Publications

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006 it was not clear whether Opteron's success in the server segment would translate into success in other microprocessor segments, notably corporate desktop and laptop, and whether... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

pandemic has motivated and facilitated lift outs in two key ways: Market volatility has motivated searches. Market agitation at any level, from firm to industry to global, can motivate people to browse job ads and take or make that first... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate the market reaction to, and the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2014
News

Goool! HBS Scores Soccer Legend

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

06 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 6

http://www.francescagino.com/uploads/4/7/4/7/4747506/gino_krupka_weber_management_science_2013.pdf Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change Authors: Chonnikarn Fern Jira and Michael W. Toffel Publication: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2014 (Revised July 2015)
Case

Indus Towers: From Infancy to Maturity

By: Ranjay Gulati, Maxim Sytch and Rachna Tahilyani

Indus Towers, the world's largest telecom tower company, is a joint venture between three telecom rivals in India. These rivals—Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular—combined their telecom towers to provide "shared telecom infrastructure" to wireless telecom... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Judgments; Customer Focus and Relationships; Management; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Infrastructure; Telecommunications Industry; India

23 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 23

http://www.amacad.org/publications/Challenges.aspx Advertising, the Matchmaker Authors:Bharat N. Anand and Ron Shachar Publication:RAND Journal of Economics 42, no. 2 (summer 2011) Abstract We empirically study the informational role of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

plus side of the ledger, tariff rates declined, leading to more competition and forcing Greek companies to compete internationally. Reducing bureaucracy also helped: time to export decreased from 20 to 16 days, according to the World Bank. The increase in exports was... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

20 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 20

Industry Author: Geoffrey Jones Publication: Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010 Abstract The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

May 2022 (Revised June 2022)
Case

Proposing to Redesign a Global Investment Bank

By: David G. Fubini

A major, NYC-based, global investment bank is looking to rethink its Systems strategy amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Your firm has served the client across most of its major geographies on a range of substantial Systems and IT efforts, but is facing... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Professional Services; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Digital Strategy; Presentations; Competitive Strategy; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY)

July 1997
Case

Ford Motor Company: Maximizing the Business Value of Web Technologies

One of the largest companies in the world decides to aggressively deploy Web technology and must manage and support the new technology. A discussion of infrastructure renewal, application development, extranets, and content management is included. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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11 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

backgrounds including banking, private equity, and technology. The diversity of backgrounds is another benefit to firms as they look to fill different roles. Students with strong analytical and valuation skills will be an ideal fit for some positions, while others with... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

corporate archives to explore the fine details of how firms actually operated. It also includes work by those who have been influenced by evolutionary, transaction cost, and resource-based theories of the firm. The book will be an essential source of reference for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2011
News

Downtime

Turkish novelist.Â The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, because I loved the documentary film Food, Inc. and would like to learn more about where our food comes from. Better by Atul Gawande, because it’s about improvement in an View Details

Keywords: fiction; Christianity

November 2015 (Revised April 2017)
Case

Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work?

By: Shane Greenstein and Michael Norris

In late 2013 and early 2014, Netflix service over the major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) suffered major slowdowns. What were the causes of these problems? What could Netflix do to solve them? View Details

Keywords: Digital Innovation; Internet; Broadband Service; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; United States

January 1986 (Revised October 1986)
Case

Data Administration in Citibank Brazil (Abridged)

By: Shoshana Zuboff

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Information Management; Banking Industry; Brazil

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December 18, 2023
Article

Lessons from Building a Payment Business in Africa

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Information Infrastructure; Credit Cards; Financial Services Industry

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January 2014
Case

Social Strategy at Cisco Systems

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Daniel Malter and Aaron Smith

In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager for Learning@Cisco Systems, was planning the future of the Cisco Learning Network, an online platform hosted at Cisco.com. Since its launch in 2008, the Cisco Learning Network provided content to... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Competency and Skills; Learning; Web Services Industry