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- July 2021
- Article
Information Transparency, Multihoming, and Platform Competition: A Natural Experiment in the Daily Deals Market
By: Hui Li and Feng Zhu
Platform competition is shaped by the likelihood of multi-homing (i.e., complementors or consumers adopt more than one platform). To take advantage of multi-homing, platform firms often attempt to motivate their rivals’ high-performing complementors to adopt their own... View Details
Keywords: Platform Competition; Multi-homing; Information Transparency; Daily Deals; Groupon; LivingSocial; Digital Platforms; Information; Competition
Li, Hui, and Feng Zhu. "Information Transparency, Multihoming, and Platform Competition: A Natural Experiment in the Daily Deals Market." Management Science 67, no. 7 (July 2021): 4384–4407.
- July 2024
- Case
Freelancer, Ltd.
By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes
Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500... View Details
Keywords: Freelancers; Labor Markets; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Capital; Change Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Employment; Global Range; Employment Industry
Stanton, Christopher, Karim R. Lakhani, Jin Hyun Paik, and Nina Cohodes. "Freelancer, Ltd." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 823-706, July 2024.
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Action Plan: Finding Fluency
also lets me daydream about the trip to Paris I’m going to get back on the calendar someday.” Dunaway, the chief marketing officer for Duolingo, is not alone in her desire to use her time in quarantine for self-improvement. Interest in... View Details
- October 2021 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Bodega Aurrera: eCommerce at the Base of the Pyramid
By: Michael Chu, Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Carla Larangeira and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Bodega Aurrera, serving the base of the pyramid and Walmart’s main Mexican format, is considering launching a full eCommerce channel as Covid-19 has erupted in the country. In 2019, Bodega Aurrera accounted for 45% of revenues and 2,748 of Walmex’s 3,416 stores. Having... View Details
Keywords: Bottom Of The Pyramid; Digitalization; Omnichannel; Walmart; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Technology Adoption; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico
Chu, Michael, Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Carla Larangeira, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Bodega Aurrera: eCommerce at the Base of the Pyramid." Harvard Business School Case 322-059, October 2021. (Revised November 2021.)
- Article
What is Facebook, Really?
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "What is Facebook, Really?" HBR Blog Network (February 2, 2011).
- 2005
- Book
Best Face Forward: Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces With Customers
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski
Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Marketing
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Bernard J. Jaworski. Best Face Forward: Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces With Customers. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.
- Web
The Business History of India & South Asia - Creating Emerging Markets
1990s. The conference highlighted new sources available for research, especially digital resources. At the core of the event was Harvard Business School’s Creating Emerging Markets project, which has... View Details
- Article
The iPad Showdown: Apple Versus Comcast
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "The iPad Showdown: Apple Versus Comcast." Harvard Business Review Blogs (January 28, 2010).
- January 2014 (Revised February 2015)
- Case
YouTube for Brands
By: Thales Teixeira and Leora Kornfeld
This case examines the changes employed by YouTube to make the massively popular site more attractive to brands. Building from its base of amateur, user-generated content, YouTube had turned to experimenting with professionally-made content and organizing its videos... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Marketing; Brands and Branding; Advertising Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Teixeira, Thales, and Leora Kornfeld. "YouTube for Brands." Harvard Business School Case 514-048, January 2014. (Revised February 2015.)
- Article
Social Networks Are the New Web Portals
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Social Networks Are the New Web Portals." Bloomberg Businessweek Online (January 21, 2009).
- Article
Make Online Ads Accountable
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Make Online Ads Accountable." Bloomberg Businessweek (February 16, 2009).
- Article
Facebook's New Golden Rule
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Facebook's New Golden Rule." Harvard Business Review Blogs (December 16, 2010).
- March 1, 2011
- Article
Technology Will Make Collaboration Your Next Competitive Advantage
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Technology Will Make Collaboration Your Next Competitive Advantage." MIT Technology Review (website) (March 1, 2011). (Lead Article: Guest Editor for March 2011, Technology Review’s month of articles on theme of Technology-Enabled Collaboration.)
- March 3, 2011
- Article
Can We Finally Eradicate Bad Products?
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Can We Finally Eradicate Bad Products?" Harvard Business Review Blogs (March 3, 2011).
- 2004
- Book
Introduction to e-Commerce
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski
Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Marketing
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Bernard J. Jaworski. Introduction to e-Commerce. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin marketspaceU, 2004.
- December 2012 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
AmTran Technology Ltd.
By: Willy Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Karen E. Robinson
As an original design manufacturer (ODM) of television sets and leading supplier to Vizio, a market leader in the U.S. for LCD flat panel TVs, AmTran Technology Ltd. uses what founder Alpha Wu describes as a "WE" model in which western companies perform sales,... View Details
Keywords: Modularity; Technology Transitions; Analog; Digital; Television; TV; Flat-panel; ATSC; NTSC; Video; Global Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Product Design; Supply Chain; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Electronics Industry; Taiwan; United States; Japan
Shih, Willy, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Karen E. Robinson. "AmTran Technology Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 613-069, December 2012. (Revised April 2025.)
- Article
Cable TV vs. Cable Broadband
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Cable TV vs. Cable Broadband." Bloomberg Businessweek Online (June 3, 2009).
- November 30, 2010
- Article
Seven Social Transformations Unleashed by Mobile Devices
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Seven Social Transformations Unleashed by Mobile Devices." MIT Technology Review (website) (November 30, 2010). (Lead Article for November 2010: Technology Review’s month of articles focused on business impacts of mobile computing and mobile social networking.)
- Article
The Miracle of Memphis
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "The Miracle of Memphis." MIT Technology Review (website) (December 20, 2010).
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details