Business Models - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’

The "sharing economy" is a burgeoning business model in which people offer their personal belongings and personal services to others, usually through online marketplaces that facilitate the transactions. It... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Advertising

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

to compete as efficiently as possible for customers and build the enterprise's value," Deninger said. The new business model delegates non-core activities to various specialized partners, creating what... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

question whether ads, including the over-the-top Super Bowl spots, have become too entertaining, says Thales S. Teixeira, an assistant professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. In upcoming research, Why, When and How... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

As makers of everything engage in an all-out features war to cram the most services, accessories, and functions into a single product, the real question for many is this: Does the consumer really want an all-in-one digital device? A panel of industry players moderated... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

impact of the economics have really changed the nature of competition. Not only did others start to emulate this model, but more visible models of different ways to do things in the supply chain have also emerged. Consumer behavior.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. A recent... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

With many of today's entrepreneurs starting ventures simultaneously in several countries, it is critical for the global businessperson to understand the financial and business environments in different countries and to accurately assess... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

developed economies (N) tend to have large and persistent effects on developing countries (S). We study the transmission of business cycle fluctuations for developed to developing economies with a two-country asymmetric DSGE View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

They recommend a more coherent strategy that divides CSR efforts into three categories including those related to philanthropy, operational effectiveness, and shaping the firm's business model to better... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Emerging Art of Negotiation

lost); differing interpretations of what constitutes fair play. Be it a straightforward business transaction, a divorce or an international struggle to reach a peace agreement, there's much that can go wrong. But there's also much that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 24

information has increased considerably in the last decade, companies are still failing to disclose material information in a comparable format. We believe this has two downsides. On the one hand, companies are not adequately managing important View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

or deflate the people who were working for them. They were trying to do a good job of leading their teams, but lacked an effective model for how to behave. So, I would say sweat the small stuff, not only when you're dealing with your... View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

question 'Why wouldn't our company want to be that competitor?'" Fahey goes on to describe the experience of a firm that invented a competitor whose business model was based on a top-to-bottom... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

entrepreneurial and more creative, if they are to succeed. What is changing in the current business environment? Increased competition means that businesses have to be on their (figurative) toes in order to... View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

10 Nov 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones

Researchers at Harvard Business School publish hundreds of studies around business management each year, often in collaboration with peers from other institutions. Here are insights collected from papers and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

innovative design in the built environment. To create an environmentally sustainable built environment, design that focuses on maximizing natural resource efficiency, planning that fosters public health, business View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

"The study of e-commerce has unfolded in much the same way that e-commerce thrust itself on the business world—with a great deal of overstatement," says Marc J. Epstein, Visiting Professor and Wyss Visiting Scholar in Social... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

cannot be attributed to the usual suspects of success: superior business models or cutting edge technology. Holt is interested in what makes identity brands resonate. In his research, he focuses on the... View Details