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  • 02 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision

Editor's note: In their new book, The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development, HBS professor Josh Lerner and London School of Economics professor Mark Schankerman look at the impact of open View Details
Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Mark Schankerman; Technology
  • March 2019
  • Article

Open Source Software and Firm Productivity

By: Frank Nagle
As open source software (OSS) is increasingly used as a key input by firms, understanding its impact on productivity becomes critical. This study measures the firm-level productivity impact of nonpecuniary (free) OSS and finds a positive and significant value-added... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Open Source Distribution; Performance Productivity; Information Technology; Strategy
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  • Fast Answer

Emerging markets: news sources

Where can I find news sources with an emerging markets focus? EMIS (multilingual) Enter search terms into the main search box. Filter results by expanding Regions & Countries, click Clear selections, then add countries of... View Details
  • 20 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

scientific problem solving? Yes, and it comes from an unexpected and unrelated corner of the universe: open source software development. That's the view of Karim R. Lakhani, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School with an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • June 2019 (Revised January 2023)
  • Teaching Note

Global Sourcing at Nike

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Michael W. Toffel and Olivia Hull
This Teaching Note describes how to teach the Nike case (HBS No. 619-008) in an operations/supply chain course or a corporate sustainability/ethics course. View Details
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  • 6 Nov 2011
  • Keynote Speech

Concurrent Sourcing and Selling

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
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    The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development

    Discussions of the economic impact of open source software often generate more heat than light. Advocates passionately assert the benefits of open source while critics decry its effects. Missing from the debate is rigorous economic analysis and systematic economic... View Details

    • November 2023
    • Article

    Open Source Software and Global Entrepreneurship

    By: Nataliya Langburd Wright, Frank Nagle and Shane Greenstein
    This is the first study to consider the relationship between open source software (OSS) and entrepreneurship around the globe. This study measures whether country-level participation on the GitHub OSS platform affects the founding of innovative ventures, and where it... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Applications and Software; Business Ventures; Development Economics; Innovation and Invention; Global Range
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    • 09 Feb 2021
    • News

    Open Source Developers Could be Worth Billions

    • July 1979 (Revised August 1986)
    • Background Note

    Sources of Real Estate Information

    By: William J. Poorvu
    Keywords: Information; Real Estate Industry
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    • 25 Oct 1990
    • Lecture

    Financial Sources of Competitive Advantage

    By: W. Carl Kester
    Keywords: Finance; Competitive Advantage
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    • September 1995 (Revised March 1996)
    • Case

    Flow Components: International Sourcing Strategy

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    • November 1994 (Revised February 1997)
    • Case

    Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
    In 1993, senior managers at Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, were deciding whether the company should have a business presence in China, given the human rights and other problems there. The China Policy Group has been asked to... View Details
    Keywords: Management Teams; Decisions; Management Skills; Trade; Brands and Branding; Rights; Ethics; Foreign Direct Investment; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China
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    • Web

    2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism - MBA

    2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct 2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism Welcome to HBS Being a Student at HBS 1. Academic Information & Policies 2. Integrity & Standards of Conduct 2.1 Academic Standards of Conduct 2.1.1 Citing View Details
    • October 2000 (Revised April 2003)
    • Background Note

    Project Finance Research, Data, and Information Sources

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Fuaad Qureshi
    Documents the major sources of project finance research and data. It is to be a reference guide for MBA students writing for the elective curriculum course, Large-scale Investment, and for others interested in the field of project finance. View Details
    Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Project Finance; Research; Investment
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    • April 1990
    • Case

    Perrier Recall: A Source of Trouble

    By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
    When a laboratory discovered traces of the carcinogen benzene in bottles of Perrier, Group Perrier of America immediately announced a voluntary U.S. recall of all Perrier brand imported water. This case describes press coverage of the U.S. recall and the worldwide... View Details
    Keywords: Crisis Management; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • October 1983 (Revised December 1984)
    • Background Note

    Sources and Patterns of Management Authority

    By: George C. Lodge, Janice McCormick, Richard E. Walton and Shoshana Zuboff
    Keywords: Management Style
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    • 23 Jul 2021
    • Video

    Ouided Bouchamaoui - Source (Open Captions)

    • 2010
    • Book

    The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development

    By: Josh Lerner and Mark Schankerman
    Discussions of the economic impact of open source software often generate more heat than light. Advocates passionately assert the benefits of open source, while critics decry its effects. Missing from the debate is rigorous economic analysis and systematic... View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; Open Source Distribution; Software
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    • 05 Sep 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

    pixelfit Companies that contribute to open source software and use it in their own IT systems and applications can gain a competitive advantage—even though they may be helping their competitors in the short run. Open View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer