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- July 7, 2022
- Other Article
Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?
By: Zach Y. Brown and Alexander J. MacKay
This article reviews recent work examining pricing strategies of major online retailers and the potential effects of pricing algorithms. We describe how pricing algorithms can lead to higher prices in a number of ways, even if some characteristics of these algorithms... View Details
Keywords: Pricing Algorithms; Online Marketplace; Digital Strategy; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry
Brown, Zach Y., and Alexander J. MacKay. "Are Online Prices Higher Because of Pricing Algorithms?" Brookings Series: The Economics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies (July 7, 2022).
- February 2007 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Wikipedia (A)
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Andrew P. McAfee
Wikipedia has emerged as a robust model for content production by volunteers working asynchronously on the Internet with a unconventional model for distributed decision making. The "Articles for Deletion" process in Wikipedia provides unique insight into the inner... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
the greater the likelihood that it will not be a major player in future competitions in rapidly changing environments. —Professor James Heskett Both Dennis Crane and Richard Eckel suggested that a broader view of the competitive spectrum for information View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Fast Answer
India - Industry specific research
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cellular Operators Association of India The web site of the New Delhi based trade association includes... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
ways in which technology can be used proactively to serve alumni. Possible projects include developing a strategy for "push" technology, designing a format for communicating regularly with graduates about faculty research and course... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Empirical Tests of Information Aggregation
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Double Vision
found that TV ads not only can spur web traffic—the browser is at the ready, after all—but can drive sales, too. But which ads push the most? As part of the study, Teixeira and his colleagues collected thousands of ads hawking products... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
Choosing the right software platform is a critical task for developers. It can be a business life-or-death decision picking between Android or iPhone, Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform, Xbox or PlayStation. At the same time,... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Google in China (A)
By: John A. Quelch
In January 2010, Google threatened in a public statement to stop censoring its search results on its google.cn website, as required by Chinese authorities. Should Google exit China? Or attempt a compromise with the Chinese government? View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; China
Quelch, John A., and Katherine Jocz. "Google in China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 510-071, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- May 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
AsiaInfo: The IPO Decision
The cofounder and CEO of AsiaInfo, a Chinese system integrator that built 70% of China's Internet backbone, must decide whether to list equity in the United States to fund future growth. Describes the company and the decision. A rewritten version of a previous case. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Growth Management; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Equity; Information Technology Industry; China; United States
Roberts, Michael J., and Donald N. Sull. "AsiaInfo: The IPO Decision." Harvard Business School Case 804-183, May 2004. (Revised May 2006.)
- 12 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
HBS Philanthropy Report Online
This year, the School’s annual donor report will be published online. The change from a print publication reflects a cost savings consistent with a School-wide effort to contain expenses, as well as a desire for environmentally sustainable communications. The new... View Details
- 2007
- Chapter
Assessing and Improving the Safety of Internet Search Engines
By: Benjamin Edelman
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Search Technology; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Safety; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Assessing and Improving the Safety of Internet Search Engines." In The Power of Search Engines [Die Macht der Suchmaschinen], edited by Marcel Machill and Markus Beiler, 259–277. Köln, Germany: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2007.
- February 2007
- Article
Here Comes XBRL
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and Mike Willis
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Liv A. Watson, and Mike Willis. "Here Comes XBRL." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 2 (February 2007): 33–34.
Arjun Chopra
Arjun Chopra is a Partner at Floodgate and leads the firm's investments in opportunities that transform the ""IT stack"" in ways that help companies change the way they do business and compete. Before Floodgate, Arjun was the CTO at Cambridge View Details
- December 2006
- Article
Internet Companies' Growth Strategies: Determinants of Investment Intensity and Long-Term Performance
By: T. R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Performance; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry
Eisenmann, T. R. "Internet Companies' Growth Strategies: Determinants of Investment Intensity and Long-Term Performance." Strategic Management Journal 27, no. 12 (December 2006): 1183–1204.
- Jun 2011
- Conference Presentation
Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns
By: Anita Elberse
- May 2011 - 2011
- Conference Presentation
Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns
By: Anita Elberse
- February 2017
- Case
BlaBlaCar: The Road Ahead...
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Arun Sundararajan, Emilie Billaud and Caroline Caltagirone
In 2017, the co-founders of BlaBlaCar—the world’s largest long-distance carpooling company—reflected on the evolution of their venture and the way forward. BlaBlaCar had reached critical mass and size; yet staying still was not going to be enough to be relevant and... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Transformation; Decision Making; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Transportation Networks; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; France; Europe
Lakhani, Karim R., Arun Sundararajan, Emilie Billaud, and Caroline Caltagirone. "BlaBlaCar: The Road Ahead..." Harvard Business School Case 617-050, February 2017.
- June 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Comp.Sys.Intel: The Internet and the Pentium Chip Controversy (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Ethics; Semiconductor Industry; Computer Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Comp.Sys.Intel: The Internet and the Pentium Chip Controversy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 395-247, June 1995. (Revised June 1996.)