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- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
Department of Labor and Congressional hearings. As the rollouts continue across the country, AT&T questions how to handle the layoffs and the reaction to the new system. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
returns can produce large valuation errors. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2182628 The Impact of Pooling on Throughput Time in Discretionary Work Settings: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
being only one of three retailers to outperform Wal-Mart in both revenue and profit growth in that time. Life in a Dollar General store paints a vivid picture of the roots and historical focus of the company. Opportunistic buying has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
Co. Ltd. Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
systematic variation in inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) observed both within and across stores. Traditional inventory models, with a few exceptions, do not account for the existence of IRI and those that do treat record inaccuracy as random. Examining nearly 370,000... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
country is home to a range of internationally competitive firms, from Falabella, the largest department store chain in Latin America, to LATAM, the largest airline group and a member of the One World... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), we find that product assessments by powerful stakeholders and peer agencies influence product approval and that their effects vary under different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
show, for example, that companies must not try to buy local approval if they plan to open a new facility that the local community does not welcome. If Wal-Mart plans to open a new store and the town does not like it, the worst thing the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
the increasing role of technology (digital and mobile) as well as the use by consumers of alternative signals of status, such as wearing less prominently branded apparel, being less conformist (e.g., entering a luxury store in a casual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
on what you need to achieve as a company, you're toast." Daniel Gulati and Vivian Weng (both MBA '11) were semifinalists in the 2010 contest with FashionStake, a "community-curated marketplace for independent fashion" that circumvents the traditional View Details
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
near breakup by the U.S. Department of Justice and Wal-Mart's less-than-stellar performance against groups who oppose the retailer's stores are just two of many examples. "Strategies Beyond the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
century Britain; Henry Heinz and Marshall Field building strong brands and companies in the nascent food-processing and department store sectors; Esteé Lauder working in prestige cosmetics; Howard Schultz... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
Harvard Business School Case 506-054 Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
methods to further demonstrate causality and to consider the effects of potential moderators. These findings have implications for decisions related to product pricing, placement and assortment, store layout, and the choice of strategies... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17
Avenue, a luxury department store chain, has been hard hit by the 2008 financial crisis and stock market crash. Speculation about impending bankruptcy is rampant in the press. The CEO, Stephen Sadove, must... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24
this paper we theorize effects of using the knowledge stored in an organizational repository on performance for teams working in dynamic and challenging conditions. We first examine performance effects of team use, a construct assessed by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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