Digital Technologies - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

collective research process. In particular we show that the process of creating breakthrough innovations of meanings partially mirrors the process of creating breakthrough technological innovations. Studies of design-driven innovation may... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month | Baker Library

Newsletter . Doctors and patients turned to virtual communication when the pandemic made in-person appointments risky. But research by Ariel Stern and Mitchell Tang finds that providers' responses can vary depending on a patient's race. Could View Details

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Creating Brand Value - Course Catalog

difficult. Consumers are increasingly diverse, skeptical of marketing, and empowered by digital technologies that easily connect them to others who share their tastes. They co-create the meaning of the... View Details

October 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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Fantuan

By: Feng Zhu and David Lane

In 2023, CEO Randy Wu was considering the optimal growth strategy for Fantuan, a restaurant food delivery platform that had expanded from its 2014 founding in Vancouver, Canada to serve the Chinese demand for Asian cuisine in urban markets across Australia, Canada, the... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Canada; United Kingdom; Australia

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25 Apr 2012
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How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

organized. Other facts are generated by so-called digital sensors operating worldwide in industrial equipment, autos, and the like. By linking the sensors, an "industrial Internet" can be created. These trends appear to have "opportunity"... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

25 Aug 2022
News

Case Study: Sound Check

Illustration by Neil Webb Illustration by Neil Webb Josh Hoffman-Senn (MBA 2019) and fellow cofounder of LS, Jimmy Pemberton, launched their initial digital toolkit in 2021, after seeing fellow musicians search out supplemental income... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

If you want to be awed by the pace of technological advancement over the past few decades, compare the capabilities of a bulky PC from 1984 with those of a sleek smartphone in 2016. You’ll find stark differences. But if you want to be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 17

California, policy mattered a great deal. However, Danish firms, building on inherited technological capabilities and benefitting from a small-scale and decentralized industrial structure, benefitted more from Californian public policies.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2021
News

Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

pillars of health care in terms of the sectors, so we had pharma and biotech as one group, digital and IT, Investment, and then care providers,” says HBSHAA copresident Nicki MacManus (MBA 2009). “And there’s more and more interest in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

love didn’t last, though, especially when Kalanick defied those same cities when they tried to enforce local laws or when Uber would start a service without municipal permission. (Uber argued it was a technology company connecting riders... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

casualties and run up massive national debt; Auguste believed the best options for his son?s future lay in America. Auguste planned for Georges to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and he gave his son a letter of... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

ethanol, solar, and clean-burning coal technology as particularly promising areas. Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82): The CEO of General Electric sees opportunity in clean and sustainable industrial products and systems, private-sector activity that... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About

because of them... because of you. Yet even as you faced challenges during your time at HBS, I am incredibly thankful that you helped us move forward with strategic priorities, including leveraging digital View Details

16 Sep 2015
News

Built for Speed

Kentucky, a set of structures so large they are typically measured in acres—900, all told—not square feet and have their own zip code. But big can be a downside for GE’s makers. Kevin Nolan, VP of technology at GE Appliances, offers the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Books

money searching for the next blockbuster, why superstars are paid unimaginable sums, and how digital technologies are transforming the entertainment landscape. Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

pedigree, becoming a VC wasn’t the original plan. Instead, Tim Draper wanted to be an entrepreneur. He had some good ideas, he says, which ran the gamut from digitizing music (back in the early 1980s) to a new global stock market to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog

navigate and shape an environment in which competition, technology and regulation are constantly changing. We will look at a variety of financial institutions and financial service providers including banks, nonbank financial... View Details

25 Mar 2021
News

Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

looks at how the company built a digital organization that leverages AI and other technologies to speed its operations, manage its processes, and ensure quality across research, testing, and manufacturing in... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

every time," Tecco notes. "It's a great example of using technology to reduce costs and save time." Musing on the risk-reward equation of launching a start-up in the digital health space, Tecco acknowledges... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

complement its farm-equipment business. And Goldman Sachs and many others are using digital technologies to reimagine their businesses. In this book, Gupta provides a workable framework for following their... View Details

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