Value - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

more "collaborative." Too often, however, companies fail to distinguish among the various choices they face with respect to alternative modes of collaboration. Collaborative innovation can take a wide variety of forms, each with profound implications for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

a check on my own behavior because of the triggers in the environment. It is possible that at some point in time these triggers will be gone. ... One of the premises in the chapter and involved in other research we do is that it is often expectations, attitudes, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

in the flat $20 billion U.S. toy industry, however, is educational toys. The educational toy market is difficult to track. More a self-defined than official category, it likely approaches $3 billion in annual sales. Increasingly, toy manufacturers are championing the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2010
News

Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

fifth factor involves the question of social mores. Through this last economic crisis we’ve come to at least pause and question the values that have animated business over the last two decades. I don’t know how that all will shake out.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

26 May 2022
News

Bidding Up

overestimating the value of an item—and overpaying for it. Nobel Committee: In the 1960s, Robert Wilson started to investigate auctions with a common value. That is, a value which is unknown beforehand, but... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

diverse work organizations. She examines these processes through the lens of: best-self actualization, strategic authenticity, image management, positive relationships, racial, cultural and gender diversity, strengths-based development, spirituality, change leadership... View Details

21 Dec 2022
News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

times,” Datar notes, “it is our community that provides us comfort and our values that give us strength.” Note: Please see this page for guidance on contacting others in the HBS alumni network. HARVARD RESOURCES Scholars at Risk (SAR)... View Details

12 Jul 2019
News

The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

some point someone’s going to figure that out and close that market. Flint: You continue to offer a free service: What is the value of that at this point in the company. Zatlyn: Cybersecurity actually comes back to data. For us we have 16... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

improve productivity and efficiency in their daily operations, so did HBS faculty find themselves in the position of trying to determine if and how information technology could add value in a curriculum deeply rooted in a tradition of... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

November 2017
Teaching Note

Tencent

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426. Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details

Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)

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Purchase

20 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

distinguish between these mechanisms. Approaches that seek to identify true value from demand, without specifying mechanisms behind this wedge, are most useful when researchers are interested in evaluating allocation policies that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be used to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 28, 2007

School Case 406-118 General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 1998
News

Running Up the Score

even been overtaken by, market forces and finance? How big and how pervasive is the business of sports? Swinging for the Seats A recent Georgia Tech study put the value of the sports industry at $152 billion annually. But HBS professor... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

18 May 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Hilton

for you?At Hilton people are incredibly smart and passionate about embodying a spirit of hospitality. We are looking for strategic thinking but that alone is not enough. We are also looking for people who exhibit our values and want to... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

Profile

Max Wibaux

joining a consumer-products-focused private equity firm in a role in which he can "bring together all the elements HBS teaches us: operations, strategy, the inner workings of financing, and how to avoid investment pitfalls and traps. I want to add View Details

Keywords: CPG

Profile

Inessa Lurye

studies, "have continued to be critical"—especially because Inessa has been immersed, since graduation, in startups. "I've seen lots up ups and downs; I've seen how the challenges change at different stages of the life cycle. It's cemented for me the... View Details

Profile

Brighton Mudzingwa

individuals." Brighton plans on returning to Africa "at a critical juncture when I can have the best impact. Having passion alone is not enough—we need a practical approach. There are many talented Africans on the ground—I need to go back with a clear vision... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

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HBSGrid Project Directory Space Notifications - Research Computing Services

Click the checkbox with specific words in the subject Step 2: Edit the rule description. Click on the underlined value specific words. 5. In the Search Text popup box, specify the words or phrases to search for in the subject line:... View Details

26 Apr 2022
News

Leading on Climate Change

solving the world’s problems, not creating the world’s problems?” HBS Club of the GCC ThinkTank Drawing from his recent book, Polman said a net-positive company takes responsibility for its total impact on society, which extends throughout a company’s View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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