Open Source Platforms - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

vanquish a problem, we have to understand it." Start with the question, "How do people eat?" suggested Chu. People develop economic activities that are of worth to someone else, he continued. "That's the source of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 21, 2008

$1 billion valuation for the company. Three key dilemmas confronted LinkedIn, however. First, at a time when the "walled garden" model of online community building was under siege, it had to decide how far it should open its... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Jan 2016
News

Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home

there are no continent-wide studies of this, a report last year by Adcorp, a workforce management company, found that in South Africa there were an estimated 470,000 private-sector job openings remain unfilled because of a lack of... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

better understand where there are opportunities for automation, improved communication, streamlined systems, or increased training.Some questions to ask yourself in your efficiency audit include: How are you posting open positions? How... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Nov 2024
News

Deep Reading

and the Tanach. It was expanded to 40 million words from Sefaria’s library in December. As of August 2024, there were 222 users from 10 nations posing all kinds of questions about the Jewish faith and teachings. For instance, one user recently asked what the Talmud,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

02 Aug 2011
News

A Fearless Force for Change

sense of empowerment and spiritual well-being in the minibattles that were fought and won on the "hills" at the gym's spinning studio. Finding that personal source of support and inspiration was essential for Linn's mental and physical... View Details

18 Apr 2023
Blog Post

HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community

business and sparked his interest in leveraging it to address social issues, which ultimately led him to HBS. Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020) Mbanusi, who now works for Guild Education, a tech platform that helps employers reskill their... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Maasai Village

That night we learned from Harvard professor Caroline Elkins that these nomadic people have one hundred words to describe the cows that are their livelihood. In addition to providing most of the food for the Maasai, whose diet consists of beef, blood, and milk, cows... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

09 May 2016
Blog Post

What To Know For An International Job Search

access to MBA-Exchange.com, which has additional job postings for MBA graduates. These are both great ways to identify job openings (and there are certainly others!), but it will likely require a lot more than identifying opportunities... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

$25,000 of in-kind accounting and legal services. Traditional Track OFF AND RUNNING: Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn have opened shop in the Bay Area. Business: CloudFlare, a Web security venture that will help Web sites protect... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog

advantage. We will consider how various organizations of labor markets, financial markets, and regulatory regimes, for example, create opportunities and barriers for multinational firms. Second, we will focus on the more informal domestic “rules” that shape... View Details

05 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Addressing Unmet Needs in Health Care Using an MBA

firsthand (my mother has 2 J&J knees) the difference total knee replacement makes in lives of patients. That is a great source of motivation. What were some of the most helpful resources you tapped into while you were an MBA? The... View Details

20 Oct 2016
News

Smart Moves

fuel and lost business included—to be $124 billion annually, or about $2,000 per commuter. Mistele and INRIX aren’t in the business of delivering bad news, however. They have been trying to do something about traffic congestion since the Kirkland, Washington–based... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation

26 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

forthcoming Management Science Frenemies in Platform Markets: Heterogeneous Profit Foci as Drivers of Compatibility Decisions By: Adner, Ron, Jianqing Chen, and Feng Zhu Abstract— We study compatibility decisions of two competing View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers

Business needs to care about the performance of students in the public education system, from preschool through college. It is the primary source of future employees for every business. It’s also where the vast majority of teachers of... View Details

Keywords: Amy McIntosh (MBA 1984) , associate vice chancellor for academic strategy, The City University of New York

March 2008
Case

Cambrian House

By: Peter A. Coles, Karim R. Lakhani and Andrew P. McAfee

Cambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Voting; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Marketing Strategy; Open Source Distribution; Product Development; Strategic Planning; Business and Community Relations; Internet

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Educators

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01 Dec 2017
News

Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

seeking temporary staffing. Finding talent is an enormous source of expense and inefficiency in the industry, adds Nazem, who estimates that “nearly 100 percent” of health care institutions will need temporary staff this year. The idea... View Details

Keywords: April White

March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
Case

Governing OpenAI (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz

In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details