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  • 16 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

Why in the world would anyone take the time to write complicated software programs for free? It's a good question, one that has piqued the curiosity of a number of economists, who wonder what benefits, if any, lie behind the burgeoning... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • May 1993 (Revised October 1993)
  • Case

Vanity Fair Mills: Market Response System

Describes the "Quick Response" program developed by Vanity Fair Mills (VFM), a division of the VF Corp. Beginning in 1989, VFM reorganized its manufacturing systems, invested heavily in computer and telecommunications equipment, and formed "partnership" agreements with... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Logistics; Distribution Channels; Manufacturing Industry
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  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

An increasing number of inner city residents own computers and have online access, but government agencies and private companies need to do more to bridge the digital divide that still exists among income groups, according to business and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • September 1991
  • Case

All American Pipeline

By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Goodyear is nearing its first major capital commitments for the largest investment project in its history, the All American Pipeline. The pipeline will transport heavy crude oil from California to Texas. It is the centerpiece of a major program by Goodyear to diversify... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Financial Strategy; Business Startups; Diversification; Valuation; Standards; Supply Chain; Resource Allocation; Cash Flow; Mining Industry; California; Texas
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  • March 1993 (Revised April 1995)
  • Case

IBM After-Sales Service

By: Janice H. Hammond
IBM has established a service delivery system to provide service and maintenance parts for its installed base of computers. The case outlines the competitive pressures IBM faces from alternative providers of maintenance services (e.g. other OEMs, third-party... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Operations; Distribution; Customer Focus and Relationships; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
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  • 24 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

the place, perhaps five a minute. The pop-ups are coming from within your computer, not from the sites you're visiting. So suppose there was software on a (user's) computer that could track that the user was on the Dell Web site looking... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

    Ayelet Israeli

    Ayelet Israeli is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School Marketing Unit. She is the co-founder of the Customer Intelligence Lab at the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Business School. She teaches... View Details
    Keywords: retailing; e-commerce industry; internet; automotive
    • August 2003 (Revised September 2003)
    • Case

    Tower Software

    Tower Software (TS) is a publicly traded corporation engaged in multiple facets of the computer software business. Its flagship product, TS SERVE, is a successful proprietary network operating system. TS also develops and sells applications software for word... View Details
    Keywords: Applications and Software; Product Launch; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Stefan H. Thomke

      Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

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      • February 2011
      • Case

      oDesk: Changing How the World Works

      By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Jennifer M. Tydlaska
      It is 2010, and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, is contemplating the next steps for his organization. Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace which matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including... View Details
      Keywords: Recruitment; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Consulting Industry
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        Roy D. Shapiro

        Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

        • November 2015 (Revised May 2016)
        • Case

        Aspiring Minds

        By: Karim R. Lakhani, Marco Iansiti and Christine Snively
        By 2015, India-based employment assessment and certification provider Aspiring Minds had helped facilitate over 300,000 job matches through its assessment tools. Aspiring Minds' flagship product, the Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test (AMCAT), used machine learning... View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Strategy; Higher Education; Technological Innovation; Employment; Technology Industry; India; China
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        • 10 Mar 2022
        • HBS Seminar

        Adina Sterling, Stanford

        • 08 May 2018
        • First Look

        First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

        forthcoming Management Science Evidence of Upcoding in Pay-for-Performance Programs By: Bastani, Hamsa, Joel Goh, and Mohsen Bayati Abstract—Recent Medicare legislation seeks to improve patient care quality by financially penalizing... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • September 2022
        • Article

        Human Versus Machine: A Comparison of Robo-Analyst and Traditional Research Analyst Investment Recommendations

        By: Braiden Coleman, Kenneth J. Merkley and Joseph Pacelli
        We provide the first comprehensive analysis of the properties of investment recommendations generated by “Robo-Analysts,” which are human analyst-assisted computer programs conducting automated research analysis. Our results indicate that Robo-Analyst recommendations... View Details
        Keywords: Fintech; Analysts; Robo-analysts; Investment Recommendations; Investment; Information Technology; Performance
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        • 11 Sep 2020
        • HBS Seminar

        Janet Freilich, Fordham University, School of Law

        • 11 Mar 2016
        • Blog Post

        2+2 Admit Experiments with Career Options

        The 2+2 Program was unknown to me until late in my senior year as an Electrical and Computer Engineering  student at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). By happenstance, a recent UT alum and friend told... View Details

          Jeffrey J. Bussgang

          General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

          Former entrepreneur turned VC, HBS Senior Lecturer, author of three, dad of three, husband of one, civic leader, and fan of all Boston sports.

          Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a Senior... View Details

          • October 2000 (Revised November 2018)
          • Exercise

          Web-Based Beer Game Exercise

          By: Janice H. Hammond
          The Web-based beer game is an exercise that demonstrates supply channel dynamics. Simulates the flow of material and information in a simplified channel of beer production and distribution, focusing on the linkages between a beer manufacturer, its distributors, a... View Details
          Keywords: Distribution Channels; Production
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            Stephen P. Bradley

            Professor Bradley is the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. In addition to teaching Management and Strategy in the Owner President Management Program and leading an... View Details

            Keywords: e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; high technology; internet; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications