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  • 17 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

The fight was lost as consumers voted for free information supported by advertising over subscription services. Ironically, online advertising and the commercialization of the Web achieved important goals of the resisters: to preserve the... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing
  • February 2008
  • Article

Where Do Transactions Come From? Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
This article constructs a theory of the location of transactions and the boundaries of firms in a productive system. It proposes that systems of production can be viewed as networks, in which tasks-cum-agents are the nodes and transfers—of material, energy and... View Details
Keywords: Boundaries; Production; Market Transactions; Supply Chain; Management; Cost; Theory; Performance Productivity; Information Management; Complexity
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  • June 2015
  • Case

Beacon Group of Hong Kong: Finding Light in the Shadow Education Industry

By: Christopher Marquis, Qi Li and Guy Leung
After more than 25 years of operation, Beacon Group had grown from having 3 small classrooms on the fourth floor of a commercial building, to a network of 21 centers across Hong Kong with over 60,000 students enrolled per year. The key long-term challenge for the... View Details
Keywords: Online Education; Education; Tutoring; Incentives; Hong Kong; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Family Business; Education Industry; Hong Kong
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  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Coordination Frictions in Venture Capital Syndicates

By: Ramana Nanda and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
An extensive literature on venture capital has studied asymmetric information and agency problems between investors and entrepreneurs, examining how separating entrepreneurs from the investor can create frictions that might inhibit the funding of good projects. It has... View Details
Keywords: Syndication; Venture Capital; Networks; Entrepreneurship
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FAQs - Doctoral

part of the Harvard Summer Undergraduate Research Village. This program has been designed to enable motivated undergraduates to pursue summer business research in a defined project and also participate in a social network that will... View Details
  • Web

Clubs - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Clubs 46ms Student-led clubs and activities give students the opportunity to become better informed about and engaged in issues and possible career paths. A number of clubs focus on the link between business and environment... View Details
  • Web

Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

composition of a firm's investor base. Finally, firms that report more information about the different forms of capital or follow more closely the guiding principles as described in the IR Framework of the IIRC exhibit a more long-term... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Solving for Z

employee retention, engagement, and satisfaction, and filters it not only by age but by everything from career stage and line of business to ethnicity and sexual orientation. Breitfelder, meanwhile, solicits information on every aspect of... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government
  • January–February 2020
  • Article

Competing in the Age of AI

By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
Today’s markets are being reshaped by a new kind of firm—one in which artificial intelligence (AI) runs the show. This cohort includes giants like Google, Facebook, and Alibaba, and growing businesses such as Wayfair and Ocado. Every time we use their services, the... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Algorithms; Technological Innovation; Business Model; Competition; Competitive Strategy; AI and Machine Learning
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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

needed and then create a list of organizations and their directors. After that, you'll be ready to: Get the word out - inform your network of your interest in joining a board Leverage family/friend... View Details
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806086 Comergent Technologies Inc.: Enterprise E-Commerce Harvard Business School Case 505-016 BP's IR director has begun a program to use information regarding external views... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

Professor Paul Gompers visited Endeavor Saudi Arabia, a nonprofit that promotes startups in emerging markets. Pictured are Alpana Thapar and Fares Khrais (both of the Middle East and North Africa Research Center), Gompers, Lateefa Alwaalan (Endeavor Saudi Arabia), and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Mele
  • Web

Business History - Faculty & Research

Ultimately, the Godcharles ruling enshrined the specialness of workingmen's labor contracts and rejected the use of equity principles to justify contract regulations, but the controversy also informed future labor strategies, especially... View Details
  • Web

Mid-US - Global

Motivated by a pivotal life experience and deep concern for racial health inequities, Martin transitions from a successful hedge fund career to champion health equity through WellWithAll. He leverages his extensive network and industry... View Details
  • June 2025
  • Case

Redefining the Edge: Jahez’s Strategic Pivot in Saudi Arabia’s Food Delivery Battle

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Ahmed Dahawy
Jahez made its mark in Saudi Arabia’s food delivery market by serving customers willing to pay more for reliable, high-quality service—a segment largely overlooked by other platforms. As the company grew, it expanded into the mass market and developed a network of... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Logistics; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

other companies for investment purposes, and I’ve realized that I can make more informed decisions with my improved knowledge of company financials. Pankaj Prashant Medium Term Planning Engineer at Rio Tinto Prepare for the MBA classroom... View Details
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Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research

The first modules examine teams, individuals, and networks in the context of: The determinants of group culture. Managing the performance of individual subordinates. Establishing productive relationships with peers and seniors over whom... View Details
  • 04 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

population is not who would be hired to solve intelligence problems for the Department of Defense." In terms of seeking out unique facts, the results showed that the most-clustered groups gathered 5 percent more information than the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services
  • 01 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

Five Lessons From My First Year at HBS

experiences. Professors probe insights and assumptions and encourage productive debate, and I realize that my initial viewpoint may be flawed, and that others may have more compelling arguments. What the case method has taught me is that often there isn’t a right... View Details
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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

Forge New Connections to Each Other Build and deepen relationships with a powerful global network of alumni who share your values and experiences. Stay connected, collaborate, and leverage these relationships to fuel your personal and... View Details