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  • 21 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores

retailers, Raffaelli says. By leveraging community ties, local businesses can appeal to consumers’ desire for authenticity and connection in the internet age. “In today’s digital world, consumers are turning to local retailers to help... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 03 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

of the common contracts people sign with themselves each year. If you have resolved to eat healthier, try ordering your groceries a week in advance of delivery. Internet delivery services make it all too easy to give into food cravings... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

third lesson is how those two things come together—making a difference and operating an efficient and profitable organization. It's what I refer to as the transparency revolution. In corporate reporting, we've gone from very few to very many companies reporting their... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
  • 07 Jan 2015
  • What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

it this way, privacy has been losing ground rapidly with the ascendancy of big data and the Internet of things. The retreat of privacy has been aided by personal use of networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, search devices... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

business, Bartlett says. "That's a big change that's taken place." The World's Communication Pipeline Another seismic shift is the broader context in which companies now operate, forgotten all too easily in today's hyper-connected world. "Back in 1992,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 24 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

such as Apple Computer and America Online in the United States and British auction Internet site QXL. "We aimed to be the most active investor from early stage to buyouts within several chosen sectors," said Cohen, especially in... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services
  • 20 Feb 2020
  • Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

sector remains high with 20% of students accepting jobs joining technology companies after graduation. As you know, there are many different types of technology companies and roles within them, so it’s important to note the nuances. Regarding specific sectors of... View Details
Keywords: Technology
  • 06 Jan 2021
  • News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

today with digitization and technology going at a very fast pace. Artificial intelligence, internet of things, the cloud, 5G telecommunication technologies, all of these are transforming organizations in very fundamental ways. And I... View Details
  • January 2021 (Revised May 2021)
  • Case

Ocado Group: Ready for the Future

By: José B. Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin and Natalie Kindred
Keywords: Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Strategy; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Crisis Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States; Europe
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  • September 2013
  • Case

PadFone vs. FonePad

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Phones; Smartphone; Tablet Computer; Android; Recombination; Design Thinking; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Communications Industry; Technology Industry; Asia; Taiwan; Europe; United States
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  • March 2011
  • Teaching Note

TopCoder (A): Developing Software through Crowdsourcing (TN)

By: Karim R. Lakhani and Eric Lonstein
Teaching Note for 610032. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Applications and Software; Product Development; Competition; Internet and the Web; Problems and Challenges; Perspective; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry
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  • Profile

Steve Alden

talked about his Internet businesses. He has a keen business mind and really interesting things to say about social media networking and using the Web for commerce." "But the highlight of my experience," says Steve,... View Details
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

versus Posted Prices in Online Markets By: Einav, Liran, Chiara Farronato, Jonathan Levin, and Neel Sundaresan Abstract—Auctions were very popular in the early days of internet commerce, but today online sellers mostly use posted prices.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
  • Teaching Note

LinkedIn (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
In the summer of 2005, LinkedIn, a two-year-old start-up, was choosing between two options to monetize its 5 million business people network. Members could contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements,... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Revenue; Design; Service Operations
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  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? - Companion Paper

By: Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien
This companion paper contains several extensions of the model presented in our main paper - Hagiu and Jullien (2009). View Details
Keywords: Market Intermediation; Search; Two Sided Markets; Platform Design; Demand and Consumers; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Retail Industry
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  • February 2000 (Revised December 2000)
  • Case

Staples.com

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joanna M. Jacobson and Gillian Morris
Staples.com, the online unit of the U.S. office supplies retailing chain Staples, faces a range of strategic and organizational issues as it accelerates its growth. Should it pursue only existing Staples customers or consumers who do not shop in Staples stores? How... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Business Units; Business Model; Growth and Development; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Service Industry; United States
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  • November 1995
  • Case

InterZine Productions, Inc.

By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
Brian Henley founded InterZine Productions to develop interactive multimedia content for America Online (AOL) and the Internet. With funding and support from AOL's Greenhouse program, Henley has launched Golf, a unique interactive golf service. While he has operated on... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Capital; Financing and Loans; Internet and the Web; Management Teams; Innovation and Invention; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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  • June 2011
  • Teaching Note

Curt Schilling's Next Pitch (TN)

By: Noam Wasserman
Teaching Note for 810053. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Selection and Staffing; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Games, Gaming, and Gambling
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  • March 2018 (Revised July 2018)
  • Case

Cadre

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Scott Duke Kominers and David Lane
Late in 2017, CEO Ryan Williams and his team debated whether Cadre should become not only a technology-enabled investment manager, but also an online trading exchange providing high levels of liquidity for investors in commercial real estate (CRE) equity. Cadre was a... View Details
Keywords: ＂Cadre,＂; Entrepreneurship; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Private Equity; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
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  • November 2012
  • Teaching Note

Groupon (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta, Ray Weaver and Yien Hao Lock
On November 4, 2011, Groupon, a marketing services company that promoted local businesses by selling deeply discounted vouchers for their products and services, completed its initial public offering that valued the company at $17 billion. Within a year Groupon's share... View Details
Keywords: Social Networking; Media; Technology; Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Marketing Strategy; Marketing; Internet and the Web; Social Media; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; North America; United States
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