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- 2010
- Chapter
Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets." In Handbook on the Economics of Innovation, edited by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, 477–538. Elsevier/North-Holland, 2010.
- 2012
- Chapter
Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM
By: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein and Rebecca M. Henderson
We address a longstanding question about the causes of creative destruction. Dominant incumbent firms, long successful in an existing technology, are often much less successful in new technological eras. This is puzzling, since a cursory analysis would suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Competition; Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Organizations; Relationships; Information Technology Industry
Bresnahan, Timothy F., Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- September 6, 2022
- Article
Creating a Platform for Costless Personalization in Clothing
By: Shane Greenstein
This study analyzes the role of co-invention in the creation of a platform for print-on-demand-clothing, or PODC. Co-invention is the invention of a new business process to complement new technology, and turn it into a valuable commercial service. PODC copies a design... View Details
Keywords: Print-on-demand-clothing; Customization and Personalization; Digital Platforms; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Greenstein, Shane. "Creating a Platform for Costless Personalization in Clothing." Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics (September 6, 2022).
- 2020
- Article
Inconvenient Truths: Interpreting the Origins of the Internet
By: Shane Greenstein
A conventional economic narrative provides intellectual underpinnings for governments to subsidize research and development ("R&D") that coordinates risky research to benefit many in society. This essay compares this narrative with the origins and invention of the... View Details
Keywords: Lead Users; Technology Transfer; Internet and the Web; History; Analysis; Research and Development; Governance; Information Technology; Policy
Greenstein, Shane. "Inconvenient Truths: Interpreting the Origins of the Internet." Journal of Law & Innovation 3 (2020): 36–68.
- Website
Data Sources: Economics of Digitization
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. Data Sources: Economics of Digitization. https://economicsofdigitization.hackpad.com/Data-sources-economics-of-digitization-8LSKSVZ38oR.
- 2010
- Chapter
Innovative Conduct in U.S. Computing and Internet Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovative Conduct in U.S. Computing and Internet Markets." In Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, Volume 1, edited by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, 477–538. Elsevier/North-Holland, 2010.
- Spring 1993
- Article
Did Installed Base Give Incumbent Any (Measurable) Advantages in Federal Computer Procurement?
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Did Installed Base Give Incumbent Any (Measurable) Advantages in Federal Computer Procurement?" RAND Journal of Economics 24, no. 1 (Spring 1993): 19–39.
- November 2023
- Case
Open Source Machine Learning at Google
Set in early 2023, the case exposes students to the challenges of managing open source software at Google. The case focuses on the challenges for Alex Spinelli, Vice President of Product Management for Core Machine Learning. He must set priorities for Google’s efforts... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Open Source Distribution; Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Technology Industry; United States
Greenstein, Shane, Martin Wattenberg, Fernanda B. Viégas, Daniel Yue, and James Barnett. "Open Source Machine Learning at Google." Harvard Business School Case 624-015, November 2023.
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
achieve actionable transparency by embedding their design in a centralized system with a shared design language and near-real-time updating, where everyone with an interest in improving the design has the right and the means to act on it.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2007
- Book
Standards and Public Policy
By: Shane Greenstein and Victor Stango
Greenstein, Shane, and Victor Stango, eds. Standards and Public Policy. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- May 1998
- Article
Market Structure, Innovation and Vertical Product Differentiation
By: Shane Greenstein and Garey Ramey
We reassess Arrow's (1962) [Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for Invention, in NBER, The Rate and Direction of Innovative Activity (Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ)] results concerning the effect of market structure on the returns from process... View Details
Greenstein, Shane, and Garey Ramey. "Market Structure, Innovation and Vertical Product Differentiation." International Journal of Industrial Organization 16, no. 3 (May 1998): 285–311.
- December 2016 (Revised April 2017)
- Teaching Note
Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work?
By: Shane Greenstein and Michael Norris
Teaching Note for HBS No. 616-007. View Details
- November 2015 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work?
By: Shane Greenstein and Michael Norris
In late 2013 and early 2014, Netflix service over the major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) suffered major slowdowns. What were the causes of these problems? What could Netflix do to solve them? View Details
Keywords: Digital Innovation; Internet; Broadband Service; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; United States
Greenstein, Shane, and Michael Norris. "Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work?" Harvard Business School Case 616-007, November 2015. (Revised April 2017.)
- Article
The Broadband Bonus: Estimating Broadband Internet's Economic Value
By: Shane Greenstein and Ryan McDevitt
Greenstein, Shane, and Ryan McDevitt. "The Broadband Bonus: Estimating Broadband Internet's Economic Value." Telecommunications Policy 35, no. 7 (August 2011): 617–632.
- Article
Pricing in the Shadow of Firm Turnover: ISPs in the 1990s
By: Greg Stranger and Shane Greenstein
Stranger, Greg, and Shane Greenstein. "Pricing in the Shadow of Firm Turnover: ISPs in the 1990s." International Journal of Industrial Organization 26, no. 3 (May 2008): 625–642.
- Article
Composition of Innovative Activity in ICT Equipment R&D
By: Shane Greenstein and Yasin Ozcan
Greenstein, Shane, and Yasin Ozcan. "Composition of Innovative Activity in ICT Equipment R&D." Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 45, no. 2 (Winter 2013): 479–524.
- 1996
- Article
Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers
By: Timothy Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein
Bresnahan, Timothy, and Shane Greenstein. "Technical Progress and Co-Invention in Computing and in the Use of Computers." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics (1996): 1–78.
- Article
Is Wikipedia Biased?
By: Shane Greenstein and Feng Zhu
Greenstein, Shane, and Feng Zhu. "Is Wikipedia Biased?" American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 102, no. 3 (May 2012): 343–348.