Publications

Profile

Zach Clayton

involved in politics. "By college, I was eager to work with candidates in a more structured way," he says. That desire led to two business enterprises: The Resources Group, a public affairs organization, and New Media Campaigns, a company with View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Alumni Navigator Takes Off

Staying in touch with the School’s network of 65,000 graduates just got a lot easier. Directory search, the most popular feature on the Alumni Web site, now uses the same cutting-edge technology that powers searches on Barnes & Noble.com,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2010
News

HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India

health-care information to Indian consumers via text messaging and mobile Web browsing. India has a low Internet penetration but 450 million cell phone users, making mobile handsets the best device for delivering information on common... View Details

Keywords: child care; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

Principles that Matter: Sustaining Software Innovation from the Client to the Web Author:Marco Iansiti Abstract Economic analysis often reviews the role of principles—such as respect for intellectual property rights—in driving innovation.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Dec 2010
News

The Emergent Arab World

Maurice Obeid (HKS/HBS 2012) made clear in a passionate opening statement. In his remarks, Obeid, who is from Lebanon, echoed some of the personal anguish expressed by Arab-American Sharjeel Kashmir (PLDA 4, 2007) in the current... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

January 2020
Case

Ninja: Which Platform Wins Esports' Biggest Star?

By: Anita Elberse and Michal T. Leszczynski

It is July 2019, and the business of esports and gaming is booming. Tyler Blevins—better known as Ninja—has risen to stardom playing the immensely popular shooter game Fortnite. He has become the most followed streamer in the world and, helped by his management company... View Details

Keywords: Esports; Platforms; Superstar; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Internet and the Web; Personal Development and Career; Decision Making; Digital Platforms; Video Game Industry; Technology Industry

24 May 2017
News

Angie Hicks, MBA 2000

Unified Neighbors, and a new platform: the Internet. Hicks began growing the company, expanding into new markets, setting up a call center, and building a Web presence. She came to HBS to round out her education and then returned to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Apr 2000
News

Deep in the Heart of Texas

leadership, according to Winslow, include being able to put into action "ideas of what the club could be doing." His "near-term tactics" include creating a club Web site (Houston's site was recently launched) and reestablishing the club... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Dec 2005
News

What’s Next for You?

seasoned MBAs, the experts urged career downshifters to begin any transition by doing what Jeans described as “some personal R&D.” “You should try to look at what it is in your current work that makes you feel most alive,” Radtke... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

04 Mar 2008
News

HBS Blogs

MBA 1972J, and Thomas Lifson, MBA 1976H, for example); others recording only the details of one family’s life are comparatively unknown. But these blogs all share the virtue of allowing easy exposure to personal views about new swaths of... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

March 2011 (Revised December 2012)
Case

Demand Media

By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

Google search had helped Demand Media grow to be a $1.9 billion online publisher. Then, social media and smartphone apps began to change the way people navigated the Internet. How should Demand Media respond? The business ran on a radically new model in which a stable... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Information Publishing; Consumer Behavior; Customization and Personalization; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry

December 2001
Case

Sarah Vickers-Willis: Career Decisions (B)

By: Myra M. Hart, Lynda M. Applegate, Sarah Harden and Susan Saltrick

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Leadership; Internet and the Web; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Business Startups

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

chicken-and-egg aspect (characteristic of multi-sided businesses) out of the equation, which again might have been the right thing to do to get started. My personal view is that in the face of an explosion in the number of digital music... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Web Services; Web Services

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

than silver; silver is better than bronze, and not medaling usually puts you out of the endorsement money. The third element focuses on the personality of the athletes and the "story line" that they bring to the table. Joey... View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

01 Mar 2005
News

Things Everyone Should Know How to Do

Management, is now at work on a guide to life at home. She invites HBS advice givers or seekers to visit her Web site at www.theexpertsguideto.com. Is there less intergenerational teaching in society today? Yes. Many of the topics in The... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

December 2003
Teaching Note

Capital One Financial Corporation (TN)

By: Bharat N. Anand and Michael G. Rukstad

Teaching Note to (9-700-124). View Details

Keywords: Customization and Personalization; Industry Structures; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Information Management; Financial Services Industry