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- 03 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses
- 2019
- Working Paper
Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies
By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat
Improving corporate engagement with society, as advocated in the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement, should not be viewed as a zero-sum proposition where attention to new stakeholders detracts from delivering shareholder value. Corporate programs for sustainable and... View Details
Keywords: Inclusion; Sustainability; Performance Measures; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations
Kaplan, Robert S., George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat. "Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-050, October 2019.
- 2015
- Book
How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
By: Shane Greenstein
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from... View Details
Greenstein, Shane. How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network. Princeton University Press, 2015.
- October 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Bizongo and e-B2B in India
By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui and Radhika Kak
Bizongo, an Indian e-B2B platform was co-founded by three college graduates in 2015 with the goal of creating the "Alibaba of India" when the B2B e-commerce landscape was practically non-existent. The founders saw a significant opportunity in connecting mid-sized... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; E-commerce; Business Strategy; India
Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, and Radhika Kak. "Bizongo and e-B2B in India." Harvard Business School Case 824-100, October 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- October 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Integrated Reporting at Aegon
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, Sydney Ribot and Michael Krzus
In 2011, Aegon adopted integrated reporting—a corporate reporting approach that sought to present company performance in a holistic light by considering medium- to long-term issues, stakeholder opinions, and the relationship between material financial and nonfinancial... View Details
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, Sydney Ribot, and Michael Krzus. "Integrated Reporting at Aegon." Harvard Business School Case 315-011, October 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
and bank executives appear to profit from the analysts' bias since the bias is associated with higher levels of insider trading. Our results highlight the bias created by asking analysts to rate their outside opportunities in the labor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
financial capital is important, generating human capital and social capital can be just as important, if not more so, and often gets short shrift. “We think there should be a ‘demo day’ for hiring employees or developing social View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
predictions—Israeli support for the accords does not diminish simply because a majority of Palestinians favors (rather than opposes) the accords. We show that implementation concerns create a demand among Israelis for balance in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Research Summary
Reforming Social Science
By: Max H. Bazerman
Social science research affects all of us. When researchers learned organ donation rates are higher in countries where human organs are automatically available for donation unless you specifically “opt-out” of the system, as opposed to countries like the U.S., where... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Wayfair
internet sector since 1995 and have created a company culture deeply rooted in technology. Tech, data and analytics inform everything we do and are critical to our rapid growth and share gain. We are headquartered in Boston with locations... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- January 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Index
By: Jose Alvarez and Julia Kelley
In December 2017, Marc Freed-Finnegan and Jonathan Wall, the co-founders of retail technology company Index, had to discuss the company’s direction as they entered 2018. Five years earlier, Freed-Finnegan and Wall had founded Index after observing the technological... View Details
- Article
How to Launch Your Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists
By: Benjamin Edelman
The ubiquity of Internet access has caused a sharp rise in the number of businesses offering platforms that connect users for communication or commerce. Entrepreneurs are particularly drawn to these platforms because they create significant value and have modest... View Details
Keywords: Platforms; Launch; Mobilization Strategy; Two-Sided Platforms; Network Effects; Adoption; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "How to Launch Your Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 4 (April 2015): 90–97. (Reprinted in Launch a Start-Up That Lasts, Harvard Business Review OnPoint, Winter 2016.)
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
we can create an inclusive world. To celebrate International Women's Day the Women's Student Association is thrilled to feature 13 incredible women from across our Harvard Business School community - faculty, staff and students - who... View Details
How the Internet Became Commercial
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
business created a set of public goods that were beneficial for everyone. But around 1980, a shift occurred as a result of changes in geopolitics and other factors that made it possible for firms to do business "from anywhere to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Brooke Boyarsky
different industries. Participating in career days and taking self-assessments led me to a better understanding of what I am passionate about. And the ability to connect with recruiters at HBS showed me all of the great places I could end... View Details
- 27 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Discretion Within the Constraints of Opportunity: Gender Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
members rather than one-off contacts made only when needed. It is both present- and future-oriented since it includes those you need to accomplish the daily work and those whose support will be critical in the future. It’s essential to View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 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
- 05 Nov 2014
- HBS Seminar