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07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

that they click fewer advertisements, controlling for the number of advertisements they actually click. Results are most pronounced for commercial searches and for vulnerable users with low education and little online experience. Read the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

that captures all users and earns more than under compatibility. Our model allows a detailed analysis of social efficiency, and we show that entry by developers is socially excessive (insufficient) if competing platforms are compatible (incompatible). We conclude that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

Photographs by Christopher Brown/Redux Pro Not even a nighttime arrival in Mumbai, India’s bustling commercial capital of nearly 13 million people, can mask the collision of old and new that now grips the world’s largest democracy. Planes... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

complicate any process of reconciliation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55564 forthcoming Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society: Insights from the Flatiron Lectures An Archetype for Outsiders in Technology View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2013
News

Curing Health Care

taking control of its own evolutionary future. We aren't just watching it—we're the architects who are making it happen. I'm awed by what's going on; for me it's mostly about trying to understand the implications of the technologies that are driving change in our lives... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Management; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24

create net benefits for society but would also involve costs frequently lack the necessary support to be enacted because losses loom larger than gains psychologically. To reduce the harmful consequence of loss aversion, we propose a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

commercializing what is already known, said Immelt. And there’s an important role for government to play, he added. “I’ve been a Republican all my life. I believe in free markets. But the notion that the government isn’t a catalyst for... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

of small-scale producers, workers, and impoverished consumers need help to become part of the commercial food system. Choice Matters: How Healthcare Consumers Make Decisions (and Why Clinicians and Managers Should Care) by Gordon Moore... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

Rowe explains. "The challenge was to find ways to conserve energy and make a profit." In the mid-1980s, New England Electric initiated pilot programs for its commercial and small industrial customers to help them conserve energy and thus... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock

In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia

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medieval institutions and godlike technology.’ E.O. Wilson This course examines 3 recently developed ‘godlike technologies’ - artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and synthetic biology- that have passed commercial viability and are... View Details

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delivery commercially viable Making Change Social Entrepreneurship Fellows are putting the HBS mission into action Bringing It Back Home Nonprofit leaders and HBS faculty alike benefit from the virtuous circle that is the Strategic... View Details

February 2017
Supplement

JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details