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  • November–December 2016
  • Article

The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry

By: Yongwook Paik and Feng Zhu
Strategy scholars have documented in various empirical settings that firms seek and leverage stronger institutions to mitigate hazards and gain competitive advantage. In this paper, we argue that such “institution-seeking” behavior may not be confined to the pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Patent Wars; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement; Institutions; Patent Thicket; Smartphone; Patents; Corporate Strategy; Mobile Technology
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  • May–June 2019
  • Article

U-Shaped Conformity in Online Social Networks

By: Monic Sun, Michael Zhang and Feng Zhu
We explore how people balance their needs to belong and to be different from their friends by studying their choices of a virtual-house wall color on a leading Chinese social-networking site. The setting enables us to randomize both the popular color and the adoption... View Details
Keywords: Conformity; Normative Social Influence; Social Networks; Field Experiment; Social and Collaborative Networks; Behavior; Attitudes; Social Media
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  • November 2024
  • Case

Cheerful Music

By: Shunyuan Zhang, Feng Zhu and Nancy Hua Dai
Established by Snow Jiang in 2019 in Shenzhen, China, Cheerful Music was a record label company that had created many hit songs in China. “Yi Xiao Jiang Hu,” its most famous hit song, gained 50 billion views on TikTok as the background music for the Subject Three... View Details
Keywords: Music Entertainment; Global Strategy; Generative Ai; China; UK
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  • 06 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 6

highlight the paradox that managed globalization has been a force for liberalization. Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51107 Ideological Segregation Among Online Collaborators: Evidence from Wikipedians By: Greenstein, Shane, Yuan Gu, and Feng Zhu... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

competition can impede the reputational mechanism. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-051.pdf Scale without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics Authors:Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, Michael... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 13

and Competitive Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Abstract We study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 6, 2016

Harvard Business Review How Wikipedia Keeps Political Discourse from Turning Ugly By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016

Information Systems Research Open Content, Linus' Law, and Neutral Point of View By: Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu Abstract—The diffusion of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Abstract We analyze the optimal strategy of a high-quality incumbent that faces a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

core activities of teaching, research, and disseminating ideas. Faculty and students alike embraced the custom technology that enabled teaching and learning both in the... View Details
  • 23 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 23

(1990) and Petersen-Rajan (1995) models of information acquisition in credit markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-077.pdf Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

and address some fundamental questions. He’ll also explain how these and other organizations have discovered that experimentation provides considerable competitive advantages. Why Some Platforms Thrive View Details
  • 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

Our results indicate that institutional managers that participate in loan renegotiations consequently trade in stock of the same company and outperform other managers by approximately 8.8% in annualized... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

feel valued? The discussion will lead to considerations about the variation in individual reward preferences and how managers could embrace this diversity to foster an inclusive environment while driving performance. Digital Innovation... View Details
  • 05 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

believing concentration is increasing even when it isn't, and to discuss possible reasons. What Is the Impact of Software Patent Shifts? Evidence from Lotus v. Borland Authors:Josh Lerner and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

In the News - Entrepreneurship

Weiss 31 Aug 2024 Everyday MBA with Kevin Craine Podcast Expert Steps to Evaluate and Purchase a Small Business Re: Royce Yudkoff 29 Aug 2024 Business Insider Hollywood’s New Hot Business Strategy: Celebrity BFFs Re: Jill Avery 16 Aug... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

  Working PapersScale Without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics Authors:Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, Michael Sorell, and Feng View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

Platforms Professor Feng Zhu Explore digital platforms' unique properties, opportunities, and risks, and develop scalable strategies that drive... View Details