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- October 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
MacTemps: Building Commitment in the Interim Workforce
MacTemps is a provider of temporary workers skilled in computer graphics and database management. Unlike many temporary agencies that treat temps as a commodity, MacTemps has attempted to build relationships with temps through offering benefits and training. This case... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Organizational Design; Personal Development and Career; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Bradach, Jeffrey L., and Nicole Sackley. "MacTemps: Building Commitment in the Interim Workforce." Harvard Business School Case 497-005, October 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- November 1989
- Case
IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)
By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
Keywords: Employment; Management Practices and Processes; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 490-009, November 1989.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Separating Homophily and Peer Influence with Latent Space
By: Joseph P. Davin, Sunil Gupta and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
We study the impact of peer behavior on the adoption of mobile apps in a social network. To identify social influence properly, we introduce latent space as an approach to control for latent homophily, the idea that "birds of a feather flock together." In a series of... View Details
Keywords: Social Influence; Social Network; Mobile App; Peer Effects; Latent Homophily; Latent Space; Proxy Variables; Familiarity; Behavior; Consumer Behavior; Applications and Software; Social and Collaborative Networks; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Power and Influence; Social Media
Davin, Joseph P., Sunil Gupta, and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski. "Separating Homophily and Peer Influence with Latent Space." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-053, January 2014.
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
across businesses through movements of people from one company to another, supplier-customer collaborations, formal and informal technology sharing, and outright imitation of competitors. Although there is... View Details
- January 1999
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The last in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Reviews the various outcomes of the partnership called Project Explore, from the perspective of Bell Atlantic managers and... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Leadership Development; Outcome or Result; Horizontal Integration; Partners and Partnerships; Trends; Education; Technological Innovation; Telecommunications Industry; Education Industry; New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (D): Results and Replication." Harvard Business School Case 399-084, January 1999.
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
directly into 911’s existing system. The technology is universally compatible with every dispatch center across the United States. The result is a system that dramatically increases the information... View Details
- May 2014 (Revised July 2016)
- Case
RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (A)
By: Willy C. Shih and Gregory Dieterich
This case examines the early history of the color television receiver market and the global consequences of an historic 1958 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice that opened RCA's patents to licensing by domestic competitors royalty-free. This externality... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Patents; Rights; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Business History; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Communications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; Japan
Shih, Willy C., and Gregory Dieterich. "RCA: Color Television and the Department of Justice (A)." Harvard Business School Case 614-072, May 2014. (Revised July 2016.)
- September 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
2U: Higher Education Rewired
By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Karim R. Lakhani
In its 2019 Partner Symposium, 2U, an online program management provider (OPM), showcased its new vision: “Career. Curriculum. Continuum. A construct for lifelong learning in the 21st century.” 2U, founded in 2008 and went public in 2014, was looking to expand beyond... View Details
Keywords: Digital Innovation; Architectural Innovation; Make V. Buy; Learning; Higher Education; Internet and the Web; Innovation Strategy; Transformation; Digital Transformation
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael, and Karim R. Lakhani. "2U: Higher Education Rewired." Harvard Business School Case 620-044, September 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
COFIDIS
An offspring of French catalog marketer 3 Suisses, and a popular sponsor of Tour de France, Cofidis sells consumer credit over the phone, defying conventional banking with a product policy and a communication strategy that perfectly fits the company's comparative... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Marketing Communications; Competitive Advantage; Product; Credit; Financial Services Industry; France
Wathieu, Luc R. "COFIDIS." Harvard Business School Case 501-055, January 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- January 1998
- Case
Frontgate Catalog
Frontgate is a high-end, Lebanon, Ohio-based catalog business. The decision makers are trying to determine how much financial and personnel resources to invest in the development of a Web site. The decision is being made in light of branding issues and competitor's Web... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Internet and the Web; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; Ohio
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Carrie Ardito. "Frontgate Catalog." Harvard Business School Case 898-080, January 1998.
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Lessons from a Megacity
The first step in researching the public transportation system in Buenos Aires: send the private driver home. “How could we be there studying public transportation and not use it?” asks Eryn Schultz (MBA 2015). She was one of 39 students who traveled to Argentina and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundswells
Executive Education needs while increasing the vitality of the southern part of campus. BLOOMBERG COMES ONLINE Completed in 2005 under the stewardship of Jay Light, the renovation of Baker Library to include the new Bloomberg Center underscored the role of View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0710F&referral=2340 R&D Project Selection and Portfolio Management: A Review of the Past, a Description of the Present, and a Sketch of the Future Authors:D. Brunner, A. MacCormack, D. Zinner, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2018
- Supplement
Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (C)
By: Marco Di Maggio, Benjamin C. Esty and Gregory Saldutte
Analyzes Snap’s value and analyst recommendations following the events described in the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Sell-side Analysts; Underwriters; Investment Banking; Social Network; Discounted Cash Flow; Cost Of Capital; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Advertising; Quiet Period; Business Startups; Digital Marketing; Initial Public Offering; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Venture Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Social Media; Advertising Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; California
Di Maggio, Marco, Benjamin C. Esty, and Gregory Saldutte. "Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 218-116, June 2018.
- Article
The Market Design and Policy of Online Review Platforms
By: Benjamin Edelman
I present the institutions and incentives of online reviews, including attracting initial reviews, assuring truthful reviews of genuine experiences, and avoiding inflated or deceptive reviews. I also explore the competition and consumer protection concerns associated... View Details
Keywords: Reviews; Reputation; Platforms; Marketplaces; Deception; Market Design; Multi-Sided Platforms; Law; Online Technology; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Market Design and Policy of Online Review Platforms." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 33, no. 4 (Winter 2017): 635–649.
- September 2015
- Case
GovDelivery
By: Mitchell Weiss
Is government the biggest, worst customer in the world? And is that a reason for venture investors to back companies that sell to government or to stay away? It had been seven years since Scott Burns joined his friend Zach Stabenow to get a company called GovDocs off... View Details
Keywords: GovDelivery; Public Entrepreneurship; B2G; Business-to-Government; Scott Burns; Entrepreneurship; Government Administration; Venture Capital; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Minnesota; United States
Weiss, Mitchell. "GovDelivery." Harvard Business School Case 816-020, September 2015.
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
directors to know what’ s going on. We’ ve got to figure out ways to get information to them in packages they can understand. Technology offers an immense opportunity that we haven’ t taken advantage of. It’... View Details
- 28 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship
am energized with the purpose of finding, funding, supporting, and empowering entrepreneurs who are building durable technologies and shaping cultures that positively transform humanity. My goal is to become a preferred strategic and... View Details
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
work, which in turn was made possible by widespread upheavals that occurred at the time—that did. The car was an enabler. Technologies seldom change culture by themselves; they might enable change in significant ways, yet without new... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
only is he trying to make this breakthrough technology accessible, but he’s also competing against the likes of IBM and Google for market share. The story, “Quantum Leap” appears in our June issue and is written by contributor Alexander... View Details