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Evelyne White

Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online... View Details

Keywords: Services; Services

01 Oct 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

In addition, committees are formed to develop programs that respond to specific issues of concern to alumni. This year, the committees will be structured around the following topics. Online Services for... View Details

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond

months. Marketing for the program was also eliminated. While all banks sell bonds, the $.50 to $.85 they earn for each transaction gives them little financial incentive to make the process easy for consumers. Finally, the Treasury's preference to migrate the sale of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Financial Services

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

platforms may coexist without the market tipping. Our model helps explain why platforms with different business models coexist in markets, including online dating, housing, and labor markets. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Fast Answer

Investment management: industry resources

module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Company Culture Identify top players and get inside scoop on working for profiled... View Details

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

alternatives to expand its presence in online advertising, especially text-based pay-per-click advertising. Google dominates, and it is unclear how Microsoft can grow, despite considerable technical and financial resources. Microsoft... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

India - Industry specific research

manufacturers. Automotive Advisory Service Ernst & Young's India... View Details

01 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

web-based service or app that once might have cost millions to launch can see the light of day for a little over $100,000. Because of that, an influx of new investors through crowdfunding could potentially allow innovative startups to put... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Accessibility | Commencement 2025

Commencement. Maps Shuttle Service Map Accessible and available for all guests. Includes stops and information for the HBS campus. Harvard University Online Campus Map Interactive map with information on... View Details

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A-Z List of Tools | Information Technology

Simulations D Dropbox Duo (two-step verification) E EMS/Room Reservation System Endnote G Generative AI Tools at HBS H HarvardKey HBS Poll HUBS (Harvard University Budgeting System) HUIT ServiceNow Hybrid Launch Tool I Ivanti Secure Access K Kaltura L Live View Details

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Staff | Information Technology

Space Catering Hybrid Classrooms Teaching & Learning Applications and technology products to bring teaching and learning experiences to life. Canvas Live Online Classrooms Media Services (Classroom Support)... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Revitalizing America

Faculty Opinion Illustration by Corbis/Image Zoo/Cargo Whatever the question—disaster relief, education, health care, foreign policy—national and community service is an answer. Organizing a full-time civilian View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2005
News

Back to School

how you position the school in the marketplace or how you help students figure out whether this is the right place for them, it’s problem-solving, and I love that,” she says. Now that she’s found her own niche, Whitney has long-term plans... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2003
News

Meg's World

full-fledged powerhouse, with revenue on track to top $2 billion this year. With more than 28 million active users, eBay dominates the online auction marketplace. Whitman came straight to HBS after graduating from Princeton with a degree... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Sep 2018
News

Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

to last-mile business from FedEx, UPS, and Amazon. Unfortunately, the online retailer is piloting its own delivery service that would put it in direct competition with the Postal Service. And Amazon isn’t... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

30 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 30

an 85% increase in click-through rates for paid advertising and a 65% decrease in click-through rates for non-paid algorithmic search links to competing online travel agencies. As search engines increase monetization of clicks by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

says. “We wanted to see if just making the notion salient that your donation could be better would be sufficient to trigger an excuse not to give at all.” Using the online marketplace Amazon Mechanical Turk,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

An online shipping platform that uses social networks and smartphones. Low-cost medical care and monitoring that helps seniors to live at home. The "Skype" of broadband, offering free Internet service. On an April morning known as "Super... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jun 1997
News

Thomas C. Høegh

things." A principal organizer of this year's student-led "Cyberposium" conference about the Internet, Høegh has worked as content manager for Firefly, the innovative Internet startup, and serves on the boards of several online companies.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

Launched in 2017, Clay is an artisanal ceramics startup for the sharing economy. Founder and CEO Rukmini Giridharadas (MBA 2014) has partnered with potters in the Bay Area to offer their wares online to the chefs, caterers, and florists... View Details