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- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
the optimal response to an ad-sponsored rival often entails business model reconfigurations. We also find that when there is an ad-sponsored entrant, the incumbent is more likely to prefer to compete through the subscription-based or the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
When participation costs are large relative to the volume of traffic an ad platform can offer, an advertiser may forego use of an ad platform that the advertiser otherwise finds profitable. Mergers between... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends
entrepreneurship and venture capital are especially exciting right now? Josh Lerner: One of the big changes in venture capital in the last decade is the rise of “personalized” entrepreneurial finance. That includes crowdfunding platforms... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
innovation, we propose several new topic areas—performance trajectories, response strategies and hybrids, platform businesses, and innovation metrics—to guide subsequent empirical work. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-114.pdf Platforms and Limits to Network Effects (revised) Authors:Hanna Halaburda and Mikołaj Jan Piskorski Abstract We model conditions under which agents in two-sided matching markets would rationally... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6
faced a uniquely challenging combination of home and host country political risk. This article reviews the company's responses to these adverse circumstances, challenging the prevailing literature that interprets so-called... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
launch in Charlotte, North Carolina, which prompted urgent strategic questions. Among them was the appropriate funding model—whether Ribbon should be mainly a platform for others to fund transactions, or should it buy and hold homes on... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015
Regulate Companies like Airbnb and Uber? By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Damien Geradin Abstract—New software platforms use modern information technology, including full-featured web sites and mobile apps, to allow service providers and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2017
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New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53418 Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market By: Wen, Wen, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how app developers on the Android mobile View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
the company's terms of service forbid content that "promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment, or harm against any individual or group." Hosts are responsible for setting their own prices for the properties they... View Details
- 29 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 29
of Responsibility in Negotiation: A Case of Bounded Ethicality Authors:Paharia, Neeru, Lucas Clayton Coffman, and Max Bazerman Publication:Oxford Handbook of Economic Conflict Resolution Abstract This article compares direct deception... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8
the unconscious thought condition compared to both conscious thought and mere distraction. As there were no differences in sequence memory for the film, it remains unclear what mechanism was responsible for this effect. These results... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17
a unique aspect of the research setting allows tests of who is responsible for the earnings management. While firms appear unable to increase the frequency of aisle display promotions in the short run, they can reallocate these promotions... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
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December 15, 2015
grounded in the competitive dynamics that may otherwise drive a race-to-the-bottom. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50203 forthcoming Journal of Business Ethics Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation for Corporate Social View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016
This strategic response is more pronounced for vendors whose stocks of patents are small and whose home markets have weak IP systems. Our study is the first to examine the relationship between heterogeneity in national patent systems and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17
commitment toward corporate social responsibility since its founding days, Green Mountain faced an ethical decision point in 2007 as new information from the field uncovered a chronic dire problem facing coffee communities-seasonal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
scrutinizing the behavior of customers, suppliers, and competitors to identify new ways of doing things; (4) Experimenting: constructing interactive experiences and provoking unorthodox responses to see what insights emerge; and (5)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
also teaches courses on innovation and building new ventures to seasoned executives in the School's Executive Education Program. This excerpt from a recent presentation encourages executives to leverage disruptive change as a platform for... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
statements for the purpose of deception. Reader responses to the story included surprising references to the 1st Earl of Balfour, the Book of Leviticus, and the 1966 sci-fi novel Colossus by D.F. Jones. In short, reader comments take our... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel