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- 05 May 2017
- News
Barnes & Noble Names Demos Parneros CEO
four stores. He rose to president of Staples North American Stores and online, overseeing 1,800 stores and the web business. Before he joined Barnes & Noble in November, he visited dozens of stores around the country to get a feel for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sixth Annual Cyberposium an SRO Success
of more than 140 MBA students drawn from HBS and thirty leading U.S. and international business schools to make the Cyberposium once again a notable success. For more information, visit the conference Web site at www.cyberposium.com. View Details
- November 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Oracle Corporation
By: Frances X. Frei and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Oracle Corp., the world's second-largest independent software company (behind Microsoft) was the world's dominant supplier of database software. Oracle also sold application software, such as the popular enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Applications and Software; Management Teams; Innovation and Invention; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Frei, Frances X., and Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar. "Oracle Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 601-043, November 2000. (Revised May 2002.)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
WSA Conference Set for January
dreams for tomorrow. Scheduled panel discussions will focus on industry issues, work/life balance, and career advancement. Attendees will be listed in a directory of conference participants to facilitate communications after the conference. For further information,... View Details
- August 2015
- Article
Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Schwarz
We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all computers connected to the Internet. Transfers usefully move resources from lowest- to highest-valuation networks, but transfers tend to cause socially costly growth in the... View Details
Keywords: Externalities; Intermediaries; Market Design; Internet; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz. "Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses." American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 7, no. 3 (August 2015): 1–23. (lead article.)
- December 2000 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
adM@rt (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, David Lane and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, David Lane, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "adM@rt (B)." Harvard Business School Case 301-083, December 2000. (Revised October 2001.)
- October 1998
- Case
N2K, Inc.
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Howard Reitz
Bradley, Stephen P., and Howard Reitz. "N2K, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 799-017, October 1998.
- November 2011 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)
By: Luis M. Viceira, Joel Heilprin, Andrew S. Holmes and Damian M. Zajac
A hedge fund is deciding whether to liquidate its position in Apollo Group, a for-profit education firm, in light of significant political and macro-economic uncertainty facing the industry. As part of the investment analysis a complete discounted cash flow analysis... View Details
Viceira, Luis M., Joel Heilprin, Andrew S. Holmes, and Damian M. Zajac. "The Long and Short of Apollo Group and the University of Phoenix (A)." Harvard Business School Case 212-045, November 2011. (Revised December 2013.)
- Web
Workshops & Technical Talks - Research Computing Services
Introduction to Data Visualization with ggplot2 Cleaning Data in R Python Python workshop materials (e.g., Python Introduction; Python Web Scraping) from Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) . DataCamp Introduction... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a simplistic choice, contractor vs. employee? The short answer is... View Details
- February 1996 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
America Online, Inc.
By: Amy P. Hutton and Krishna G. Palepu
America Online's (AOL) stock price has soared nearly 2,000% since its IPO. However, there is considerable disagreement among analysts regarding the future prospects of AOL. Although many analysts are bullish on the stock, short sellers have sold around 7 million... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Analysis; Stocks; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Statements; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Krishna G. Palepu. "America Online, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 196-130, February 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
- 2001
- Case
Encyclopedia Britannica (C)
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Praveen Kopalle
In October of 1999, EBI offered a new Internet service at www.britannica.com. EBI provided access to the entire text and graphics of Encyclopedia Britannica absolutely free of charge. Its revenues came from on-line advertising, sponsorships, and a percentage of goods... View Details
Keywords: Online Technology; Online Advertising; Business Strategy; Information Publishing; Web Services Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Praveen Kopalle. "Encyclopedia Britannica (C)." 2001. (Case No. 2-0009.)
- February 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Google Inc. (Abridged)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats it poses to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what Google should do next. One... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Search Technology; Web Services Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Thomas R. Eisenmann. "Google Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 910-032, February 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- January 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Meetup
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
Meetup, an on-line company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to: (i) increase new sign ups, (ii) improve the engagement of existing users. View Details
- August 2009
- Teaching Note
Cyworld: Creating and Capturing Value in a Social Network (TN)
By: Sunil Gupta and Sangman Han
Teaching Note for [509012]. View Details
- April 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Teaching Note
A Note on Organizational Design at Yahoo! TN
Teaching Note for (9-602-112). Includes color exhibits. View Details
- August 2001
- Teaching Note
CMGI: Organizational and Market Innovation TN
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for (9-200-064). View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- June 2001
- Case
Amazon.com in the Year 2001: The Question of Going Concern
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
Supplements Amazon.com in the Year 2000. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Amazon.com in the Year 2001: The Question of Going Concern." Harvard Business School Case 101-112, June 2001.
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Monster.com TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dickson Louie and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-801-145). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry
- March 2001
- Teaching Note
Reporting Income for Dot-coms TN
By: Paul M. Healy
Teaching Note for (9-101-013). View Details
Keywords: Web Services Industry