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- March 2019
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Wattpad
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
How to run a platform to match four million writers of stories to 75 million readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and filmmakers and book publishers. The case describes the challenges of matching readers to stories and of helping writers... View Details
Keywords: Platform Businesses; Creative Industries; Publishing; Data Science; Machine Learning; Collaborative Filtering; Women And Leadership; Managing Data Scientists; Big Data; Recommender Systems; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Analytics and Data Science; Publishing Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Canada; United States; Philippines; Viet Nam; Turkey; Indonesia; Brazil
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Wattpad." Harvard Business School Case 919-413, March 2019.
- 2015
- Other Unpublished Work
Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they engage in the political processes that structure the institutions of capitalism? The... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Lobbying; Leadership; Economic Systems; Managerial Roles; Business and Government Relations
Henderson, Rebecca, and Karthik Ramanna. "Do Managers Have a Role to Play in Sustaining the Institutions of Capitalism?" Governance Studies, The Initiative on 21st Century Capitalism, No. 20, Brookings Institution, 2015.
- 03 Sep 2015
- News
Stress Can Be a Good Thing If You Know How to Use It
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
Protect and Pivot Boris Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. MARKETING Tip: Tailor your brand stories to the new reality. Which types of brand... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
cheated. (The researchers conducted a similar study in which participants had the opportunity to cheat at Boggle, and garnered similar results.) Lessons for business leaders So how can View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Finding New Ways to Solve Civic Problems
As deputy majority whip in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ryan MacKenzie (MBA 2010) has followed a path of community service and political involvement, transforming the business experience he received at HBS into an... View Details
- 2016
- Chapter
Ignore, Avoid, Abandon, and Embrace: What Drives Firm Responses to Environmental Regulation?
By: David F. Drake and Robin L. Just
A regulator's ability to incentivize environmental improvement among firms is vital in achieving long-term sustainability. However, firms can and do respond to environmental regulation in a variety of ways: complying with its intent; avoiding the regulation by... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Environmental Operations; Regulation; Cost vs Benefits; For-Profit Firms; Operations; Environmental Sustainability
Drake, David F., and Robin L. Just. "Ignore, Avoid, Abandon, and Embrace: What Drives Firm Responses to Environmental Regulation?" In Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains, edited by Atalay Atasu. New York: Springer, 2016.
- 19 Nov 2021
- News
Companies Love to Buy Back Their Stock. A Tax Could Deter Them.
- August 20, 2019
- Other Article
An Encouraging Step to Reorient Corporate Purpose
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "An Encouraging Step to Reorient Corporate Purpose." LinkedIn Pulse (August 20, 2019).
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS at 100: School to Celebrate Centennial
the consultative stage, it’s clear that there is a community-wide commitment to celebrate the School’s past and its future leadership in business education and research,” said HBS professor and Senior... View Details
Keywords: Centennial
- 20 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way
Harvard Business School faculty on how to get out of your own way. A Good Place to Start Reflecting on Work Improves Job PerformanceResearch by Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
up,” says Benjamin G. Edelman, an associate professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit at Harvard Business School whose research focuses on consumer protection related View Details
- 04 Jan 2020
- News
Wellbeing: Six Ways to Put a Smile Back on Your Face in 2020
- Web
What You Can Do to Create an Anti-Racist Organization - Recruiting
artist. Her art and educational workshops challenge and encourage people to have meaningful conversations about social justice. She has partnered with many offices throughout Harvard Business School and here... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
planned to publicize Clocky beyond some photos on the course website, but a few gadget aficionado blogs linked to the images, and the buzz went viral. Around the same time, HBS professor Elie Ofek was... View Details