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- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
Summing Up There's no need to rethink important economic constructs just because of the growth of the Long Tail phenomenon and its impact on demand and supply. Or is there? That was part of the debate that occupied respondents to this month's column. As El Hakeem... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- August 2000
- Case
Monster.com
Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Monster.com, ponders how his online site, the leading career site on the web, can continue its dominance (60% share in 1999) and growth on the Internet. Monster.com had just launched a nationwide branding campaign on television and... View Details
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Monster.com." Harvard Business School Case 801-145, August 2000.
- fall 2002
- Article
The Impact of Internet Exchanges on Business-to-Business Distribution
By: Narakesari Narayandas, Mary N. Caravella and John Deighton
Narayandas, Narakesari, Mary N. Caravella, and John Deighton. "The Impact of Internet Exchanges on Business-to-Business Distribution." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 30, no. 4 (fall 2002).
- October 1999
- Article
Software Development on Internet Time
By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie
Cusumano, M. A., and D. B. Yoffie. "Software Development on Internet Time." Computer 32, no. 10 (October 1999): 60–69.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
today on specific Internet opportunities where there are certainly Web 2.0 characteristics, but they are very different in the kinds of models they’re pursuing and the kind of focus. Accel specializes in View Details
- March 2018 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
Cadre
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Scott Duke Kominers and David Lane
Late in 2017, CEO Ryan Williams and his team debated whether Cadre should become not only a technology-enabled investment manager, but also an online trading exchange providing high levels of liquidity for investors in commercial real estate (CRE) equity. Cadre was a... View Details
- November 1999 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
VerticalNet (www.verticalnet.com)
By: Das Narayandas
VerticalNet, a leading creator of targeted business-to-business vertical trade communities on the Internet, is trying to expand its model to facilitate e-commerce. Mark Walsh, the CEO of VerticalNet, has to decide how far he can extend the firm's business model without... View Details
Narayandas, Das. "VerticalNet (www.verticalnet.com)." Harvard Business School Case 500-041, November 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
- May 2021
- Supplement
Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy — Operating the Business Model Exercise, Instructor Version
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built... View Details
- 2025
- Working Paper
Algorithmic Assortment Curation: An Empirical Study of Buybox in Online Marketplaces
By: Santiago Gallino, Nil Karacaoglu and Antonio Moreno
Most online sales worldwide take place in marketplaces that connect sellers and buyers. The presence of numerous third-party sellers leads to a proliferation of listings for each product, making it difficult for customers to choose between the available options. Online... View Details
Keywords: Algorithms; E-commerce; Sales; Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Customer Satisfaction
Gallino, Santiago, Nil Karacaoglu, and Antonio Moreno. "Algorithmic Assortment Curation: An Empirical Study of Buybox in Online Marketplaces." Working Paper, 2025.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance
By: Michael Luca, Abhishek Nagaraj and Gauri Subramani
We evaluate the extent to which small businesses maintain an online presence, looking at restaurant listings on a major online review platform. While the majority of restaurants have an online presence, we find that roughly 18 percent in our sample have no presence as... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Digital Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
Luca, Michael, Abhishek Nagaraj, and Gauri Subramani. "Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-031, December 2022.
- November–December 2018
- Article
Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling
By: Kris J. Ferreira, David Simchi-Levi and He Wang
We consider a network revenue management problem where an online retailer aims to maximize revenue from multiple products with limited inventory constraints. As common in practice, the retailer does not know the consumer's purchase probability at each price and must... View Details
Keywords: Online Marketing; Revenue Management; Revenue; Management; Marketing; Internet and the Web; Price; Mathematical Methods
Ferreira, Kris J., David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang. "Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling." Operations Research 66, no. 6 (November–December 2018): 1586–1602.
- January 2014
- Teaching Note
Dumb Ways To Die: Advertising Train Safety (A), (B) & (C)
By: John Quelch
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
with start-ups such as Amazon.com, drugstore.com, Netscape, Excite, and Sun Microsystems. Through the years, Doerr and his partners have invested more than $1.3 billion in 250 technology ventures in the United States, creating companies... View Details
- April 29, 2020
- Article
The Case for AI Insurance
By: Ram Shankar Siva Kumar and Frank Nagle
When organizations place machine learning systems at the center of their businesses, they introduce the risk of failures that could lead to a data breach, brand damage, property damage, business interruption, and in some cases, bodily harm. Even when companies are... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Internet and the Web; Safety; Insurance; AI and Machine Learning; Cybersecurity
Kumar, Ram Shankar Siva, and Frank Nagle. "The Case for AI Insurance." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 29, 2020).
- September 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Technical Note
Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
Provides an overview of broadband access technology. Includes technical overviews of cable, DSL, fixed wireless, and satellite systems, and suggests the technical suitability of each to accommodate broadband applications. View Details
Light, Jay O., Lynda M. Applegate, and Daniel J. Green. "Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 800-076, September 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
are made on the Internet, it's difficult to bet the whole organization on one approach," he explains. "We've developed a world-class Web site that's supported by a state-of-the-art fulfillment center. But we also want to bring new View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- October 2007
- Article
The Art of Designing Markets
By: Alvin E. Roth
Traditionally, markets have been viewed as simply the confluence of supply and demand. But to function properly, they must be able to attract a sufficient number of buyers and sellers, induce participants to make their preferences clear, and overcome congestion by... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Internet and the Web
Roth, Alvin E. "The Art of Designing Markets." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 10 (October 2007): 118–126.
- October 2000
- Teaching Note
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution TN
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
Teaching Note for (9-800-166). View Details
- January 2000 (Revised March 2002)
- Teaching Note
Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time TN
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Jay R. Girotto
Teaching Note for (9-700-013). View Details