Arts - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2017 (Revised March 2022)
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Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing

Kate Wilson, retail analytics manager at Flashion, a fashion flash-sale site, is tasked with developing analytics to optimize pricing for first-exposure products on the site. Many in the industry have relied on years of experience and intuition to determine pricing—can... View Details

Keywords: Analytics; Pricing; Data; Service Operations; Forecasting and Prediction; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; United States

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15 Aug 2012
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy

06 Oct 2008
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Artful Dodging Trumps Open Evasion, Studies Show

24 Apr 2009
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The art of designing a model home

11 Jun 2014
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Art Collection, Blackstone Shares Make Newest Billionaire

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Gallery - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising 1865 - 1910 National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising 1865 - 1910 National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs Trade... View Details

February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Art of the Entrepreneur

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the artists who created The Gates in New York City in 2005, are trying to decide how best to finance their next project. Over the River, a project to drape sections of the Arkansas River with translucent fabric is a very different enterprise... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Arts; Fine Arts Industry; Arkansas

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25 Jun 2018
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A Philanthropic Eye Reframes Abstract African Art

Arts philanthropist Pamela Joyner (MBA 1984) sees her own story in the African diaspora art that hangs on her walls. “I’m interested in ensuring that people like me are not erased from the narrative,” she... View Details

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Field Course: Business of the Arts (BOTA)

Where should I start my research on arts and cultural organizations? Organization overviews Guidestar Pro Information about the missions, programs, and finances of IRS-recognized organizations, including public charities,... View Details

July 2021 (Revised March 2022)
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Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing

By: Kris Ferreira

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September 2012
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Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy

By: A. G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow

For all its emphasis on data and number crunching, conventional strategic planning is not actually scientific. It lacks the hypothesis generation and testing that's at the heart of the scientific method. To produce novel and successful strategies, teams need to adopt a... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Science

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August 2003 (Revised November 2005)
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Electronic Arts Introduces The Sims Online (TN)

By: Youngme E. Moon

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Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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29 Mar 2010
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The art of repairing a cracked reputation

10 May 2019
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Bringing Art to the People It Depicts

Kasseem Dean (OPM 50, 2017), known in the music world as Swizz Beatz, was used to seeing Gordon Parks’ photographs in meetings with business partners and at the homes of friends who were not African American. It was far more unusual to see the artwork in front of the... View Details

Keywords: photography; Gordon Parks; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

01 Nov 2012
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The Art of Truly Developing Global Leaders

Keywords: Beth Brooke

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Bibliography - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising 1865 - 1910 Research Links Bibliography Site Credits Dwight, Frederick.... View Details

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The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Arts of Communication Course Number 7515 HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Candace Bertotti Spring; Q3Q4; 1.5 credits 12 2-hour sessions ---Please Read Before Enrolling--- My goal: to create and deliver a... View Details