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- 04 Mar 2008
- News
HBS Blogs
http://kapner.blogspot.com/ (living in Japan; archived since Aug. 2007) MBA 1994B Mike Troiano, Scalable Intimacy: Branding in the Age of Social Media, http://scalableintimacy.com (archived since at least Jan. 2009) MBA 1994H David... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
on a profitable and scalable basis. With Pearson's overall strategy shifting from the developed to the developing world and from a supplier of books to a host of other learning products and services, the company thought PALF's lessons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55493 Marketplace Scalability and Strategic Use of Platform Investment By: Li, Jin, Gary P. Pisano, and Feng Zhu Abstract— The View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
owners to improve the effectiveness of these promotional investments. They are particularly attractive to challenger brands, because targeted coupon activities are extremely scalable—they can participate for a varying number of brands for a varying period of time. This... View Details
- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
not saying people can't do it, but if something is going to be scalable to the millions of workers who will be entering the system in the coming years, that idea doesn't work as a core strategy." Participants in the system can view... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
Blended learning looks like the vehicle to do a lot of this, but we're thinking of it more as a student-centric system that allows for mastery-based learning. Undergirding that approach with technology is the most scalable way to do it... View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
concerns about the tragedy at Japan's Fukushima plant, he maintains that nuclear power "is a scalable technology that has significant room for technological improvement, safety enhancement, proliferation resistance, regulatory redesign,... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
source. Fancy considered, "Education access represents a big order and huge growth, but does it lead us into doing things we haven't done before, may not be good at, and may not be scalable to be used by different partners in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
school, and we’re reaching 4 million students a month. So the social return on capital is off the charts. I challenge anyone to find a more scalable model. Viewed through that lens, we hope the community realizes how valuable this is. We... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
by everyone watching. Scalability is what also makes Shovio different. In effect, thousands of different individual broadcasts can go on, supporting tens of millions of viewers, all simultaneously. It’s truly a broadcasting network, not a... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
find a more scalable model. Viewed through that lens, we hope the community realizes how valuable this is. We can rival the impact of a ministry of education or exceed it by orders of magnitude, with a budget that is orders of magnitude... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
professional leaders are required (although some organizations use facilitators to get them started), and minimal staff is needed to support them. In this sense they are scalable for organizations that want to use True North Groups to... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan
world, the economics were terrific. The business was highly scalable but, in addition, there was a great market for the digital information. So that part of the business looked to be very well-founded. But in the physical world, it was a... View Details
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
engineered composition leather extracted from waste leather using an environmentally friendly process. The end product looked, smelled, and felt like natural leather. Scalable marketplace adoption of E-Leather’s products looked promising... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
insurgent's clear mission and purpose, an unambiguous owner mindset, and a relentless obsession with the front line) can resolve the predictable crises of growth. Scalability Rules: Principles for Scaling Web Sites by Martin L. Abbott... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
attractive to businesses, especially to e-commerce firms that thrive on global and scalable business models. Yet, most global e-commerce players, with a few exceptions, have failed to achieve significant success in Asia. This article... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Amazon, research shows how AI-driven processes are vastly more scalable than traditional processes, allow massive scope increase, enabling companies to straddle industry boundaries, and create powerful opportunities for learning—to drive... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
labor-intensive manufacturing process and the high prices of Zotter chocolates limit the scalability of the company, even though the founder desires to grow. While the founder has many ideas for the firm, it is not clear which path would... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
new community was faced with how best to construct the vertical and attract a sufficiently large audience. While the model seemed highly scalable because each vertical used the same core technology, every sector had its unique features.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne