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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

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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26 Nov 2009
News

Holiday Retail Traditions

18 Nov 2024
News

Holiday Gift Books: Business

June 1988
Case

Holiday Greetings, Inc. (Abridged)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr., Dwight B. Crane and Jonathan Tiemann

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry

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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?

holiday shopping season. With record inflation, rising interest rates, and economic jitters weighing on consumers, pricing strategies could become more critical to getting customers to buy during the coming weeks and beyond. The rare red... 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

28 Nov 2009
News

The Flaws in Holiday Sales Forecasts

November 23, 2012
Article

Holiday Discounts Are a Dangerous Drug

By: Marco Bertini

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06 Dec 2010
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Consumers are buying for themselves this holiday

11 Mar 2011
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Economists: Tax holiday not a jobs machine

29 Nov 2023
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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

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