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- July 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil
By: Geoffrey Jones and Yazeed Al-Rashed
This case describes the business career of Calouste Gulbenkian, a skilled intermediary who was able to secure 5 percent of a vast oil concession covering much of the Middle East that was signed in 1928. Gulbenkian was an ethnic Armenian born in the Ottoman Empire,... View Details
Keywords: Oil; Globalization; Energy Sources; History; Biography; Energy Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
Jones, Geoffrey, and Yazeed Al-Rashed. "Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil." Harvard Business School Case 321-003, July 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- 2018
- Introduction
Introduction: History and Political Economy
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona
This volume offers a snapshot of the resurgent historiography of political economy in the wake of the ongoing global financial crisis, and suggests fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A., and Robert Fredona. "Introduction: History and Political Economy." Introduction to New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy, edited by Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert, 11–32. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Sam Walton: Great From the Start
rules which did not make sense to him—which meant almost all of them. —Richard S. Tedlow Walton seemed to have a lot of strikes against him. But he was a spectacular success in his first store. Why? Much of what was to make him a great View Details
- 27 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership
In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
with Gen Z shoppers in their teens and 20s. The payment method made up $97 billion—or 2.1 percent—of total US e-commerce sales in 2020, a figure that is expected to double by 2024. BNPL is so lucrative, merchants are paying fintech... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922
National Cash Register of the most approved pattern. To appreciate what a help it would be to you, we must see what things you do in your store of which you keep a record. After you have made your proposition clear and feel sure that the View Details
Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
the profits come from the other side. Can you give an example or two and explain why these markets are structured like this? A: Dating clubs usually charge only the men, and credit card companies make their revenues mostly from merchants... View Details
- 15 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)
Indonesia that enables merchants and creators to showcase and sell products promoted by creators. YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest all have shoppable posts. Longer-form content. TikTok began with a 15-second limit. It announced in... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
- 2007
- Book
Accounting: Text and Cases
By: Robert N. Anthony, David F. Hawkins and Kenneth Merchant
Keywords: Accounting
Anthony, Robert N., David F. Hawkins, and Kenneth Merchant. Accounting: Text and Cases. 12th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007.
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
the community, cares for the region, and cares for the producers," he says. "Lending is something that people don't really like in Italy. They think of usury, going back to Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Many people still... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
convenience, the quick in-and-out. And they’ve gone into underserved areas. They’re affordable and in low-population-density areas. They’re very successfully serving those. The pressure will be on the small Main Street merchants in these... View Details
- 2007
- Contribution
Global Investors
By: K. Merchant and Tatiana Sandino
Merchant, K., and Tatiana Sandino. "Global Investors." Contribution to Management Control Systems: Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives. 2nd Edition by Kenneth A. Merchant and Wim A. Van der Stede. New York: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2007.
- 2009
- Other Book
A Test of a Company's Business Model
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Tatiana Sandino
Merchant, Kenneth A., and Tatiana Sandino. A Test of a Company's Business Model. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, 2009.
- January 1996 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Rabobank Nederland
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
Describes the account manager's role and the history of one credit application. The purpose is to evaluate various methods the bank uses to influence account managers' behaviors. Also describes some alternatives being considered to improve the information systems used... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Managerial Roles; Accounting; Information Management; Banks and Banking; Power and Influence; Banking Industry; Netherlands
Merchant, Kenneth A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Rabobank Nederland." Harvard Business School Case 196-119, January 1996. (Revised July 1996.)
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of affiliates they have never met. Some merchants hire specialist outside advisors to set and enforce policies for affiliates, while other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
merchants that are patient or relatively unknown and for merchants with low marginal costs. Extensions to our model accommodate the possibilities of multiple voucher purchases and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
and chain merchants have more bargaining power than smaller and independent merchants. The difference in bargaining power between different types of merchants, interestingly, is more substantial on LivingSocial than on Groupon. Therefore,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2414478 Information and Incentives in Online Affiliate Marketing By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Wesley Brandi Abstract—We examine online affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Desktop Search and Revenue Streams
accessible and useful to you,'" he said. Like Yahoo, Google also recently launched a desktop search product. Mark Kroese, general manager of information services and Merchant platform product marketing at MSN, said it is clear that... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette