Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

new offering that would "change the way people experience TV." The new service would allow consumers to bypass traditional cable and satellite delivery and use the Internet to access live streams of more than 40 popular broadcast and cable View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

a regular basis. Every six weeks my backyard changes." John McCarter remembers visiting the Field Museum as a youth, and this is something he wants every child in the Chicago area to be able to experience. He has worked very hard to make school visits more View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

02 Mar 2016
News

The New Space Race

total. The final frontier, it turns out, might just be the last great market. The Orbital Effect David Thompson President and CEO, Orbital ATK When Thompson launched Orbital in 1982, it became the first corporate space contractor in... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

times. She has leaned on the insights she has gained from her research and teaching to advise organizational leaders, board directors, investors, and business school faculty on effective strategies for cultivating DEI in organizations.... View Details

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

these social leaders viewed those advantages as a vehicle for contributing to solutions of certain social problems. According to Juan Carr, founder of the Solidarity Network (Red Solidaria, hence RS), the institution's mission "to... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

focus: patient experience, provider experience, population health, and value. “The knock-on effects of delayed surgeries, delayed treatments, and mental health issues will require a new level of care that will be just as important as with... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

There’s a lot of self-learning that goes on in the process of adjusting to a different environment. “Some students are better at reaching across cultures and being effective communicators in ambiguous situations,” continues Abrami, who... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

19 Aug 2021
News

A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

white people to put money into Black banks, you also suggest that they support Black businesses. Can you talk a little bit about the network effects of supporting Black businesses, what are the ripples when... View Details

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Terms of Use | HBS Online

for, accessing or using any Services after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement to the modified Agreements and all of the changes, which will be effective immediately unless we notify you of a later View Details

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Oral Histories | Baker Library

Program, which is such an anachronism now and we would all riot before we would do something like that, I guess, I just thought it was tremendously helpful. It was helpful in giving me the language of business so that I could talk View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

capital partners’ children had an effect on hiring; parenting more daughters led to hiring more women partners. He posits that this shift in hiring was the result of the “true removal of gender bias”—that is, the opposite of window... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

12 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Competition the Cure for Healthcare

their subscribers during the era of gate keeping, denial of claims, and network restrictions. As a result, some believe we ought to get rid of health plans and move to a single-payer system where the government is the payer. We disagree,... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

Cash. She elaborated on the community theme, noting, "I've been touched by the dedication with which my former classmates checked on one another's safety and also by the well wishes that have come in from the extended HBS network around... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

12 Apr 2023
News

Step Change

which is why the decision to pivot Lotus to a support network for women entrepreneurs was easy to make. In partnership with local sponsors, Lotus hosts monthly breakfasts for investors and female founders—a time of day more compatible... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

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