Information Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

annual salary offer of $115,000 is unfair on its own. They might be perfectly happy with that salary if it weren't for the information that it's below average." And it's not just a matter of money. In several studies of social comparison... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

thresholds for perceiving minds behind out-group faces (Experiment 3). These experiments suggest that mind perception is a dynamic process in which relevant contextual information such as social identity and out-group threat change the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

LinkedIn, Google and increasingly networked communities means that every leader has the informal equivalent of a “Yelp” score that will come to light. If people see their leaders as trustworthy and willing... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

2020, 2022, and 2023. Eva Ascarza : Selected as an INFORMS Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the University of Miami in 2023. Eva Ascarza : Winner of the 2023 Weitz-Winer-O'Dell Award for “Retention Futility: Targeting High-Risk Customers... View Details

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

collaborating with a global community of peers before, during, and after your course. Learners who successfully complete an HBS Online program will be added to the HBS Online Community's Official Networking Group and gain exclusive access... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

this course will help you expand your leadership toolkit and prepare you to run a division, department, or organization. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a... View Details

08 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

newspaper companies, Chung says, major broadcast news networks could use the study’s findings to inform strategy decisions. “Similar to the newspapers, they also have their websites, and I don’t think CNN or... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Winner of the 2024 People’s Choice Flash Talk Award at the INFORMS Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop for “Power vs. Energy - When to Transition Between Storage Technologies” with Simone Marinesi. Himabindu Lakkaraju :... View Details

07 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Is HBS Too Big?

pure size of the alumni network is astounding. Since I have been at school, I’ve experienced the power of that network first-hand. I’ve set up multiple calls with alums in real estate all around the USA and... View Details

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Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

October 2021 (Revised February 2023)
Case

Ant Group (A)

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Feng Zhu, Susie L. Ma and Kerry Herman

In 2004, Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba created Alipay, an app to facilitate payments on its e-commerce sites. As Alibaba grew, so did Alipay, until Alipay spawned its own ecosystem of financial technology products and services under the name of Ant Group. By 2020,... View Details

Keywords: Payment Systems; Information Technology; Value Creation; Network Effects; Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Initial Public Offering; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; China

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

23 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

Indian nonprofit devoted to supporting the millions of low-income women who toil in the country’s informal economy. Serving young people and working mothers, brother and sister each came to believe that intervening at the preschool and... View Details

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

have a network of friends. One Friday night, when I wasn’t up for drinking at the straight bars, I got the courage to call the number for the Gay and Lesbian Students Association (GLSA) and asked if they were meeting. “We’d love to have... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

LinkedIn to connect with fellow HBS alumni Join local or global online networking groups Attend interactive webinars and follow up with speakers/fellow participants Related Resources Informal Communication... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

delivery, and patient value: Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated... View Details

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Statistical & Data Services - Research Computing Services

About Us Statistical & Data Services 3ms Research Computing Services (RCS) provides statistical and data services for the HBS research community, including consultations and expertise in: Advanced statistical analyses (e.g., Baysean, specification curve, time series... View Details

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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

opportunity for students to work together with other students from across the University's 12 Schools on sustainability projects, to connect and network with sustainability leaders (including students, faculty, and administration) and to... View Details

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