Direct Network Effects - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

Women don't have a problem developing an effective leadership style. What they do struggle with more than men, however, is claiming the authority to lead, according to Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn. The gender gap in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2011
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platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When... View Details

26 Feb 2008
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Direct Channels Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John A. Deighton, and Mary Caravella Abstract We assess the effects of opening physical retail stores on direct-to-consumer channel sales. Our data... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

over time, perhaps by inviting them to lunches, as the Goldman Sachs board does. Companies often choose a successor who pledges to lead the business in the same direction as the current CEO. All too often, the board is satisfied with the... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Kristin Brennan

candidates, and moving across the boundaries of strategy consulting or professional services roles v. operating roles with direct line authority. Prior to her current role, Kristin worked in leadership development within the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

08 Apr 2014
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By: Hałaburda, Hanna, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract—The value of many products and services rises or falls with the number of customers using them; the fewer fax machines in use, the less important it is to have one. These network... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2012
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applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 May 2018
News

Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

nonprofits a year,” either through direct engagement or in pro-bono brainstorming sessions. “It’s a wonderful way to give back,” says Club President Jan Gullet (MBA 1977). “We’ve done the research. Our members tell us what they value most... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Aug 2014
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Research on Multiple Identities: Toward an Intrapersonal Network Approach By: Ramarajan, Lakshmi Abstract—Psychologists, sociologists, and philosophers have long recognized that people have multiple identities-based on attributes such as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2004
Background Note

56K Modem Battle

By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier

Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market... View Details

Keywords: Announcements; Revenue; Patents; Product Launch; Network Effects; Standards; Competition; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Illinois

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

progress and achievements of Harvard Business School's Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) over 2022-2023. It highlights BiGS's efforts to empower business leaders to address societal challenges through research, education, and global View Details

20 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

The Acquirers

between the average interest rate on commercial and industrial loans and the federal funds rate, moved in opposite directions with merger activity. This spread, the researcher argued, enabled more M&A liquidity and easier financing.... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services

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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate View Details

23 Jul 2001
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How Relationships are Building Biotech

how seismic events in industry—such as the founding, merger, and dissolution of companies—have a ripple effect on the opportunities available to individuals. What Higgins has done recently, though, is to get at what she calls a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Applying the MBA Skillset to Global Health Challenges: Summer Fellow Vasilis Theodorou (MBA 2022)

diseases in low-and middle-income countries. I am part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Strategy and Financing team, a team that provides direct technical and operational support to countries to strengthen their malaria programs and eradicate the... View Details

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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online

Exercises Advise a startup platform, Picabuu, on how it can capture value, anticipate challenges, acquire new customers, and scale Define the most important characteristics of economies of scale Determine how companies can strengthen View Details

06 Jun 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?

Summing Up Fixing the Way We Work There is a lot wrong with the way we work, but very little of this is due to new networking capabilities or communications technology. Neither can we blame increasing globalization and the demands of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consulting

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Jeff Bussgang

Jeff. “The case method is the only effective proxy for actually doing it yourself. It’s this simple – HBS really taught me how to become an entrepreneur.” Jeff dismisses the misperceptions some business professionals have regarding... View Details

13 Apr 2010
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by deviating frequently and in predictable ways from the recommendations offered by a centralized capacity planning model. Finally, we document that these discretionary capacity supply decisions exhibit a strong learning effect whereby... View Details