Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

Katrina followed that initial success by branching out of her apartment and opening a retail store in Chicago just two-months after her chocolates launched in Neiman Marcus. The employees loved them, and the next thing Katrina knew, her chocolates were being sold in Neiman Marcus.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

While the retail industry crisis has been well-reported, particularly with respect to dwindling foot traffic to brick-and-mortar stores. Below, Greenberg offers four proven tactics he’s learned on the sales and marketing front line, which are critical to building a loyal client base and ultimately boosting revenue in kind: Righteous Reviews.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

That age-old question resonates with the specialists who provide retailers with customer intelligence. In retail environments, companies are aiming to be able to identify all shoppers, connect them with their shopping profiles, and either sell them something or at least gain enough data about them to help make a sale during the next visit.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

Ethical consumerism is the broad label for companies providing products that appeal to people’s best selves (for example, fair trade coffee or a purchase that includes a donation to a charitable cause). This pessimistic stance stems primarily from the lower sales of ethical brands. We cannot shop our way to a better world.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. Forbes – #1 Leader in Retail. Formerly a leader in the automotive, retail, restaurant, media innovation and consulting industries. Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). million times.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their customers, according to the latest Lady Geek Global Empathy Index. Online Retail. There is a direct link between empathy and commercial success. compared to weighted average of 5.2% Alibaba Group. Technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

But including the tenet of equal treatment and respect in the firm’s code of ethics demonstrates the company’s commitment to a culture of inclusion. Show employees that the code of ethics is not just something that lives on paper. Review and refine policies for different religious practices.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Troubles at Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, are mounting. Tesco, the success story of the British retail scene for the last 20 years, has suddenly fallen from grace. UK retail, like the rest of the developed world, is witnessing a few big long-term trends. Ethics Global business Retail' How did this happen?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The Wall Street Journal recently broke a story which revealed two surprises about the pricing practices of Internet retailers: Prices change often and widely. Internet retailers have discovered that the web is a perfect setting to optimize prices. It's fair to question whether these frequent price changes are ethical.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2016

We break down empathy into categories: ethics, leadership, company culture, brand perception, and public messaging through social media. Empathy, we found, is correlated with ethics, and any ethical failure can prove costly. This year’s index builds on the methodology of last year’s.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations. By the late 20 th century most retailers designed the clothes that they sold and outsourced their manufacture to others’ factories in low-cost parts of the world. Ethical supply chains. Because it can.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. Ethics is among the field’s biggest challenges. At a time when so many of our interactions with the world are dictated by algorithms developed by data scientists, what role does ethics play?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

12:53 PM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Edward Hallowell | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print If youre working — either from home or the office — over Thanksgiving, Im not sure whether to say, "Congratulations on your work ethic!" or "My condolences on your plight."

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. Senior leaders were so focused on financial impact that they couldn’t see the ethical damage. As a result of this fraud, the bank is now being investigated by Federal prosecutors and Congressional overseers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. The totality of a company's actions does matter.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

But as behavioral scientist Cass Sunstein has cautioned , there are sound uses for personal data on social media if handled ethically. Personality insights and other aspects of behavioral science offer opportunities to better connect with individuals, and if done ethically it can be beneficial for consumers and businesses alike.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2015

” A PriceWaterhouseCoopers review suggests roughly 45% of flyers would lose under the new schemes. Similarly, how valuable is a “typical” customer who makes suggestions to a hotel — or retailer or software developer — that can be worth hundreds of thousands in insight? Conversely, about 40% would benefit.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Stumpf said in an earlier statement: “We are eliminating product sales goals because we want to make certain our customers have full confidence that our retail bankers are always focused on the best interests of customers.” Large-scale unethical sales practices often begin with minor ethical compromises.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

