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By: Chiara Farronato
Based on a broad interest in the economics of innovation and the Internet, Professor Farronato concentrates her research on the evolution of e-commerce and peer-to-peer online platforms, including platform adoption, economies of scale, and drivers of heterogeneous... View Details
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International Competitiveness in High Technology and Science Based Sectors

By: Gary P. Pisano

This research project examines shifts in competitive capabilities of companies and countries in high technology and science based businesses.  It is particularly concerned with the potential loss of such capabilities in various industrial sectors in the... View Details

    Lynda M. Applegate

    Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of Liberal Arts in Finance and Management at the Harvard University Extension School.  She has also played a... View Details

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    The Economics of Digitization

    By: Shane M. Greenstein

    What is the value of digital platforms that build on user-generated content? How well do existing frameworks explain the value of these businesses? While drawing on prior work, this research stream examines new issues in parts of the economy that previously were... View Details

    • 20 May 2014
    • News

    The Capitalist’s Dilemma

    • 27 Dec 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

    Business School professors—former Medtronic chairman and CEO Bill George, economist and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, and innovation and strategy authority Rosabeth Moss Kanter—to offer their thoughts on some of the year's most... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff
    • 06 Feb 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

    chain economy.” Our research shows that by categorizing the economy into supply chain versus business-to-consumer industries, a different picture emerges. The supply chain industries are a distinct category of the View Details

      Nitin Nohria

      Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.

      As Dean, building on... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; arts; biotechnology; emerging market private equity; energy; executive search; financial services; green technology; health care; high technology; industrial goods; information technology industry; infrastructure industry; investment banking industry; legal services; management consulting; manufacturing; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; professional services
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      Managing in an Information Age

      By: Lynda M. Applegate
      Lynda M. Applegate's research focuses on the influence of information technology on markets and organizations. Her findings on the evolution of electronic commerce and on the role of information technology as an enabler of flexible and adaptive ... View Details

        Charlotte L. Robertson

        Charlotte Robertson is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches BGIE in the MBA required curriculum.

        Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial... View Details

        • 2013
        • Working Paper

        International Health Economics

        By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
        Perhaps because health care is a local service sector, health economists have paid little attention to international linkages between domestic health care economies. However, the growth in domestic health care sectors is often attributed to medical innovations whose... View Details
        Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Global Range; Economics
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        • February 2023 (Revised February 2024)
        • Case

        Chari: Exploring Fintech in Morocco

        By: Karen G. Mills and Ahmed Dahawy
        This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Morocco. It highlights Morocco’s unique economy where cash remains a dominant player in the market despite global advancements in digitalization. The case also explores the various cultural and... View Details
        Keywords: Business Model; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Technological Innovation; Distribution Industry; Financial Services Industry; Morocco
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        • October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
        • Case

        The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests

        By: Samuel G. Hanson, Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
        In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken... View Details
        Keywords: Bailout; Regulation; Stress Test; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
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        • 2013
        • Article

        Industry Equilibrium with Open-Source and Proprietary Firms

        By: Gaston Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde
        We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of open-source and proprietary firms. Two novel aspects of the model are (i) participation in open source arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (ii) open-source and proprietary... View Details
        Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Balance and Stability; Software; Knowledge Management; Supply and Industry; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Cooperation
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        • 03 Feb 2021
        • Blog Post

        Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

        After more than two decades in consulting, Jurgen Weiss joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 2020 as a member of the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit. He currently teaches the first year BGIE core course... View Details
        • 06 Dec 2010
        • Sharpening Your Skills

        Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

        entrepreneurs are innovating products to attract the emerging middle class. Such innovations could potentially benefit consumers living in mature markets. How Important Are Relations With The Host Country?... View Details
        • 13 Jul 2022
        • Book

        Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

        presented in the excerpt below, the authors outline what a greener and fairer economy would look like. Co-edited by Battilana, the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the Alan L. Gleitsman... View Details
        Keywords: by Avery Forman
        • 24 Jul 2006
        • Research & Ideas

        How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

        kayaking was a wonderful example of how "user innovations" evolve and eventually become commercial products. Hienerth is a professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, while von Hippel is a professor at MIT Sloan School of... View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation
        • 16 Apr 2001
        • Research & Ideas

        Making the Most of Government Upheaval

        Beginning with Chile more than twenty years ago, Latin America has experienced a wrenching yet exciting transformation of its predominantly inward-looking, state-driven economies to a robust acceptance and practice of open-market... View Details
        Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
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        The Servicification of the U.S. Economy: The Role of Startups versus Incumbent Firms

        Over the last few decades, the U.S. economy has exhibited a significant shift from manufacturing towards services. This transition has been particularly prominent in an important subcategory of services industries that drives innovation and employs many high-wage... View Details