Economics Of Digital Platforms - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane

As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details

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23 Mar 2022
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Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

approximately 150 million children ages 3 to 8, making it an ideal partner for working at scale. Rocket develops and delivers digital training materials focused specifically on boosting the skills of this... View Details

06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

productive. The authors have studied when 161 countries adopted 104 technologies over the past 200 years, and they conclude that profound economic advantages-as measured by per capita income-accrue to early adopters View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Aug 2016
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August 2, 2016

the optimal capital requirement is around 20%. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51305 The Empirical Economics of Online Attention By: Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Aug 2018
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Working with a Giver’s Spirit

Philippine tech incubator behind a number of remarkable companies, including Ayannah, which uses social media and mobile platforms to provide digital commerce and payment... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

Certificate of Completion Certificate of Specialization CLIMB Digital Credential CORe Credits Enroll Now Certificate of Completion All paid HBS... View Details

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Bibliography – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

The Interview Process Spreading the Word The "Hawthorne Effect" Research Links Guides to Archival Collections Selected Digital Historical Resources Home Bibliography Bibliography A Selection of Publications... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

great success investing in the utilities, steel, and rubber industries. Although he famously kept a low profile, leaders of business and government consistently sought and received his advice. George F. Baker Jr. Baker appreciated the... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations for "Political Ideology and International Capital Allocation" (May 2023) with Mancy Luo,... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

06 Sep 2022
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Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

role prior to HBS was a Project Manager at Roland Berger. Bobby Yang (MBA 2023, Section H), Summer Internship: MBA Intern, Office of the CEO, at nZero nZero is a 24/7 carbon data and management platform that... View Details

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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C. Fritz Foley | About

continues to participate in the budget process, the multiyear financial planning process, and numerous other financial processes. He also chaired the Network and Community track of the Dean’s Digital... View Details

September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
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Student Success at Georgia State University (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley

Georgia State University had developed a reputation for driving student success by nearly doubling its graduation rate for students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It did so while growing its student body and the proportion of Black/African... View Details

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19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

considered to be especially important. “I have had papers rejected because they are ‘of interest to a specialized audience and not to a general audience,’” says Shane Greenstein, the MBA Class of 1957 Professor View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Judges - Alumni

World Economic Forum. Industry Business Products and Services (B2B), Healthcare Verticals Digital Health Area(s) of Expertise B2B, Building a Team, Co-Founder Dynamics,... View Details

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Rafaella Sadun | About

Digital Reskilling Lab. Her research focuses on managerial and organizational drivers of productivity and growth in corporations and the public sector. She co-founded several large-scale projects to measure... View Details

04 Mar 2019
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What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

Future at the New Frontier of Power, author Shoshana Zuboff identifies surveillance capitalism as the danger in our midst—not totalitarian government or even business institutions that practice surveillance capitalism. She presents... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products

16 Nov 2015
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Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

over and over” Gross, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research, reports his findings in Creativity Under Fire: The Effects View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

include, for example, Harvard Business Review’s printing expense. They also include strategic investments in digital infrastructure and content designed to extend the group’s record of consistent growth at a... View Details

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