Publications

03 Oct 2013
HBS Seminar

Yanbo Wang, Boston University

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

information technology that we have been expecting for several decades finally kick in, producing larger-than-expected productivity gains to fuel both higher wages and higher profits? How important was the loosening of regulations on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

government to study gender norms around technology adoption. “I spend a lot of time in villages, talking to women, and so often their view of themselves is low,” she says. “It’s rewarding to have the opportunity to help shape public... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

right. As revenues from recorded music steadily declined from 2004 to 2008, concert revenues steadily rose, according to data presented in the case. "Advances in digital technology have had a strong negative impact on recorded-music... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

23 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018

2018 Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics Firms in Firmament: Hydrocarbons and the Circulation of Power By: Abdelal, Rawi Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53729... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Technology and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management, 2015–2018. Alberto F. Cavallo : Received a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Economics of Digitization Grant, 2015–2016. Reshmaan N. Hussam : Recipient of a United... View Details

March 2023 (Revised March 2025)
Case

Accelerating AI Adoption in the U.S. Air Force

By: Maria P. Roche and Alexander Farrow

In August 2022, the Pentagon tasked U.S. Air Force Captain Victor Lopez to launch a new office for AFWERX, an Air Force innovation unit that leveraged commercial developers and military talent to acquire advanced technologies. This task was particularly arduous because... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Organizational Design; AI and Machine Learning; Adoption; Technology Adoption; United States

August 2020
Supplement

Luckin Coffee (B): Revelations of Fraud

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes revelations of fraud at Luckin Coffee, beginning with an anonymous report in January 2020 and continuing with the company’s admission in April 2020 that it had inflated its revenues by 2.2 billion RMB ($310 million), almost half its reported... View Details

Keywords: Fraud; Corporate Misconduct; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Stocks; Financial Management; Profit; Revenue; Price; Food; Lawfulness; Crime and Corruption; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; China

November 2022 (Revised June 2023)
Case

UGG Steps into the Metaverse

By: Shunyuan Zhang, Sharon Joseph, Sunil Gupta and Julia Kelley

In the fall of 2022, boot maker UGG and its parent company, Deckers, were working to position the brand in the nascent but fast growing metaverse. The metaverse, the online realm that individual users could navigate as digital avatars, was becoming more commercialized,... View Details

Keywords: Metaverse; Digital Marketing; Innovation and Invention; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States

August 2022 (Revised June 2024)
Exercise

How Should Netflix Add an Ad-Supported Tier?

By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia

In the summer of 2022, it became clear that Netflix would introduce an ad-supported tier alongside its existing subscription plans in the near future. Speculation abounded as to the details of the new tier: How many minutes of advertising would it include? What picture... View Details

Keywords: Pricing; Television Industry; Price; Marketing Strategy; Digital Platforms; Customer Value and Value Chain; Competitive Strategy; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

14 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Business Case for Becoming a Jack-of-All-Trades

game-changing technology, Microsoft Kinect, which transformed the field of motion-capture. Released as a gaming accessory for Microsoft’s Xbox in 2010, Kinect was leagues ahead of similar technologies such as Nintendo’s Wii and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

August 2021 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Data Science at the Warriors

By: Iavor I. Bojinov and Michael Parzen

The case explores the development and early growth of a data science team at the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team based in San Francisco. The case begins by explaining the initial rationale for investing in data science, then covers a debate on the appropriate team... View Details

Keywords: Data Science; Digital Marketing; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Sports Industry; San Francisco; United States

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

develop other complementary capabilities. In terms of developing leadership talents in particular, it can pay to look for stretch assignments involving change. Some examples include introducing a new product or information technology... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

Web

Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

rare diseases. In a time when inclusive care and new technologies are at the forefront of the healthcare industry, the rare disease population cannot yet again be overlooked. About the author: Gabby Choi (MBA 2017) is a seasoned startup... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before attending HBS. More than 8 percent of... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 May 2022
Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

you’ll meet and greet with the PhD’s working on the technologies first-hand. We’ll have info sessions and information coming out in the early fall, so be on the lookout for that. Only passion and drive are required! What is value... View Details

15 May 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Barriers to Household Risk Management: Evidence from India

Keywords: by Shawn Cole, Xavier Giné, Jeremy Tobacman, Petia Topalova, Robert Townsend & James Vickery

September 30, 2019
Article

Climate Change and Our Emerging Cultural Shift

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Today, we have made climate change trivial by making its solutions easy, looking for simple answers that are palatable, generally framing it in the language of commerce. In the long run, it won’t work. There is no technological or political silver bullet to solving our... View Details

Keywords: Culture; Climate Change; Values and Beliefs; Transition