What all does the Harvard Business School researching -- even people's lives? Interesting!!
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But the critics miss one big > point, says Pankaj Ghemawat: Wal-Mart's overall > impact benefits the economy and lower-income > consumers. > > First Look: Cutting-Edge Work from Faculty > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/firstlook/ > This week: How cartels have affected big business > ... bond markets in Brazil ... a case on New Balance > Athletic Shoe; more. > > Jim Heskett Sums Up: What Happens When the Economics > of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance? > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5469.html#forum-summary > The "Long Tail," a term coined by Chris Anderson?and > the title of his new book?describes the item > popularity curve. Does the Long Tail represent a > paradigm shift for business and consumer behavior? > What are its implications for management going > forward? > > Most Popular Stories > > On Managing with Bobby Knight and "Coach K" > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5464.html > > Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers > Returning > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3107.html > > The Real Wal-Mart Effect > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5474.html > > Is MySpace.com Your Space? > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5483.html > > How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5475.html > > Best of Faculty Q&As > > John Gourville: Use the Psychology of Pricing To > Keep Customers Returning > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3107.html > When to charge for a product or service can be more > important than how much to charge, says Harvard > Business School professor John Gourville. If you > want to build long-term loyalty with customers, you > better understand the difference. > > Working Paper Spotlight > > Information Dispersion and Auction Prices > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5404.html > by Pai-Ling Yin > Millions of people use Internet auctions for goods > that are often of unknown value (e.g., used goods, > unknown brands). 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