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25 Aug 2022
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Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

digitalization and data science and artificial intelligence are deployed as management and business tools,” Lakhani explains. And that means HBS needs to think differently, too. Enter the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Apr 2015
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Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

Gaining the community's trust is vital to building a successful business with crowdsourcing, agreed business leaders at the Digital Initiative Summit at Harvard Business School on March 30. When Tongal got its start in 2009, some members... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Mar 2015
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

problems—and along the way deal with challenges of knowing when to follow the established ways of government and when to break the mold. States and federal government, too, have been reaching out to designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to help redo their operations.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Mar 2013
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Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

Summing Up Who Will Save Us From Our Work Habits? We have a problem in the workplace. Some of it is being forced upon us by forces in society. Some of it is of our own making. But we face increasing challenges in managing our View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and the Market for Digital Information Goods

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andres Hervas-Drane

We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server distribution. We present microfoundations for a stylized model of p2p file sharing where all... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Distribution; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Strategy; Profit; Price; Performance Efficiency

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strategies for competitive leadership. Strategy and Innovation Insights on innovation: sustaining creativity, digital transformation, and essential tech principles for leaders. Diversity and Inclusion Discover insights on diversity and... View Details

29 Apr 2019
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Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

with one another.” About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media creator for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: glebchik] Related Reading: When Negotiating a Price, Never Bid with a Round Number Deconstructing... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Dec 2021
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Do You Know How Your Teams Get Work Done?

26 Nov 2019
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Collective Genius: Leading Innovation and Digital Transformation

emerging technologies to innovate and create differentiated customer experiences, people in organizations have to work differently, Hill says. Corporations are finding that digital transformation often... View Details

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 services to the world’s unbanked; PawnHero, an online pawnshop that... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

10 Mar 2015
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Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

employees were overwhelmingly white.) Then there are the stories. Although few women working in the field will offer details of personal encounters with sexism and sexual harassment, they hear them frequently. In the past year, they’ve... View Details

Keywords: April White

February 2011
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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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10 Feb 2025
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America's Digital Divide: Where Workers Are Falling Behind

17 Jul 2019

HBS in NYC: Leading in the Digital Economy

This event is designed for prospective students who want to work in the tech sector as well as industries that are going through a digital transformation. View Details

29 Jul 2019
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How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

student Cirrus Foroughi and Barbara Larson, executive professor of management at Northeastern University. While digital technology has made workers more efficient and accessible than ever before, many companies have been slow to let... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

30 Mar 2021
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Remote Work Isn’t Going Anywhere. Here’s How You Can Still Succeed

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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

digital strategy and how technology is changing the dining experience and restaurant work, from frontline to back office. Upwork’s Hayden Brown on bridging volatility with contingency 08 MAY 2025 | Managing the Future of View Details

12 Oct 2022
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Elizabeth M. Adams: Civic Tech as Advocacy Work

14 Feb 2022
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Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

executive we interviewed said: "Leaders must go from trying to have all the answers to being comfortable with being uncomfortable." 5. Be present The leaders we talked to acknowledged just how complex and demanding work has become for... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

02 Apr 2015
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Digital Initiative Summit: Who Has the Power in the Music Industry?

The music industry likes power. Power chords, power ballads, even Towers of Power. The balance of power in the industry, however, has been completely upset with the advent and rapid proliferation of digital music. Who calls the shots... View Details

Keywords: Re: Felix Oberholzer-Gee; Music

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