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- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
fear change because it can be truly dangerous, posing a threat not only to old ideas but jobs as well. In the case of the Windows 8 launch, there's a threat to Microsoft's competitors-including Apple, Google Inc., and Amazon.com—who could... View Details
- 20 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
and inspiring confidence.” Crafting a Life You Love Beside her love for a bold lip as part of her professional persona, Dozie did not have any work experience in the beauty industry, but that didn’t stop her drive. “I began by creating View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
embodiment of virtual capitalism into the modern world. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50918 Harvard Business School Case 717-418 Alphabet Eyes New Frontiers In October 2015, Google restructured... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
Business School Case 910-032 Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats it poses to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
ad platforms such as Google AdWords exacerbate typosquatting. However, our investigations also confirm the feasibility of significantly reducing typosquatting. We find that typosquatting is highly concentrated: of typo domains showing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
some point early on, the startup that becomes Apple or Google first consisted of a few people in a garage or dorm. And in the case of political innovation, there is an entrenched political-industrial complex engineered to quash any new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
that enable consumers to self-monitor exercise levels, sleep patterns, and blood pressure have sold briskly. Despite Google Health’s failed effort to facilitate patients’ collecting their medical records electronically in one place, there... View Details
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
Gerald Nanninga, after citing a number of conditions for the idea's introduction, even ventured to describe the path by which the practice will be implemented this way: "It would start at places where people already do almost anything to get in, like View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
looks to build a mobile technology product development team by executing an "acquisition-hire" (i.e., "acqui-hire") to acquire New York City-based start-up Stamped, a mobile application company launched by former View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
and inspiring confidence.” Crafting a Life You Love Beside her love for a bold lip as part of her professional persona, Dozie did not have any work experience in the beauty industry, but that didn’t stop her drive. “I began by creating View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
on investment of the targeted ad model they’ve perfected is far superior to traditional advertising. Both Google and Facebook have an effective duopoly on digital advertising, though Amazon is starting to put up meaningful numbers. As... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
Microsoft, Cisco, and Google stepped up their efforts to meet these needs, even as they respond to revenue declines in traditional business sectors. While many of these are short-term opportunities, they can build important foundations... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
what could become a wildly successful company, but I also want to make sure my kids have health insurance. If I have this outside option, if I have access to public health insurance, then I'm more likely to join. The founders of the next View Details
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
is Google Chrome. Initially considered a tool for browsing the web, Wu writes, “Today, it is fair to say that Chrome is both: an application capable of running on most operating systems, and an operating system that runs the Chrome suite... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
gamer, the coder, the hacker—all stereotypically male. Recent statistics give some truth to that image. In 2014, Google reported that 7 out of every 10 of its then 48,600 employees were men. The number was even higher among its engineers... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
decades, is on the auction block. Consumers apparently loved the car more than GM executives, who couldn't figure out how to make much money with it. The same day, Google announced its earnings: In discussing the announcement, analysts... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
second role, Takatsuka is in a project management position overseeing the work of two interns. The company provides an education program for the top 5% of engineers graduating from college in Nigeria to connect them with top worldwide companies like View Details
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5.1 Information Technology | MBA
collaboration tools (e.g., Sharesites) that minimize email or use existing distribution lists (e.g., listservs) created by HBS. These tools should be used only for their specified purposes and targeted audiences. Be aware that use of external collaboration tools (e.g.,... View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
and inspiring confidence.” Crafting a Life You Love Beside her love for a bold lip as part of her professional persona, Dozie did not have any work experience in the beauty industry, but that didn’t stop her drive. “I began by creating View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, a new startup whose goal was to reinvent unloved home devices, such as thermostats and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman