Tag: Rajiv Lal

  • Nation & World

    What will the new post-pandemic normal look like?

    The coronavirus pandemic is forcing changes big and small to the economy, to society, even to the trajectory of young lives. Harvard experts weigh in on some key areas.

    19 minutes
    Computer with a mask.
  • Nation & World

    For retail, the revolution is televised

    For retail, the revolution is being televised, or at least delivered through online screens.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Now arriving: Internet of Things

    The Internet of Things is growing ever more sophisticated, enabling everything from smart cities to automatic appliances. A Harvard ethicist says we should think not just about what we can do, but what we should do.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HBS Professor Emeritus Walter J. Salmon, 84

    Legendary Harvard Business School (HBS) Professor Walter J. Salmon, M.B.A. ’54, D.B.A. ’60, long one of the world’s leading experts on retailing, retail distribution, and marketing, died on March 8 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston from complications of a stroke.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Around the Schools: Harvard Business School

    Two Harvard Business School professors, Nancy F. Koehn and Rajiv Lal, have weighed in on the Harvard Business School Web site with their best estimates of how the holiday shopping season will play out. One sees a flat or slightly improved sales period, while the other is guardedly optimistic.

    1 minute