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  • 18 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology
  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

and Purpose ; Decisions ; Marketing Strategy ; Organizational Structure ; Banking Industry ; United States Citation Educators Related Riley, James, and Bernal Cortés. "Greenwood Online: A Fin-Tech Service for Culture and Community (B)."... View Details
  • Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

Acquisitions, Value Creation Under Polman's leadership, Unilever focused on long-term shareholder value accretion with a multi-stakeholder approach that emphasized global growth in revenues and earnings through deep penetration in rapidly growing emerging View Details
  • 24 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

digital age is a fertile area of his research. Luca is looking at rankings, expert evaluations, online consumer reviews, and quality disclosure laws to see how they work in market settings, and which are most important for consumers. To... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?

do a one-time, four-hour data entry task via the Internet labor market oDesk.com, which allows for online recruitment of freelancers from around the world. "Keep in mind," Malhotra said, that "all of these... View Details
Keywords: by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette
  • 10 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 10

market's growth that is the primary driver of profit margins and sales growth. A few retailers have succeeded in going global by developing strategies that apply four retail-specific rules for globalization. Rule 1: The home market is the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

    Kyle Schirmann

    Kyle Schirmann is a doctoral student in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. His primary interests are science-based innovation in the Global South and the creative and cultural industries. Before joining HBS, Kyle worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg... View Details
    Keywords: internet; internet; internet; internet; internet; internet; internet
    • July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
    • Case

    RelayHealth

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
    RelayHealth provides secure, online communications for doctors, patients, and health plans. The company's services include online consultations, prescription renewals, and appointment scheduling. RelayHealth's business model derives subscription revenue from doctors... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Technology; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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    • 2011
    • Article

    Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China

    By: Christopher Marquis, Jianjun Zhang and Yanhua Zhou
    We develop a framework to analyze the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and present a number of resulting implications for doing business there. We identify three major dimensions that characterize change in regulatory... View Details
    Keywords: Framework; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Law Enforcement; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Alignment; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Strategy; China
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    Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

    Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events Berkman Center for View Details
    • February 2011
    • Case

    oDesk: Changing How the World Works

    By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Jennifer M. Tydlaska
    It is 2010, and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, is contemplating the next steps for his organization. Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace which matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including... View Details
    Keywords: Recruitment; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Consulting Industry
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    • 01 Nov 2016
    • First Look

    First Look - November 1, 2016

    2016 Random House The Content Trap: A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change By: Anand, Bharat Abstract—Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, I examine a range of businesses around the world,... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 28 Jan 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

    villages, small towns, and major cities, often with a sizable amount of investment or involvement by local government authorities. It is hard to find any reasonably sized Chinese company in which government authorities do not have input.... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Hiring International Students

    employer to first test the US labor market through a variety of standard recruitment methods (see below). The recruitment period lasts from 1 to 6 months and, once complete, the employer submits the labor certification application to the... View Details
    • September 1999 (Revised April 2000)
    • Case

    Novell: World's Largest Network Software Company

    By: Richard L. Nolan
    After phenomenal growth and market leadership in networking, founder and CEO Ray Noorda made a frontal assault on Microsoft's core strengths. In 1994, Noorda spend over $1.5 billion acquiring companies such as WordPerfect to combat Microsoft Word, products such as... View Details
    Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Competition; Internet and the Web; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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    • 06 Oct 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    The Problem with Hedge Funds

    the fund grows or declines. The investor is further away from the actual management of his or her fund than during the Internet bubble. The outcome is not likely to be much better. Despite the temptation to think so, an investor can't... View Details
    Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
    • 05 Jun 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: June 5

    firms' geographic expansion across time and markets. Specifically, we build a model in which two firms that differ in their capabilities enter sequentially into two markets with different potentials for profit. The model is solved using... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • February 23, 2022
    • Article

    Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?

    By: Christian Catalini and Scott Duke Kominers
    Like the early Internet, blockchain and Web3 applications promise a new wave of decentralization and competition—yet at the same time, it is unclear which of the dynamics that drove concentration in online platforms and services will remain in force under the Web3... View Details
    Keywords: Web3; Blockchain; Interoperability; Internet and the Web; Technological Innovation; Competition; Digital Platforms
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    Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

    Senior Editor in Bain & Company’s global marketing team; and, prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President of Programs at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national not-for-profit focused on revitalizing America’s inner... View Details
    • 04 Mar 2019
    • What Do You Think?

    What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

    Googles of the world use our information. The primary goal is the protection of privacy. Unfortunately, as we are seeing in the Facebook controversies, this is difficult to implement even by well-meaning business leaders. Others have suggested a View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products