Digital Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

10 May 2016
First Look

May 10, 2016

Decline and Encarta's Emergence By: Greenstein, Shane Abstract—The experience of Encyclopædia Britannica provides the canonical example of the decline of an established firm at the outset of the digital age. Competition from Microsoft’s... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

other mistake companies make with innovative culture is presenting it as something that is going to be really fun." And, sometimes responding is not even the right response. As I write in the book with the example of digital... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

onboarding more permanent talent remotely. "It’s a phenomenon that is catching on." “Our results are encouraging, as they suggest that opportunities for brief informal and synchronous interactions with senior members can enhance a new employee’s socialization to the... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

24 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 24

Google's prominent placement of its Flight Search service increased the clicks on paid advertising listings by more than half while decreasing the clicks on organic search listings by about the same quantity. This effect appears to result... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

the Internet, the cost of communications was seen as limiting IT's wider use. Packet switching was invented as a way to digitize voice, data, and video in a matter that enabled digital computers (and its... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

that certain employees gain through contributing, says Nagle. His study suggests that contributing to crowdsourced digital or even physical “public goods” that benefit other firms or industries can enable companies to gain valuable... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

press Compensation & Benefits Review Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees By: Thibault-Landry, Anais, Allan Schweyer, and Ashley V. Whillans Abstract—Given the struggle that many View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time

Sant’Anna; and Federico Tamagni, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. They define growth as “a process by which organizations pursue market opportunities and the acquisition and accumulation of the resources required to exploit those... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

was another issue to be addressed. Up to now, Facebook had little control over the information gathered by app designers, which they could in turn sell to third-party organizations largely unknown to the company. Facebook had, indeed,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

09 Jun 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge

terms. One example is MPEG-2, a digital video compression standard used in products including DVD and high-definition television. The standard was developed by the International Organization for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

is uncertain about what vaccine supplies, if any, are available or when they will be. The World Health Organization estimates that at least 60 to 70 percent of the population would need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. While... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

20 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

September 2007, that strategy was due for a major test. TiVo was a maker of digital video recorder (DVR) products and a distributor of DVR technology. Rogers believed that macro-trends in the home entertainment industry—the convergence of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

organization was not eligible to receive nonprofit status—which meant donations would not have been tax-deductible and likely caused many potential donors to not contribute. "The One Fund team made it known we would proceed without... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
Case

Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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24 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

improving the security and viability of open source." Organizations and individuals interested in partnering with the Census II effort can sign-up here. Given how quickly the digital world progresses,... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

the late 1980s, the most successful producers of computers were those that produced and marketed IBM personal computer clones. In 1963 IBM's revenues were three times those of its major U.S. competitors combined. In 1984 they were six times those of its nearest... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit. “My intended audience includes managers at companies as well as policymakers and regulators—seeking to inform and, to be sure, persuade these folks.” In the course of his research,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

11 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

jumped on the bandwagon to some extent. It's partnered with Novell to put some of Microsoft's technologies on Linux and other open platforms. The Mono project consists of porting the .NET framework onto Linux, and the Moonlight project is about providing an offer of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services

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