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- 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.)
- Web
Men [sic] and machines - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Collection, Mss:1412 :57 W364 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: histcollref@hbs.edu © President and Fellows of Harvard College View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- News
Jumping In, Fighting Bias
to leadership roles at Quidsi, Jet.com, and Walmart. “My gender, ethnicity and faith compelled me to be ambitious in a way that I don’t know if I otherwise would have been,” Balbale told the Wall Street Journal. Last June, Balbale left her position at Walmart as VP of... View Details
- October 2015
- Case
Bigbelly
By: Mitch Weiss and Christine Snively
To accelerate Bigbelly's sales growth and its "smart cities" positioning, its CEO planned to shift his company from equipment sales to a subscription service. Jack Kutner hoped to re-position Bigbelly's solar-powered trash compacting stations beyond trash and recycling... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Smart Cities; Government Innovation; Internet Of Things; IoT; Anything As A Service; Platform As A Service; Infrastructure As A Service; PaaS; Xaas; Bigbelly; Jack Kutner; B2G; Civic Innovation; City Innovation; Government Technology; Govtech; Civic Technology; Entrepreneurship; Sales; Innovation and Invention; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Public Administration Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Web Services Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Massachusetts; United States; Boston; Chicago; Philadelphia; New York (city, NY)
Weiss, Mitch, and Christine Snively. "Bigbelly." Harvard Business School Case 816-005, October 2015.
- July 1996
- Case
Edmund's--www.edmunds.com
Edmund's publishes an automobile price guide in books (600,000 units per year) and over the Internet (16,000 users a day and growing). The site can be visited at www.edmunds.com. In the marketplace, it makes money selling books. In the marketspace, they make their... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Information Publishing; Information Industry; Auto Industry
Sviokla, John J. "Edmund's--www.edmunds.com." Harvard Business School Case 397-016, July 1996.
Rob Gierkink
their customer data collection and digital marketing capabilities through enhancing their existing point-of-sale assets. Index was sold to Strip in April of 2018. Previously Rob was Chairman and CEO of Datalogix which he founded in 2007.... View Details
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The Competition - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Competition McKim, Mead & White The Campus Emerges Concrete Symbols The Dedication Building the Campus Research Links Bibliography Archival Collections Digital Resources Site Credits The Competition “Only in recent years have business... View Details
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A Manager's Guide to Leveraging Technology - Course Catalog
business value of IT investments, and develop strategies for harnessing the power of emerging technologies. The course will also emphasize the importance of digital transformation and how students can develop the skills needed to lead... View Details
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Task made pleasant - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Production The Worker The Audience Chapter Introduction Chapter Images Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 next Task Made Pleasant “Western Electric News,” February 1930 Photographer unknown Explore the full size image Task Made Pleasant Western Electric News , February 1930... View Details
- 29 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Read Our Most Popular Research Stories of 2019
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
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH LINKS SITE CREDITS GEORGES F. DORIOT Research Links Archival Collections Baker Archival Collections Baker VC Collections Related Collections Bibliography View Details
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Chrysler dealer delivers 47 cars in one day - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
delivers 47 cars in one day , 1936 Chrysler Corporation Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print, 8 × 10 inches Industrial Life Photograph Collection, Mss:1412 :414 N277 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital... View Details
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1939 De Soto luggage locker has increased capacity - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
size image 1939 De Soto luggage locker has increased capacity , ca. 1939 Chrysler Corporation Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print, 8 × 10 inches Automobile Industry Photograph Collection, Mss: 534 A939 1931-1944 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site... View Details
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They keep the milk cool - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
the milk cool , ca. 1933 Kraft–Phenix Cheese Corporation Photographer unknown Gelatin Silver Print, 13.25 × 14.5 inches Industrial Life Photograph Collection, Mss:1412 :414 N277 Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | View Details
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Lindsay Muller
Lindsay is particularly passionate about working with students in health care. She has experience in healthcare startups and public companies, specifically in insurance, care delivery, and digital health. Her most recent full-time role... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence
Dominant platform businesses often develop products in adjacent markets to complement their core business. One common approach used to gain traction in these adjacent markets has been to pursue a tying strategy. For example, Microsoft pre-installed Internet Explorer... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Product Marketing; Quality
Kim, Hyunjin, and Michael Luca. "Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-045, October 2018. (Revised December 2018. Forthcoming in Management Science.)
- September 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (B)
By: Feng Zhu, Susan Athey and David Lane
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Payment Methods; Mobile Payment; Apple; Banks and Banking; Cooperation; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Digital Platforms; Banking Industry; Australia
Zhu, Feng, Susan Athey, and David Lane. "Apple Pay and Mobile Payments in Australia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 619-011, September 2018. (Revised January 2020.)