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  • October 2006 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

Linux vs. Windows

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
As of 2006, Microsoft is finding that its dominant position in client and server operating systems is under attack from Linux. While Linux has only 3% of the worldwide installed base of PC operating systems, it had captured 20% of the server market by the end of 2005... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Open Source Distribution; Competitive Strategy; Applications and Software; Value; Technology Industry
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  • 08 Nov 2012
  • HBS Seminar

Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto

  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Alison Wood Brooks
Professor Brooks studies the psychology of conversation and emotion—topics at the intersection of how people think, feel, and interact. From pitching ideas to seeking advice, from asking questions to giving compliments, from talking about (or hiding) our feelings and... View Details
Keywords: Anxiety; Emotion; Emotion Regulation; Reappraisal; Negotiation; Trust; Performance
  • Web

Students on the Job Market - Doctoral

trap, where ventures trying to sell less developed products tend to persist despite negative market signals, leading to delayed exit. Using a theoretical model, I argue for the distinct nature of market opportunity and product quality, exploring how their View Details
  • Research Summary

Working Papers

By: Dennis A. Yao

 

Anton, James J. and Dennis A. Yao (2011).  "Delay as Agenda Setting." 

  • Abstract: In this paper we examine a class of... View Details
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

The Business Model: Nature and Benefits

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
This paper considers the nature of the business model and its strategic relevance to negotiations. We elaborate a substantive definition of the business model as decisions enforced by the authority of the firm; this definition enables the analysis of business models... View Details
Keywords: Business Models; Value Capture; Value-Based Business Strategy; Ambivalent Value; Business Model; Negotiation Deal
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  • 2012
  • Article

A Field Study on the Acceptance and Use of a New Accounting System

By: V.G. Narayanan, Ranjani Krishnan and Jamshed J. Mistry
This study examines the attitudes, use, and acceptance of a new accounting system in a pharmaceutical corporation that switched from an Activity Based Costing System to the Theory of Constraints System (TOC). Using structuration theory as a framework, we posit that... View Details
Keywords: Theory Of Constraints; Structuration; Field Study; Accounting; Innovation and Invention
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  • January 2006 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Andres Hervas and Jordan Mitchell
We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server distribution. We present microfoundations for a stylized model of p2p file sharing where all... View Details
Keywords: Price; Profit; Distribution; Competition; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure
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  • January 2005
  • Tutorial

Buying Time

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Managers must frequently make decisions involving trade-offs between cash flows to be paid or received at different points in time. Accountants, in turn, must describe transactions that involve the payment and/or receipt of cash far in the future. This interactive... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Value; Interest Rates; Financial Statements
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  • autumn 1993
  • Article

Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace

By: T. M. Amabile
The foundation for a model of motivational synergy is presented. Building upon but going beyond previous conceptualizations, the model outlines the ways in which intrinsic motivation (which arises from the intrinsic value of the work for the individual) might interact... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Theory; Creativity; Situation or Environment; Organizational Culture
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  • Article

Unraveling the Process of Creative Destruction: Complementary Assets and Incumbent Survival in the Typesetter Industry

By: M. Tripsas
When radical technological change transforms an industry established firms sometimes fail drastically and are displaced by new entrants, yet other times survive and prosper. Drawing upon an unusually rich data set that covers the technological and competitive... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Transformation; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; History; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Business Processes; Competency and Skills; Assets; Perspective; Disruptive Innovation
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  • March 1991 (Revised July 1993)
  • Case

Kyocera Corp.

By: John P. Kotter
Examines the three factors critical to this company's remarkable success in the high tech field. The first factor is the founder, Dr. Inamori's powerful leadership. The second is the strong corporate culture or philosophy of the firm. The third element in Kyocera's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Information Infrastructure; Leadership Style; Management Systems; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Practice; Profit; Planning; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry
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  • 2019
  • Book

Disciples of the State?: Religion and State-Building in the Former Ottoman World

By: Kristin Fabbe
As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, the Middle East and Balkans became the site of contestation and cooperation between the traditional forces of religion and the emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for... View Details
Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Secularism; State-building; Religion; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; History; Turkey; Greece; Middle East
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  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Do Display Ads Influence Search? Attribution and Dynamics in Online Advertising

Keywords: by Pavel Kireyev, Koen Pauwels & Sunil Gupta; Advertising
  • 08 Feb 2017
  • HBS Seminar

Andrew Mao, Microsoft Research

  • 30 Nov 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

  • 31 Jan 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

distance and cross-cultural differences. Orchestrated “social” encounters can foster mutual trust. However, participants know firsthand the limits of virtual collaboration. When it comes to horizontal collaboration, there appears to be no substitute for face-to-face... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
  • Web

MBA Experience - Health Care

amazing resources and opportunities to meet and interact with leaders in the health care industry, whether as visitors in class, speakers and panelists, or small-group dinner guests. ” Michael Chang MBA 2012 Michael's Story Competitions &... View Details
  • 25 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Rapport: The Hidden Advantage That Women Managers Bring to Teams

asked managers about the different ways they interacted with workers, including whether they treated employees as equals and looked out for their welfare and whether they regularly involved team members in goal-setting. The results showed... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Food & Beverage
  • Web

South Asia - Global

construction products. The interactive discussion delved into critical questions about Aashiyana’s potential, Tata Steel’s digital transformation journey, and execution challenges. It sparked insightful perspectives on balancing... View Details