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  • 15 Sep 2015
  • First Look

September 15, 2015

account for the majority of sales and revenue. To tackle this challenge, we use machine learning techniques to estimate historical lost sales and predict future demand of new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Article

Trust and Incentives in Agency

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Daniel F Spulber
Contracts between a principal and an agent are not formed in a vacuum. Although formal contracts between a principal and an agent contain explicit incentives for performance, the relationship between a principal and an agent also involves implicit incentives. Three... View Details
Keywords: Trust; Motivation and Incentives; Agency Theory; Contracts; Market Transactions; Performance; Relationships; Societal Protocols; Legal Liability; Cost
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  • 30 Nov 2021
  • Interview

TikTok: Super App or Supernova?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Brian Kenny
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around the simple idea of helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. By May 2020, TikTok operated in 155 countries and had roughly 1 billion monthly active users, placing... View Details
Keywords: Apps; Artificial Intelligence; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Model; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media
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  • 07 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

reviews, and three books, including the brilliant Theory of Economic Development (1911; English translation, 1934).1 Schumpeter struggled mightily with the research and writing View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
  • 06 Dec 2017
  • Blog Post

The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

(VC) funds. The unifying theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future We’re Building’. At the baseline, we wanted to discuss emerging technologies and trends such as blockchain, augmented reality/virtual reality, cryptocurrency,... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 29

influential financial expert. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=11-068.pdf Towards a Contingency Theory of Enterprise Risk Management By: Mikes, Anette, and Robert... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

concept of an application has changed dramatically over time. Initially, applications performed single tasks (such as spreadsheets) and only worked on specific machines (such as the Apple II). Today,... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology
  • 26 Jan 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

themselves to understanding the needs of less-affluent customers and using this knowledge to devise creative solutions to customer problems. Employees of China's Haier, for example, discovered through... View Details
Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari
  • 17 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

information content. The theory yields interesting results about the informational role of targeted advertising and its consequences. First, targeting can itself serve as a signal on product attributes.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Want People to Save More? Send a Text

safety net for emergencies, but also would reduce financial stress and improve their quality of life. "In the private sector, a lot of startups fail, and the market provides a signal about whether the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • March 2025 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Xfund and Sam Altman: Finding Harvard's Best Generative AI Founders

By: Suraj Srinivasan
On May 1, 2024, Xfund Managing Partners Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell, hosted a high-stakes venture pitch session designed to select one startup for a minimum $100,000 investment. This “Xperiment Stake” competition, dedicated to startups in the Generative AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Competition; Technology Industry; United States
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  • December 2022
  • Article

I Don't 'Recall': The Decision to Delay Innovation Launch to Avoid Costly Product Failure

By: Byungyeon Kim, Oded Koenigsberg and Elie Ofek
Innovations embody novel features or cutting-edge components aimed at delivering desired customer benefits. Oftentimes, however, we observe the need to recall new products shortly after their introduction. Indeed, a firm may rush an innovation to market in an attempt... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Management; Innovation And Strategy; Product Development Strategy; Product Introduction; Quality Control; Product Recalls; Game Theory; Market Timing; Innovation Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development
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  • 01 Mar 2006
  • News

Robots to the Rescue

and pack it for shipment. But Mountz has a better idea. As founder and CEO of Kiva Systems based in Woburn, Massachusetts, he has developed a fulfillment system that relies on robotic vehicles to locate and deliver merchandise to human... View Details
Keywords: robotics; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 26 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

innovations while also making steady improvements to an existing business is so commonplace—and so fascinating—that it has become a battleground of management thought. For decades, scholars have spun View Details
Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman
  • 06 Oct 2016
  • Blog Post

Takeaways from the Peek Women's Colleges Cohort

know my Women’s College cohort not only showed me what amazing kinds of people I would get to meet in the HBS MBA program, but also helped me to realize that having interests and knowledge in areas outside View Details
  • 22 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

heartbeat spiked and my hands started to tremble slightly. I took a couple of deep breaths and started scanning for targets. Through the remote weapon system, I saw five individuals maneuvering amongst prepared fighting positions. I began... View Details
  • 24 Mar 2016
  • Blog Post

Learning to Code at Business School

class. So, there are actually right and wrong answers. ;) Sloan: It was different in a lot of ways: Instead of class participation and finals, the class was built mostly around the problem sets and final... View Details
  • 26 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 26

  PublicationsBanks as Multinationals Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 May 2016
  • First Look

May 17, 2016

details of his theories regarding economic development and international financial interactions, as well as his indebtedness to earlier Renaissance traditions. The book also uncovers new material relating to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

support) to build up their theories of change and their organizational capacities. That, I think, is a positive development. But it's coming at a time when need is even greater and resources are diminishing.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna