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- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
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plans for future workforce makeup and training, and its search for opportunities from digital infrastructure and automation. What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology Technology doesn't drive disruption—customers do. The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Aspa Lekka
"I started knowing nothing," she says. But she went above and beyond the call of duty, completing extra work to advance her skills. "I managed to build a number of models for digital marketing – it gave me deep knowledge of... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)
When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Time Inc. as president of digital operations in 2016, the internet cheered. With stints at AOL and PopSugar, Wong was a respected veteran of the young digital media industry,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 May 2011
- News
Blazing a Trail for Glenn Beck
August and reports about 3 million unique visitors a month. As president of The Blaze, Morgan will focus on establishing the site as a premier digital network serving the loyal audience Beck has built around his three-hour daily radio... View Details
- July 7, 2022
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Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?
By: Zach Y. Brown and Alexander J. MacKay
This article reviews recent work examining pricing strategies of major online retailers and the potential effects of pricing algorithms. We describe how pricing algorithms can lead to higher prices in a number of ways, even if some characteristics of these algorithms... View Details
Keywords: Pricing Algorithms; Online Marketplace; Digital Strategy; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry
Brown, Zach Y., and Alexander J. MacKay. "Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?" Brookings Series: The Economics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (July 7, 2022).
- Article
The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store
By: David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
In this article, we pursue two interconnected themes: the expansion of online-first retailers into offline stores that serve the purpose of “supercharging” customer value, and the transformation of the stores of offline-first retailers from... View Details
Keywords: Customer Experience; Inventory Control; Omnichannel Retailing; Online Marketing; Marketing Channels; Trends; Transformation; Digital Marketing; Retail Industry
Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno. "The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store." MIT Sloan Management Review 59, no. 3 (Spring 2018): 59–66.
- Student-Profile
Dafna Bearson
phenomena—and make meaningful predictions in rapidly changing global markets. In particular, Dafna gravitated toward questions related to the challenges new automation and digital technologies pose to job security and businesses.... View Details
Harold V. Haverty
Haverty achieved over 5 consecutive years of 25%+ return on equity ratios and double digit revenue growth. He is credited with diversifying Deluxe – expanding into electronic funds processing from off-line check printing. Haverty was... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- Web
Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction Exhibit Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Research... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business Review | Baker Library
Harvard Business Review . To search Harvard Business Review (print and digital editions): Go to Business Source Complete . Click on Advanced Search. Copy & paste the following to the search: JN "Harvard Business Review" or JN "Harvard... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
only is he trying to make this breakthrough technology accessible, but he’s also competing against the likes of IBM and Google for market share. The story, “Quantum Leap” appears in our June issue and is written by contributor Alexander Gelfand. It is read here by Ted... View Details
- Web
Gabriel Handel | About
Collection Advisory group, the HBS Information Security working group, and Joint Degree steering committees, among others. Recent areas of focus have included the Digital Transformation task force and View Details
- 2010
- Article
Impact of Online Consumer Reviews on Sales: The Moderating Role of Product and Consumer Characteristics
By: Feng Zhu and Michael Zhang
This article examines how product and consumer characteristics moderate the influence of online consumer reviews on product sales using data from the video game industry. The findings indicate that online reviews are more influential for less popular games and games... View Details
Keywords: Internet Marketing; Online Consumer Reviews; Word Of Mouth; Long Tail; Internet and the Web; Marketing Reference Programs; Digital Marketing; Video Game Industry
Zhu, Feng, and Michael Zhang. "Impact of Online Consumer Reviews on Sales: The Moderating Role of Product and Consumer Characteristics." Journal of Marketing 74, no. 2 (March 2010): 133–148.
- 2009
- Chapter
Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West
By: Benjamin Edelman
Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online advertising. Advertising is the bedrock of web sites that are provided without charge to end users, so advertising is everywhere. But advertising security gaps... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin. "Securing Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West." In Beautiful Security, edited by Andy Oram and John Viega. O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2009. (Korean translation.)
- August 2004
- Case
Microsoft.NET (Abridged)
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Structure; Digital Platforms
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 605-025, August 2004.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Exclusivity and Control
By: Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee
We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and content providers. We provide a model of bargaining and price competition within these industries, and show that whether or not a piece of content... View Details
Hagiu, Andrei, and Robin S. Lee. "Exclusivity and Control." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-009, August 2007. (Revised February 2009.)
- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
(UNCDF). Digital payments increase savings, security, and transparency for both the payer and the recipient, and they can serve as the spark for larger societal change, Goodwin-Groen explains. “Digital financial inclusion can build a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
New Idea: State of the Art
Photos courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum On the subject of art’s relevance in the digital age, Scott Belsky (MBA 2008) has never been one to mince words. “Art institutions need to change the way we think about the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO
DiCamillo notes, will be transposing some of the company's formidable technological know-how to the newer segments of the market and offering digital products that fit the user-friendly Polaroid tradition. Two current examples are the... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 2007
- Working Paper
Dynamics of Platform Competition: Exploring the Role of Installed Base, Platform Quality and Consumer Expectations
By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
This paper seeks to answer three questions. First, which drives the success of a platform, installed base, platform quality or consumer expectations? Second, when does a monopoly emerge in a platform-based market? Finally, when is a platform-based market socially... View Details
Keywords: Price; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Monopoly; Quality; Competitive Advantage; Digital Platforms
Zhu, Feng, and Marco Iansiti. "Dynamics of Platform Competition: Exploring the Role of Installed Base, Platform Quality and Consumer Expectations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-031, November 2007.