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- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
(the quintessential two-sided platform) must serve both men and women. Q: Please give some examples of these markets. A: Examples are pervasive in today's economy and range from dating clubs (men and women), financial exchanges, real estate listings, View Details
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
http://hbr.org/search/113057-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-147 Affinity Labs, Inc. In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’
potentially lowering wage inequality in the labor markets.” The findings come at a time that communities expect more from companies and HR departments wrestle with the vexing combination of economic concerns and labor shortages. While the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
and resource-efficient development with the use of information and communication technologies to better manage complex urban systems. Book: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415893169/ Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/aknin%20dunn%20norton.pdf Correlation in the Multiplayer Electronic Mail Game Authors:Peter A. Coles and Ran Shorrer Publication:B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (forthcoming) Abstract In variants of the Electronic Mail Game... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet
in social networks and online communities as a source of support. And 19 percent of all U.S. marriages are now the result of bride and groom meeting via the Internet. When regulators start trying to... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
County Hospital: Gastroenterology Care in Sweden Michael E. Porter, Jennifer F. Baron, and Martin RejlerHarvard Business School Case 710-469 Sweden's Highland District County Hospital, similar to a community hospital in the U.S.,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’
In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (HBS MBA '93) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten's Tokyo headquarters and dropped a bomb: all 7,100 workers would have two years to become proficient in English—the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
development programs have entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. Unlike other segments of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
Understanding Variation across Local Communities Authors:Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana, and M. Tina Dacin Publication:In Communities and Organizations. Vol. 33, edited by Christopher... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
As CEO of Caribu, Tuchman set about to expand its online library of books and games and became one of the few Latina founders with a technology-based growth company. Miami native Felecia Hatcher held corporate jobs in technology until the... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 23 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf
and LA. Gazette: Given how trendy it is now, will vinyl continue to grow after COVID? Kelleher: I don’t see vinyl shrinking away again, but I do worry that, as an industry, if we can’t get more capacity online to lessen turn times, fans... View Details
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings-and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, regulators question the permissibility of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
four Porsches in the garage and who join online brand communities to share in their love for the brand. When Porsche tried to appeal to female consumers with its Porsche Cayenne SUV, these fanatics howled in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
submission reduces the probability of achieving top rank, it increases the community value of the submission. Code structures that are more nonconforming to commonly accepted programming conventions similarly increase the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
online communities segregate into separate conversations when contributing to contestable knowledge involving controversial, subjective, and unverifiable topics? We analyze the contributors of biased and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
from some 250 million online job listings, sorting them into categories including country, city, job type, and industry. San Francisco and Boston lead remote offerings The pattern in all categories? Variety. “Remote-work posting shares... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
successfully increase immigrants' political participation, even when they do not specifically target their communities and concerns. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53575 November 28, 2017 athenaInsight... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna