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- 03 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Facebook’s Future
recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and for much of that time, Facebook's stunning growth—more than 1.2 billion users worldwide—has been the story. That said, the core Facebook functionalities have remained essentially unchanged... View Details
Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Book Smart
was, what do we know something about?” The former executive at Amazon and Microsoft knew plenty about tech and business. Risher’s abundant experience and knowledge helped him build out the foundational Worldreader app. He also had... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
Hsieh, and Lyft founder John Zimmer, centers around a team-based curriculum. To date, DU has nearly 500 alumni from 50 countries, with more than 250 startups created, including a medical device company, an apartment listings app, and an exchange for View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
How did you first become interested in PRT systems? Ben Edelman: As a longtime user of public transportation, I often wish for more widespread transit links, more frequent services, and faster journeys. Yet I'm shocked by the costs of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
experience where there are rules on who should talk to whom and how. “Through discussion, students discover that there is no such thing as one best way to structure human relationships,” he continues. “It really depends on the context.”... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Web
IT Strategy: Improving Service to Support Innovation | Information Technology
line IT support for MBA students, Executive Education participants, and HBS Alumni. Depending on patterns of business activity, Anthology addresses between 10% and 20% of user support requests per month that would otherwise have gone to... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
the lab and into the field, analyzing companies' sales and pay data, and conducting experiments involving actual salespeople. The findings from this new wave of research support some current compensation practices but call others into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
viewer's attention cannot be purchased by an advertiser but must be gained by the ad. Thus, he is helping advertisers to make online video ads so riveting that users want to watch them. His experimental research looks at the emotional... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
this need, because there were plenty of technical MBAs I spoke to who wanted the same mix of experiences during their time at Harvard." How do you think a program like this will help to position graduates as future leaders of... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) asking him to shut down eDonkey, MetaMachine's popular file-sharing system. In September 2005, more than 30 million users relied on eDonkey to share digital files,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
In 2020, our faculty published 14 books that dive into their research and pull from their professional experiences on topics including the future of capitalism, managing time, how AI is transforming work, the power of experiments, a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
Case 608-016 Cambrian House builds Internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
New Idea: State of the Art
experience. Massive, high-resolution touchscreen tables let visitors call up and manipulate images from its entirely digitized collection. The Immersion Room (pictured above) allows users to select different wallpapers from an extensive... View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Public School Districts Author:Stacey Childress Abstract This working paper offers concrete examples of improved productivity and efficiencies at the district level, drawing from the author's experience working with districts and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
lead to greater brand loyalty, justifying today's massive expenditures to preserve brands. The other view is that the quality of Internet "technologies," such as search and feedback mechanisms, is improving faster than the proliferation of information. This... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Case Study: Sound Check
provide good information. Sites have to provide robust online experiences if they want to create strong bonds and real relationships with their customers, he adds. The Question: So far LS has signed on mid-size businesses that generate... View Details
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
a lot of tacit knowledge that required a lot of experience and practice to perfect and made it routine and predictable. Production tools have always incorporated some amount of knowledge; that is the very essence of what they are, after... View Details
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
three projects: Debian, a complete non-commercial distribution of Linux; the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME), which is a graphical user interface for Linux-based operating systems; and Apache, a public domain open source Web server.... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
GoodMark from General Mills is just part of his story. His experiences in the corporate world and as a husband, father, philanthropist, and community leader are examples of how to weather storms and thrive, not just in a career but in... View Details
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AI Enhanced Learning: HBS IT and Faculty Collaborate on Research Navigator Bot | Information Technology
use case that could be thoughtfully incorporated into the course. Synthesizing Research The FIELD CAP RC course is a cornerstone of the first-year MBA experience at HBS. Designed to help students develop the ability to understand and... View Details