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- 2006
- Chapter
Linking Customer Management Efforts to Growth and Profitability
By: Das Narayandas and Douglas Bowman
Narayandas, Das, and Douglas Bowman. "Linking Customer Management Efforts to Growth and Profitability." In The Search for Organic Growth, edited by Edward D. Hess and Robert K. Kazanjian, 192–210. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- August 1997
- Case
Industry.Net (D)
By: Das Narayandas and Christine Steinman
Keywords: Web Services Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Christine Steinman. "Industry.Net (D)." Harvard Business School Case 598-038, August 1997.
- August 1997
- Case
Industry.Net (C)
By: Das Narayandas and Christine Steinman
Keywords: Web Services Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Christine Steinman. "Industry.Net (C)." Harvard Business School Case 598-037, August 1997.
- November 2004
- Article
Linking Customer Management Effort to Customer Profitability in Industrial Markets
By: Douglas Bowman and Das Narayandas
Bowman, Douglas, and Das Narayandas. "Linking Customer Management Effort to Customer Profitability in Industrial Markets." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 41, no. 4 (November 2004).
- Article
Study: More Frequent Sales Quotas Help Volume but Hurt Profits
By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas. "Study: More Frequent Sales Quotas Help Volume but Hurt Profits." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 14, 2017).
- 2018
- Working Paper
Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape
By: Das Narayandas and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu
Executive development programs have entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. Unlike other segments of higher education,... View Details
Keywords: Executive Education; Internet and the Web; Disruption; Management Skills; Leadership Development
Narayandas, Das, and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu. "Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-020, September 2016. (Revised June 2018.)
- 2014
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Marketing Reading: Sales Force Design and Management (Teaching Note)
By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas. "Marketing Reading: Sales Force Design and Management (Teaching Note)." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8216, 2014.
- November 2005
- Background Note
Note on Personal Selling and Sales Management
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Das Narayandas
Provides the background materials for the Sales Module in the first-year marketing course taught at HBS. View Details
- March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Color Kinetics Incorporated (B)
By: Das Narayandas and Mary N. Caravella
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Mary N. Caravella. "Color Kinetics Incorporated (B)." Harvard Business School Case 501-078, March 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- November 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
CMR Enterprises
By: Das Narayandas and Mary N. Caravella
Sam Marcus recently purchased a small cabinet-making company, and is looking for dramatic growth. The company competes in commercial and residential construction markets; shortly after the acquisition, the company gains a large new residential customer. The case traces... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Relationships; Segmentation; Construction Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Mary N. Caravella. "CMR Enterprises." Harvard Business School Case 501-012, November 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- July 2024
- Supplement
Driving Transformation: Jeff Jones at H&R Block
By: Nitin Nohria, Das Narayandas and Kayti Stanley
Nohria, Nitin, Das Narayandas, and Kayti Stanley. "Driving Transformation: Jeff Jones at H&R Block." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 425-703, July 2024.
- May 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Supplement
EY China (B): An Emerging Giant
By: Ashish Nanda, Das Narayandas and Lisa Rohrer
The case outlines how regional managing partner (RMP) Albert Ng steered Ernst & Young (EY) China through a period of significant growth from 2009, when it was the smallest of the Big Four firms in China, to 2017, by when it had become the second largest firm. Partners... View Details
Keywords: Professional Services; International Management; Big Four; Strategy And Execution; Emerging Market; Strategy; Growth Management; Leadership; Global Range; Emerging Markets; Competitive Strategy; Accounting Industry; China
Nanda, Ashish, Das Narayandas, and Lisa Rohrer. "EY China (B): An Emerging Giant." Harvard Business School Supplement 718-465, May 2018. (Revised July 2018.)
- 2021
- Book
The Future of Executive Development
By: Mihnea C Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive development programs have entered a period of rapid transformation, driven by digital disruption and a widening gap between the skills that participants and their organizations demand and those provided by their executive programs. This work delves into the... View Details
Moldoveanu, Mihnea C., and Das Narayandas. The Future of Executive Development. Stanford, CA: Stanford Business Books, 2021.
- September 12, 2017
- Article
What's the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force?
By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
Companies typically compensate their sales force by using some combination of salary, commission, and bonuses, but executives are often unsure which incentives provide the best motivation. Should bonuses be tied to quotas or should they be given unconditionally? Is it... View Details
Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas. "What's the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force?" Harvard Business Review (website) (September 12, 2017).
- August 2017
- Article
Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment
By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
We conduct a field experiment in which we vary the sales force compensation scheme at an Asian enterprise that sells consumer durable goods. With variation generated by the experimental treatments, we model sales force performance to identify the effectiveness of... View Details
Keywords: Sales Force Compensation; Field Experiment; Heterogeneity; Loss Aversion; Reciprocity; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits
Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas. "Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 54, no. 4 (August 2017): 511–524. (Lead article.)
- 2015
- Working Paper
Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment
By: Doug J. Chung and Das Narayandas
We conduct a field experiment in which we vary the sales force compensation scheme at an Asian enterprise that sells consumer durable goods. With variation generated by the experimental treatments, we model sales force performance to identify the effectiveness of... View Details
Keywords: Sales Force Compensation; Field Experiment; Heterogeneity; Loss Aversion; Reciprocity; Motivation and Incentives; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits
Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas. "Incentives versus Reciprocity: Insights from a Field Experiment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-084, April 2015. (Revised November 2015.)
- 2012
- Chapter
The Impact of Web 2.0 on Business-to-Business Marketing
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Das Narayandas
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Das Narayandas. "The Impact of Web 2.0 on Business-to-Business Marketing." Chap. 9 (Vol. 7) of Legends in Marketing: Philip Kotler, edited by Jagdish N. Sheth and Ravi S. Achrol, 114–122. SAGE Publications, 2012.
- March 2004
- Teaching Note
Siebel Systems: Anatomy of a Sale, Parts 1, 2, and 3 (TN)
By: John A. Deighton and Das Narayandas
Teaching Note to (9-503-021), (9-503-022), and (9-503-023). View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
- August 2002
- Case
Siebel Systems: Anatomy of a Sale, Part 3
By: John A. Deighton and Das Narayandas
How does a $2 million software sale happen? This case traces efforts by Siebel Systems to sell lead management software to discount broker Quick & Reilly. The buying process is mapped out over four years. Covers in detail the last six months--from Siebel's initial... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Product Marketing; Information Technology Industry
Deighton, John A., and Das Narayandas. "Siebel Systems: Anatomy of a Sale, Part 3." Harvard Business School Case 503-023, August 2002.
- May 2001
- Teaching Note
Coca-Cola's New Vending Machine (A): Pricing to Capture Value, or Not? TN
By: Charles King III and Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-500-068). View Details