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- 02 Oct 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Gimlet Turn a Podcast Network into a Disruptive Platform?
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
perspective of actual consumer buying patterns, a blazer in an atypical size actually has more in common with a fashion-driven product than with the same style jacket in a popular size. For example, sales for 46-regular, one of the most popular sizes, vary only View Details
- 29 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies
- 06 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward
- 2021
- Article
Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy: The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services
By: Samantha Bates, John Bowers, Shane Greenstein, Jordi Weinstock, Jonathan Zittrain and Yunhan Xu
This paper analyzes the extent to which the Internet’s global domain name resolution (DNS) system has preserved its distributed resilience given the rise of cloud-based hosting and infrastructure. We explore trends in the concentration of the DNS space since at least... View Details
Keywords: Domain Name System; Resilience; Entropy; Internet and the Web; Infrastructure; Performance Effectiveness; Safety; Cybersecurity
Bates, Samantha, John Bowers, Shane Greenstein, Jordi Weinstock, Jonathan Zittrain, and Yunhan Xu. "Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy: The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services." Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media 1 (2021).
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
“People think, ‘It would be wonderful if every morning I went for a run at 7 a.m. and then was showered and ready to work at 8 a.m.,’” says John Beshears, the Terrie F. and Bradley M. Bloom Associate Professor of Business Administration... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity: Reply to Ayash and Rastad
- 27 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
- 18 Mar 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthiness: A Nutrition Metric
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
When electronic cigarettes first appeared a little over a decade ago, they were hailed by many as a godsend: a tool to help smokers quit while mitigating the most harmful effects of tobacco. "The [e-cigarette] market is producing, at... View Details
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
heavy-handed we had to be." John puts it another way: "Cost transparency doesn't fall apart until we say, 'Hey guys, we're ripping you off.'" Meanwhile In The Real World The researchers took the academic experiments into the real world... View Details
- 07 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much
the winner, but many consumers would choose Target, the research suggests. "People's perception is that brands that sacrifice relatively more of their earnings seem more generous." The findings come as many companies—reassured by a... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
Leading in the 21st Century is an HBS Executive Education program being held in January 2000. Professors Gary Hamel and John Kotter talk about the course and the new realities of leadership and competitive success. Q: What led the two of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
our ties as members of a global community with a shared belief in the importance of educating leaders for the 21st century. I have been humbled by the extraordinary generosity and talents of the alumni, faculty, staff, and students who... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven (MBA '54)
economics in 1952, he was eager to study business at HBS, where he was inspired by Professors Georges F. Doriot and John G. McLean, who were pioneers in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate... View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
that they will disappear quickly from the public eye after having been seen by the intended recipients or after a short period of time. Disappearing selfies are seemingly the ideal solution for people who enjoy life on social media but... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 31 Aug 2013
- News
Long CVS receipts spark social media sensation
- 05 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?
Dreams, right? ‘If you build it, they will come.’ You might think flu shot clinics work that way,” says Beshears. “Many employers believe that by just making a clinic available on the premises that people will flock to it because everyone... View Details
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
Sometimes when John R. Wells, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, meets a senior manager from a successful company, he likes to ask the provocative question, "Is your company already dead?" In his more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding