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Platforms and Limits to Network Effects
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Hanna Halaburda
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and Hanna Halaburda. "Platforms and Limits to Network Effects." (Management Science, First Round Revise and Resubmit.)
- Article
Pricing and Commitment by Two-Sided Platforms
By: Andrei Hagiu
Hagiu, Andrei. "Pricing and Commitment by Two-Sided Platforms." RAND Journal of Economics 37, no. 3 (Fall 2006).
- January 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A)
By: Feng Zhu, Weiru Chen and Shirley Sun
ZBJ.com (ZBJ), an online platform that connects knowledge workers to small- and medium-sized enterprises, is China’s largest outsourcing platform. Founded by Mingyue Zhu in 2006, ZBJ had grown into a unicorn with 4,000 employees and a daily transaction volume of RMB15... View Details
Keywords: Outsourcing; Disintermediation; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Global Strategy; Information Technology Industry; China
Zhu, Feng, Weiru Chen, and Shirley Sun. "ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-044, January 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
application developers turn to the App Store for digital distribution. The platform providers are their selling partners, scraping off a little bit for themselves on each sale. It’s a great arrangement for small businesses—until their... View Details
- December 2021
- Case
Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-free Online Insurance Platform
By: Amit Goldenberg, Max Bazerman and Ruth Page
"Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-Free Online Insurance Platform" engages students with the challenge of how to influence other parties to not engage in fraud in the context of digital insurance. The case is centered around Slice, a digital insurance company that was... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Insurance; Digitization; Honesty; Negotiation; Fraud; Ethics; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Types; Social Psychology; Conflict and Resolution; Trust; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Crime and Corruption; Insurance Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Canada
Goldenberg, Amit, Max Bazerman, and Ruth Page. "Slice Labs: Creating a Fraud-free Online Insurance Platform." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 921-712, December 2021.
- 09 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Quantity vs. Quality: Exclusion by Platforms with Network Effects
- 25 Sep 2019
- News
Not All Digital Platforms Make It To The Finish Line
- March 2013
- Module Note
Competing with Social Networks: Social Platforms
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Competing with Social Networks: Social Platforms." Harvard Business School Module Note 713-498, March 2013.
- March 2013
- Module Note
Competing with Social Networks: Social Platforms
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Competing with Social Networks: Social Platforms." Harvard Business School Module Note 713-495, March 2013.
- December 2011 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
A new CEO steps into the shoes of his long-time predecessor who had created the U.S. telecommunications giant via a series of acquisitions and, before departing, had initiated the company's strategic repositioning. The new CEO reflected on Verizon's recent successes,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Telecommunications Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change." Harvard Business School Case 312-082, December 2011. (Revised April 2012.)
- 28 Jun 2022
- News
Open Digital Platforms to Spur Innovation
- October 2019
- Supplement
ClearLife: From Prospect to Platform Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Alexander Braun, Lauren Cohen, Mauro Elvedi and Jiahua Xu
- 2009
- Chapter
Open Platform Development and the Commercial Internet
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Open Platform Development and the Commercial Internet." Chap. 9 in Platforms, Markets and Innovation, edited by Annabelle Gawer, 219–250. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Product to Platform Transitions: Organizational Identity Implications
By: Elizabeth J. Altman and Mary Tripsas
Organizations are increasingly recognizing that value they once derived from offering standalone products can be significantly enhanced if they transition to platform-based businesses that harness the innovative capabilities of complementors. While the competitive... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change; Organizational Identity; Ecosystems; Complementors; Managing Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multi-Sided Platforms; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture
Altman, Elizabeth J., and Mary Tripsas. "Product to Platform Transitions: Organizational Identity Implications." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-045, December 2013. (Revised September 2014.)
- March 2012 (Revised June 2012)
- Teaching Note
Transforming Verizon: A Platform for Change (TN)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
- 29 Mar 2016
- News
Competing with Platforms That Ignore the Law
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
HourlyNerd Rebrands as an Enterprise Talent Platform
HourlyNerd, the red-hot freelance business-talent consultancy launched at HBS by classmates Rob Biederman, Patrick Petitti, and Peter Maglathlin (all MBA 2014), has unveiled a new identity and name, Catalant—“a combination of catalyst, brilliant, and talent [that]... View Details
- 10 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting
- March 2022
- Teaching Note
Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform
By: Chiara Farronato
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 622-011 and 622-050. View Details
- September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform
By: Chiara Farronato, Stefano Denicolai and Sarah Mehta
Telepass, until very recently the sole processor of electronic toll payments on Italy’s highways, has ambitions beyond tolling. Since the mid-2010s, the company has been expanding into adjacent services. In 2017, Telepass launched TelepassPay—a mobile payment... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Payment; App; Mobility Services; Analysis; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Innovation and Invention; Strategy; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Value; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Insurance Industry; Europe; Italy; Milan
Farronato, Chiara, Stefano Denicolai, and Sarah Mehta. "Telepass: From Tolling to Mobility Platform." Harvard Business School Case 622-011, September 2021. (Revised December 2021.)