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- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
majority of aggregate productivity gains, suggesting that ignoring this channel could lead to substantial bias in understanding the nature of gains from multinational production. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2101302... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
1,582 loans financing private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts between 1993 and 2005, we find that bank relationships explain cross-sectional variation in the loan interest rate and covenant structure. Our results indicate that two View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
measurement of liquids in the petroleum industry, it contains 42 U.S. standard gallons. Abbreviated to "bbl." Christmas Tree: A multivalve device that channels fluid flows from a well into a pipeline. Duster: A dry well. Elephant: A "real... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Toys. It has set up its manufacturing channels to meet the strict schedules that these stores require. Still, Moynihan is discouraged by trends in the retail market. “Some of the smaller toy shops are really struggling, and that is bad... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
evidence highlights a novel channel through which uncertainty affects managerial decision making in the presence of agency conflicts. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50792 Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
ship-from-store (SFS), to increase their store productivity and expand their integrated presence across multiple retail channels (i.e. brick-and-mortar store, web, and mobile; also known as omnichannel retailing). The Scale Of The Threat... View Details
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
direct channel sales. I also have been rethinking what can be learned from some old models of individual choice behavior. This is a long-run project, but I think that my work will lead to new models that make better predictions in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
communicate with them in a dynamic, two-way fashion. Fifth, there is technological change. As digital networks make instant connectivity the norm of business life, and as social media platforms grow more powerful and more ubiquitous, a reliance on older, less... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
are also consistent with SOX and regulatory actions reducing the incentives to sell ahead of privately known negative news. Bye Bye Bundles: The Unbundling of Music in Digital Channels Author:Anita Elberse Publication:Journal of Marketing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
commoditization, complex channel structures, and hyper-competition in a rapidly evolving, information-intensive global economy. Across the globe, firms concerned with developing managerial talent to respond to these trends are demanding... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Cohen and Breno Schmidt Abstract We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named trustee... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Steven Vickers
Vanguard Group management, led by CEO John Brennan, was considering whether to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early 2000. ETFs, first created in the early 1990s, combined aspects of traditional mutual funds and closed-end funds. The US ETF industry had reached... View Details
Keywords: Investment Funds; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Experience and Expertise; Market Entry and Exit; Network Effects; Profit; Business and Shareholder Relations; Product Launch; Asset Management; Distribution Channels; Ownership; Financial Services Industry; United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Steven Vickers. "Exchange-Traded Funds at Vanguard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-134, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- August 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Borders Group, Inc.
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
Describes Borders Group, a well-known retail chain, in late 1999 and its traditional strengths and rapid growth in the 1990s. By 1990, however, the company had fallen behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in leveraging the Internet for book retailing, although it... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Business Growth and Maturation; Economic Growth; Industry Growth; Growth and Development; Internet; Business Model; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply and Industry; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "Borders Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-037, August 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
compromise. Disappointment can be channeled to reach a more satisfactory outcome. Before disappointment becomes regret, ask plenty of questions to assure yourself that you’ve explored all options. And don’t close the deal too early; you... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
multiple channels can facilitate collective action via redundancy, the sending of the same message along multiple paths or else repeatedly along the same path (Chwe, 1995 and De Jaegher, 2011). This paper offers another explanation for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
of the six existing channels in Costa Rica, and by 1996, ranked second in the Costa Rican television industry, trailing only Teletica, a long-standing, locally-owned network. Rene Barboza, REPRETEL reporter, elaborates, We needed a more... View Details
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109034 PublicationsAttracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients Authors:Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We explore... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
their hybrid-fiber-coaxial (HFC) network lose out to the All Fiber Network (AFN) developed by the electric power companies in concert with RCN-inspired entrepreneurs. No, wait. It's 2010, and the channels are controlled not by any one... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
Amazon and Apple, thereby further solidifying its position in the market. Traditional businesses, much like Anker, should embrace the mindset to proactively view tech giants as potential participants in their ecosystems. Rather than merely utilizing these giants as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship
and space to do impactful work. It’s also important to set clear expectations around communication. If your team has a default mode of communication, make sure interns are well informed about what channels to use and when. How quickly are... View Details
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