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  • 07 Sep 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

SUMMING UP Are Computers and Tech-Driven Networks In Their Twilight Years? Issues raised by the ascendancy of network technology are many and varied, judging from responses to this month’s column based on Joshua Cooper Ramo’s book, The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 13 Jan 2020
  • Blog Post

Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets

there are parts there I borrowed from other inspirational people I’ve worked with and for). If I had to pick a first among equals, I would pick this value: "I am never the smartest person in the room. You are most likely not either." The View Details
  • November 1999 (Revised March 2003)
  • Case

Webvan: Groceries on the Internet

By: John A. Deighton and Kayla Bakshi
What are the prospects for grocery shopping on the Web? This case invites a comparison of seven business models, with particular emphasis on Webvan. Why does the investment community value Webvan at $7.8 billion after less than six months of operating experience, and... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Experience and Expertise; Investment; Information; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Cognition and Thinking; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry; Service Industry
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    Jeffrey J. Bussgang

    General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

    Former entrepreneur turned VC, HBS Senior Lecturer, author of three, dad of three, husband of one, civic leader, and fan of all Boston sports.

    Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a Senior... View Details

    • 10 Apr 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Lessons from the Browser Wars

    In a famous example of how first movers can lose their advantage, second-mover Microsoft won the Web browser wars from Netscape and continues to dominate the market today. But that competition was the subject of another "war," this one among researchers who... View Details
    Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Technology; Technology
    • October 1998 (Revised June 2002)
    • Case

    Austin, Texas: Building a High-Tech Economy

    By: Bruce R. Scott and Srinivas Sunder
    Members of the community decide to try to diversify the economy of Austin, Texas, by welcoming high-technology firms and by augmenting the electrical engineering faculty at University of Texas--Austin. View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Diversification; Information Technology; Policy; Government and Politics; Engineering; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Higher Education; Texas
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    • 22 Apr 2022
    • Blog Post

    Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative

    We are honoring Earth Day by sharing stories from the HBS Business and Environment Initiative blog that highlight HBS community members and business leaders who are dedicated to environmental sustainability and inspiring innovation at the... View Details
    • 10 Jul 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The State of the Markets

    Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the business systems of a technology company, with the requisite speed... View Details
    Keywords: by James E. Aisner
    • 2022
    • Article

    Diffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision

    By: Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. Toffel
    Why are some firms more successful in adopting profitable environmental management practices than others? A key role of corporate managers is to encourage subsidiaries to adopt innovative practices. We examine the conditions under which corporate managers use... View Details
    Keywords: Environmental Strategy; Information Provision; Environmental Management; Knowledge Dissemination
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    • March 2000 (Revised October 2004)
    • Background Note

    Adding Voice to the Web: A Note on Start-ups

    By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
    A study of start-up companies that have leveraged the technology of Internet Protocol (IP) telephony to develop applications that are positioned to have an impact on the offerings of traditional telecommunications organizations. View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Communication Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
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    • Career Coach

    Cathy Hutchinson

    Cathy (Kellogg '01) is a member of the Career & Professional Development team and coaches students and alumni interested in entertainment/ media & technology career paths.  In addition to managing external marketing, View Details
    Keywords: Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology
    • March 2011 (Revised September 2011)
    • Background Note

    Everyone and Everything is Online

    By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
    The twenty-first century digital world enabled mobile, empowered, content-hungry individuals to capture the value of enabling technologies and applications to manage, create, share, and influence content across the creation and delivery spectrum. Users were online in... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Technology; Learning; Entertainment; Power and Influence; Internet and the Web; Value; Web Services Industry
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    • Clubs

    Entrepreneurship Club

    Keywords: Technology; Technology
    • January 2002
    • Case

    DeRemate.com: Building a Latin American Internet Auction Site

    Analyzes the strategic decision-making process in terms of market forces and short-term growth for an online trading community site in Latin America. A major competitor to E-bay, DeRemate.com is contemplating expansion throughout Latin America. View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Planning; Competition; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Auctions; Latin America
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    • 16 Apr 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

    based on who communicates with whom. A large, multidivisional information technology company (referred to in the paper as "BigCo") agreed to let the researchers have access to internal e-mails... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • 24 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything

    As the technology wave breaks over us, some think the Internet looks to many about to wash out the established order of everything from vacation booking to the nation-state itself. But hold on a minute, Debora Spar cautions. We've seen... View Details
    Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
    • August 2022
    • Case

    SuperRare: Turning an NFT Marketplace into a DAO

    By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Scott Duke Kominers and Amy Klopfenstein
    In June 2021, John Crain and Jonathan Perkins, the founders of SuperRare, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), contemplate whether to transform their company into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Crain and Perkins founded SuperRare in 2018 to... View Details
    Keywords: NFTs; Crypto Economy; Alternative Assets; DAOs; Arts; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Finance; Currency; Investment; Markets; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Network Effects; Market Design; Market Transactions; Market Timing; Web Services Industry; North and Central America; United States
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    • July 15, 2020
    • Article

    How to Get People to Actually Use Contact-Tracing Apps

    By: Chiara Farronato, Marco Iansiti, Marcin Bartosiak, Stefano Denicolai, Luca Ferretti and Roberto Fontana
    The broad adoption of contact-tracing apps would greatly help combat the spread of COVID-19. But a number of barriers—especially privacy concerns—have hindered progress in many countries that can’t or won’t mandate adoption. A solution is to start with small... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Contact Tracing; Apps; Privacy; Health Pandemics; Behavior; Technology Adoption; Applications and Software
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    • 02 May 2005
    • What Do You Think?

    Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?

    Text-mining technologies can now help companies listen to their customers better than ever... My advice: 'Don't let your competitors listen to your clients; do it yourself first.'" Andrea Learned pointed out, "Eventually, those... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 25 Feb 2015
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

    hedge fund, an Amazon employee focused on retail data, and a forecaster at General Electric," says HBS David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration Marco Iansiti, who serves as faculty chair of the initiative and head of the View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Technology; Technology