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- 30 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Harvard and HBS: The Next 100 Years
experiment" during a time of deep recession. In today's crowded marketplace of MBA programs, Harvard Business School remains distinctive. The intellectual agenda for Harvard Business School must become even more global. In coming... View Details
Keywords: Education
- March–April 2023
- Article
Market Segmentation Trees
By: Ali Aouad, Adam Elmachtoub, Kris J. Ferreira and Ryan McNellis
Problem definition: We seek to provide an interpretable framework for segmenting users in a population for personalized decision making. Methodology/results: We propose a general methodology, market segmentation trees (MSTs), for learning market... View Details
Keywords: Decision Trees; Computational Advertising; Market Segmentation; Analytics and Data Science; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Marketplace Matching; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing
Aouad, Ali, Adam Elmachtoub, Kris J. Ferreira, and Ryan McNellis. "Market Segmentation Trees." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 648–667.
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
forthcoming Harvard Journal on Legislation From the Digital to the Physical: Federal Limitations on Regulating Online Marketplaces By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Abbey Stemler Abstract—Online marketplaces have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs
near-failure. Other keynotes included David P. Perry's "The Ups and Downs of the Modern Entrepreneur." Perry (MBA '97) is the founder of the B2B marketplace Chemdex (which recently closed its doors) and CEO of its parent company, Ventro... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace that matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including experience, skills, and certifications, to Employers who use this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
complete records of all data usage. Says Grouf, "It's a revolutionary business-customer compact: I believe consumers will demand it in the traditional marketplace as well." View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
innovation in the American financial system over much of the 20th century. In fact, for the next fifty years, the country experienced no major financial crises, the longest such period on record (see chart above). Significant financial failures returned to the View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
Three years ago, Minnie Ingersoll pressed her career coach with a basic query: What does a COO actually do? After 12 years at Google, Ingersoll had cofounded the online car marketplace Shift in 2013, taking on the unfamiliar role. “I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
marketplace at close range.” The School’s Global Initiative oversees research centers and offices in Buenos Aires, California’s Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, Paris, São Paulo, and Tokyo. Foundation Supports Baker’s Historical Collections... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
the Bowl Championship Series helps to delay bowl matchups until the completion of all the games in the regular season, so that the top teams can more often be matched with each other in a championship game. For doctors, the marketplace... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
in a marketplace that you have a good chance to dominate. Bottom line: higher margins and more revenues for you. These sorts of assumptions may still prevail in, say, pharmaceuticals, but all bets are off as far as the IT sector is... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
short-term debt. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/shanson/Comparative_Advantage_paper_20140623.pdf August 2013 Management Science Marketplace or Reseller? By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright Abstract—Intermediaries can choose... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 2009
- Working Paper
Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs
By: Pierre Azoulay, Christopher C. Liu and Toby E. Stuart
Actors often match with associates on a small set of dimensions that matter most for the particular relationship at hand. In so doing, they are exposed to unanticipated social influences because counterparts have more interests, attitudes, and preferences than would-be... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Patents; Marketplace Matching; Mathematical Methods; Science-Based Business; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Biotechnology Industry
Azoulay, Pierre, Christopher C. Liu, and Toby E. Stuart. "Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-136, May 2009.
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds
all these students, learning practical business skills every day but not yet applying them in the real world,” says Petitti. “And we saw all these businesses with needs.” To connect the two groups, the team built an online marketplace... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
impact our service and quality. How do we grow without diluting our main value proposition?” The Answers: What do you want to be when you grow up? A successful regional player in the New Jersey marketplace or a successful nationwide... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer
that were revolutionary to the French marketplace -- innovations such as "one-stop shopping, self-service, discount prices, quality products, and free parking," the Uhlmann Award winners noted in their 171-page report on the company. In... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
culture’s changing tastes, Braterman’s management style favors minimizing red tape and encouraging agile responses to the latest marketplace trends. “We can turn on a dime,” he said in the article. Braterman, who attended HBS as a... View Details
- November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova
a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Dilyana Karadzhova. "a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-036, November 2008. (Revised March 2011.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
free-market competition. While market liberalization internationally is still evolving, the consumer benefits of the competitive marketplace are pretty compelling. Putting any one carrier in charge of the infrastructure that forms the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong
featuring Asian business leaders. Westerners entering the Asian marketplace also need to know something about business relationships based on what the Chinese call guanxi, or "connection." The role of guanxi will be discussed in a session... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb