Indirect Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

for success while avoiding common traps. Filled with practical examples, this book will help you prepare and manage your job search; build your network to be an exponential multiplier for you; be ready when you meet recruiting teams; and... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

several decades before an effective system of rules will govern China"), the burden of bloated state firms, and lack of experience with a market economy. Yet the mainland giant is likely to "continue to grow rapidly for the next two to... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

09 Sep 2016
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MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Bill Tai (MBA 1987) has built a whole professional community—that notably includes the likes of Richard Branson and Elon Musk—around the sport of kiteboarding. His nonprofit is called MaiTai Global, and... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

comment is spoken in an offhand way, but that ability to understand how a business will scale has been a key factor in some of DFJ’s enormous multiple returns. Today, DFJ spans affiliate networks in more than 30 cities around the world... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

dealers onto the network used by the GM Corporation. The goal of this restructuring was to "help simplify the mess of incompatible and redundant computer and communications systems at many dealerships, reducing costs overall. `I've... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

on a quiet Friday afternoon, the atmosphere immediately becomes more lively. Heading for a table filled with friends, she is quickly engaged in animated conversation. It is this energy and good cheer that have helped make Ma an effective... View Details

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

Piskorski Abstract This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power and those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

global share have been dispersed across an increasing number of competitors—deconcentrating effects that the recent wave of mergers and acquisitions has barely begun to reverse. Yet more than one large automaker seems to have engaged in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

effectively within the newly merged entities. No PDF is available at this time. Reputation and Competition: Evidence from the Credit Rating Industry Authors:Bo Becker and Todd Milbourn Abstract Fair and accurate credit ratings arguably... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

lithium ion battery. Earth GridTroy Helming, MBA 1979Our vision is to build a subterranean network of tunnels to rapidly eliminate fossil fuels, reach 100% renewable energy, and offer quantum ultra-high-speed Internet, sustainable clean... View Details

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

Second, you need to tell the world where you want to go on your leadership journey—be up front about the treasure you seek. There is wisdom in the saying Ask, and you shall receive. Often, we aren't able to get what we want simply because we're afraid to communicate... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting

they've been in the same field for a while." Crossroads is a program for company presidents/owners contemplating career or life changes. In family dynamics—which women weigh heavily in career decisions—the ripple effect of a business... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work

never work late or on weekends. I’ve found that if you work efficiently during the day, you can “just leave” at 5:30 or 6. These are pretty simple things, but over the years the effect of being home for dinner and to see the kids added... View Details

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

have to coordinate complicated networks of suppliers. Johnson & Johnson has to gain approval for new medical devices. Procter & Gamble has to develop effective product marketing plans. For these... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

04 Dec 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

beyond the bottom line, and so we need to have all that data ready to sort of slowly move that that oil tanker around. >Hi, I'm Georgia Zocca (GMP 23) from the General Management Program in 2017. My question is, if we want to invest in women entrepreneurs, what’s the... View Details

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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

at the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University. They specialize in understanding the antecedents and outcomes of mistreatment and injustice in organizations, as well as interventions for more effective prevention... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Getting the Message

being sold and measuring the effectiveness of an ad campaign. Improved technology promises to solve the age-old problem once stated by retailer John Wanamaker: Half of the money spent on advertising is wasted, but no one knows which half.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

an electronic version of a patient questionnaire that had been designed and vetted by a group of subspecialty experts. We integrated that survey into our EHR. To assess the effects of our new EHR system and the new process flow for... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7

create significant value and have modest operating costs, and network effects protect their position once established-users rarely leave a vibrant platform. But these businesses also raise significant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23

allows students to go deep into the question (qualitatively and quantitatively) and drive a detailed conversation about whether the result of Belk's flexible "edit" policy was a more or less effective implementation. Purchase... View Details