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Integration of Online and Offline Channels in Retail: The Impact of Sharing Reliable Inventory Availability Information
By: Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
Using a proprietary data set, we analyze the impact of the implementation of a “buy-online, pick-up-in-store” (BOPS) project. The implementation of this project is associated with a reduction in online sales and an increase in store sales and traffic. These results can...
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Keywords:
Retail Operations;
Inventory Availability;
Empirical Operations Management;
Business Analytics;
Online Retail;
Ecommerce;
Operations;
Management;
Distribution Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
E-commerce;
Retail Industry
Gallino, Santiago, and Antonio Moreno. "Integration of Online and Offline Channels in Retail: The Impact of Sharing Reliable Inventory Availability Information." Management Science 60, no. 6 (June 2014): 1434–1451. (Finalist of Management Science Best Paper award in Operations Management.)
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Weather Channel Forecast: Challenges Ahead
Channel each day. And its weather.com site draws one of the largest audiences on the Web. The network is so popular that it opted not to hang its corporate logo on its Atlanta headquarters for fear View Details
- Article
Exchange Rates Changes and the Distribution of Industry Value
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Exchange Rates Changes and the Distribution of Industry Value." Journal of International Business Studies 22, no. 4 (Fourth Quarter 1991): 619–49.
- February 2001 (Revised February 2018)
- Supplement
The iPremier Company (B): Distributed Denial of Service Attack
By: Robert D. Austin, Larry Leibrock and Alan Murray
Supplements the (A) case.
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Austin, Robert D., Larry Leibrock, and Alan Murray. "The iPremier Company (B): Distributed Denial of Service Attack." Harvard Business School Supplement 601-115, February 2001. (Revised February 2018.)
- September 1972 (Revised February 1984)
- Case
Blanchard Importing and Distribution Co., Inc.
By: Paul W. Marshall
Illustration of the two main types of errors resulting from use of the economic order quantity (EOQ) as a tool in production scheduling. Designed to permit class discussion to begin with a consideration of one common type of mistake, errors in calculation of the EOQ...
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Marshall, Paul W. "Blanchard Importing and Distribution Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 673-033, September 1972. (Revised February 1984.)
- Article
The Not-So-Common-Wealth of Australia: Evidence for a Cross-Cultural Desire for a More Equal Distribution of Wealth.
By: Michael I. Norton, David T. Neal, Cassandra L. Govan, Dan Ariely and Elise Holland
Recent evidence suggests that Americans underestimate wealth inequality in the United States and favor a more equal wealth distribution (Norton & Ariely, 2011). Does this pattern reflect ideological dynamics unique to the United States, or is the phenomenon evident in...
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Norton, Michael I., David T. Neal, Cassandra L. Govan, Dan Ariely, and Elise Holland. "The Not-So-Common-Wealth of Australia: Evidence for a Cross-Cultural Desire for a More Equal Distribution of Wealth." Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 14, no. 1 (December 2014): 339–351.
- September 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization
By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh
Kevin Borders and Joe Golden, co-founders and co-CEOs of Collage.com, must decide how to grow their custom photo-products startup in the face of fierce competition. From 2011 through 2016, the business evolved from a hobby to a startup with $22 million in revenue and...
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Keywords:
Remote Work;
Internet and the Web;
Organizational Structure;
Competitive Strategy;
Employees;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry
Stanton, Christopher, and Shikhar Ghosh. "Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization." Harvard Business School Case 817-038, September 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- February 2001 (Revised February 2018)
- Supplement
The iPremier Company (C): Distributed Denial of Service Attack
By: Robert D. Austin, Larry Leibrock and Alan Murray
Supplements the (A) case.
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Austin, Robert D., Larry Leibrock, and Alan Murray. "The iPremier Company (C): Distributed Denial of Service Attack." Harvard Business School Supplement 601-116, February 2001. (Revised February 2018.)
