Traffic - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

Clayton Christensen. This new category of aircraft, developed out of research done in the mid-1990s by NASA and aircraft-engine manufacturers, tied in well with government-funded efforts to decrease congestion at major hubs by encouraging more View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2013
News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

Nickelodeon and Univision. "We know," O'Reilly observes, "that other entertainment and sports interests are competing for these groups and that we can never rest on our laurels." Innovation can mean basics like reducing parking and View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

we decided that we'd rather become an infrastructure provider to other companies and marketplaces as opposed to us driving traffic to our own site. We switched our model almost two years ago in the summer of 1998. As part of that one... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

to divert search for an information intermediary who enables buyers (consumers) to search affiliated sellers (stores). We identify two original motives for diverting search (i.e., inducing consumers to search more than they would like): 1) trading off higher total... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

says. In the short term, there are indications that the plan is working: McDonald’s second quarter earnings, released in July, beat expectations, with the largest global traffic growth in five years; third quarter global comparable sales,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

have this wonderful new hit product called the iPod, they're driving lots of traffic into their stores. If they go through a period when there are no hit products, the stores just become an anchor weighing them down. If you can tell me... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
News

Supercharged

torque immediately, producing jaw-dropping acceleration—the instant-on of an iPhone versus the slow boot of a laptop. While midday Manhattan traffic does not afford many opportunities for drag racing, Kristin suddenly had me take a sharp... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

search affiliated sellers (stores). There are three motives for diverting search (i.e., inducing consumers to search more than they would like): 1) trading off higher total consumer traffic for higher revenues per consumer visit, 2)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Past Issues - Alumni

from here Vive la Madeleine! How vision, perseverance, and many blocks of real Normandy butter created a new model for French manufacturing Complete Table of Contents September 2016 The Taxi Wars of Jakarta How two alumni-founded on-demand ride services are disrupting... View Details

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510071-PDF-ENG DR Corporation Roy D. ShapiroHarvard Business School Case 610-049 DR Corporation is a manufacturer of major appliances. The traffic manager is facing a decision of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

the National Palace, visiting artist Frida Kahlo’s house, and touring the vast National Museum of Anthro-pology. It’s Día de los Reyes (Three Kings Day), a national holiday, so Mexico City’s infamous traffic isn’t too bad; even better,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

mind-sets of patients and investors, generating traffic at their eHealthpoints, expanding their product portfolio, and growing within and outside India. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812020-PDF-ENG Managers and... View Details