Privacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Mar 2006
What Do You Think?

The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?

Summing Up The jury is in. Nearly all respondents to this month's column would advise U.S. firms such as Yahoo, Google, Cisco, and Microsoft to continue to operate in China despite the government's possible use of their content or technology to invade the View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

What is deep support, in a nutshell? How will concerns for privacy affect the use of deep support? A: Deep support, as we describe in our book, is an entirely new way of thinking about commerce. In the support economy, the very purpose of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

creating new jobs. One could also trace out career paths—for example, the extent that those arriving on an H-1B visa with a large company ultimately become entrepreneurs as they gain permanent residency. That kind of matching, however, raises access and View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

for each transaction. In addition, the company says it won't collect consumers' purchase history. Edelman questions whether addressing security and privacy will be enough of a carrot to wean consumers off of their beloved plastic. Hesays... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

similar to that of advertising. A major challenge is that privacy laws prevent us from observing information about the applicant pool. I overcome this challenge by using order statistic distribution to infer applicant quality from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/519010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 819-024 Sidewalk Labs: Privacy in a City Built from the Internet Up By the time Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Sidewalk Labs, began hosting a Reddit “Ask Me... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

day long and would often shut off the monitors. When a Boston-area bank first tried out videoconferencing kiosks to sell financial services, customers refused to use them. The systems were located in closed booths that granted privacy but... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

15 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

GOI (Government of India). What are the positive and negative implications of this, specifically related to economic development of the majority and the privacy of the individual? Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

companies, lift outs represent a gamble on credibility, portability of performance, and human capital. Such moves may destroy relationships—with former colleagues, clients, and vendors—and impair the employees’ effectiveness for years to come. Finally, advice for... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

engaged citizens and the potential for new innovations from the private sector. Potential drawbacks of open access including security and privacy issues are illustrated. Issues related to the role of government in releasing data and the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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