Office Space - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy space and the logic of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1996
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Keepers of the Flame

Weights and Hurdles This is the sort of heavy lifting that has occupied A.D. Frazier, Jr. (85th AMP), COO of ACOG, for the last five years. Asked how he's enjoying the workout, the gruff but amiable Frazier tilts back in his chair at ACOG's downtown View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

in client operating systems. And the same will happen in the media player space unless the American or European antitrust authorities prevent it. We expect Microsoft to put all its ammunition to fight this battle. Part of the reason why... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

lost market share. However, in recent years, concerns about investor protection has increased financial sector regulatory oversight specifically in the asset management and life insurance space and changed the rules of the game.... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

died and his family was running out of funds, he said that "All I had in mind was to make enough money so that my mother would never have to work again." His first job was as an office boy in an insurance firm. His... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

25 Aug 2022
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The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto

office at the end of the day and just print a bunch of “Scott Kominers coins” for himself. Nobody would ever know because people don’t have the ability to scrutinize Scott’s ledger. This type of worrisome transaction would not be possible... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2005
News

In the Blood

having a portfolio of venture-capital companies. Three or four horses will hit big, three or four won’t make it, and three or four will pay their way.” Clay’s window-filled office looks out on the farm’s rolling green paddocks and neat... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; horse racing; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

offering beyond fashion to electronics, mobile phones, and even groceries. As the battle for India's lucrative e-commerce market gains pace, experts wonder—who will win? Is India a winner-takes-all market, or is there space for more than... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2018
News

The Long Run

much unstoppable when he sets his sights on something. In the past, that has included carving green space out of Atlanta’s urban wastelands; writing legislation to preserve Georgia’s Native American archaeological sites threatened by... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

marginalized groups. Elle Pérez Elle Pérez is an artist from the Bronx, NY who works primarily in photography. Pérez's work is a celebration of the erotics of underground communities and the possibilities inherent to marginal spaces and... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The One That Got Away

on to become a household name. Consider David Cowan’s (MBA 1992) initial response to eBay: “Stamps? Coins? Comic books? You’ve GOT to be kidding. No-brainer pass.” Chad Waite (MBA 1983) had this to say about a certain Seattle entrepreneur: “A guy walks into your View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Read All About It!

paths to pedal. In 1893, the roads became a cause of concern for the federal government as the U.S. Post Office Department instituted a system of rural free delivery (RFD). Members of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry — an... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Print View - Course Catalog

The purpose of ALD is to help you become more effective, authentic individuals, and leaders. We do this by carving out some sacred time and space in your busy lives to engage in a rigorous, theoretically-supported, meaningful conversation... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Vive la Madeleine!

we’ll accept anything. But, globally, I’m trying to take into account the human aspect of running a business, not just the financial aspect. “Jeannette is the oldest startup in France, with the highest median worker age,” adds Viana, who even managed to talk his way... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

29 Apr 2022
News

Clean Slate

percent of kids’ brains don’t develop to the full potential because of this. Thirty percent remain stunted and don’t grow to their full physical form because of this. So this is a big health issue and it needs resolution. I consulted friends who were much more engaged... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

Agarwal Abstract—Machine learning process technologies usher new questions regarding their potential complementarity with existing human capital. Within the context of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examination process, our... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

million in the prior year. Salaries and benefits, the largest component of operating expenses, increased approximately 3 percent to $386 million. With faculty and staff pay rates remaining flat in fiscal 2021, the variance primarily related to the roughly 5 percent... View Details

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

dynamic occurs because an organization's problem-solving routines and normal patterns of communication tend to constrain the space of designs within which it searches for new solutions. Such a link, if confirmed empirically, would be... View Details