Direct Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

helps to promote is a keen focus on driving business value and a more effective approach to strategic alignment. Leaders who power their organization through conversation-based practices will not always "dot" all four of these I's. But as... View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

26 Mar 2025
News

Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore

we live. Why do you want to give back in this way? Mobilizing our incredible alumni network allows me to create multiple opportunities for meaningful engagement, knowledge-sharing, and social impact. It helps me strengthen our community... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

Telesom ZAAD initially made mobile money services free and managers focused on customer acquisition and training employees to effectively explain the service to prospective customers. In addition to gaining indirect revenue from a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications

26 Aug 2016
News

Connecting with the Past

networking cards; Modular Visions Systems; and Gage Electronics, the first manufacturer of computer-based instrumentation. In 1991, the need to find and warn family members of their genetic heritage prompted Diamond to concentrate on that... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

literature on disability insurance does not account for this intertemporal channel, it may underestimate the total work-disincentive effect of SSDI. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49390 Working Papers... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

attempting to transform a large portion of its business from a traditionally product-centric operating mode to a platform-based one that leverages network effects to create durable competitive advantage.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2001
News

New Ventures New Gains

reaching a high of $243 amidst much media fanfare. But like many early dot-com success stories, Perry, who has been called a founding father of the business-to-business online marketplace, has experienced the effects of gravity lately.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Susan Young; Martin Dubilier (MBA 1952); Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

08 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 8

important directions for future research, such as investigating the causes and consequences of how organizations and industries are evaluated on warmth and competence. Read the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

when employees are faced with this entrepreneurial gap? They must use their energy and creativity to figure out how to succeed without direct control of the resources they need. Thus, managers can adjust these two spans to stimulate... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

safety testing by third-party labs in the US in 2015 was about $1.5 billion, compared to the estimated $8.5 billion value of food safety tests conducted by companies in-house. Mérieux NutriSciences is one of the largest providers of food safety testing for food... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

for success while avoiding common traps. Filled with practical examples, this book will help you prepare and manage your job search; build your network to be an exponential multiplier for you; be ready when you meet recruiting teams; and... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

several decades before an effective system of rules will govern China"), the burden of bloated state firms, and lack of experience with a market economy. Yet the mainland giant is likely to "continue to grow rapidly for the next two to... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Dec 1999
News

A Class Act

resulted over time in one of the most vibrant and highly regarded alumni networks anywhere. Aside from their sheer volume (at present, a total of 300 pages per issue) and scope (current copy provided by 853 class and section... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

Web

Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024

portion of faculty salaries and benefits expense along with direct costs for faculty support staff and travel, as well as for the School’s network of global offices. Additionally, HBS allocates a portion of... View Details

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

skills required to become an effective “implementer /operator.” Underlying Themes and Goals The industry, organization, and protagonist settings in the course are highly diverse. Cases will focus on protagonist perspectives ranging from... View Details

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Investors can access foreign diversification opportunities through either foreign portfolio investment... View Details