They set out a broad vision, provide lofty goals, and model an ambitious work ethic (for recent college grads, it’s not a big leap from “all nighters” to “all weekenders”). Don’t get me wrong — Daniel’s intentions are good. And at this stage in a company’s growth, it generally works.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Our micro distribution centers (MDCs) in Africa, many of which are run by women, help our beverages reach small shops and kiosks that can’t be served by more trucks and vans and create value for our business, our retail and restaurant customers, and the broader communities. We also have ethical drivers for our sustainability work.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

With technology's ability to circulate information at light speed, the traditional six-month cycle that spanned from runway coverage to retail availability has been completely obliterated. How Ethical Are You? I've seen this become increasingly important as the digital world continues to transform the way we interact with the consumer.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. Would they be delighted or disturbed?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Citation metrics are widely used in faculty evaluations and routinely come up in tenure reviews. At the same time, it is long past time for the field to have a serious conversation where their data comes from, and the ethics of using big data. By this accounting, good science is widely cited science.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

The New York Times exposed the international retail giant's history of bribing Mexican government officials in order to dominate that market. Boards of Directors must express their commitment to a zero-tolerance policy toward corruption in the form of a formal Codes of Ethics or Conduct. Commit to zero tolerance and say so.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Author John McPhee reviewed his lifetime of writing and observed that 90% of the topics he had explored as an adult were things he was curious about before he went to college. (Just note, however, that once you own a bakery you’ll be doing very little actual baking. Perhaps your passion dates back to childhood, as mine did.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2016

Consider these three examples: In 2014 the US healthcare retailer CVS decided to stop selling cigarettes, at an estimated cost of $2 billion, due to it being “the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health,” according to Larry Merlo, CEO. .” Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2016

They have also helped businesses profit from consumers by encouraging enrollment in costly overdraft protection, subscriptions to email lists and magazines, and disclosure of personal information to retailers. Nevertheless, disclosure did have important benefits.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2012

We need to slow the erosion and give our personal, social, ethical and legal sensibilities a chance to catch up. It also allows users tagged by others to review and reject being tagged. Technology is pushing us toward zero privacy, but we can't just say, "Oh, well." We have to learn how to limit the direct and collateral damage.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

Some characteristics of a successful cybersecurity professional simply can’t be taught in a classroom: unbridled curiosity, passion for problem solving, strong ethics, and an understanding of risks. Some of our recent additions to the security team came from unexpected career fields such as retail, education, entertainment, and law.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2012

But this reaction from SOPA's ostensible industry reveals more about the apparent effectiveness of this digital cause-related marketing effort than its legality, morality or ethics. The web organizations inflicted their unhappiness upon their public because they thought their misery would successfully get company. Why not emulate success?

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Customers feel better for making the purchase because of enhanced prestige, perceived excellence, or uniqueness; the product is enjoyable or entertaining to use, or is made for ethical reasons (e.g. offering is environmentally friendly). The other side of the emotional coin is security, reducing the risk of feeling bad. Gross Margin Uplift.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. Would they be delighted or disturbed?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

These researchers opined that high prices are preventing patients from being treated, and they questioned the ethics of pharmaceutical companies. Coach, the manufacturer of fine accessories such as handbags, activates price-sensitive dormant customers via a network of outlet stores that offer up to 70% off full retail prices.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the company's retail insights into the browsing, shopping, and purchasing behaviors of its customers, its views into entrepreneurial investment through its Web Services offering, and its Kindle and Fire media consumption devices, Amazon is extraordinarily well-positioned to strategically invest in explicit companies or particular sectors.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2015

As a result, workers are less productive, less healthy, even less ethical. As a result, somewhere between five and 15 million additional workers will be eligible for overtime, most in retail and food service and most of them women. Long hours deplete our ability to make good choices and make it harder to fit in a full night of sleep.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

In fact, a survey of retail managers suggests that a majority think customers are happier getting preferential treatment in public than in private. Ethical Quandaries. Even more disturbing, one in six say they''ve been personally bullied into doing something counter to their ethical values or their customers'' interests.

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