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Family Rituals Improve the Holidays

By: Ovul Sezer, Michael I. Norton, Francesca Gino and Kathleen Vohs
Rituals are central to family life. Three studies (N = 1098) tested the relationship between family rituals and holiday enjoyment and demonstrated that family rituals improve the holidays because they amplify family closeness and involvement in the experience. In Study... View Details
Keywords: Happiness; Behavior; Satisfaction; Family and Family Relationships
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Sezer, Ovul, Michael I. Norton, Francesca Gino, and Kathleen Vohs. "Family Rituals Improve the Holidays." Special Issue on the Science of Hedonistic Consumption. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 1, no. 4 (October 2016): 509–526.
  • January 1971 (Revised March 1972)
  • Case

Holiday Greetings, Inc.

By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
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Foulkes, Fred K., and William E. Fruhan Jr. "Holiday Greetings, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 271-080, January 1971. (Revised March 1972.)
  • 26 Nov 2009
  • News

Holiday Retail Traditions

  • June 1988
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Holiday Greetings, Inc. (Abridged)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr., Dwight B. Crane and Jonathan Tiemann
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
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Fruhan, William E., Jr., Dwight B. Crane, and Jonathan Tiemann. "Holiday Greetings, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 288-063, June 1988.
  • 18 Nov 2024
  • News

Holiday Gift Books: Business

  • 17 Nov 2009
  • News

HBS Faculty on Holiday Consumer Spending

Keywords: Professors Nancy Koehn and Rajiv Lal
  • 04 Jan 2016
  • Blog Post

5 Ways to Motivate Employees After the Holiday Season

The holiday season brings a flurry of fun and stress for all employees. It can be a tough adjustment to get back in the swing of things as many are feeling the post-holiday blues. Here are 5 ways to keep employees motivated and show how... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?

Do you have that one friend who seems to snag the coolest, most fashionable shoes, jewelry, or clothes? Now new research shows that when luxury goods companies cater to these trendy consumers by controlling how rare certain items are—seeking to make them exclusive and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail
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Happy Holidays from HBS Executive Education

This holiday season we are grateful for your interest in our programs. In the year ahead, we hope to support your aspirations, commitment to growth, and determination to make a difference in the world. View Details
  • November 23, 2012
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Holiday Discounts Are a Dangerous Drug

By: Marco Bertini
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Bertini, Marco. "Holiday Discounts Are a Dangerous Drug." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (November 23, 2012).
  • 28 Nov 2009
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The Flaws in Holiday Sales Forecasts

  • 06 Dec 2010
  • News

Consumers are buying for themselves this holiday

  • 11 Mar 2011
  • News

Economists: Tax holiday not a jobs machine

  • 29 Nov 2023
  • News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 02 May 2021
  • News

Kominers’s Conundrums: The Empire Strikes Back on a Holiday

  • 21 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

Online shopping features that let consumers pay for goods in interest-free installments exploded during the pandemic, but new research questions the riskiness of such services: Are people getting in over their heads? Buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing has snowballed... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology
  • 19 Nov 2009
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Buyer Beware: Holiday 'Must Haves' Could Fly Off Store Shelves

  • 15 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday

Amazon.com is taking an interesting approach to its birthday this year. The company is throwing itself a party where all its Prime customers get the gifts. Amazon Prime Day is slated for July 15th, "a one-day shopping event with more deals than Black Friday,"... View Details
Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail
  • December 23, 2021
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How to Build a Life: The Cure for Holiday Blues

By: Arthur C. Brooks
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Cure for Holiday Blues." The Atlantic (December 23, 2021).
  • 30 Mar 2007
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Inspection Holidays and Compliance Outcomes: Examining the Outcomes of Self-Policing

By: Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Outcome or Result; Governance Compliance
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Toffel, Michael W. "Inspection Holidays and Compliance Outcomes: Examining the Outcomes of Self-Policing." Paper presented at the Strategy and the Business Environment Conference, March 30, 2007.
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