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- 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12
of the situation. A resilience regimen of questions that managers can use to reframe negative events and understand their thought processes is explained. Read an excerpt: http://hbr.org/2010/01/how-to-bounce-back-from-adversity/ar/1 Crafting Integrated Multichannel... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
Retail Chain By: Deller, Carolyn, Susanna Gallani, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—We analyze the effects of a field experiment introducing a values-based 360-degree assessment system at an Indian retailer. The director intended to encourage... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
sponsorship of The $64,000 Question to revolutionize advertising. In the latter half of the century, Sam Walton, conceivably the greatest retailer in American history as the founder of Wal-Mart, was my choice for a consumer marketer; for... View Details
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
authors go beyond the common belief of retail as a monolithic industry and provide a framework that any brick-and-mortar retailer can use to respond to the eCommerce threat.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
Like so many dot-com businesses these days, the Internet travel industry is, well, taking off. Among the e-travel elite are Travelocity.com, known for the depth of its travel content and bolstered by distribution relationships with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
As a girl growing up in Riverdale, New York, Ivy Ross (PMD 68, 1994) was surrounded by modern design — and disliked it. The home she lived in and the furniture she sat on reflected the avant-garde sensibilities of her father, an View Details
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
projects like in-stream hydro, wind power, solar and bio-mass. CleanvilleJakob Blomqvist, MBA 2022CleanVille democratizes energy. We empower retail investors to access renewable energy and CleanTech projects. CleanVille is the one-stop... View Details
- 18 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Marketing After the Recession
to plan ahead: Focus on high-potential customers. Make sure you focus on building relationships with ambitious customers in growth industries where pent-up demand is going to be unleashed once the economy turns the corner. If you're... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53512 Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling By: Ferreira, Kris Johnson, David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang Abstract—We consider a price-based network revenue management problem where a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
percent have been placed in or found jobs in the retail and hospitality sectors, earning at least twice the minimum wage on average. By 2019, its target goal is to train 25,000 unemployed youth annually. “We want to write the playbook for... View Details
- 06 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?
Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries... View Details
- 13 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably
production facilities. They’re also starting work with distributors and retailers such as pubs and restaurants that serve Grolsch beers and perform “sustainability scans” to increase drafting efficiency and reduce “beer loss.” Heat and... View Details
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Tim Nicolette
LEK Consulting in Boston where I gained a lot of basic business, analytical, and strategic skills, and exposure to a wide range of industries from airlines and retail to biotech and P.E. But fundamentally, I... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
job was in grocery retail and I knew the food space was where I wanted to be long-term. Food forms such a foundational part of life and I immediately found it meaningful to be part of the industry providing... View Details
- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
business school is the perfect one. Hence, my goal for the summer internship was to get out of my comfort zone and test the following hypothesis: Can I thrive in an unstructured, fairly chaotic environment? Is fashion the industry where I... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
These findings challenge previous recommendations for optimal advice-seeking behavior. Harvard Business School Case 617-059 Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing Kate Wilson, retail analytics... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers
WMS site also features individual policy reports for manufacturing, education, health-care, and retail organizations, providing a management benchmark for executives in any of those fields. On average, based on the evaluation tool, the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 4, 2007
retail outlets, such that stores with membership fees are more popular even when they offer the same goods at the same prices as stores without fees. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-029.pdf Dynamics of Platform... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
from the Class of 1977 interviewed for this article, Fox came to the restaurant industry by an indirect path, but now finds himself completely immersed in its unique complexities and rewards. The National Restaurant Association projects... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia