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- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
dynamic capture of these metrics via our new electronic health record (EHR) was developed at our institution. Methods. Contemporary breast cancer literature on treatment options, expected outcomes, and potential complications was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Child’s Play
skills, with more features, convenience, and portability than a stack of books. “We created this company to create child development apps on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad that help with the social,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating a mathematical method to understand consumer behavior in a digital world
homophily—the “birds-of-a-feather” tendencies of like-minded people? Only by understanding the relative impacts of these factors can companies develop effective marketing strategies. Studying the adoption of a mobile View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
Four years ago, I used Duolingo’s free language learning app to pick up enough German to impress my new girlfriend, who had recently moved to Boston from Munich. I was able to use what I learned on the app... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
residents with tangible results: When a BOS:311 app user posts a photo of a downed tree limb, for example, the responding public works team often adds a photo of the clean street as well as the workers. “It closes the loop,” she says,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
In the online marketplace, oodles of retailers and developers rely on “platforms” such as Amazon.com, the Apple App Store, Facebook, and Twitter to get their products and services into the hands of users.... View Details
- 12 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Interning as a Software Engineer while at HBS
supports my work in tech/startups. For instance, this past year a few sectionmates and I started working on a side project called Ummo, a personalized speech coach. Harvard provided the initial capital to get the project off the ground, and Ummo turned into something... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
product, which is the module that our customers build into their apps to be able to connect to the bank accounts of their millions of users. So far, it’s been exciting to learn the nuances of developing a... View Details
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
two-clicks, the City might create apps and alerts that let you, say, get that pot-hole filled, pay a parking meter, or move your car on street-cleaning days before it gets towed. Just like Google builds sites that are colorful, easily... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Accelerating a Gas-on-demand Startup
was ripe for innovation.” By graduation, the pair and a third cofounder, Dan Hunter, had launched Yoshi on the streets of Palo Alto. Hunter was the mechanic; he retrofitted his old pickup truck with extra fuel tanks. Alexander was the engineer; he designed a no-frills... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
But there's a growing consensus that ads don't work on mobile devices; consumers just don't like them. Instead of creating tiny banner ads, smart marketers will turn to apps to reach customers and engage them. Effective View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones
people worldwide who suffer from this often-fatal disease. With a goal of reversing “diabesity”—the twin epidemic of diabetes and obesity that is engulfing the developing world—Jana Care is building biosensors and software View Details
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
BrownellHarvard Business School Case 813-122 Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding a CTO, or outsourcing. He only has a little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
Perkins and Apple to invest in companies that would develop apps for the iPhone. The result: a critical mass of applications for Apple's App Store, which today boasts some... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Memoirs of an International First Year Student
need not be. There are plenty of job opportunities for international students in the US and abroad, and the Career and Professional Development Office will work closely with you to help you identify various opportunities. In terms of... View Details
- Profile
Ann Chao
musicians. Together, they founded a startup, Sonation, and developed its first product: an application that allows practicing musicians to play with an orchestra "wherever and whenever they want." In the second semester of her... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
via the city’s Citizens Connect app were “closed” without a resolution. It is a balancing act between making residents feel their concerns are heard and helping them understand the process the city uses to prioritize snow removal given... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
expatriate employees ride them. By comparison, through the Go-Jek app a user could now summon a ride in seconds just as a New Yorker could summon an Uber. Routes were traceable, fares were calculated transparently, and passengers could... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- Blog Post
Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering
project off the ground, and Ummo turned into something bigger than any of us expected. Our app got picked up in The New York Times, Business Insider, LifeHacker and many other publications. Somehow Apple found out about it, and showcased... View Details