Internet - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Mar 2016
News

The 124-Year-Old Startup

in the internet of “really big things”—think locomotives and jet engines. Attracting software engineers to a company known for making microwaves was a challenge, but the company’s “What’s the Matter with Owen?” commercials helped raise... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Classic Lines

company features a number of Antiques Roadshow's authorities as online hosts, and the show's creator and former executive producer has also signed on to develop Internet concepts and broadcast programming. Other members of Davidson's... View Details

Keywords: antiques; Information

01 Mar 2010
News

Star Turn

thing called the Internet and about how it was going to transform our lives. I felt if I could somehow be a part of that, I could have a more profound effect on the lives of people than a more narrowly defined career in Asian studies.” View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

New Face at Facebook

“It was the shot heard ’round Silicon Valley: Internet upstart Facebook, Inc. raided search giant Google, Inc. for a No. 2 executive it hoped would turn the social-networking Web site into a major moneymaker,” declared the Los Angeles... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2012
News

She’s Got Your Back

want things to be done right, but we don’t want to invest a lot of thought and process in finding a solution.” Online reviews are nothing new, of course. But Angie’s List was early to the game and operates under an almost unthinkable business model in the age of free... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; online reviews; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

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Residential Life | MBA

of which have private baths. These dorms also feature high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning and laundry facilities, housekeeping services, and a common lounge with a large, flat-panel television and a piano. HBS residence halls are... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Faculty Research Online

personal relationships, their Chinese counterparts are much more likely to intermingle the two. Assistant Professor Roy Chua says one result is that doing business in China takes lots of time. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6129.html. When the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2015
News

Enjoying the Chance to Reconnect

embracing the responsibility of contributing to the virtuous cycle at HBS.” Chun has designated his 5th Reunion gift for innovation, a passion that currently drives his work with entrepreneurial media and Internet companies at Thrive and... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India

health-care information to Indian consumers via text messaging and mobile Web browsing. India has a low Internet penetration but 450 million cell phone users, making mobile handsets the best device for delivering information on common... View Details

Keywords: child care; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Sep 2014
Career Events

Returning to Work After a Break

As a "relauncher" herself, Carol Cohen (MBA 1985) understands the challenges of returning to work after multi-year career breaks. She has also engaged with hundreds of hiring managers to understand their biases and the risk they associate with hiring people who are... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976

working as a securities analyst for Merrill Lynch in Asia, running a private equity firm, and serving as managing director of a Hong Kong merchant bank. In 1998, she founded StarVest Partners, a New York City–based venture capital firm with a focus on... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World

Yoffie and M. Kwak (9-799-108), 1999 “Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time,” by J. Rivkin and J. Girotto (9-700-013), 2000 “Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy,” by R. Austin (9-699-198), 1999 “Calyx & Corolla,” by W. Salmon and D. Wylie... View Details

05 Sep 2000
What Do You Think?

Whither the Information Economy?

the Internet "is the result of a product based society." All of this is notwithstanding the fact that manufacturing in our "product based society" represents less than 20% of U.S. gross domestic product these days.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Other Article

The Market That Wasn't: The Non-emergence of the Online Grocery Category

By: Chad Navis, Greg Fisher, Ryan Raffaelli and Mary Ann Glynn

We examine the non-emergence of a potential new market category. In the late 1990s the entrepreneurial firms that attempted to sell groceries online attracted significant resources, made meaningful technological advancements and generated immense publicity, yet online... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; Emerging Markets; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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