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- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
operations to Asia as well. In chapter 4, we will offer a framework for determining when it matters whether R&D and manufacturing are located near each and when it does not. Theme 2: The Industrial Commons Is a Platform for Growth The... View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
situation, especially §230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), a 1996 law largely meant to protect online platforms from defamation lawsuits. The CDA has been stretched beyond recognition to prevent all manner of prudent regulation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
lending in this market. Traditional bank loans may yield a return of 5 to 7 percent, but many alternative lending platforms charge yields ranging from 30 to 120 percent of the loan value, depending on the size, term duration, and risk... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies
one-to-five megawatt projects. From tax credits, to a $27B national green bank facility with low income community targets, banks and funds that can do smaller deals will flourish. Banyan’s platform was made to help here, and can... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
club notes, has touched the lives of more than half a million people in India and has also exported medicines to many other hard-hit countries in Asia and Africa. Dr. Natarajan founded the Pune Platform for COVID Response (PPCR), which... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
3 leverages proprietary data from a mobile phone application through which residents can submit service requests to Boston government. Users who received photographic evidence that their service requests had been addressed were more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
mobile phone penetration, universal availability of unique ID systems, and evolving privacy and data protection laws. It builds on global best practices and promotes the adoption of human-centered design principles, data minimization, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
entrepreneurs who are building new ventures. In 2005, the group is considering increasing its investment focus to include a broader range of technologies, including emerging technologies (for example, Mobile and RFID technologies) and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
features. "Do I want my business phone to play music?" The key to living in a multiple-device life is a standard way of sharing information between devices, such as via data cards and network communication, said Susan K. DelBene, vice president of marketing,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
working to address supply through efforts to improve the quality of health care facilities through education and through a micro-lending program. At the same time, they are working to address demand through the development of the M-TIBA View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US
growing up in Atlanta, Delta was like a second home,” he shared. “I was also a big train geek as a kid, so I’ve always loved transportation, and I found there was a lot happening in terms of the future of mobility and the customer... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
Promoting Political Mobilization By: Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Codes of conduct indicate that working conditions are improving overall at the factories being monitored by multinational corporations, and that these the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
the Great Recession. The New Economy proved to be vastly over-hyped. In light of continued advances in such things as artificial intelligence, the sharing of resources enabled by new information platforms, and the mobilization of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
social sharing platform to help older adults live independently longer and provide tighter connection to family. CareSolver is a startup run by two current HBS students. It activate, educates, and supports the nation's $450... View Details
- November 2019
- Supplement
Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL
By: Chiara Farronato, Alan MacCormack and Sarah Mehta
This multimedia supplement accompanies the case “Innovation at Uber: the Launch of Express POOL” (case no. 619-003). Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and launches a new product called Express POOL. This multimedia supplement... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Technology Industry; California; San Francisco
Farronato, Chiara, Alan MacCormack, and Sarah Mehta. "Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 620-702, November 2019.
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
its market penetration—like that of rivals Microsoft (with the Xbox) and Nintendo (with the GameCube)—has been limited by a narrow customer base of mostly males in their late teens and twenties. Sony's goal is to make the PlayStation a broad View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- Profile
Paris Wallace
with the help of a mobile app, and that number is growing.” By amassing hundreds of millions of data points from more than a million women entering data into Ovuline’s pregnancy and fertility apps, Ovuline is seeking to not only build a... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
requests for essential deliveries of food and medicine in their local community. We are on a mission is to efficiently allocate resources to at-risk and underserved communities with the power of technology. Laurens De Poorter (MBA 2020), Co-Founder, Bloomup: Our team... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
technology from a competitor? We felt the Palm OS was the best platform for a handheld. OK, we were biased on this subject! We knew that we could get a product to market much faster by licensing the operating system rather than creating... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and... View Details