- October 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet
By: Rajiv Lal, Kirthi Kalyanam, Shelby Mc Intyre and Edie Prescott
In spring 1998, Pradeep Jotwani, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products Business Organization of the Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), was contemplating the increasing success of e-commerce and its implications for his division. The consumer products group...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Marketing Channels;
Business Processes;
Problems and Challenges;
Partners and Partnerships;
Sales;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology;
Consumer Products Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Kirthi Kalyanam, Shelby Mc Intyre, and Edie Prescott. "HP Consumer Products Business Organization: Distributing Printers via the Internet." Harvard Business School Case 500-021, October 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- February 2018
- Case
EmQuest: Travel Distribution in the Digital Era
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Gamze Yucaoglu
EmQuest, Emirates Group’s travel distribution company, must decide what to do with its contract with the global distribution system it uses, Sabre. Since its founding in 1988, EmQuest was servicing travel agents in the MENA region by providing a connection to over 400...
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Keywords:
UAE;
Decision;
Business Model;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Change Management;
Emerging Markets;
For-Profit Firms;
Competitive Advantage;
Travel Industry;
United Arab Emirates
Lakhani, Karim R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "EmQuest: Travel Distribution in the Digital Era." Harvard Business School Case 618-040, February 2018.
- February 1998
- Article
'A Matter of Trust': Effects of Communication on the Efficiency and Distribution of Outcomes
By: K. L. McGinn, J. Moag and M. H. Bazerman
McGinn, K. L., J. Moag, and M. H. Bazerman. "'A Matter of Trust': Effects of Communication on the Efficiency and Distribution of Outcomes." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 34, no. 2 (February 1998): 211–238.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version
By: Tristan Gagnon-Bartsch, Matthew Rabin and Joshua Schwartzstein
A common critique of models of mistaken beliefs is that people should recognize their error after observations they thought were unlikely. This paper develops a framework for assessing when a given error is likely to be discovered, in the sense that the error-maker...
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Gagnon-Bartsch, Tristan, Matthew Rabin, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Channeled Attention and Stable Errors -- Previous Working Version." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-108, June 2018.
- Jun 2009 - 2009
- Conference Presentation
Bye Bye Bundles: The Impact of the Unbundling of Music in Digital Channels
By: Anita Elberse
- May 2009
- Conference Presentation
Bye Bye Bundles: The Impact of the Unbundling of Music in Digital Channels
By: Anita Elberse
- Fast Answer
Companies: capital changes and distributions
Type DVD then hit GO for a history of stock splits and dividends for that company. OR, type CACS then hit GO for a corporate actions calendar, including events such as stock...
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- March 2016 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
In early 2013, Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC), a large publicly traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt,...
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Keywords:
Hostile Takeover;
Accounting Restatement;
Activist Shareholder;
Restructuring;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Statements;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Distribution Industry;
Distribution Industry;
United States;
Russia;
Europe
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover." Harvard Business School Case 216-059, March 2016. (Revised October 2023.)
- 2019
- Chapter
Whether Weather Matters: Impact of Exogenous Factors on Customers' Channel Choice
By: Santiago Gallino, Nil Karacaoglu and Antonio Moreno
Gallino, Santiago, Nil Karacaoglu, and Antonio Moreno. "Whether Weather Matters: Impact of Exogenous Factors on Customers' Channel Choice." In Operations in an Omnichannel World. Vol. 8, edited by Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno, 235–261. Springer Series in Supply Chain Management. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019.
- Article
Liquidity Events and the Geographic Distribution of Organizational Foundings
Stuart, Toby E., and Olav Sorenson. "Liquidity Events and the Geographic Distribution of Organizational Foundings." Administrative Science Quarterly 48, no. 2 (June 2003): 175–201.
- November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Midway: Licensing, Distributing and Building Brands in China
Midway has built its business as a Chinese licensee of Western brands, principally Disney. It is now considering whether to develop its own brands and whether its core business is distribution or brand marketing.
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Arnold, David J. "Midway: Licensing, Distributing and Building Brands in China." Harvard Business School Case 502-032, November 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes
By: Pranab Bardhan, Michael Luca, Dilip Mookherjee and Francisco Pino
This paper studies how land reform and population growth affect land inequality and landlessness, focusing particularly on indirect effects owing to their influence on household divisions and land market transactions. Theoretical predictions of a model of household...
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Keywords:
Inequality;
Land Reform;
Household Division;
Land Markets;
Equality and Inequality;
Property;
West Bengal
Bardhan, Pranab, Michael Luca, Dilip Mookherjee, and Francisco Pino. "Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2004: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-066, January 2014.