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- September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
Wells, John R., Carole A. Winkler, and Benjamin Weinstock. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 720-373, September 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
that are valuable to the firm relative to employees under variable-pay contracts. Moreover, such efforts are concentrated on innovation ideas that are not specific to the standard task performed by the proposing employee but are View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
experienced and committed student group. As a child he dreamed of being an astronaut; as an adult he dreams of taking his decade in the mining industry straight to the moon—a concept that was the lynchpin of his HBS application essay. But... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
Latinx community, I have worked with and led organizations that support its growing needs. I have taught Ithaca farmworkers how to speak English, helped New York City high school students navigate the college application process, mentored... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
Before he attended HBS, Katzir worked on a pro bono education project at Bain & Co. "I found it fascinating that the business skills I was learning at Bain were so applicable to public education," he recalls. "I wanted to come to HBS to... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
today, while boldly gesturing to where it might head in the future. This handbook transcends the received dichotomy between political economy as an application of rational choice theory or as the study of the causes of societies’ material... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
discretion. This is because, when faced with similar applicant pools, managers who exercise more discretion (as measured by their likelihood of overruling job test recommendations) systematically end up with worse hires. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 18
find that the classification of software applications within this architecture, as being either Core or Peripheral, is a significant predictor of the costs of architectural change. Using OLS regression models, we show that this measure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11
market potential for oilfield applications was large, as global spending in the O&G E&P industry was expected to approach $600 billion in 2012. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/812136-PDF-ENG Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016
emerged in areas ranging from labor markets to credit applications to housing—sometimes made worse by a lack of regulation, the absence of in-person interactions, and the use of automation and big data. How can companies reverse the tide?... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 May 2012
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First Look: May 22
by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Series in Organization and Management. New York: Psychology Press, 2012 Abstract How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31
transformative research. Toward this outcome, several interactive forces must be understood and addressed during research design, management, and implementation. The purpose of this essay is to provide a synthesis: a framework in the form of a conceptual model, with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
that many people. But the demand ... I mean, every time we launch an application cycle for people to apply to Andela, we get thousands of applications. And we can't hire that many people yet. One day we will. And so, we thought, "Why... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
forecasters, and selecting an appropriate evaluation measure, while connecting the processes of aggregating and evaluating forecasts to decision-making. Through three important applications from the domains of meteorology, economics, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009
examine the changes in patent applications by residents of the nation undertaking the policy change. While I tabulate domestic filings by residents and non-residents alike, confounding factors may influence this measure. Thus, I also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Deep Blue Eyes on the Greek Isles by Dimitri S. Sarantis (MBA 1979) (Demetrios Sarantis) A romantic suspense novel involving a young Greek businessman and a young Greek applicant to HBS, whose romance is threatened by plots fomented by... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
eight-page telex detailing the difficulties. Coincidentally, an equally impassioned memorandum was sent by a field applications engineer working out of Denver. Intel was in a life-and-death struggle to establish the standard for the... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
FCC sold government-owned frequencies for wireless communications through applications and lotteries, which was costly and inefficient. The new auction format made it easier for bidders to bid on any portion of an item and reduced the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
feeling, so therefore it’s worthy of study. The second thing is figuring out that, when you study it, you get better at it. This is not of theoretical interest; the more you know, the happier you can get. When it turns out there is knowledge that can be acquired and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking service provider with several of the largest social networking applications in the world, and China’s favorite Internet portal. It was challenging Alibaba’s Alipay as the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne