Open Source Software - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2018
News

Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers

harvest data with one another to help find the best performing seeds—which represented their largest variable expense. The idea quickly evolved into developing a completely independent, farmer-driven information source identifying top... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market

universally recognized symbol was three golden balls. In twenty-first century China, where the demand for investment capital exceeds the capacity of the nation’s state-controlled financial sector, pawnshops and other informal sources of... View Details

21 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

operating system for dealing with elective (largely surgical) patients. By opening an emergency room, however, the institution is now called upon to care for complex and highly variable medical patients. Asks if the previous operating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 15

Publications August 2013 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Business Model Evaluation: Quantifying Walmart's Sources of Advantage By: Brea-Solís, Humberto, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Emili Grifell-Tatjé Abstract—We develop an... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

was attracted to this effort because I thought I saw two potential sources of long-term value. First, on emerging markets, there’s a lot we don’t know. These videos dramatically supplement the quality of information we have. Second,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)

From a professional standpoint, the HBS MBA opens doors that I never knew existed—but they opened because the HBS name speaks for itself. What advice do you have for prospective HBS students? APPLY! I've had... View Details

24 Mar 2017
News

Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named

to potential investors, mentors, and advisors. The annual event is sponsored by the Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Alumni Clubs & Associations. The competition is open to alumni with early-stage ventures.... View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games

computer snafus, 98 percent of the technology worked well, a good record considering how huge an installation of software and hardware there was. What about complaints that the Games were too commercial? I have to grit my teeth a bit when... View Details

17 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - The Future of Green Building

as a pivotal point of discussion towards reducing global carbon emissions. The push to decarbonize the building sector stems from statistics compiled by sources such as Architecture 2030, which indicate that activities related to... View Details

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

vanquish a problem, we have to understand it." Start with the question, "How do people eat?" suggested Chu. People develop economic activities that are of worth to someone else, he continued. "That's the source of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

companies had already begun using this methodology to calculate their emissions in three categories. Carbon accounting Scope 1: GHG emissions that come directly from sources that a firm or group controls or owns, such as vehicles or... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

$25,000 of in-kind accounting and legal services. Traditional Track OFF AND RUNNING: Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn have opened shop in the Bay Area. Business: CloudFlare, a Web security venture that will help Web sites protect... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2008
News

Lesson from the Fall

"...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible." © 2008 www.cartoonstock.com Nearly seven years after its collapse, Enron continues to fascinate those interested in corporate leadership and governance. The latest chapter of the Enron... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online

learning environment where individuals can have open discussion, reflect on their thinking, and learn from each other. The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Achieving this mission... View Details

10 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 10

the economy to organize production and innovation. We study individual contestant-level data from 2,796 contestants in 774 software algorithm design contests with random assignment. Precisely conforming to theory predictions, the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog

advantage. We will consider how various organizations of labor markets, financial markets, and regulatory regimes, for example, create opportunities and barriers for multinational firms. Second, we will focus on the more informal domestic “rules” that shape... View Details

09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

systems in the software industry. Our sample includes 1,286 software releases taken from 19 distinct applications. We find that 75%-80% of systems possess a core-periphery structure. However, the number of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
Case

Governing OpenAI (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz

In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details

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01 Mar 2004
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Maasai Village

That night we learned from Harvard professor Caroline Elkins that these nomadic people have one hundred words to describe the cows that are their livelihood. In addition to providing most of the food for the Maasai, whose diet consists of beef, blood, and milk, cows... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

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