Online Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

Starting a successful business is often considered the hardest thing entrepreneurs do—but growing an existing venture may be even more difficult. Many companies get stuck on a plateau that inhibits their ability to grow: a scale stopper.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss

As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Let Customers Call the Shots

Q: Your working paper uses the stories of three different companies—YesMail, TiVo and Clust.com—as a lens for examining consumer empowerment. YesMail is based on opt-in advertising, TiVo offers interactive TV services, and Clust, until it recently changed its View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

Baldwin, Bo Becker, and Vincent DessainHarvard Business School Case 210-040 Franz Humer, CEO of the Roche Group, must decide whether to mount a hostile tender offer for the publicly owned shares of Roche's biotechnology subsidiary,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

When Apple introduced the iPod, it had a simple but compelling tag line for music fans: "1,000 thousand songs in your pocket." The company sold 300 million of them. On the eve of debuting its digital payment system, Apple Pay, two Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

What makes a movie click with an audience? How important is buzz in the success or failure of an entertainment product? Should worldwide releases of movies be done over time, or all at once? Those are the kinds of questions that interest Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

corporate executives, government officials, and journalists, for allegedly spreading false rumors online about the market’s stability. And in a turnabout, authorities also announced they will not institute more interventions to rescue the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

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