holiday - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 May 2021
Book

Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer

useful, as it can help us connect with a purpose, which in turn determines how we relate to our work. This is why Best Buy employees are encouraged to reflect on that question. “What drives you?” has become a central element of the Best Buy View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

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

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting

07 Nov 2023
News

Love and Money

hundred dollars. But in today's world, your photo online (as superficial as this sounds to a room full of smart, accomplished people), is probably the simplest change you can make. And so give somebody (for the holidays this winter or for... View Details

Web

Alumni - Global

Kelley 23 Jan 2024 HBS Alumni News A Wide Net Former tennis star and investor Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) sees scoring opportunities in global markets Re: Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005); By: April White 29 Nov 2023 HBS Clubs A Holiday Benefit... View Details

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Washington, DC. At the time, GOP fiscal hawks controlled the House and the Senate while the Democrats and President Barack Obama held the White House and the executive branch. Negotiations with the Republican Senate officially stalled in December, and Weiss told the... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology; Consumer Products; Retail

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

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

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

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail

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

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Legal Services

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

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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