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- 13 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
find first—the customer chicken or the service egg? “As a small company you cannot afford to focus on both with the same amount of effort. You may need to prioritize one side.” Preparing to teach a new course on e-commerce marketing next... View Details
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
Mushroom Pillow. So despite selling record numbers of individual songs on online services such as Apple's iTunes, the labels are in an era of declining revenues and consolidation. What happens next? “When consumers start buying music... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral
what you’ll need to apply: Completed online application form Résumé or curriculum vitae Statement of Purpose Personal Statement Transcripts for all college/university degrees and courses: Self-reported transcripts are accepted for all... View Details
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
is a time-honored approach, particularly in media and entertainment. When space is limited on store shelves and in traditional distribution channels, producers tend to focus on a few likely best sellers, hoping that one or two big hits will carry the rest of their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 17, 2007
film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
academic psychologists, Harvard Business School professors, directors of organizations, and government officials. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51447 Winter 2017 Oxford Review of Economic Policy The Market Design and Policy of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A More Accommodating Approach
Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
provides support to students from the Washington, D.C., area who seek the transformative experience of an HBS education. Ein is an investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has created, acquired, invested in, and built a series of growth companies across a diverse... View Details
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
Working PapersSuperstars and Underdogs: An Examination of the Long Tail Phenomenon in Video Authors:Anita Elberse and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract The rise of online channels facilitates the distribution of a wide range of products and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Ascending the Peak: Finding the Leader Within—Virtual
Summary Today's organizations need men and women who can lead with courage and conviction through challenging times and toward worthy, positive change. Each session of this live online program will explore the tools, behaviors, insights,... View Details
- 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009
Access published online on December 3, 2008) Abstract This article studies the allocation of control when there is disagreement—in the sense of differing priors—about the right course of action. People then... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance
information with others would improve the learning process. Reflection, sharing, and self-efficacy For the first study, the team recruited 202 adults for an online experiment in which they completed a series of brain teasers based on a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
Investigation By: Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin More Information About the Unit Through its research, teaching, and course development, the Organizational Behavior Unit creates and disseminates knowledge that advances the... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
you. If you feel distress and anxiety and melancholy, you're broken and you need to be fixed. Wrong. You're at Harvard, of course you feel those things. This is a high-pressure environment. This is a tricky thing that you're doing.... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28
Working PapersNone this week PublicationsAdverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:Proceedings of ICEC'09 (forthcoming). ACM International Conference Proceeding Series Abstract Widely used... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
online business course in how to pivot after a failed venture and through its teacher met an investor experienced with rebounds willing to provide the capital they needed—enough money to open one shop with... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in advance. Questions? Email or call 617.495.6207 Give with... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
In 1994, the World Wide Web was not yet a household name. A new company called Yahoo! had just developed a way to look for sites on the Internet—the search engine. HotWired debuted as the first online magazine to carry advertisements.... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
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HBS - The year in Review
co-teaching courses and Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) in the MBA program; offering career counseling and development coaching; and delivering workshop sessions. They also brought their expertise to the School’s HBS View Details
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Obscurity: An Individual-Level Examination of 'Long Tail' Consumption Author:Anita Elberse Abstract The idea that online channels facilitate the distribution of a vast assortment of products is undisputed, but what consequence the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace