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Offline Showrooms in Omni-channel Retail: Demand and Operational Benefits

By: David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno

Omnichannel environments where customers shop online and offline at the same retailer are ubiquitous and are deployed by online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of a key... View Details

Keywords: Experience Attributes; Marketing–operations Interface; Omnichannel Retailing; Quasi-experimental Methods; Retail Operations; Showrooms; Marketing Channels; Demand and Consumers; Performance Efficiency; Retail Industry

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August 2015 (Revised May 2017)
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TSG Hoffenheim: Football in the Age of Analytics

By: Feng Zhu, Karim R. Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt and Kerry Herman

In 2015, Dietmar Hopp, owner of Germany's Bundesliga football team TSG Hoffenheim and co-founder of the global enterprise software company SAP, was considering how to ensure long-term sustainability and competitiveness for TSG Hoffenheim. While historically a small... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Measurement and Metrics; Sports; Sports Industry

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Open to Negotiation: Phenomenological Assumptions and Knowledge Dissemination

By: Corinne Bendersky and Kathleen L. McGinn

Phenomenological assumptions-assumptions about the fundamental qualities of the phenomenon being studied and how it relates to the environment in which it occurs-affect the dissemination of knowledge from subfields to the broader field of study. Micro-process research... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Knowledge Dissemination; Research; Organizations; Negotiation; Information Publishing

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22 Feb 2024
Blog Post

It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!

generally applicable, I also hoped to stay technical where possible, especially in 2021 amid the changing environment for AI and Web3. A conversation with a friend and mentor Emily Batt (MS/MBA 2020) convinced me that Harvard’s MS/MBA was... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

six)—what might be most remarkable is his ability to merge all aspects of his life into a cohesive tapestry. Having channeled his passion for the environment into an enormously successful business, he then began to use his business skills... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

which has a negative effect on all ventures, sensible and nonsensical. I would also reinforce the idea that entrepreneurship is critical around the world. We are confronted with many crises from health care to the environment to global... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Last Name, HBS email address, and create a password. Click Validate If you have completed the registration, then you may access the HBR directly: http://hbr.org/ . Managing Others Managing the Business Managing the Environment Managing... View Details

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Rigorous research, rooted in practice | About

in industries and organizations where economic models and operations are being disrupted from every angle. Faculty Case Studies Initiatives & Projects Bold ideas that become a powerful catalyst for change. Business & Environment Business... View Details

22 Jun 2022
Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

behind your book? Timothy Butler: Most of my research has been big data-driven, using psychometric assessments to identify the ways in which people find their way to the work roles and work environments that will be most rewarding. This... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap

environmental, social, and governance [ESG] performance for long-term value creation.” Murday developed and launched the company in 2020, collaborating with faculty, experienced entrepreneurs, and fellow students at the i-lab, a physical and virtual learning View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

drive change and impact in the education sector. The club hosts a series of events including panel discussions, fireside chats, career/learning treks, alumni networking sessions, and cross-school social mixers. Energy & Environment Club... View Details

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Events - Business History

included Susie Pak (St. John’s), Valeria Giacomin (Bocconi) and Sudev Sheth (Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania). The event was organized by Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. Nov 20 20 Nov 2023 Business History Seminar: Business, Society, and the View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

about the broad economic and political context in which business operates. Throughout their careers, business leaders are asked to formulate and lead their firm's responses to the external environment. They may also have the chance to shape that View Details

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Alumni - Global

India’s micro-retailers Re: Shruti (MBA 2019); By: Deborah Blagg 01 Jun 2023 HBS Alumni Bulletin 3-Minute Briefing: Jeremy Grantham (MBA 1966) Cofounder and chairman, GMO; Founder, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment... View Details

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

valuation. Financial Accounting was developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and is delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning method. Can I take CORe if I've taken Financial... View Details

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

"Self-regulation" increasingly rings like a mantra in business. Just think of topics in the news over the past couple of months, such as the Italian fashion industry's move toward self-regulation to discourage the hiring of dangerously thin models. Or the Group of 7... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

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Jean Luo

and designers to understand what drives people and create live features and stories. We were doing something that connected people and made them happy.” Despite her satisfaction, Jean was eager for more education. “I love being in an View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech