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- January 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy
By: Jill Avery, Anat Keinan and Liz Kind
onefinestay was a two-sided marketplace that offered high-end home rentals to travelers who sought a more authentic and local experience than a typical upscale hotel might provide. After five years of rapid growth, it was time to do a comprehensive analysis of the...
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Keywords:
Luxury Goods;
Brand Building;
Brand Management;
Hospitality;
Hotels;
Digital Marketing;
Brand Positioning;
Luxury Service;
Airbnb;
Sharing Economy;
Collaborative Consumption;
Disruptive Business Model;
Travel;
Alternatives To Hotel;
Branding;
Customer Service;
Exceeding Consumer Expectations;
Client Acquisition;
Reputation Management;
Word Of Mouth;
2-way Business Model;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Luxury;
Disruption;
Business Model;
Entrepreneurship;
E-commerce;
Accommodations Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Travel Industry;
United Kingdom
Avery, Jill, Anat Keinan, and Liz Kind. "onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy." Harvard Business School Case 515-072, January 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- December 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Barbara Krakow Gallery
By: Jose Alvarez and Nyssa Liebermann
The Barbara Krakow Gallery is a successful contemporary art gallery located in Boston. It utilizes a very rare "no haggle pricing" strategy and extended sales cycle when selling pieces to collectors. Though it remains profitable and very respected, the size and scope...
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Keywords:
Barbara Krakow Gallery;
Art Gallery;
Art Market;
Art World;
Artist;
Auction House;
Primary Art Market;
Secondary Art Market;
Exhibition;
Contemporary Art;
Art Collector;
Art Dealer;
Art Fair;
No Haggle Pricing;
Extended Sales Cycle;
Christie's;
Sotheby's;
Online Art Seller;
Barbara Krakow;
Andrew Witkin;
Catalogue Raisonne;
Arts;
Small Business;
Business Model;
Transition;
Customer Relationship Management;
Fine Arts Industry;
Boston
Alvarez, Jose, and Nyssa Liebermann. "Barbara Krakow Gallery." Harvard Business School Case 514-033, December 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Stan Lapidus: Profile of a Medical Entrepreneur (TN)
By: Robert F. Higgins, Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld
Teaching Note to (805-087).
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- 20 Jun 2013
- News
The Jobs of the Knowledge Economy Are Not What You Think
- 05 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS
There’s no doubt that applying to business school can be a stressful undertaking. Researching MBA programs, taking the GMAT, writing essays, chasing after recommenders (often while also trying to balance a full time job) can be downright...
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- July 2021
- Teaching Note
Eaton Corporation: Portfolio Transformation and the Cost of Capital
By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 221-006 and 221-070.
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- Research Summary
Antecedents and Consequences of Trust in Interorganizational Relations: An International Comparison
The objective of this research project is to build from the conceptual development described above and test the sources and effects of trust in a different empirical setting. The level of analysis is also interorganizational but narrowed to the level of a specific...
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- April 2006
- Article
Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?
By: Amanda Paige Cowen, Boris Groysberg and Paul Healy
Keywords:
Business Ventures
Cowen, Amanda Paige, Boris Groysberg, and Paul Healy. "Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?" Journal of Accounting & Economics 41, nos. 1-2 (April 2006): 119–146. (Winner of Emerald Management Reviews. Citation of Excellence.)
- March 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Course Overview Note
Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course
By: Belen Villalonga
Most companies around the world are controlled by their founding families, including more than half of all public corporations in the U.S. and Europe and more than two thirds of those in Asia. These companies are the subject of the Financial Management of Family and...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Financial Management;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Family Ownership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Valuation
Villalonga, Belen. "Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms: Overview of the Course". Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 209-137, March 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 2014
- Article
The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations
By: Alnoor Ebrahim, Julie Battilana and Johanna Mair
We examine the challenges of governance facing organizations that pursue a social mission through the use of market mechanisms. These hybrid organizations, often referred to as social enterprises, combine aspects of both charity and business at their core. In this...
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Keywords:
Governance;
Hybrid Organizations;
Nonprofit;
Performance Measurement;
Legal Form;
Agency Theory;
Stakeholder Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Social Enterprise;
Corporate Accountability
Ebrahim, Alnoor, Julie Battilana, and Johanna Mair. "The Governance of Social Enterprises: Mission Drift and Accountability Challenges in Hybrid Organizations." Research in Organizational Behavior 34 (2014): 81–100.
- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
policies that amount to a “fragmented insurance system” that leaves 10 percent of the population uninsured, according to research by Harvard Business School Professor Amitabh Chandra. “The United States...
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- 07 Apr 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Strategic Channel Selection with Online Platforms: An Empirical Analysis of the Daily Deal Industry
- February 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Merger Integration at Bank of America: The TrustWeb Project
By: Gary P. Pisano and Bradley R. Staats
This case explores project management in a large organization through the eyes of a young project manager, Mike Morris. Morris is tasked with leading a project within the overall merger integration effort at Bank of America. Morris encounters difficulties with managing...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Management Skills;
Business Processes;
Projects;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Banking Industry;
United States
Pisano, Gary P., and Bradley R. Staats. "Merger Integration at Bank of America: The TrustWeb Project." Harvard Business School Case 610-054, February 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- 25 Oct 2018
- News
The Rise And Fall Of A Household Name
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens
people deep experience living and working abroad, while cultivating their skills speaking languages and navigating cross-cultural work environments. The need for such experience is clear, she adds. “Two-thirds of View Details