Publications

January 2004 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Electronic Arts in Online Gaming

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Justin Wong

Electronic Arts (EA), the world's largest independent video-game publisher, must decide whether to support Microsoft's initiatives in online gaming. Historically, EA has been platform-agnostic, releasing versions of its titles for all major console platforms. However,... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Digital Platforms; Network Effects; Policy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Revenue; Segmentation; Sales; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Electronics Industry

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

Regulate Companies like Airbnb and Uber? By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Damien Geradin Abstract—New software platforms use modern information technology, including full-featured web sites and mobile apps, to allow service providers and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

the School’s current portfolio of comprehensive general management programs, and attract a new segment of business leaders from exciting companies operating in India.” SELPI’s success, Palepu notes, prompted the School to extend the SELP View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Books

Evolve! Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Harvard Business School Press) In her new book Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow, HBS professor Rosabeth... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2017
News

Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

small, regional employment agencies have existed in the space for decades. But Nomad’s digital marketplace is an innovation, allowing clinicians to advertise their availability and health care institutions to advertise their needs. Once a... View Details

Keywords: April White

October 2016 (Revised March 2017)
Case

uberPOOL

By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and Amram Migdal

This case describes Uber's uberPOOL service, which let multiple Uber users who were headed in the same direction share a ride and pay substantially lower fares. View Details

Keywords: Uber; uberPOOL; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Digital Platforms; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry

February 2000 (Revised May 2001)
Case

eBricks.com

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann

eBricks.com is developing an online marketplace for construction materials. The start-up company faces two decisions: 1) whether to merge with BluelineOnline.com, a firm providing project management solutions for the construction industry; and 2) whether to develop an... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Marketplace Matching; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Startups; Construction Industry

Fast Answer

Field Course: Investing for Impact

commentary from HBS faculty. Demographics, city data, and more: Analyze Boston is the City of Boston's new open data hub, where you can find facts, figures, and maps related to our lives within the city – all in one convenient View Details

19 Jan 2016
News

Electric Avenues

remake their communities for the digital age. Below, a look at how HBS alumni are helping to rewire the way the world thinks about its cities. Town Halls for All Getting your voice heard by local government is unnecessarily difficult,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

Publishing Platform The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment by Guy Spier (MBA 1993) Palgrave Macmillan This candid memoir takes readers into some of the darker corners of Wall... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

exploration may include emerging opportunities in pharma & biotech, medical device & diagnostics advances, and related topics such as digital therapeutics, platform technologies, use of real-world evidence,... View Details

2007
Working Paper

Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?

By: Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien

We analyze the incentives to divert search for an information intermediary who enables buyers (consumers) to search affiliated sellers (stores). We identify two original motives for diverting search (i.e. inducing consumers to search more than they would like): i)... View Details

Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Retail Industry