Filter Results:
(5,039)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,039)
- People (32)
- News (1,163)
- Research (2,362)
- Events (33)
- Multimedia (61)
- Faculty Publications (1,682)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,039)
- People (32)
- News (1,163)
- Research (2,362)
- Events (33)
- Multimedia (61)
- Faculty Publications (1,682)
- January 2009
- Background Note
Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity
By: Elisabeth Koll
Provides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Networks; China
Koll, Elisabeth. "Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-111, January 2009.
- 27 Mar 2020
- News
CPD Taps Alumni Network to Help Students Navigate Crisis
alumni network has always been an extraordinary resource, especially in times like this,” says Fitzpatrick. “The ripple effect of alumni helping each other and students is what we saw play out in the 2001 and 2002 recession, then in 2008... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
The Effect of a System for Sharing Best Practices Within Pre-existing Peer Networks
By: Shelley Xin Li and Tatiana Sandino
Peer networks, such as enterprise social networks (ESNs), can facilitate knowledge transfer across employees. However, such systems can also lead to information overload or difficulty in finding useful information. We examine data from a natural field experiment where... View Details
- 22 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map System Architecture
- 09 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Quantity vs. Quality: Exclusion by Platforms with Network Effects
- 1993
- Chapter
The Role of IT Networking in Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: S. P. Bradley
Bradley, S. P. "The Role of IT Networking in Sustaining Competitive Advantage." In Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s, edited by S. P. Bradley, J. A. Hausman, and R. L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1993, Korean ed.
- Article
Resource-based Local Development and Networked Core-competencies for Tourism Excellence
By: Stefano Denicolai, G. Cioccarelli and A. Zucchella
Denicolai, Stefano, G. Cioccarelli, and A. Zucchella. "Resource-based Local Development and Networked Core-competencies for Tourism Excellence." Tourism Management 31, no. 2 (April 2010): 260–266.
- 2012
- Journal Article
EWNI: Efficient Anonymization of Vulnerable Individuals in Social Networks
By: Frank Nagle, Lisa Singh and Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis
- 2010
- Article
Power, Social Influence and Organizational Change: A Network Perspective
By: Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro
Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Power, Social Influence and Organizational Change: A Network Perspective." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2010).
- November 1999
- Supplement
McKinsey & Company: Managing the Global Knowledge Network Video
Bartlett, Christopher A. "McKinsey & Company: Managing the Global Knowledge Network Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 300-503, November 1999.
- 08 Jul 2019
- News
Can Social Networks Improve Credit Access in Developing Countries?
- 2007
- Book
Managing Network Resources: Alliances, Affiliations, and Other Relational Assets
By: Ranjay Gulati
Gulati, Ranjay. Managing Network Resources: Alliances, Affiliations, and Other Relational Assets. Oxford University Press, 2007.
- July 2010
- Article
Board Interlocks and the Propensity to Be Targeted in Private Equity Transactions
By: Toby E. Stuart and Soojin Yim
In this paper, we examine the propensity for U.S. public companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period relative to public companies, and find... View Details
Keywords: Board Interlocks; Board Networks; Social Networks; Private Equity; Corporate Governance; Public Ownership; Market Transactions; Governing and Advisory Boards; United States
Stuart, Toby E., and Soojin Yim. "Board Interlocks and the Propensity to Be Targeted in Private Equity Transactions." Journal of Financial Economics 97, no. 1 (July 2010): 174–189.
- 17 Dec 2011
- Conference Presentation
Unified Modeling of User Activities on Social Networking Sites
By: Himabindu Lakkaraju and Angshu Rai
Lakkaraju, Himabindu, and Angshu Rai. "Unified Modeling of User Activities on Social Networking Sites." Paper presented at the 25th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), Workshop on Computational Science and the Wisdom of Crowds, Granada, Spain, December 17, 2011.
- 2001
- Conference Presentation
Trust in Business-to-Business Relationships: Combining Social and Electronic Networks
By: Ranjay Gulati
- December 2006 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Tejas Networks India Pte. - A Venture in India
Sanjay Nayak, co-founder of the Bangalore-based start-up, Tejas Networks, is faced with two completely different opportunities to choose between: pursing a short-term, quantifiable but unprofitable contract with Tejas' biggest telco customer in India, or an... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Contracts; Telecommunications Industry; India
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Tejas Networks India Pte. - A Venture in India." Harvard Business School Case 807-058, December 2006. (Revised December 2009.)
- November–December 2012
- Article
Toward a Theory of Extended Contact: The Incentives and Opportunities for Bridging Across Network Communities
By: Maxim Sytch, Adam Tatarynowicz and Ranjay Gulati
This study investigates the determinants of bridging ties within networks of interconnected firms. Bridging ties are defined as nonredundant connections between firms located in different network communities. We highlight how firms can enter into these relationships... View Details
Sytch, Maxim, Adam Tatarynowicz, and Ranjay Gulati. "Toward a Theory of Extended Contact: The Incentives and Opportunities for Bridging Across Network Communities." Organization Science 23, no. 6 (November–December 2012): 1658–1681.
The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market
This paper shows that the network of relationships between brokers and institutional investors shapes the information diffusion in the stock market. We exploit trade-level data to show that trades channeled through central brokers earn significantly positive... View Details
- December 1999
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A2): Network Visions: Mike Clary on the Product that Hid in HR
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Chief scientist Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Inc. had a vision for a new product called "Jini": a network computing piece of infrastructure that would reinforce Sun's leadership role in the industry for helping define how the Internet and networking technology... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
In establishing new events and traditions, Stern is in frequent contact with his Melbourne counterpart, Patrick G. O'Brien (MBA '94), president of the Harvard Club of Australia- Victoria (HCAV). O'Brien and Stern agree on the clubs' dual objectives: provide social... View Details