Applications and Software - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2008
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Applicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis

Keywords: by Juan Alcacer

1971
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Stochastic Equilibrium: A Stability Theorem and Application

By: Jerry R. Green

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November – December 2011
Article

Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software

By: Vineet Kumar, Brett Gordon and Kannan Srinivasan

Commercial open source software (COSS) products-privately developed software based on publicly available source code-represent a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar market. A unique aspect of competition in the COSS market is that many open source licenses require... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Competitive Strategy; Product Development; Growth and Development; Markets; Motivation and Incentives; Quality; Policy; Perspective; Profit; Open Source Distribution; Emerging Markets

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Navigating Software Vulnerabilities: Eighteen Years of Evidence from Medium and Large U.S. Organizations

By: Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Ran Zhuo and Shane Greenstein

How prevalent are severe software vulnerabilities, how fast do software users respond to the availability of secure versions, and what determines the variance in the installation distribution? Using the largest dataset ever assembled on user updates, tracking server... View Details

Keywords: Cybersecurity; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Consumer Behavior

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03 Oct 2013
News

Study: Rankings Affect Student Applications

04 Apr 2022
News

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

Fall 2011
Article

Exclusivity and Control

By: Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee

We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and content providers. We provide a model of bargaining and price competition within these industries and show that whether or not a piece of content ends... View Details

Keywords: General Strategy; Entertainment And Leisure; Software; Quality; Competition; Price; Sales; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Revenue; Negotiation

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21 Jul 2023

Demystifying the MBA Application

Spend 30 minutes with members of the HBS Admissions Board as we walk through the HBS application and offer tips on how to approach the application process. View Details

September 2007
Teaching Note

DICOM Group plc and Captiva Software Corp. (TN)

By: Paul M. Healy

Keywords: Applications and Software; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry

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Designing an Agile Software Portfolio Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Performance

By: Alan MacCormack and Robert Lagerstrom

The modern industrial corporation encompasses a myriad of different software applications, each of which must work in concert to deliver functionality to end-users. However, the increasingly complex and dynamic nature of competition in today’s product-markets dictates... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Effectiveness

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03 Aug 2023

Demystifying the MBA Application

Spend 30 minutes with members of the HBS Admissions Board as we walk through the HBS application and offer tips on how to approach the application process. View Details

December 1994
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Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team

Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details

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21 Jul 2023
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Busting Application Myths with HBS Admissions

15 Feb 2024

2+2 Program Application Q&A

If you’re a final-year undergraduate student (or master’s student) contemplating or gearing up to apply for the 2+2 program, this virtual session is for you. The session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Team and will... View Details

18 Jan 2024

2+2 Program Application Q&A

If you’re a final-year undergraduate student (or master’s student) contemplating or gearing up to apply for the 2+2 program, this virtual session is for you. The session will be hosted by a member of the MBA Admissions Team and will... View Details