Communication Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

little understanding of actual interaction patterns in modern, complex, multiunit firms. To open the proverbial "black box" and begin to reveal the internal wiring of the firm, this paper presents a detailed, descriptive analysis of the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

In 1998, Internet advertising revenue passed the $1 billion mark, more than double its 1997 level. Indeed, although the Internet entered the media fray barely four years ago, its revenues from national advertisers already surpass those of two rival media categories,... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

13 Nov 2020
News

Insatiably Curious

endowment and foundation boards. The Network Effect Ma has found the HBS alumni network to be particularly valuable both throughout her career and in her personal life. “The alumni View Details

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African American Student Union | MBA

are first welcomed to the AASU family at our annual fall retreat. From there, they are supported throughout the RC year with informative workshops, panels and alumni events. These events primarily focus on academic excellence, recruiting / career support and View Details

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Launching Leaders: HBS's New Initiative Fuels First-Generation and Low-Income Student Success - Recruiting

dad in the most beautiful spot in the world," he says. Looking back now, he recognizes it was poverty—but at the time, "it was just life." Arriving at Harvard Business School in 2023, Bedford encountered some of the same challenges he faced at Harvard College years... View Details

16 Jun 2015
Blog Post

HBS in San Francisco: West Coast Recruiting Recap

year in a row, we packed up a team from our office and headed west for a two-day visit during Spring Break. Our goals were to: 1) Create a centralized place to network with HBS alumni, current students, and recruiters on the West Coast.... View Details

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Other Student Organizations | MBA

students, alumni, and their families. We also want to create greater awareness of these issues through community events, speaker series, listening tours, and more. Leadership Bryan Stromer, bstromer@mba2025.hbs.edu First Generation Low... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

A New Platform for Alumni Engagement

experiences of the alumni community?” Lakhani also notes that “a crucial element of the Learning Network is to ensure that we can create a community of alums across geographies and graduation years so that... View Details

Keywords: April White

Portrait Project

Derrick Leung

saw the graceful arch under a steel bridge, the colorful faces of stoplights, and the lumbering stick figures of transmission towers. These inert structures, which pointed us to our destinations, slowly came to life. They crisscross our nation and form the vital but... View Details

21 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 21, 2007

File Sharing Networks Authors:Albert Creus Mir, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Andres Hervas-Drane Periodical:Computer Communications (forthcoming) Abstract We present a model of bandwidth allocation in a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

in the years following the Civil War—when the railroad industry created a new, national network for manufacturing and distributing consumer goods. (These were the days when "posting" referred to hanging posters on the sides of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

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Teaching Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld View Details

March 2006 (Revised December 2009)
Compilation

Skype

By: Peter A. Coles and Thomas R. Eisenmann

Presents eBay's rationale for its $2.6 billion acquisition in late 2005 of Skype, a fast growing voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) provider. Describes Skype's history, technology, business model, and competition, as well as government regulation of VoIP services. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Communication Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Network Effects; Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Telecommunications Industry

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01 Dec 2016
News

3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)

I wanted to create many, many more. The Stability Network has 70 leaders in 25 cities in the United States and Canada. Getting people to come out about their mental illness is actually pretty hard, but we give them support, training, and... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

What is Web3?

Web3, a new era of the internet, uses blockchains, tokens, and wallets (tools for storing and managing digital assets) to facilitate a wide range of services and functionalities, including the transfer of assets from person-to-person. It represents a paradigm shift... View Details

30 Oct 2015
Blog Post

4 Takeaways from HBS

challenged my conventional views of HBS. Here are a few of the things I learned during my time at HBS. 1. Don’t network It is common shared wisdom that a primary benefit of business school is the networking... View Details

17 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 17, 2007

Working PapersPlatform Envelopment Authors:Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Abstract Due to network effects and switching costs, platform providers often become entrenched. To dislodge them, entrants generally... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

dropping choices into two different categories Get social by collaborating and networking with a global community of peers before, during, and after the course. Learners who successfully complete an HBS... View Details

2012
Other Unpublished Work

Strategic responses to collective activism in the U.S. biomass sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Almost all companies face constraints and pressure from collective activists. Using tactics such as protests, boycotts, and lobbying, social movement organizations and collective actors can draw significant media attention to issues facing industries and organizations,... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business and Community Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Identity; Forest Products Industry; United States