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- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
that felt a bit wacky at first. “One day, David purchased a superhero skin in Fortnite, and I thought that was insane,” Wu says. “And eventually I spent $60 on virtual clothes myself.” What can metaverse developers learn from Las Vegas?... View Details
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
Absent of these it's bound to fail." These and other comments provided grist for the question: When and where will Holacracy work best? What do you think? Original Article Recently it was reported that Zappos.com, the online clothing... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
though, are not administrative. "The biggest challenge we face is a cultural shift. People who by and large get into these organizations have amazing compassion. They want to clothe the homeless and feed the hungry. And for them to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
wearing gym clothes rather than an elegant outfit or wearing red sneakers in a professional setting. Nonconforming behaviors, as costly and visible signals, can act as a particular form of conspicuous consumption and lead to positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in 2018. The app “creates value,” says Oberholzer-Gee, by helping... View Details
- 21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015
clothes at a retailer, or checking into a flight at an airport-and in which NCR software would register the transactions, securely store and process the data, and use the transaction information to help NCR customers efficiently manage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808107 Parks Capital-Investment in US Retail, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 208-104 Parks Capital acquired a Children's Apparel Manufacturer, American Child Clothing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
giant IBM? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316143-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 416-019 Gap Inc.: Refashioning Performance Management In 2014, clothing retailer Gap Inc. rolled out a new performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
partners to build her fashion business and legendary luxury brand based on understated elegance. Chanel’s famous “little black dress” was accompanied by many other innovations including the use of jersey as material for daytime clothing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
fulfillment of basic needs, such as Consumer Product Goods and apparel basics, is growing. With customers increasingly ordering these and other products online, potential shoppers have fewer reasons to leave their homes, and the clothing... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
helped Bangladesh become the world's second largest clothing exporter. Rana Plaza was not the first tragedy to occur in Bangladesh's garment industry, and without intervention, more might follow. International brand owners, domestic and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
and the Boston Red Sox continues to this day. Nordstrom, a leading clothing retailer predominantly owned and run by the Nordstrom family and headquartered in Seattle, was an early and major supporter of its local United Way, the seventh... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
Business School Case 812-040 Moda Operandi is a startup in the fashion industry. The firm organizes online trunk shows of designers' collections, allowing its members to directly order clothes from the collections shown in Fashion Weeks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
modernity in the 1920s and 1930s, Chanel's designs wrapped high and low cultural references into beautiful yet practical clothing and jewelry for women of Europe and the Americas. In their articulation of clean, classic lines, her designs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
paper I just assumed that noncompetes were an invention of modern—especially high tech—companies. But as you make clear, noncompetes have enjoyed a long history. How and why did they arise? A: The earliest recorded noncompete case was brought in England in 1414, when a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
enough to cover costs of safety improvements. Sridevi Kalavakolanu, a Wal-Mart director of ethical sourcing, told attendees the company wouldn't share the cost, according to Ineke Zeldenrust, international coordinator for the Clean View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
Dutch Bros. provide opportunities for their best employees, who aspire to own and operate their own franchise stores but often lack the expertise and funding to do so? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/415010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
catalog and specialty clothing retailer. Highlights the issues involved in financing such a transaction, and then focuses on the operational challenges of turning around the business, and of TPG's intensive involvement in the running of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
2000 From humble beginnings as a Levi jeans store, Gap, Inc. by 2000 had grown to become the world's leading specialty clothing retailer. Its CEO, Millard S. Drexler, the "merchant prince," was credited with transforming Gap... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
watching me..."). Newspapers with built-in refreshable video. Menus (no more regrets from the waiter that the daily special is sold out). Maps. Camouflage clothing that changes in different lighting (Sahlman again: "So if you... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg