Marketplaces - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

market clearinghouses around the world, and have recently been implemented in school choice systems in Boston and New York City. In addition, the study of markets that have failed in ways that can be fixed with centralized mechanisms has led to a deeper understanding... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

sight of the importance of e-business collaboration, Deninger affirmed. "All the trends in the marketplace point to that as a key factor in the future success of businesses in the manufacturing and operations area." Ted Fischer... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

organizationally. Q: What impact do these changes in the marketplace and organization have on the roles of today's managers? A: The seemingly endless waves of restructuring, downsizing, reengineering, de-layering, empowerment, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

organizations for long-term viability and success. What does "organizational renewal" mean as used in the program? Tushman: A successful company could be said to have a kind of franchise, that is, a niche in the marketplace... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

amenities, like a kitchen. And if you still prefer a hotel room, competition from Airbnb means you'll pay a lower price for it." Airbnb's rapid growth Airbnb, an online community marketplace where people can list and book short-term... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

had described the souk — a marketplace where you can buy products ranging from fresh food and spices to handicrafts and even gold — as a "must-see." Our plan for the afternoon was clear: Greg and I wanted to have an enjoyable... View Details

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

US policymakers and companies competing in a global marketplace is this: the trend toward outsourcing has gone beyond simple assembly-line work. Heading Upstream As low-paying production jobs have disappeared from the United States, so... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

September 2019 (Revised August 2020)
Case

Engineering an Inclusive Bioeconomy

By: Tarun Khanna, Raffaella Sadun and Susie L. Ma

In 2019, entrepreneur Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio was developing a project he hoped could generate and share wealth from the natural resources of the Amazon without destroying those resources. His idea, called Earth Bank of Codes (EBC), would create a library of the... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

27 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 27

competitive context. This support translates into purchase intention, real purchase, and more favorable online reviews in a study of over 10,000 Yelp posts. We argue that this "framing the game effect" is mediated by consumers' motivation to express their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

web-based service or app that once might have cost millions to launch can see the light of day for a little over $100,000. Because of that, an influx of new investors through crowdfunding could potentially allow innovative startups to put their products out into the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
Case

StockX: The Stock Market of Things (Abridged)

By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley

Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

Cespedes: For most firms, the largest, most difficult, and increasingly expensive part of strategy implementation is aligning field behaviors and go-to-market systems with espoused strategic goals. It's the largest because doing this well is essential for View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

decade Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride let fans consume music on their own terms. He encouraged file-sharing, the remixing of his artists' songs and videos, and an environment in which "the audience is the record company." In the digital View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Be an Angel Investor

interact is also crucial. For example, in one opportunity at Capitalyst 3, a Web developer with $5 million in sales was raising its first round of capital on a $10 million valuation. Two comparable companies in the marketplace were worth... View Details

Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson

04 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage

the marketplace to new approaches. Entrepreneurs learn to identify ideas by raising their head above day-to-day operations and expanding their vision. They then prioritize and narrow the many ideas they generate into a potential... View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

26 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

Leemore S., Igal Hendel, Victoria Marone, and Christopher Ody Abstract—Anecdotal reports and systematic research highlight the prevalence of narrow-network plans on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces. At the same time, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

which provides a year-round marketplace for locally sourced food and food products; and to help establish the New England Food System Resilience Fund with other funding partners. “Given the uncertain and fast-moving nature of the crisis,... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

may compete in the intraorganizational marketplace for influential ideas and the attention of decision makers. Specifically, as risk management becomes more tool-driven and toolmaking may become more prevalent, our study provides a more... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

07 Feb 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course

Wasserman says. This part includes case discussions of HBS graduate Vivek Khuller (MBA '99), who persuades classmates to cofound with him the electronic-ticketing company Smartix; Genevieve Thiers, who decides to bring in her boyfriend to help her build the caregiver... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

Could you describe some of these entrepreneurial efforts? A: There is a lot of talk—both in this book and elsewhere—about the massive potential consumer market at the base of the economic pyramid. However, for a poor consumer, participating in the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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