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- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
plans, among other factors-was hampering uptake of what should be a highly valuable offering for all stakeholders involved. They wondered if a DTC approach, in which American Well would become a consumer brand and market a telehealth View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
reduction of search frictions, evidenced by an increase in conversion rates and a higher impact of Buybox on the mobile channel, which has significantly higher search frictions than the desktop channel. On the seller side, the number of... View Details
- 2021
- Book
Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Power and Influence; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Leadership
Hoffman, Andrew J. Management as a Calling: Leading Business, Serving Society. Stanford University Press, 2021. (Winner of the 2022 PROSE Book Award, Association of American Publishers;
Winner of the 2022 Best Book Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management;
Finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management.
Chinese Edition: 使命管理, China Science and Technology Press, 2022.)
- Web
Campus Tours | About
distancing when possible, especially when unmasked. Self-Guided Tours Can’t make it to one of the MBA or public tour times offered? You can always take a self-guided tour using the Smartguide tour app on your mobile device. Online Tours... View Details
- February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; Solar; Pay As You Go; PAYG; MFI; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Africa; United States
Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Amram Migdal. "Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment." Harvard Business School Case 318-003, February 2018. (Revised August 2018.)
- Research Summary
Platform Competition
Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details
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FAQs - Alumni
Mobility & Accessibility Assistance What mobility assistance and accessibility accommodations are available to reunion attendees? HBS strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
changes consumer behavior, and how data, technology and behavioral science underpin their service design. Fabian also discusses the evolving regulatory landscape, including Germany’s reuse mandates and emerging municipal single-use taxes.... View Details
- March 2012 (Revised September 2012)
- Case
INRIX
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Ryan Johnson
Since its founding in 2004, INRIX, a leading global provider of traffic information and driver services, had received four rounds of financing from leading venture capital (VC) firms and by 2012 had been cash flow positive for the past six quarters. Its founder, Bryan... View Details
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
solutions for myriad tasks that previously were performed in traditional, non-tech ways. In this way, they have improved the productivity of many traditional industries (just look at all the industries that use PCs today) and created brand new ones (just look at the... View Details
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2024
- Article
Heuristics on Call: The Impact of Mobile-Phone-Based Business-Management Advice
By: Shawn Cole, Mukta Joshi and Antoinette Schoar
There is growing evidence that business training for micro-entrepreneurs can be effective. However, in-person training can be expensive and imposes costs on the target beneficiaries. This paper presents the results of a two-site randomized evaluation of a light-touch,... View Details
Cole, Shawn, Mukta Joshi, and Antoinette Schoar. "Heuristics on Call: The Impact of Mobile-Phone-Based Business-Management Advice." World Bank Economic Review 38, no. 3 (August 2024): 580–597.
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
commitment dedicated to online marketplaces. In Greylock's view, 2014 was a special moment in time for online marketplaces, the beginning of a boom in the space that was being catalyzed by mobile technology and social identity. Rothman... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
variety of applications and services that drive the popularity of software. The first principle focuses on enabling choice: firms should allow consumers and partners to have a real choice between complementary products and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
"reinvent the phone." Yet both the device and the mobile service provided by AT&T involved limitations that could hinder the long-term prospects for the iPhone. At the same time, handset makers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Research - Global
customized soil nutrient management advisory service in India. As a methodological contribution, we examine whether and in which settings satellite measurements may be effective at estimating both agricultural yields and treatment... 2025... View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research
Equity ; Investment ; Investment Funds ; Science-Based Business ; Financial Services Industry ; France ; Paris ; Italy Citation Related Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Allen. "SWEN Blue Ocean: Impact Investing Goes to Sea." Harvard Business... View Details
- June 1998 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Martin Calles
Features the challenges facing an entrant in the New Zealand telecommunications market during the period 1989-1994. Clear Communications Ltd. (CCL), a joint venture owned by Bell Canada, MCI, New Zealand Television Corp., and Todd Companies, begins offering long... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Emerging Markets; Privatization; Monopoly; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Strategy; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Law; Telecommunications Industry; New Zealand
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Martin Calles. "Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-085, June 1998. (Revised December 2006.)
- June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the evolution of WorldSpace, the world's first major provider of digital radio service to the developing world. The brainchild of Noah Samara, an African-born, American-trained lawyer, WorldSpace has a dual commercial and social mission. Samara wants to... View Details
Keywords: Information; Social Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Asia; Latin America; Africa
Spar, Debora L., Allison Morhaim, and Bharesh Patel. "WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World." Harvard Business School Case 702-034, June 2002. (Revised August 2002.)