online social networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45842 Strategic Channel Selection with Online Platforms: An Empirical Analysis of the Daily Deal Industry By: Zhang, Lingling, and Doug J. Chung Abstract—The platform—a business model that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

Currently an adjunct associate professor at NYU’s Stern School, where he teaches about commercializing carbon-reduction technologies in the course Disruption, Entrepreneurship, and Social Impact, Carty points to the significant potential... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

books, I'm not with a customer. So bookkeeping is the last thing I want to do." For Cook, that produced an insight that led to the development of QuickBooks, which greatly simplifies small-business accounting. Networking is a skill... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

Castelanelli, founder of the two-year-old company Club Vino, has made one such pivot. The company had been hosting themed wine tastings, often in prestigious locations, but when the COVID-19 outbreak hit and social gatherings were no... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

and, more broadly, social insurance. History shows that support for free trade tends to be fragile in the absence of such programs. Emphasize upgrading and productivity growth as the focus of public as well as business policy. These are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Jul 2016
First Look

July 5, 2016

the ask is not avoided and factors that may be viewed self-servingly are neither introduced nor highlighted. In doing so, results from a field study and complementary online study document evidence that less prosocial behavior results... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2023
News

Step Change

debt. Enan, then 24 years old, leapt at the chance to work for Youssef Boutros-Ghali, an MIT-educated economist and advocate for trade liberalization who worked to reform Egypt’s social security and pension systems, among other... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

to shrink. You meet less new people and socialize more within a smaller circle. In this panel workshop, you’re going to walk away with practical strategies to enhance your social connection. You’ll leave... View Details

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

tasks. Aligning our prioritization and constantly talking to each other whenever there is an issue has been key for us to enjoy our campus life while securing enough family time. We couldn’t go out at night but we had many dinners at our place, which have been a great... View Details

September 2020
Case

Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its... View Details

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26 Oct 2017
Research Event

In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?

White House popularized the term “fake news,” the influence of social media advertising and online publishing requires serious reexamination. That began to happen October 24 at the The Future of Advertising... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting; Journalism & News

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

decision-making.” The rise of niche social networks and social collaboration. Niche social networks—which create a space for private,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

Career Coach

Carole Carlson

consulting skills and social entrepreneurship in their MBA program, and she also moderates online executive education programs for HBS Publishing.Carole is a 1998 graduate of Harvard Business School, where... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Social Enterprise

05 Jan 2016
News

Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars

cofounder of RubiconMD, an online venture that allows primary-care doctors to consult with specialists online. Michael Belkin (MBA 2012), CEO and cofounder of Distinc.tt, a social View Details

Keywords: Forbes; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

By now, it’s an expected right-of-passage. As you enter credit card information for an online purchase, up pops two familiar words: “Privacy Notice.” Does seeing those words make you more confident about the transaction, knowing that the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

01 Mar 2010
News

Hunting Red Balloons

In December, the government agency DARPA tethered to the ground ten red weather balloons at random locations around the United States in a test to see how social networks might mobilize and use the Internet... View Details

Keywords: contests; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Oct 2001
News

Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

In addition to the well-established network of HBS clubs in cities all over the world, a fairly recent development is the growing number of associations that have been formed around alumni interests. Over the past few years, two of these... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jan 2017
News

Sphere of Influence

incubators that offer training, education, and networking opportunities to women of all backgrounds and social classes. “For a program to succeed, it needs to be integrated—through partnerships—into local... View Details

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

know it's getting harder. We all need to keep learning and adapting.” We asked Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, to discuss how managers can work faster, embrace digital transformation to cultivate collaboration within and beyond the... View Details