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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
diverse units, employees, and constituencies. In this chapter, we describe how effective leaders customize their organization's measurement and management system to partner with their employees for strategy implementation. We also discuss... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Abstract—To set inventory service levels, firms must understand how changes in service level affect customer demand. While the effects of service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50576 Effects of an Information Sharing System on Employee Creativity, Engagement, and Performance By: Li, Shelley Xin, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Many service organizations rely on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
merger with a relatively small trust company, Canada Trust, which was known for exceptional customer service. To assuage the concerns of regulators, consumer groups, and newly acquired customers, TD Bank made several public pronouncements... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
when searching for opportunity—look to the marketplace. Think of the economic crisis as a disrupter to the status quo and look for areas of pain. For example, the financial services industry is in shambles, yet pockets of opportunity... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
School’s Financial Picture Brighter than Expected
School’s two main revenue generators, Executive Education and Harvard Business Publishing, led with strong revenue growth. Driven by newly launched open-enrollment courses and the first increase in custom program participation since the... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
No one likes to waste time standing in line. So why don't more people try to bribe their way to the front? Should companies allow some customers to move to the front of the line for a hefty fee? Is there a market for time? Felix... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- August 2000 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Borders Group, Inc.
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
Describes Borders Group, a well-known retail chain, in late 1999 and its traditional strengths and rapid growth in the 1990s. By 1990, however, the company had fallen behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in leveraging the Internet for book retailing, although it... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Business Growth and Maturation; Economic Growth; Industry Growth; Growth and Development; Internet; Business Model; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply and Industry; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry
Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "Borders Group, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-037, August 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
restrictions imposed by the intermediaries, who want consumers to focus less on price differences and more on the benefits of value-added services that they provide, such as distribution, one-stop shopping, easy scheduling, payment... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
fees to service and administrative charges and investment and withdrawal penalties. Chapman is not alone in his struggle to make sense of a murky system, though his career probably gave him a leg up on the average pensioner—a growing... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
and power generation. Asked to describe an investment that shows the Helios paradigm at work, Lawani, who divides his time equally between London and Africa, points to Kenya. "Several years ago," he explains, "we invested in a bank called Equity Bank that specializes... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
common to both the "tricks" that awe a spellbound audience and what companies need to do to give customers unforgettable product and service experiences. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
brands of premium cachet and the premium prices that come with it. “The same forces that cause the commoditization of products and services precipitate the commoditization of brands,” they continue. Fortunately, managers aren’t helpless... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
percent a year and is poised on the cusp of enormous change. In June, Prime View International (PVI) signed an agreement to acquire E Ink for about $215 million. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, PVI is E Ink’s largest customer and the world’s... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
813-019 The case centers on the dilemma faced by Carlo Fontana, the owner-operator of a small chain of two four-star urban hotels located in Lugano, Switzerland, and the other in Milan, Italy. Having developed an extensive customer View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
World Nutella Day a cease-and-desist letter in 2013. The company backed down and eventually embraced this day of honor of its beloved product. Companies devote significant resources to holding focus groups and collecting customer... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 03 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Align Your Social Media and Recruiting Strategies
boomerang hiring. Create a group on LinkedIn for former employees who want to stay connected to your organization and invite them to participate in recruiting events for your firm. Create a Customer Service... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
that HBS alumni have gone into the world and done just that - today, and in decades past - and have seen their products and services become both pervasive and influential in the American economy. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1942 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1964 Earns BS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 1966 Earns MBA 1966 Joins Salomon Brothers 1981 Launches Bloomberg LP 1983 Merrill Lynch becomes Bloomberg’s first... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
sets. To demonstrate the sets, he secured informal permission from his employer to string an electrical wire from a local hilltop to serve as an antenna for the reception of signals from Philadelphia stations. When customers who purchased... View Details