Rental and Leasing Services - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Fixing Price Tag Confusion

rental charge and a charge for the remote. Do partitioned prices help the consumer make an informed decision or just add to his or her confusion? Do partitioned prices increase demand? Is an online grocer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

eight major North American and European financial services companies as well as an international internet survey in collaboration with journals and organizations. The present... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

variety of new goods and services being brought to market. Most consumers in the 1980s had not even heard of e-mail or cappuccinos. Yet in less than a decade, millions of people not only became familiar with... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

into an integrated real estate financial advisory firm," he said. The 1999 sale of Boston Financial's $8 billion Real Estate Institutional Advisory Practice to the Lend Lease Corporation was extremely successful from a financial... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

production of low-income rental housing. While it has grown into the largest source of new affordable housing in the U.S. and its structure is now being replicated in other programs, the LIHTC has also drawn... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

season and what it will take to win over anxious customers. Here's what they said. Jill J. Avery: Mind the details and focus on customer service Persistent unemployment plagues... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products.... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Financial Services; Financial Services

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

capital costs, have very low operating (marginal) costs, and have few investment opportunities. As a result, projects generate large amounts of "free cash flow" (cash flow in excess of what is needed to finance all positive NPV... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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