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- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets
School, defines these multi-sided markets as platforms that serve two or more distinct groups of customers who value each other's participation. Examples: EBay provides markets for both buyers and sellers, dating club clients are both men... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
says. In fact, many traditional surveys often don’t reach enough respondents who identify as non-binary to create a meaningful sample. The research team used the platform Prolific, which specifically allowed them to recruit participants... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under substantial attention from competition authorities. We present key aspects of Google’s strategy in mobile, focusing on Android-related practices that may... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
natural gas that were burdened with highly inefficient delivery systems. In time, the company supported his basic concept with EnronOnline, a Web-based trading platform that instantly became the world's largest e-commerce system in 1999.... View Details
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online
inform business decisions Implement analytical techniques in Excel Develop effective pricing strategies Identify sources of competitive advantage through differentiation Evaluate the financial health of a business using financial... View Details
- 13 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets
negative tweets engaged more users. Originating as internet novelties 15 years ago, social media platforms have altered everything from democracy to human relationships in ways that are hard to overstate. Governments around the world have... View Details
- September 2024 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Epic: The Future of Health Information Technology
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Brian L. Walker
How should the founder and leadership team of a health IT company with more than 45 years of market leadership prepare for the future, while navigating founder transitions and industry changes? Founded by Judy Faulkner in the late 1970s, Epic pioneered electronic... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Private Ownership; Customer Focus and Relationships; Information Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Health Industry; Electronics Industry; Information Technology Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Brian L. Walker. "Epic: The Future of Health Information Technology." Harvard Business School Case 325-028, September 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
Schlesinger and James Barnett May 2025 | Case | Faculty Research In January 2025, Instacart CEO Fidji Simo considers strategies for continuing to grow Instacart from a grocery delivery platform to a holistic... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
the model, developing applications for Microsoft's operating systems and using Microsoft's tools in the process, the power of the platform became evident. It was a win-win relationship—the community of development partners received... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
detailing the scope of Walmart’s operations and current strategies in the case “Walmart’s Workforce of the Future.” Published in April, it offers an overview of the considerable investments the retail giant is making in its e-commerce... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
simultaneously manage the seemingly contradictory dualities of the job: integrating direct decision-making with indirect levers like strategy and culture, balancing internal and external constituencies, proactively pursuing an agenda... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Abstract We analyze the optimal strategy of a high-quality incumbent that faces a low-quality ad-sponsored competitor. In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
particularly valued Linklaters’ ability to work on cross-jurisdictional matters. Learning economies. Major strategy consulting firms, such as McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group, tout the benefits of having a broad universe of clients,... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
trouble letting go, he gave us freedom to sink or swim." The brothers have pursued a strategy of maintaining Ayala's core strength—extensive, large-scale, high-end real estate development in and around Manila—while expanding their... View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
boutiques and department stores)? Should it open more physical stores or focus on e-commerce? Where should the Group focus its international expansion? How could it best leverage its operating platform to drive the profitability of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups
School Working Knowledge. [Image: themacx] Related Reading How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market By: Wen, Wen, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how app developers on the Android mobile platform... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
manage talent effectively. It illustrates how law firms can significantly increase the performance, engagement, and retention of their lawyers by giving them the tools to develop and support the development of others. It also describes the need to align HR and law firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
positioned to take action. When Should a Platform Give People Fewer Choices and Charge More for Them? Authors:Mikołaj Piskorski and Hanna Halaburda Publication:The CPI Antitrust Journal 6, no. 2 (autumn 2010) An abstract is not available... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows
to working in social enterprise. The 2023 Goldsmith Fellows are: Rehan Adamjee. A joint degree student at HBS and HKS, Rehan recently served as the strategy and growth lead for Vital Pakistan, a 300+ person healthcare organization... View Details