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- September 2, 2021
- Article
The Digital Economy Runs on Open Source. Here's How to Protect It.
By: Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Frank Nagle
Free and open source software (FOSS) is essential to much of the tech we use every day—from cars to phones to planes to the cloud. While traditionally, it was developed by an army of volunteer developers and given away for free, companies are increasingly taking a more... View Details
Keywords: Free And Open-source Software; FOSS; Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Policy; Cybersecurity
Lifshitz-Assaf, Hila, and Frank Nagle. "The Digital Economy Runs on Open Source. Here's How to Protect It." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (September 2, 2021).
Building small business utopia: how artificial intelligence and Big Data can increase small business success
Small business lending has remained unchanged for decades, laden with frictions and barriers that prevent many small businesses from accessing the capital they need to succeed. Financial technology, or “fintech,” promises to change this trajectory. In 2010, new fintech... View Details
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01 Nov 2024 In Practice Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times by Rachel Layne Layoffs have been on the rise in some US industries as tech and professional services companies grapple with slowing demand... View Details
- 05 Jul 2017
- News
Stop the Meeting Madness
- 17 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees
Those might be the very parts of the job that your workers find most enjoyable, and loving their work is an important motivational factor for many workers. “The way that AI will change jobs is really a motivation issue,” Hall says. “Don’t just try to cut costs, think... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Research Summary
Building Small Business Utopia: How Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Can Increase Small Business Success
By: Karen Mills
Small business lending has remained unchanged for decades, laden with frictions and barriers that prevent many small businesses from accessing the capital they need to succeed. Financial technology, or “fintech,” promises to change this trajectory. In 2010, new fintech... View Details
- 2021
- Chapter
Building Small Business Utopia: How Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Can Increase Small Business Success
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
Small business lending has remained unchanged for decades, laden with frictions and barriers that prevent many small businesses from accessing the capital they need to succeed. Financial technology, or “fintech,” promises to change this trajectory. In 2010, new fintech... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Fintech; Artificial Intelligence; Small Business; Financing and Loans; Capital; Success; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science
Mills, Karen G., and Annie Dang. "Building Small Business Utopia: How Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Can Increase Small Business Success." In Big Data in Small Business, edited by Carsten Lund Pedersen, Adam Lindgreen, Thomas Ritter, and Torsten Ringberg. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.
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Pam Chan
Southeast Asia to gather input, and worked on a five-year innovation map for laundry detergent. But after three years with P&G, "I got interested in tech – it was an area that would still be relevant in the next few years. So I... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
said, ‘we can turn this into a business,’ and he did this with enormous success,” says Simons. “He had an absolute eye on the customer. He knew what the customer wanted, and he gave it to them.” Steve Jobs: Be demanding Today’s tech world... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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Hiring Organizations
Informa Tech Inkitt, Inc. Innovius Capital Insight Partners Instacart Insulet Intrepid Growth Partners Intuit Invesco InvestBev Investcorp Investindustrial Invictus Growth Partners Invus Opportunities Iodine Software Ipsen IQT - In-Q-Tel... View Details
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Placement - Doctoral
race employee resource groups in tech Advisors: Robin J. Ely (Chair), Lakshmi Ramarajan , and Michele Lamont 2020 Yanhua Bird Organizational Behavior, 2020 Placement: Boston University, Questrom School of Management Dissertation: Social... View Details
- January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Supplement
Uber in China (C): The Cost of Success for Didi
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
On June 30, 2021, ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) raised $4.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest IPO of a Chinese company listed on an American exchange since Alibaba raised $25 billion in 2014.... View Details
Keywords: Uber; Didi Chuxing; Start-up Growth; Regulation; Ride-sharing; Transportation; Business Startups; Business and Government Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Growth and Development; Policy; Competition; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Uber in China (C): The Cost of Success for Didi." Harvard Business School Supplement 322-068, January 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
- October 1993 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
General Dynamics: Compensation and Strategy (A)
William Anders became CEO of defense giant General Dynamics in 1991 as the Cold War was ending and as the industry became saddled with excess capacity. Observing that the company was underserving shareholders and required a massive change in its culture, Anders brought... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Executive Compensation; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Murphy, Kevin J. "General Dynamics: Compensation and Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-048, October 1993. (Revised December 1997.)
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
finance, law, or tech services, while female athletes more often chose education and health care. Graduates who participated in such “lower academic admission standard” sports were more likely to go into finance following graduation at... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
AI Wars
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-434. In 2024, the world was looking to Google to see what the search giant and long-time putative technical leader in artificial intelligence (AI) would do to compete in the massively hyped technology of generative AI popularized over... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Brigad: The Future of Work
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Elena Corsi and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In 2019 Florent Malbranche, CEO and co-founder of the French tech startup Brigad, pondered the next growth steps. Founded in 2015, Brigad’s objective was two-fold: to help restaurants and bars find qualified staff for punctual shifts, and to make it easier for... View Details
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Giving - Alumni
Fund Help support student financial aid, faculty research, and other HBS priorities. Learn More Advancing the HBS Mission Learn how giving to HBS makes an impact through stories about two alumni who are improving literacy in India, a faculty member’s research on a... View Details
- 2022
- Working Paper
The Routledge Handbook of Digital Consumption, Chapter 41: The Internet’s Effects on Consumption: Useful, Harmful, Playful
By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
This chapter considers how digital culture has changed over the past decade, as the internet has grown its scope and user base. Billions around the world connect daily to an ever-expanding set of applications. A framework for thinking about digital effects is offered:... View Details
Deighton, John A., and Leora Kornfeld. "The Routledge Handbook of Digital Consumption, Chapter 41: The Internet’s Effects on Consumption: Useful, Harmful, Playful." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-049, January 2022.
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
anytime, anywhere. They have presented their technology at one of the highest profile tech conferences and now face a choice of focusing on the first and only—FDA-approved product targeted at obstetricians and driving its penetration or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
COO,” Gibson says. “Is the best CIO a tech person? No, the best CIO is the person who is an integrator of systems.” 8. Less can be more. When he builds practice schedules, Sanders doesn’t do what other teams do—two-and-a-half hours a day,... View Details