposal, the company's largest customer performs a routine evaluation and ranks PV Technologies third behind two key competitors. The director of sales and marketing must weigh the possible consequences of the report... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Case 810-018 This case study provides an overview of Intuit's growth and, in particular, the sales and service initiatives that historically fueled the company's growth from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
relationship between sales and wage volatility at the firm level is stronger since 1980, is present only in large companies, and is stronger in services than in manufacturing companies. World Technology Lags Authors:Diego A. Comin, Bart... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
to hear the lore of those early days.” It wasn’t unusual for the whole team to know every facet of the business—where you were with sales and fundraising, and how customers were feeling about every little change you made to the product.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
sales depend on two things: the launch of new, higher-priced, higher-featured, often customized products that persuade consumers to trade in their existing appliances before they break down (think cellphones), as well as household... View Details