Software Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

argue that the evolving global network structure affects firms' propensity to form bridging ties by shaping the structural opportunities for bridging. We test our theory using the network of partnership ties among firms in the global computer View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

attending industry conferences, visiting their companies, interviewing them, developing a practitioner advisory team, and maybe spending some time working as a practitioner. (For his own part, Toffel worked as director of environment,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Economics , January 2020) with William Gornall, Steven N. Kaplan, and Ilya A. Strebulaev. Ebehi Iyoha : Winner of the 2021 Young Economists' Essay Award from the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) for... View Details

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

effects are often applied in settings where clustering may be important. We provide a general methodology for consistently estimating the variance of a large class of non-parametric estimators, including the simple matching estimator, in the presence of clustering.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Harvard Business School

software industries and has served as CEO of several technology companies including Global IP Solutions, V-Enable, CastBridge, and Aligo. He served on the boards of xAD, LocalAdXchange, Quova, and Talari... View Details

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

interest in the subject was initially stimulated by the explosive growth of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The real value of Windows, we learned, was not about the product, per se, but the applications written by independent View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

now, and how will they use their power? Will we see bigger bets on likely blockbusters, more intense competition in areas such as streaming and esports, and more industry consolidation? Drawing on dozens of recent case studies, Professor... View Details

Research Summary

Mastering Strategy Execution

By: Robert Simons

Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

March 1997 (Revised April 2001)
Supplement

Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update

By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito

Provides an update to Microsoft in the People's Republic of China--1993. View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Technology Industry; China

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19 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Digital Technology’s Profound Game Change for Marketers

software eating the world. Software is disrupting industry after industry and transforming large swathes of the economy. When I was an... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang; Advertising; Technology

Fast Answer

Gaming: statistics

Where can I find information on gaming hardware and software? The Entertainment Software Association website lists sales, demographic, and usage data, as well as information intended to improve the image of the industry. Search eMarketer... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

software to a range of industries that includes high-tech manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, retail, e-business, and the Internet. Motorola, Intel, Enron, Cisco Systems, Procter & Gamble, Delta Air... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Telecommunications; Information; Air Transportation; Transportation

25 Aug 2017
Blog Post

HBS Interns: Summer Takeovers

in technology at the Sephora Innovation Lab. Jenn researched the impacts of artificial intelligence on the retail industry and participated in idea hackathons to brainstorm creative new ways for the brand to innovate. Adam Behrens,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

guru Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings; Matthew Szulik, president and CEO of the open-source software company Red Hat, Inc.; and Dean Kamen (7th OPM), chairman and CEO of Segway LLC and creator of the Segway Human Transporter.... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Entrepreneurial Sales

framework) Reports eMarketer: coverage includes b2b automation, digital ad spending, martech, etc. Gartner: reports on B2B software and marketing/selling strategies Expert Call Transcripts Use Tegus to search for transcripts of... View Details

Martha R. Ingram

After her husband’s death in 1995, Ingram successfully managed the family business, making a series of bold moves, including the spin-off and public offering of Ingram Micro, the United States’ largest computer wholesaler. Today, Ingram View Details

Keywords: Services

01 Dec 1997
News

Gregory Slayton (MBA '90)

working at McKinsey & Co. in the early 1990s, he cofounded its Multimedia Practice Group and was soon recruited to take over the New Media division of Paramount Studios. He then cofounded Worlds, Incorporated, an Internet software company... View Details

24 Oct 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

"customer focused." Try to create value out of novelty. Succumbing too much to commercial pressures such as taking on easy jobs may lose your distinctiveness. Where Do Creative Ideas Come From? How Kayak Users Built a New View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

Tech Trekker

someone like me who had 'different' ideas," says Lang, who eventually became vice president of software and marketing. The company was also flexible - and smart - enough to allow Lang, already the mother of two children, to bring her... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2013
News

Collective Wisdom

Faculty Q&A LAKHANI: Crowdsourcing isn't just for software anymore—everyone from carmakers to biotechs are using it to solve seemingly intractable problems. Crowdsourcing—it's a relatively new word for the centuries-old approach of... View Details

Keywords: crowdsourcing; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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