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- June 1998 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Microsoft CarPoint
CarPoint.com was Microsoft's Web-based entry into on-line automobile retailing. While it could not, in fact, "sell" or deliver any cars, it could shift much of consumer search, comparison, and decision-making, including pricing, the traditional car dealer to the Web.... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Market Entry and Exit; Consumer Behavior; Auto Industry; Retail Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Avnish S. Bajaj, Steffan Haithcox, and Michael V. Kadyan. "Microsoft CarPoint." Harvard Business School Case 898-280, June 1998. (Revised August 2000.)
- April 2002 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska
This case details the implementation of the e-business initiative--the last of Jack Welch's four company-wide strategic thrusts. First, it summarizes the 20-year change process that Welch led, detailing the initiatives he put in place. It then traces how Gerry Podesta,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Glinska. "GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE." Harvard Business School Case 302-001, April 2002. (Revised May 2005.)
- August 2001
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (C)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (C)." Harvard Business School Case 202-026, August 2001.
- August 2001
- Case
Strategic Capital Management, LLC (B)
By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Case 202-025, August 2001.
- June 2018
- Supplement
Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (B)
By: Marco Di Maggio and Benjamin C. Esty
Analyzes Snap’s value and analyst recommendations following the events described in the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Sell-side Analysts; Underwriters; Investment Banking; Social Network; Discounted Cash Flow; Cost Of Capital; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Advertising; Quiet Period; Business Startups; Digital Marketing; Initial Public Offering; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Venture Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Social Media; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; California
Di Maggio, Marco, and Benjamin C. Esty. "Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 218-096, June 2018.
- June 2018 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (A)
By: Marco Di Maggio, Benjamin C. Esty and Gregory Saldutte
Snap, the disappearing message app, went public at $17 per share on March 2, 2017, making its two 20-something founders the youngest self-made billionaires in the country. Over the next three weeks, 14 analysts made investment recommendations on Snap: two with buy... View Details
Keywords: Sell-side Analysts; Underwriters; Investment Banking; Social Network; Discounted Cash Flow; Cost Of Capital; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Advertising; Quiet Period; "DCF Valuation,"; Business Startups; Digital Marketing; Initial Public Offering; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Venture Capital; Forecasting and Prediction; Social Media; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; California
Di Maggio, Marco, Benjamin C. Esty, and Gregory Saldutte. "Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (A)." Harvard Business School Case 218-095, June 2018. (Revised April 2021.)
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
automated system, users would pay nominal sums for content as they moved between web pages without the attentions of outside commercial interests. All of the panels saw their main job as linking together the vast and fragmented contents... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
and broad differences in approaches used to select migrants for admission. Looking forward, the capacity of people, firms, and countries to successfully navigate this tangled web of global talent will be critical to their success.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
"codification" with a focus on IT applications. More recently, with Web 2.0, there is an increasing emphasis on collaboration so that individuals are interacting with each other, not simply documents. This note, based on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
allowed to have a color television joint venture in China," he said. Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Japanese e-commerce Web site Rakuten, said companies should do their research, but not be afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom.... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 2024
- Working Paper
Platform Information Provision and Consumer Search: A Field Experiment
By: Lu Fang, Yanyou Chen, Chiara Farronato, Zhe Yuan and Yitong Wang
Despite substantial efforts to help consumers search in more intuitive ways, text search remains the predominant tool for product discovery online. In this paper, we explore the effects of visual and textual cues for search refinement on consumer search and purchasing... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; E-commerce; Decision Choices and Conditions; Learning; Internet and the Web
Fang, Lu, Yanyou Chen, Chiara Farronato, Zhe Yuan, and Yitong Wang. "Platform Information Provision and Consumer Search: A Field Experiment." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32099, February 2024.
- 2019
- Working Paper
The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive education worldwide has entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication—while the demand for managerial skills is growing. The forces of disintermediation, disaggregation, and decoupling are creating... View Details
Keywords: Digitalization; Executive Education; Disruption; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Curriculum and Courses; Internet and the Web; Design
Moldoveanu, Mihnea, and Das Narayandas. "The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-060, November 2019.
- March 2018
- Case
Lufax: FinTech and the Transformation of Wealth Management in China
By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Anthony K. Woo
This case examines the rise and competitive positioning of Lufax, an online marketplace headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a pioneer in the origination and trading of financial assets. The company had grown at a remarkable rate, and was awarded “Trading Platform of... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Situation or Environment; Product Positioning; Financial Services Industry; China
Malloy, Christopher J., Lauren H. Cohen, and Anthony K. Woo. "Lufax: FinTech and the Transformation of Wealth Management in China." Harvard Business School Case 218-088, March 2018.
- June 2001
- Case
Infinata: The Quest for Human Resource Venture Capital
By: Jay O. Light and Anthony Massaro
A potential start-up in the Web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is considering a deal with a software developer. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Negotiation Deal; Customer Relationship Management; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry
Light, Jay O., and Anthony Massaro. "Infinata: The Quest for Human Resource Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 201-032, June 2001.
- November 2014
- Case
Taryn Rose Launches Dresr: Street Marketing a Luxury Brand
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Marcel Saucet and Christine Snively
Serial entrepreneur and shoe designer Taryn Rose, M.D., prepared to launch a new e-commerce platform, Dresr, which would connect shoppers with tastemakers online. Dresr would bring the service element found in brick and mortar luxury stores into the online shopping... View Details
- October 2011
- Case
CSN Stores
By: William A. Sahlman and Neil Tolaney
In March 2011, CSN Stores is a collection of nearly 200 Internet retail websites, including Cookware.com, Strollers.com, and Luggage.com. Co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine were considering making a major investment to build brand equity at the corporate level. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Distribution Channels; Investment; Brands and Branding; Equity; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Neil Tolaney. "CSN Stores." Harvard Business School Case 812-044, October 2011.
- December 2004
- Teaching Note
Yield Curves and Bond Ratings Tutorial (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-204-712). View Details
- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Virtualis Systems (A) TN
By: Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-800-003). View Details
- April 2020
- Case
Ment.io: Knowledge Analytics for Team Decision Making
By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Susie L. Ma and Shlomi Pasternak
Ment.io was a software platform that used proprietary data analytics technology to help organizations make informed and transparent decisions based on team input. Ment was born out of founder Joab Rosenberg’s frustration that, while organizations collected ever... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Information Technology; Knowledge; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Management; Operations; Information Management; Product; Product Development; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; Middle East; Israel
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Susie L. Ma, and Shlomi Pasternak. "Ment.io: Knowledge Analytics for Team Decision Making." Harvard Business School Case 420-078, April 2020.
- August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A)
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In 2002, Professor Nicholas Negroponte, a successful venture capitalist, author, and co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, announced his intention to build a PC so cheap as to make it possible to provide... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Cambridge
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A). Harvard Business School Case 508-024, August 2007. (Revised September 2008.)