Publications

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

e-book market. New regulations have shaken up the e-book landscape in China, intensifying competition and prompting writers to work harder, according to research by Harvard Business School Professor Feng Zhu. Book contracts that give... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

Working PapersCollaborative Architectures for Innovation Authors:Gary P. Pisano and Roberto Verganti Abstract Collaborative innovation has become a hot topic in innovation today. Scholars, consultants, and the business press all urge... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9

Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 9

social and business goals, the company had articulated a stakeholder-centric model that benefited consumers through high-quality, fashionable, and affordable eyewear: the global community by donating,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2010 (Revised June 2019)
Case

Major League Baseball Advanced Media: America's Pastime Goes Digital

By: Anita Elberse and Brett Laffel

In January 2010, Bob Bowman, chief executive officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media -- MLB's digital arm -- is facing a number of decisions related to its 'app' for Apple's new iPad. What are the best name, price, and set of features for MLBAM's iPad app? The... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Sports Industry

September 2021 (Revised December 2023)
Case

On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Tom Quinn and Annelena Lobb

Bubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical skills to build software. The case covers cofounder Joshua Haas’s engineering background, as he experienced a high... View Details

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

paper, the authors argue that neither companies nor investors can be seen as taking sustainability seriously unless it is integrated into the quarterly earnings call. Until that happens, the core business and sustainability are two... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119025-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 119-026 Predicting Purchasing Behavior at PriceMart (B) Supplements the (A) case. In this case, Wehunt and Morse are concerned about the logistic regression... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

January 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

iOpenEye: Theater and #MeToo in Nigeria

By: Caroline Elkins, Tarun Khanna and Joyce J. Kim

In 2014, Ifeoma Fafunwa, an award-winning playwright and director, founded iOpenEye, a commercial production company dedicated to driving social change through performance art. iOpenEye’s flagship theatrical production was called “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True,”... View Details

Keywords: Theatre; Social Change; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Arts; Entertainment; Social Issues; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Nigeria

07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

Operational complexity and relative merits of in-house manufacturing versus a contractor model are discussed. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2014
Case

Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial (Abridged)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joseph B. Fuller and Shikhar Ghosh

Steven Carpenter reflects on the successes and failures of his recent venture, Cake Financial. Carpenter had just sold the four-year-old startup and was at work on a new business plan. But first, he wanted to understand why Cake Financial, a service that allowed users... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Financial Services Industry; Web Services Industry