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- 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20
problems, hence the potential improvements from our framework come at essentially limited extra computational cost. We perform numerical experiments drawn from three di erent application areas (portfolio optimization, inventory... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
invented the concept of FairMarket Network, which is basically a distributed selling environment, where we'll run marketplaces and auctions for many companies underneath their own brand. That way they'll drive the traffic; they'll be responsible for all that. But we'll... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018
“European business.” While internment was perceived and managed as a political risk, the case also shows that it created unexpected networking opportunities, generating a tight community of German businesspeople in India. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/pepsico-profits-and-food-the-belt-tightens/an/314055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-012 Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (A) Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a U.S. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
broadcasters pay a premium for licensing rights. In terms of affiliate fees, nine out of ten of the most expensive cable networks per viewer carry high-engagement sports content, with ESPN, the NFL Network, and the MLB View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
prior art that invalidates the patent being examined, and productivity in the machine learning process technology requires computer science and engineering (CS&E) skills. We discuss implications for artificial intelligence and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29
risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
America Innovation Network By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William R. Kerr Abstract— Technological progress builds upon itself, with the expansion of invention in one domain propelling future work in linked fields. Our analysis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7
minimizes a convex approximation of this metric. We further develop an exponential penalty approach and show that its computational performance is far superior and its trade-off between delay and fairness compares favorably. In our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009
while offering increased payments to good-type agents. I estimate that a leading affiliate network could have invoked an optimal payment delay to eliminate 71% of fraud without decreasing profit. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2015
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First Look: May 5
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/AmbigMainTextFinal_8a88b410-0618-40ea-969a-c29f3e509d9d.pdf May 2015 Journal of Information Technology Big Other: Surveillance Capitalism and the Prospects of an Information Civilization By: Zuboff, Shoshana Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4
leadership), when Walt Disney Animation Studios had become more structured and hierarchical, and it wasn't always easy to work across departments to innovate. Yet the work, which involved both high-tech computer animation and creative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21
globalization plans are thwarted. Already Latin America's leading candy producer and an exporter to over 100 countries, Arcor analyzes how it can become truly global with production facilities and distribution networks in various regions,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6
(January 2012) Abstract This paper examines the relative importance of platform quality, indirect network effects, and consumer expectations on the success of entrants in platform-based markets. We develop a theoretical model and find... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2012
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First Look: May 1
paper we draw on two of the most important historical episodes in the history of the computing industry, the introduction of the PC and of the browser, to develop a third hypothesis. Both IBM and Microsoft, having been extremely... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Nov 2016
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November 8, 2016
academic cultures, structures, and traditions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51876 Innovation Network By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William Kerr Abstract—Technological progress builds upon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
potential adverse event once the test-statistic crosses a stopping boundary. We employ asymptotic analysis that assumes a large number of observations in a given window of time to show how to compute the stopping boundary by solving a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16
case studies and examples with key concepts from economics, sociology, computer science, consumer psychology, and management studies and presents them all in a clear, accessible, and entertaining style. Enterprise 2.0 is a must-have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
colleague, Senior Lecturer Willy Shih, led a discussion titled "Emerging Models of Corporate Research," which centered on case studies on Corning, IBM, and InnoCentive. A veteran of 27 years in industry, many of them in View Details