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01 Jun 1996
News

1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

an event titled Greater China: Myth, Reality, and Opportunity. Of special note will be the opportunity to observe and consider what's in store for the former Crown Colony on the eve of its transformation into a "Special Administrative... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

neat files. Karmarkar’s team theorized that sleep might aid decision making as well. “If sleep helps organize and store information, it could be doing so in a way that helps you make a better informed choice.” UNSURE OF THE DECISION The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

information, we couldn't have accessed it effectively anyway. Email systems were not widely available, let alone mobile devices with capacity to access the data. Now the capacity to store and access information through cloud computing is... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

reminded about the insecurity of information stored and processed on Internet-based systems, a series of online reprisals against the Swedish government, Amazon, the Dutch police, Sarah Palin, MasterCard, Joe Lieberman, PayPal, and Visa.... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

forecasting, consumer spending habits, and effective store layout. HBS Cases: When Good Teams Go Bad Know when teamwork doesn't work—and how to fix it. Professors Jeff Polzer and Scott Snook teach "The Army Crew Team" case and... View Details

Keywords: by 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

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

(Most of these are probably unprofitable as well, according to Gottfredson and Aspinall.) As Getches puts it, "getting out of a convenience store isn't so convenient anymore." Can we have too much freedom of choice in products... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

atmosphere in large quantities by capturing and storing greenhouse gases once emitted; and green hydrogen as a feedstock for steel production in combination with clean energy, which is a path to total decarbonization of steel production.... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

lunchtime address peppered with anecdotes and one-liners, Cleveland native Tom Coughlin returned to his hometown to share some of his insights as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Division. When he joined the company in 1978, Coughlin... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

26 Mar 2019
First Look

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

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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

meets Sephora, meets Allure.com. It is a monthly box filled with a curated assortment of the hottest samples from high-end beauty brands. The samples are paired with a website that includes an online magazine and store to purchase... View Details

02 Dec 2016
News

The Story Behind the Stories

here, we talk about business. No politics. Nothing that happened before. We talk about earning money. Making money for our families. And moving our lives forward. And while, yes, they were making baskets, those baskets being made were being sold at a little shop called... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Where Are They Now?

The first in a series of occasional articles in which the Bulletin catches up with former HBS faculty members. SCHLESINGER: Now doing business at Limited Brands. Len Schlesinger (DBA ’79) certainly walks the talk, as he moves easily back and forth between business and... View Details

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01 Jul 2019
What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

standards, the fix would have added too much weight (in the form of stored chemicals) to the vehicle. One answer was to develop software that automatically turned off the noise reducer during emission testing. It was tempting, but... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 May 2016
First Look

First Look, May 3, 2016

operated over 11,500 stores in 40 states at the start of 2015 but had recently been rebuffed in a tender offer for its leading rival, Family Dollar. Though Dollar General had held talks with Family Dollar as early as 2013, Family Dollar... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

all chairs sold in the world in the 1990s to hardly any production today. The workforce dropped by 44 percent from 2006 to 2012. One firm has succeeded by moving downstream, establishing a global network of retail stores and showrooms,... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

counsel. "Sometimes they'll be a little more subtle and say, 'My wife's going to be in Hong Kong next week, and she's going shopping.' Either you say, 'That's nice,' and you pass on, or you say, 'What store is she going to, and can I give... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

experience vividly once we were back home. As we went from one tiny, packed store to the next, we noticed that amid the traditional shops lining the souk's enchanted streets were other shops filled with fake designer handbags and knockoff... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Case Study: Welcome Aboard

stores in the fall of 2021 and through an ecommerce channel in early 2022. The switch has better aligned the company with the wave of interest in sports tech and connected health, Cass notes, and distanced it from the more saturated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

We show that, on average, the tournament incentive plan was associated with improved store sales. We also find that such plans can be more beneficial for geographically distant participants, where the potential for improving alignment is... View Details