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Fellowships - Business History
research proposal online no later than December 1, 2025. Letters of reference can be submitted online through interfolio or by email to bhi@hbs.edu with the applicant's name in the subject line. We are an... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
level that I felt I could trust. I actually believed what I was reading sounded reasonable, which is difficult sometimes now. And I think it's more than just feeling happy about it. I think it's like, hmm, we're doing a good thing here. It's a good View Details
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like to discuss your accommodations. Please share requests for American Sign Language interpreters and / or CART providers at least three weeks in advance. Please note that HBS will make every effort to secure services, but services are... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams
(worldwide), but service industries like food and retail in this part of the world are great examples, and they occupy very large proportions of the labor force. The findings here apply to a lot of workers,” Tamayo says. Rather than hire... View Details
- 17 Jan 2024
- HBS Case
Psychological Pricing Tactics to Fight the Inflation Blues
have to be careful about how and what they charge.” Amid fierce online competition among companies that know consumers can compare prices with a few clicks, the ultimate goal of psychological pricing is to help customers better appreciate... View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- What Do You Think?
What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?
service for customers and long-term profits to patient investors but disappointment for some people who have gone to work there. (In parlance that my co-authors and I used in a recent book that discusses Amazon, it still falls short of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
on his land. Kearns has documented it all. “Genealogy is an opportunity to uncover, be inspired by, and share stories of all people,” says Kearns, a marketing director for Amazon Web Services and board member of the nonprofit National... View Details
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OPM Renew
connections through cross-cohort collaboration. Details Broaden your global perspective and entrepreneurial leadership skills Learn how innovative global operators are changing buyer behavior and transforming bold ideas into new products and View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
In 1994, the World Wide Web was not yet a household name. A new company called Yahoo! had just developed a way to look for sites on the Internet—the search engine. HotWired debuted as the first online magazine to carry advertisements.... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- June 2023
- Exercise
Clash of Two Giants Simulation Exercise Instructions
By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
Many markets are organized around platforms that connect consumers with complimentary applications and services. These platforms are two-sided because both sides - consumers and those providing applications or services - need access to the same platform to interact. A... View Details
Keywords: Platform Strategies; Technology Platform; Customer Acquisition; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Strategy
Zhu, Feng, and Marco Iansiti. "Clash of Two Giants Simulation Exercise Instructions." Harvard Business School Exercise 623-092, June 2023.
- August 1999 (Revised September 1999)
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Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A)
Recounts two complex negotiations in which Netscape and Microsoft compete to win a browser contract with AOL--then later with KPMG. After reviewing the web and browser sectors, this case recounts AOL's dramatic negotiations with Netscape and with Microsoft over which... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Double Dealmaking in the Browser Wars (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-050, August 1999. (Revised September 1999.)
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
(revised) Authors:Itai Ashlagi, Benjamin G. Edelman, and Hoan Lee Abstract We model competing auctions for online advertising, with attention to the participation costs that limit advertisers' interest in using small ad platforms. When... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases
discard your existing customer segmentation assumptions and segment consumers around product usage behavior and price sensitivity. You must get out into the marketplace yourself and talk to consumers directly to understand their pain... View Details
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- 21 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Free Isn’t Always Better: How Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams
providing a basic service for free and paid subscriptions to an advanced version. By 2019, Slack had 88,000 paying customers and 10 million daily users. The company hired its first sales teams to recruit large corporations. Microsoft... View Details
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Marketing Channels (1) Marketing Communications (15) Marketing Strategy (173) Marketing (322) Marketplace Matching (5) Markets (302) Mathematical Methods (10) Measurement and Metrics (16) Media (15) Medical Specialties (5) Mergers and... View Details
- December 1999 (Revised September 2000)
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Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Matthew Sandoval
In January 1999, @Home, a high-speed Internet access provider, announced the $6.7 billion purchase of Excite, the second largest of the major Internet "portals." This purchase marked a continuing consolidation of companies in the Internet "content" and "access"... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Matthew Sandoval. "Excite@Home: Betting on a Broadband Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 700-069, December 1999. (Revised September 2000.)
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-057_22238ffa-00d7-4637-bd63-265fdfef9ccc.pdf Regulator Leniency and Mispricing in Beneficent Nonprofits By: Heese, Jonas, Ranjani Krishnan, and Frank Moers Abstract—We posit that nonprofits that provide a greater supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS - The year in Review
School’s 2023 Alumni Achievement Award winners. Commencement Press Release Class Day Press Release Dean’s Award Bestowed The Dean’s Award, recognizing service to the School and society, was given to Cassidy Wald (MBA 2023). This award... View Details
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Platform Competition
Technology has challenged the underlying foundations of business, and firms must evaluate and change strategies accordingly. Professor Halaburda studies the interaction of technology and economic theory, and her findings indicate that conventional wisdom and rules... View Details