Digital Work - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

the activities of businesses to expand their DTC business into a true omnichannel relationship. In part because of COVID-19, there was more change to DTC businesses in 2020 than there was for the prior 10 years. Our 2021 version increases the challenges of this View Details

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43385 Harvard Business School Case 817-012 DataXu: Selling Ad Tech DataXu served marketers by buying digital advertising for brands using its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

greater, but the average quality will be lower due to the lower expected value of marginal ideas. However, we posit that slack time such as school breaks may be qualitatively different than work time because contiguous blocks may be... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

the fall of such companies as DEC, Kodak, Nokia, Wang, and more recently Sears. "People often forget that when Apple launched the iPhone it was already a $24 billion corporation. " I am a huge fan of Schumpeter and I’ve been reading his View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy. Publisher's link: http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-05631-9.html August 2013 Research Policy Digital Dark Matter and the Economic... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

BREAKTHROUGHS PEOPLE THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE A YEAR AGO.” HOME REGION Wayne, PA UNDERGRAD EDUCATION College of William & Mary, Economics, 2014 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Verily, Google, Symplivety HBS ACTIVITIES Digital Impact Initiative, The... View Details

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

digital platforms not only shaped individual organizations but changed the structure of the entire computer industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55092 Design... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

planning, sports, empowering women, and the digital frontier. “We introduced several new panels for this edition of the event, and personally, I found the exploration of soft power particularly intriguing,” says Lootah. “This panel delved... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

responsibility for securing these materials. Working PapersPayout Taxes and the Allocation of Investment Authors:Bo Becker, Marcus Jacob, and Martin Jacob Abstract When corporate payout is taxed, internal equity (retained earnings) is... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

the moral compass to describe individuals' inner sense of right and wrong, we offer a framework to help us understand social reasons why our moral compass can come under others' control, leading even good people to cross ethical boundaries. Departing from prior View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

innovate frequently and rely on a systematic way of doing so. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/EBR%202014%20Magic%20of%20Innovation_2071dd24-fd3e-4fe0-bac0-167ef27c78e3.pdf Working Papers Creating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015

workers' capacity for growth, and conduct data-based project reviews. To counter the bias toward action—and the unthinking perpetual motion and exhaustion that ensue—leaders can schedule more work breaks and make time for reflection. They... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009

Working PapersThe Long-Run Risks Model and Aggregate Asset Prices: An Empirical Assessment Authors:Jason Beeler and John Y. Campbell Abstract The long-run risks model of asset prices explains stock price variation as a response to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

an inventory of the most important shared software and potential vulnerabilities and is the first step to understand more about these projects so that we can create tools and standards that result in trust and transparency in software.” View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

sick to work the day after the Super Bowl, and there are some HR executives that are lobbying to actually have the day after the Super Bowl be a holiday. Kenny: Yes, I'm in favor of that. Kenny: How many minutes of advertising in a... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

18 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

service.” One company that has been successful with IoT in health care is Philips, whose imaging division has created connected ultrasound and CT scan machines. Instead of just selling the machines to hospitals, the company has worked... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

Working PapersTo Groupon or Not to Groupon: The Profitability of Deep Discounts Authors:Benjamin Edelman, Sonia Jaffe, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract We examine the profitability and implications of online discount vouchers, a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

forthcoming World Bank Economic Review Productivity Gains from Foreign Direct Investment: Macro and Micro Approaches By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—This paper discussed the importance of an “integrated approach” to the study of the effects of FDI on host countries.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2021
Case

Codecademy: Where to Next?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Max Mailman and Sarah Ascherman

In March 2020, Zach Sims, co-founder and CEO of online education platform Codecademy, prepared for a meeting with his Chief of Staff Kunal Ahuja to discuss the company’s goals. Codecademy billed itself as the largest online resource for computer science literacy and... View Details