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- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
realizing that limited usage of one product feature has repercussions for how consumers engage with a product overall,” says Amano. You Might Also Like: Latest Isn’t Always Greatest: Why Product Updates Capture Consumers How Much More Would View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
through the roof,” Dolan says. “Then they hit a lot of bumps.” Backlash from a holiday 2019 ad foreshadowed problems to come. In the ad, a fictional husband gifts his wife a Peloton, and the wife documents her yearlong use of the bike,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2023
- News
Love and Money
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- Web
Alumni - Global
2005); By: April White 29 Nov 2023 HBS Clubs A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway By: Margie Kelley 09 Nov 2023 HBS Alumni News From the Brink How HBS alumni helped create a path for Puerto Rico’s fiscal recovery... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
singer of U2, to announce a partnership to channel proceeds from holiday beverage sales to the Global Fund in support of AIDS relief programs in Africa. The New Orleans conference was a turning point for Starbucks; in the... View Details
- 14 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association
year to celebrate Jewish holidays as a community and share these special occasions with fellow students. Students will have the opportunity to attend campus-wide Shabbat dinners as well as access resources to host their own for a more... View Details
- 11 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas
Kikovic Each year, the small northeast Texas town of Marshall pulls out all of the stops for its annual Wonderland of Lights festival. And for years, South Korean electronics company Samsung also worked hard to make it special. The festival started with the Samsung... View Details
- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
customers spread over six markets. The researchers extracted six variables to represent first-time customers’ acquisition behavior, including whether the purchase was made online or offline, number of items purchased, prices, discounts, whether the purchase was made... View Details
- 13 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases
Price Hikes How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare? With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details
- 21 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
What Went Wrong at J.C. Penney?
have come at a worse time, except for the holiday season. Aisner: I know it's impossible to predict the future, but what might lie ahead for J.C. Penney? Lal: They might be able to get a couple of billion dollars in loans. That way, if... View Details
- Web
Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
holiday sales season, the demonstration took place at Jordan Marsh in Boston, one of the region's leading department stores. To orchestrate the rollout of the product, Polaroid hired J. Harold Booth, known for his success in sales and... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
short stories. Both were written in the second person. In one, the protagonist ("you") went to a holiday party with hopes of having fun and making friends; in the other, the protagonist attended a company party solely to make business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Portrait Project
Sharyar Aziz
When I was eighteen, I was beaten and left unconscious on a San Francisco street, with my jaw shattered. My all-male a cappella singing group from Yale University had been entertaining at a holiday celebration and was accosted by a gang... View Details
- 27 May 2015
- Blog Post
What is an HBS Section?
(Something like the houses in Harry Potter except EVERYONE thinks they’re Gryffindor). Section activities include: Events/Mixers (karaoke, trampoline dodgeball, bowling, brewery tours, board game night) Holiday Celebrations (Thanksgiving... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
perspective, it’s like the holiday season. It’s like finding toys everywhere. There’s opportunity under every rock. For a traditional firm, there’s also a whole new generation of tremendous opportunities that are open to them. Their... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things
pseudo-set framing could influence gift-giving behavior during its 2016 holiday online fundraising campaign. More than 7,000 potential donors were randomly (but evenly) directed to one of three landing pages. The first page emphasized... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can We Train for Trust?
concluded that “trust in leadership positively affects employees’ job performance, overall job satisfaction, and commitment to their organizations.” One study of 6,500 Holiday Inn employees concluded that when they rated their trust in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Philippe Rival
What is your favorite childhood memory? While driving back home from a family holiday in Italy, I convinced my parents to take the over two-hour highway detour to cross the Millau Viaduct in southern France, soon after its opening. The... View Details
- 04 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
4 Tips for MBA Students with Families
for us were the holiday parties all through the year, the playgroups for children of every age, and the weekly girls' nights. Crimson Parents has really enriched our experience and connected us with families that became our very best... View Details