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- 23 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.
Bankruptcy filings in the United States were expected to soar during this year’s economic recession, induced by COVID-19. Instead, they dropped 27 percent year-over-year through August, driven by an unexpected drop in consumer and small... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
has reinforced the perception of critics that markets for the digital currency—used primarily as an investment vehicle as it is not widely accepted as payment for goods and services—are little more than global casinos operating with... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
from B2B sales to a consumer-focused business plan. The shift allowed Nyamumbo to more fully realize her initial goal of connecting producer and consumer. According to Nyamumbo, payments through Kahawa’s QR code average $5—about a third... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
http://hbr.org/product/Whole-Foods--the-Path-to-/an/615019-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 915-001 Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp LevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
General Questions Have questions about the Harvard Business School Online learning model, admission and enrollment process, payment options, or course platform? Start here! If you have a question about a particular program, you can jump... View Details
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
working capital and investment needs. In evaluating by which means Elman should raise capital, students must consider issues relating to the payment terms and financing arrangements used in world trade, as well as the risk management and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
2021. Total cash received from gifts in fiscal 2021, including new endowment gifts and gifts for capital construction projects, payments on prior years' pledges, and restricted and unrestricted current use giving, was $149 million,... View Details
- Web
Industry Information - Alumni
the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A twice-monthly e-zine directed to the View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
working in this area, the field was just beginning to emerge. At the time, corporations were being taken to task for a host of moral failings—neglecting consumer and employee safety, ignoring civil rights, polluting the environment,... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
also 21 percent less, and they were 11 percent less likely to make late payments on a month-to-month basis. "Sometimes, a credit card looks really great and then it turns out to have some hidden fees ... It kind of stings you." The... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
to have money of her own for a down payment on her EcoTech Visions building. One man, she says in the case, assumed that she must have earned her money as an adult entertainer. Another dismissed her because he didn’t understand the... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
challenging, is achievable. Take HBS colleague Benjamin G. Edelman, an expert in online markets whose research focuses on consumer protection related to online businesses. “My research is made better by choosing questions that are... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
With a pandemic temporarily closing many businesses and stifling consumer demand, whole industries, especially those that recently leveraged their balance sheets to take advantage of near-zero interest rates, are seeing their profits... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
population is approaching 110 million, the highest in the MENA region, with about half of its citizens between the ages of 15 and 45 and the range of mobile-phone penetration well over 90 percent. The market to meet a host of consumer... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
questions in a new working paper, Because We're Partners: How Social Values and Relationship Norms Influence Consumer Payments in Pay-What-You-Want Contexts, written with Vicki G. Morwitz, the Harvey Golub... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
companies, and others. Given these very different industries and consumption contexts, I was curious to see if there is variation in how people behave in these situations, what explains that variation, and whether sellers could subtly influence people’s View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Nov 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
E-Santa: Is Retail Ready for Digital Christmas?
ticketing, ride-sharing, and online retailing. This paper identifies two downsides of dynamic pricing: opportunistic returns and strategic choice of payment method. Where Should We Build a Mall? The Formation of Market Structure and Its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
providers, abetted by legislators and insurance companies, have made it virtually impossible for them to succeed. Unlike any other U.S. industry, consumers do not set prices, yet they provide all the money through taxes for government... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
speak. The net result is that consumers are more likely to consume when a price is vivid and fresh than when it is obscured or distant. In the case of a health club, this means that members are more likely... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
credit providers and because of their unique role in the payment system: they are the only entities that can hold accounts at the Federal Reserve and are thus critical for moving money across the financial system. You can’t understand... View Details