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- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
organization, specifically, closed-source (or proprietary) versus open-source (or distributed) development. Our results reveal significant differences in modularity, consistent with a view that distributed teams tend to develop more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
superior," noting that this may be the case only when there is a "threat of widespread panic" or "when a crisis breaks down an entire system (like the banking system)." Elaine Scheye would limit intervention only... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
big and five times as productive as the typical backyard chicken. The incongruity of Vinod Kapur's elegant appearance and his subject matter struck me as fascinating, but the most intriguing element of the presentation was how he arranged an entire View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
Working PapersRunning Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: existing protocols allow only a finite set... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
transformed the definition of marketing in the company. Under Guler’s lead, OPET, once a local player in the downstream distribution market, became the second largest fuel distributor in Turkey. As assistant general manager, Guler had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
genuine concern, as is the efficiency of using established distribution systems designed for inter-store delivery to also package and ship thousands of small orders to individual consumers. More important,... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
knew were coming to us wanting to know how they could offer support, where they should donate, and how to make an impact, and we were wondering that ourselves,” said Kenneth. “To provide one answer, we decided to start a GoFundMe page that would View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
delivery systems take advantage of new approaches for interacting with patients. Historically, telemedicine has been seen by many health care systems as a source of competition; my hope is that more View Details
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Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting
that would distribute funds to four organizations equally, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, The Loveland Foundation, Reclaim the Block, and The Bail Project.” The GoFundMe page for the newly formed Anti-Racism Fund raised $40,000... View Details
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
retailers, manufacturers, and food wholesalers to connect with organizations that accept and distribute food that would otherwise get tossed. Food waste solutions Alvarez has written several case studies, including a 2012 piece about the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
appreciated by seniors. We have approval rates of way over 70 percent. The costs of drugs in the program are lower than anticipated, and consumers are purchasing drugs at very high discounts. So I think the system seems to work pretty... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
allocating resources is distributed across all levels of the company. Those activities go on simultaneously. As a consequence, the way in which the structure divides up responsibility and the way the processes of the organization View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Case Method - Research Resources | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
xxi, no. 6, February 29, 1924, pp. 107-138. On pages 117-122 of this report from Dean Donham to Harvard University President A. Lawrence Lowell, Donham describes efforts to increase the collection and distribution of cases. Donham,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
began to chip away at LEGO’s market share with its construction blocks, including a popular line of warrior play sets. “Their products are based on a building system very similar to ours,” explains Moynihan. “They’ve done a really good... View Details
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
voicemail messages. Now their words are much more authentic and can be remarkably empowering. Social networking is also flattening organizations by distributing access to information. Everyone is equal on the social network. No... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
enables individuals—a teen manipulating the stock market—to overthrow established players. The old rules no longer apply. You argue that during these periods of change the old rules may not apply for a period of time, but in the end the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
changing the field of medicine. In the past several decades, the growing use of artificial intelligence in the health care sector has made it possible for computer systems and diagnostic machines to learn and problem solve, mimicking... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Japan. An entire system of governance was blown away. In 1911, an imperial tradition of more than 2,000 years ended. After the subsequent disasters of world war and Maoist utopianism, China was an impoverished third world economy holding... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
Benjamin, and Damien Geradin Abstract—Since its launch in 2007, Android has become the dominant mobile device operating system worldwide. In light of this commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
look large and compelling. But it can have significant downsides. Leaders who prefer to zoom in tend to create policies and systems that depend too much on politics and favors. They can focus too closely on personal status and on turf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne