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Divide and Conquer: Competing with Free Technology under Network Effects

By: Deishin Lee and Haim Mendelson

We study how a commercial firm competes with a free open source product. The market consists of two customer segments with different preferences and is characterized by positive network effects. The commercial firm makes product and pricing decisions to maximize its... View Details

Keywords: Profit; Product Launch; Network Effects; Open Source Distribution; Adoption; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage

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12 Jun 2023
Blog Post

What Does PRIDE at HBS Mean to You?

thankful for. It’s been so affirming and validating to have a community that shares a sense of empathy and actively engages in supporting one another. The friends I’ve made through PRIDE are ones I chat with about exploring my own... View Details

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for General Motors? Or are those just headlights from an oncoming train? Among Harvard Business School faculty, it depends on whom you ask. The carmaker—home to such storied brands as Cadillac, Buick, and Chevrolet—enjoyed a 46... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

31 Jul 2017
HBS Case

It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

the case mentions the father’s long-standing relationship with the Vietnamese American franchise owners and the common sense of purpose and responsibility shared by the Vietnamese community as a whole. “None of these decisions are... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

26 Oct 2023

Life at HBS Chat in Sydney (In Person)

Join for a unique opportunity to hear from HBS alumni regarding their MBA experience. The Harvard Club of Australia will host a hybrid event and feature alumni who will share their backgrounds and talk about how they cultivated their... View Details

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

It’s simple: They create the most value, says Harvard Business School Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee. In almost every segment of the economy, the very best companies lead their peers by wide margins. They take share by building on proven... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

28 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

to structure a series of studies to figure out first what politically correct and incorrect language is, and then how it affects people’s perspectives of speakers in conversation. The results were shared in the study, Tell It Like It Is:... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

regulations on buybacks as some propose, I’m in favor of boards being much more active in evaluating buybacks, limiting accelerated share buybacks, and changing the accounting treatment of buybacks so that managers are not tempted by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 May 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

and social return can be aligned to drive positive change. The mentality that Professor Rebecca Henderson shared was something new and fresh and quite exciting for me. After graduation, I chose to join a firm that View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

From Big Pharma to Startup

Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details

Keywords: April White

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

Stores? Research Paper: Targeted Price Controls on Supermarket Products Deconstructing the Price Tag What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

share with everybody that at the end of the eight-week marathon, I would typically ask a couple of students to tell their story about their company or about themselves. And in my class, I remember your View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

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Options: Basics for finding price data

common stock was $57.74 and on that date the price of a call option to buy a share of JPM for $57.50 on January 18, 2014 was $0.48. That is, on January 14 you’d pay $0.48 for the right to buy the stock at the slightly lower price... View Details

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

new employment, given the need for significant productivity improvement necessary to reverse the outflow of manufacturing activity from a developed economy. Peter Hogan reminded us that "manufacturers' share of GDP (in the US) has been... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

Corporate Sustainability. Arla shared their commitments to a stronger planet and stronger people, grounded in a selection of eight priority UN Sustainability Goals. In pursuit of these commitments, Arla has set ambitious goals, including... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

traditional knowledge to restore ecologies and sequester carbon. Still others are working on breakthrough new ventures in direct carbon capture, nuclear fission, and arctic rewilding. These entrepreneurs share a deep commitment to... View Details

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

percent more than when executives who share the political views of their colleagues depart. “The stock price drops a lot, suggesting that investors actually view these executives as very valuable and that those departures are not in the... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

investment space: infrastructure. We will examine the role an equity investor can play in in the context of a Public Private Partnership in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries on earth. Key Themes: Public private partnerships can be an approach to View Details

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

beautiful experience.” Note to Readers: Please use Comments to share your own car-buying experience, suggestions to the auto industry for improvement, and what other consumer nightmares we should be writing about. View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

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