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  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

tension between the two sets of activities. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2294928 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 714-412 Coursera By providing free and open-access online courses at a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2018 (Revised August 2018)
  • Case

Rocky Mountain Condiments: Close Encounters with the Legal System for the First Time

By: Lena G. Goldberg
The founder of a Colorado start-up focused on developing a line of condiments confronts a host of legal issues that threaten the viability of her young enterprise. She is suing a co-packer for, among other things, breach of contract, theft of recipes and trade secrets,... View Details
Keywords: Law And Regulation; Start-ups; Founders' Agreements; Cross-Border Jurisdiction; Torts; Consumer Protection; Non-disclosure Agreements; Intellectual Property Protection; Fraud; Legal Remedies; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Business Startups; Contracts; Intellectual Property; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

series of experiments, the researchers tested four increasingly interactive ways in which Facebook might affect customers’ behavior. First, they explored whether liking a brand—passively following it—makes people more likely to purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2023
  • Op-Ed

How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model

methods. “The success of Amazon, Shopify, and social commerce sites such as Instagram convinced consumers to move much of their purchasing power online. ” That the model was born in China is not surprising because China has long had the... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton; Fashion; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 10 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 10

  PublicationsAdverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (June 2010) Abstract Widely used View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 May 2012
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First Look: May 29

investment. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912411-PDF-ENG Heavy Metal (B): Baosteel Enters Brazil Regina M. Abrami and Iacob Koch-WeserHarvard Business School Supplement 912-412 This case begins with Baosteel's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 21, 2007

decisions confronting the founding management team of a new online financial services company. Prosper Marketplace is an internet-based market for individuals to borrow money from other individuals who wish to invest in such loans. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 1

decide how to respond to the global economic crisis. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810012-PDF-ENG Intel NBI: Handheld Graphics Organization Harvard Business School Case 608-098 The Handheld Graphics... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

award program decreased plant productivity by 1.4%, and that positive effects from awards are accompanied by more complex employee responses that limit program effectiveness. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2215922 Do Display Ads Influence Search?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing

future? Olson has some thoughts—but no easy answers—to those questions. What About The Customer? E-book pricing is one of the biggest sources of friction. In a recent dustup between Amazon and Macmillan, the online retailer briefly... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23

environment at Cayman and was open to experimentation in the coming months. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Health-City-Cayman-Island/an/714510-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-013 AmazonFresh: Rekindling the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

contemplated the next stage at Tower Paddle Boards. Should he partner with Amazon to sell his full line of boards—manufactured under his brand—and accessories—manufactured by other brands? Should he sell to Amazon? Should he sell on Amazon marketplace? Or should he... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Apr 2016
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April 26

April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

Online shopping features that let consumers pay for goods in interest-free installments exploded during the pandemic, but new research questions the riskiness of such services: Are people getting in over their heads? Buy now, pay later... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology
  • 02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

the optimal capital requirement is around 20%. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51305 The Empirical Economics of Online Attention By: Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and Jeffrey Prince Abstract—In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

At first blush, the two-year-old online start-up Groupon seems a bit audacious. For starters, there's the news that the deal-of-the-day website turned down a $6 billion acquisition offer from Google last month. Then there's the company's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology
  • 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008

is a time-honored approach, particularly in media and entertainment. When space is limited on store shelves and in traditional distribution channels, producers tend to focus on a few likely best sellers, hoping that one or two big hits will carry the rest of their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music

could still purchase an entire album. But consumers found more value in cherry-picking favorite tunes for much less money. Fans of Strawberry Alarm Clock, for instance, could buy the 1960s hit Incense and Peppermint while easily avoiding... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music
  • 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

typically treat their costs as tightly guarded secrets. In six studies, we tested the effect of firm disclosure of the costs to produce a product (i.e., cost transparency) on purchase interest. We began with a natural field experiment... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Nov 2016
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First Look - November 1, 2016

justifying the indulgent purchase and reducing indulgence guilt. We demonstrate that consumers tend to inflate the value, and usage frequency, of utilitarian features when they are attached to hedonic luxuries. Using a mixed-method... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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