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Educators

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808138 Connectivity in Health Care Harvard Business School Note 307-047 This note describes the current state of information technology connectivity in the health care sector.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

bring data and experiments into their organizations." However, the use of experiments remains spotty, with even data-driven companies still figuring out how to make the most of them. After observing several technology companies making the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/218080 Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

are difficult to assemble. We combine several restricted-access U.S. Census Bureau data sets to create a unique longitudinal data platform that covers 1992–2008 and many states. We describe differences in the types of businesses initially... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Sep 2016
First Look

September 20, 2016

marketing agency, from a product-focused business to a relationship-oriented one as clients seek deeper and more meaningful long-term partnerships. The 15-year-old company had already evolved multiple times over its history as new View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

a platform of global literacy that generally does not come in our basic educations. Andy Wu To start off the summer, I just finished Edge: Turing Adversity into Advantage by Professor Laura Huang, my HBS colleague, co-author, mentor, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

November 2017
Case

iRobot: Moving Beyond the Roomba

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson

The makers of the Roomba, a robotic vacuum cleaner, connected the latest version of their product to the Internet. This new feature opened up a wealth of new opportunities and challenges for the company. View Details

Keywords: Irobot; Smart Home; Connected Home; Roomba; Vacuum; Mapping; Internet Of Things; Connected Products; Organizational Structure; Organizational Design; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States

Educators

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20 Feb 2018
First Look

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

systems were in need of an update, and since GLBG last made heavy IT investments in the late 1990s, the technology had changed considerably. GLBG sought Rechtin’s advice on whether or not it should build a new data center, pursue a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

estimates can inform ongoing policy discussions on both sides of the Atlantic about the economic implications of biosimilar policies. Harvard Business School Case 715-413 edX: Strategies for Higher Education In May 2012, Harvard University and the Massachusetts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 1995
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Macintosh Version

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms

October 1994
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Windows Version

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Food and Beverage Industry

July 2011 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Game Time Decision for AppDirect

By: Andrei Hagiu, Laura Arjona and Emily Zhang

AppDirect is a start-up that offers small businesses software-as-a-service solutions through a business app marketplace and portal. Daniel Saks, co-founder and co-CEO, is faced with the key question of deciding distribution strategy: should AppDirect find channel... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Distribution; Applications and Software; Innovation Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; United States

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October 1994
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Windows Network Version

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms

June 1995
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Macintosh Network Version

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

Effects of Sex Selection on Intrahousehold Outcomes in India By: Hussam, Reshmaan Abstract—Sex ratios at birth have risen steadily over the last three decades across much of the developing world. Many attribute this rise to improved access to sex selection View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 9

conditions of state ownership, the tale told by The Big Ditch serves as a vital and object lesson for those who question the ability of governments to run companies effectively. Bold Retreat: A New Strategy for Old Technologies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

In the early 1990s, both Teradyne and Hewlett-Packard identified new technologies that had enormous potential to cause new-market disruptions. As with most disruptive innovations, these technologies offered... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

March 2021
Supplement

Facebook's Libra (B): The Privatization of Money?

By: Marco Di Maggio, Ethan Rouen, George Serafeim and Amy Klopfenstein

This case addresses the events that took place following the conclusion of the case “Facebook’s Libra (A): The Privatization of Money?” In October 2019, several months after the conclusion of the A case, multiple members of the Libra Association announced that they... View Details