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Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero
By: Elizabeth J. Altman, Frank Nagle and Michael Tushman
Innovation has traditionally taken place within an organization's boundaries and/or with selected partners. This Chandlerian approach to innovation has been rooted in transaction costs, organizational boundaries, and information processing challenges associated with... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Cost; Innovation and Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Altman, Elizabeth J., Frank Nagle, and Michael Tushman. "Innovating without Information Constraints: Organization, Communities, and Innovation when Information Costs Approach Zero." In The Oxford Handbook of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, edited by Christina E. Shalley, Michael A. Hitt, and Jing Zhou, 353–379. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- June 2025
- Article
Passive Ownership and Price Informativeness
By: Marco Sammon
I show that passive ownership negatively affects the degree to which stock prices anticipate earnings announcements. Estimates across several research designs imply that the rise in passive ownership over the last 30 years has caused the amount of information... View Details
Keywords: Passive Ownership; ETFs; Market Efficiency; Price; Investment Funds; Stocks; Communication
Sammon, Marco. "Passive Ownership and Price Informativeness." Management Science 71, no. 6 (June 2025): 4582–4598.
- May 1990
- Background Note
Corporate Information Management
Keywords: Information Management
Applegate, Lynda M. "Corporate Information Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-184, May 1990.
- 22 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information
- April 1995 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kevin Davis
In order to increase revenues, develop new technologies, and manage information technology more efficiently, Xerox decided to sign a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with Electronic Data Systems (EDS). This case describes the events that preceded Xerox's decision to... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kevin Davis. "Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources." Harvard Business School Case 195-158, April 1995. (Revised June 2002.)
- January 1975 (Revised June 1975)
- Case
Honeywell Information Systems
Shapiro, Benson P. "Honeywell Information Systems." Harvard Business School Case 575-047, January 1975. (Revised June 1975.)
- 19 Jun 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting Information as Political Currency
- 19 Dec 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Innovating Without Information Constraints: Organizations, Communities, and Innovation When Information Costs Approach Zero
- 1973
- Book
Information Systems Administration
By: F. W. McFarlan, R. L. Nolan and D. P. Norton
Keywords: Information Management
McFarlan, F. W., R. L. Nolan, and D. P. Norton. Information Systems Administration. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
- February 1983 (Revised December 1984)
- Background Note
Strategic Information Technology
Parsons, Gregory L. "Strategic Information Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-121, February 1983. (Revised December 1984.)
- Research Summary
Using Cost Information In Pricing Decisions
By: V.G. Narayanan
Professor Narayanan studies the use of cost information in pricing decisions. In particular, he studies how customer profitability information affects the product pricing decisions of managers. View Details
- 1992
- Book
The Information Mosaic
By: W. J. Bruns Jr. and S. M. McKinnon
Keywords: Information
Bruns, W. J., Jr., and S. M. McKinnon. The Information Mosaic. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1992.
- May 1999 (Revised July 1999)
- Background Note
Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures
By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Examines the conflicts in international communications that result from changing technologies and divergent country policies toward developing infrastructures. Examines a number of different national information infrastructures (NIIs). Points of friction, such as... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Management; Infrastructure; Communication Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "Global Friction Among Information Infrastructures." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-152, May 1999. (Revised July 1999.)
- July 2007
- Article
A Two-Person Game of Information Transmission
By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy L. Stokey
We consider a statistical decision problem faced by a two player organization whose members may not
agree on outcome evaluations and prior probabilities. One player is specialized in gathering information
and transmitting it to the other, who takes the decision. This... View Details
Green, Jerry R., and Nancy L. Stokey. "A Two-Person Game of Information Transmission." Journal of Economic Theory 135, no. 1 (July 2007): 90–104.
- December 1996
- Supplement
Realtor Information Network
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Christensen, Clayton M., and Bret J. Baird. "Realtor Information Network." Harvard Business School Supplement 697-051, December 1996.
- October 1987 (Revised March 1992)
- Background Note
Marketing Information Industry
By: Robert J. Dolan
Dolan, Robert J. "Marketing Information Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 588-027, October 1987. (Revised March 1992.)
- 2003
- Working Paper
Information Technology Consulting
By: Richard L. Nolan and Larry Bennigson
Nolan, Richard L., and Larry Bennigson. "Information Technology Consulting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-069, January 2003.
- Article
Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information
By: R. G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and George Serafeim
Market interest in nonfinancial (e.g., Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG]) information, including data produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), is growing. Using data from Bloomberg we analyze this interest from a variety of different perspectives, and... View Details
Keywords: Markets; Analytics and Data Science; Perspective; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Corporate Disclosure; Projects; Interests
Eccles, R. G., Michael P. Krzus, and George Serafeim. "Market Interest in Nonfinancial Information." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 4 (Fall 2011): 113–127.
- 2011
- Working Paper
Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information
In the context of platform competition in a two-sided market, we study how ex-ante uncertainty and ex-post asymmetric information concerning the value of a new technology affects the strategies of the platforms and the market outcome. We find that the incumbent... View Details
Keywords: Information; Technological Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Two-Sided Platforms; Outcome or Result; Performance Efficiency; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy
Halaburda, Hanna, and Yaron Yehezkel. "Platform Competition under Asymmetric Information." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-080, February 2011. (Revised June 2011, April 2012.)