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  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Stacey Lawson (MBA '96)

Stacey A. Lawson (MBA '96) came to HBS with an idea brewing. The former IBM engineer wondered why there were no digital libraries for users of computer-aided design (CAD). Despite the pervasiveness of technology throughout industry, she... View Details
  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

financial incentives. A final question that we believe is of utmost importance but that has not attracted much attention thus far (at least among academics) is: What are the drivers of adoption of OSS? Aside from its empirical relevance... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 10 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

AI can help you become a better writer, coder, and researcher. But can the powerful technology boost business acumen and economic performance? Sort of, says a recent study. An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) mentor designed to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 15 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult

Harvard Business School professor Kristina Steffenson McElheran studies the effect of information technology on business process innovation. It's a topic, she is sometimes told, that is, well, less than exciting. "I've had people say to... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Dot Vertigo

In Dot Vertigo: Doing Business in a Permeable World, HBS professor Richard Nolan shows how the next shift in Internet technology - the I-Net - is helping both bricks-and-mortar and first-generation Web companies stave off the competition... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 11 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure

Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto

sort of technology with which to do that, even if they wanted to. We’re already seeing the current implementation of the Ethereum network have trouble managing the number of transactions people are making, such that transaction fees can... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance
  • December 2024 (Revised January 2025)
  • Technical Note

A Guide to the Vocabulary, Evolution, and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

By: Shane Greenstein, Nathaniel Lovin, Scott Wallsten, Kerry Herman and Susan Pinckney
A note on the vocabulary, evolution, and impact of AI. View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Software; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Technology Industry
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Greenstein, Shane, Nathaniel Lovin, Scott Wallsten, Kerry Herman, and Susan Pinckney. "A Guide to the Vocabulary, Evolution, and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)." Harvard Business School Technical Note 625-039, December 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

April-May issue of the Journal of the European Economics Association. The paper addressed this central question: When does the certification provided by an SSO's endorsement sway users to adopt a standard? Lerner and coauthor Jean Tirole... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology
  • 13 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

and children are sold via fertility clinics, sperm banks, women selling their eggs, surrogates, and adoption services. We don't couch these transactions in terms of profit-making businesses. Orphans aren't sold—they are... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Technology; Technology; Technology
  • 25 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

a 50,000-foot level, what impact have software platforms had on traditional industries over the last thirty years? Andrei Hagiu: At its most fundamental level, they have fueled innovation and improved productivity. Software platforms have accelerated View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
  • 03 Mar 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Testing a Purportedly More Learnable Auction Mechanism

Keywords: by Katherine L. Milkman, James Burns, David C. Parkes, Gregory M. Barron & Kagan Tumer; Web Services
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century

CDs played music, not virtual-reality games. Will I even recognize the place? Related Platforms and Collaborations: Technological Innovation as a Case Method Supplement Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction: Multimedia Cases Focus... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 11 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

developers attended, and then identify what software platforms they subsequently adopted. When they ran the numbers, they found the baseline likelihood for developers to adopt a new technology in a given... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
  • 13 Dec 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

Metaverse Seoul: How One City Used Citizen Input to Pilot a Government-Run Metaverse

Keywords: Re: Mitchell B. Weiss; Technology; Technology
  • June 2013
  • Background Note

Mobilizing an Online Business

By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman
Entrepreneurs starting online businesses often need to mobilize multiple sets of users or customers, each of whom hesitates to participate unless others join also. This case presents several challenges with similar structure. View Details
Keywords: Mobilization Strategy; Network Effects; Platforms; Internet; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Two-Sided Platforms; Technology Adoption; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
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Coles, Peter, and Benjamin Edelman. "Mobilizing an Online Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 913-061, June 2013. (request a courtesy copy.)
  • 20 Aug 2024
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Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

turn, strengthens their bargaining position against each of these technology behemoths. To hub or not to hub: Finding the right path to grow your ecosystem When building an ecosystem, companies have choices: they can be a hub or a... View Details
Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Technology
  • September 1988 (Revised May 1990)
  • Teaching Note

Smartwave (B): Implementing an Expert System at Digital Equipment Corp., Teaching Note

By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton
Keywords: Technology Adoption
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Leonard-Barton, Dorothy. "Smartwave (B): Implementing an Expert System at Digital Equipment Corp., Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 189-052, September 1988. (Revised May 1990.)
  • 08 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model

businesses that use the technology to support business strategy and design…. However, the distinction is blurring as adoption of Internet-based business models penetrates to the very core of how firms... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
  • 26 Feb 2018
  • News

Teaching Farmers New Tricks of the Trade

have been going through major changes, both in the way that they actually farm their land, but then how they manage their businesses and run their businesses more like entrepreneurs, as opposed to the traditional ways that they've run their businesses. Farmers are very... View Details
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