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- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
a little too familiar. “There’s this moment where they’re listening, and they know they are inadvertently doing these same kinds of things in their own companies by creating more red tape or more layers...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
otherwise known as "millennials," those born beginning in the late 1970s. Here's what they tell me: They are generally bright, cheery, seemingly well-adjusted, and cooperative. They'll pull an "all-nighter" for a good reason, but they won't let that...
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by Jim Heskett
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance
By: David Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook based on the idea that connecting people was a fundamentally good thing—and a way to turn a handsome profit. But from the beginning, Facebook received criticism both for how it handled user privacy and how it curated user-generated...
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Platform;
Governance;
Privacy;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Governance;
Ethics;
Business and Government Relations;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Web Services Industry
Yoffie, David, and Daniel Fisher. "Fixing Facebook: Fake News, Privacy, and Platform Governance." Harvard Business School Case 720-400, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- September 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Zameer Kassam Fine Jewelry: Engaging Clients
By: Ryan W. Buell and Amy Klopfenstein
Zameer Kassam Fine Jewelry (ZKFJ) designs custom engagement rings that tell the story of a couple’s relationship. The case describes the company’s process for engaging clients, which has historically been a relatively offline, high-touch experience. Obliged by...
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Customer Engagement;
Service Delivery;
Health Pandemics;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Satisfaction;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth and Development;
Retail Industry
Buell, Ryan W., and Amy Klopfenstein. "Zameer Kassam Fine Jewelry: Engaging Clients." Harvard Business School Case 621-043, September 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
his History of American Democracy course. “We’re looking at history as not just a series of things that happened, but as a series of View Details
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April White
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
people have been working from home for a few weeks, leaders need to hold a “working from home” relaunch to help their teams learn to reorient based on the new realities. While team launches set the course of a group at the moment it comes...
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by Tsedal Neeley
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
track four things and relate them to the success of our investments: market size, the team, unique technology, and whether the product is developed at the time we invest. We found proprietary technology is...
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by Lauren Barley
- Profile
Tara Basu Trivedi
challenges regardless of what was going on in her personal life and regardless of the barriers and social norms that society imposed. What’s the best thing about your hometown?...
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Joel Hurd
the porch of my cabin, closing my eyes, and listening to the wind blow through the pines. For all I knew that was heaven. What is the best thing about your home town? Home is all View Details
- 25 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse
challenge is going to be and I can't get motivated about it." Q: Are there particular experiences that lead to an impasse? A: No. Our lives are unique. We all experience impasse, and we will experience impasse many times in our lives. Why? One View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
quickly allows employees to assess their options and find new opportunities within the industry, pivoting to another sector or starting an entrepreneurial venture to find more meaningful work. Two things companies should be doing now:...
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by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Newsweek: Driving a Digital First Strategy
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Suraj Srinivasan
The case describes the transformation at Newsweek, the storied news magazine that had fallen from its commanding position as a premier print publication unable to find its footing in the fast changing digital media landscape. After buying Newsweek and taking over as...
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Transformation;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Analytics and Data Science;
Performance Evaluation;
Partners and Partnerships
Applegate, Lynda M., and Suraj Srinivasan. "Newsweek: Driving a Digital First Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 822-052, October 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
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Adriann Dolphin
What’s the best thing about your hometown? I’m originally from Palm Beach, FL, but I consider Washington, DC my adopted hometown. I loved being at the center of history in DC. I’m a big history and...
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- 2016
- Chapter
User-Generated Content and Social Media
By: Michael Luca
This paper documents what economists have learned about user-generated content (UGC) and social media. A growing body of evidence suggests that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from...
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User-generated Content;
Crowdsourcing;
Design Economics;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing;
Economics;
Media;
Social Media
Luca, Michael. "User-Generated Content and Social Media." Chap. 12 in Handbook of Media Economics. Vol. 1B, edited by Simon Anderson, Joel Waldfogel, and David Strömberg. North-Holland Publishing Company, 2016.
- 01 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Choosing the Right Student Loan
wisely, you can minimize the amount you owe and the time it takes to pay them off. There are tons of student loan options out there, so how do you choose which one is right for you? Here are five important View Details
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth...
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Disruption;
Communication;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Employees;
News;
Cybersecurity;
Digital Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Management;
Internet and the Web;
Crisis Management;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Negotiation Tactics;
Failure;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Perception;
Reputation;
Trust;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Infrastructure;
Distribution Industry;
United States;
Alabama
- March 2023
- Case
Mirakl: Growing The Marketplace Economy
By: Antonio Moreno, Santiago Gallino and Emilie Billaud
Mirakl provided the technology and seller network required for companies like Macy's, Best Buy, Walmart, Siemens, or Carrefour to simply design, launch, and administer a marketplace that included products from third-party sellers. What began as a basic business idea in...
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Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Startups;
Transformation;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Sales;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Europe;
France;
Paris;
United States
Moreno, Antonio, Santiago Gallino, and Emilie Billaud. "Mirakl: Growing The Marketplace Economy." Harvard Business School Case 623-054, March 2023.
- July 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
LinkedIn (A)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
In the summer of 2005, LinkedIn, a two-year-old start-up, was choosing between two options to monetize its 5 million business people network. Members could contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements,...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Internet and the Web;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "LinkedIn (A)." Harvard Business School Case 707-406, July 2006. (Revised February 2007.)
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
the four or five days surrounding the IPO in 1980. We bet the company at every board meeting.” Superpower: “I think I would say picking good people. I know the real thing when I see it. A lot of it is...
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