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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
Great Recession of ’08–’09 and even in the early wave of the adoption of the Internet before the World Wide Web at the turn of the millennium. A lot of companies had to innovate quickly, and many of those [innovations] became a permanent...
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- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Shaped by—the Internet By: Greenstein, Shane, Avi Goldfarb, and Chris Forman Abstract—The first 15 years of the 21st century have thrown into sharp relief the challenges of growth, equity, stability, and sustainability facing the world...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
racial, gender, and other forms of bias that affect the off-line world. And in the early days of Internet commerce, the relative anonymity of transactions did make it harder for participants to discriminate. But as listings began to...
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Carmen Nobel
- November 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
ASUSTeK and the Google Nexus 7 Tablet
By: Willy C. Shih and Jyun-Cheng Wang
Days after Jerry Shen introduced a new tablet computer at the Consumer Electronics Show, a Google meeting convinced him to go with a lower price point and co-branding as the Nexus 7. While his company would have a premier position at launch, companies like Samsung...
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Nexus;
Google;
ASUSTeK;
Android;
Tablet;
Kindle;
Kindle Fire;
Notebook Computers;
ODM;
Apple;
Price Point;
App Store;
Ecosystem;
Open Handset Alliance;
Reference Design;
iPad;
EMS;
Electronic Manufacturing Services;
Smartphone;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Industry Structures;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Taiwan;
United States
Shih, Willy C., and Jyun-Cheng Wang. "ASUSTeK and the Google Nexus 7 Tablet." Harvard Business School Case 613-056, November 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
increasingly common in data mining, optimization problems, or Internet applications where the goal is to find an acceptably good solution in a short amount of time when a deterministic approach might be less fruitful or impractical. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
of the developing world. We then discuss how survey techniques can be improved to better measure willingness to pay for urban amenities. Finally, we explain how Internet data is being used to improve the quality of city services. Download...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
improvement in patient throughput time. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1987724 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 814-009 Mobile Broadband and the Telecommunications Industry in 2011 Mobile broadband carriers provide network...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
optimization problems, or Internet applications where the goal is to find an acceptably good solution in a short amount of time, when a deterministic approach might be less fruitful or impractical. We aspire for students to recognize that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
in really powerful, and helpful and constructive ways. Hanna: And I'm guessing sunscreen too, right? Raiser: Lots of sunscreen. Lots of hats with a chin strap for the wind. A gallon and a half of water a day. All the food you need, plus a little to share. There's...
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- March 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-065. In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to...
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Disruption;
Communication;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Employees;
News;
Cybersecurity;
Digital Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Management;
Internet and the Web;
Crisis Management;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Negotiation Tactics;
Failure;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Perception;
Reputation;
Trust;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Health Industry;
Alabama;
United States
- April 2019
- Case
Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma
By: Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and George Gonzalez
In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online purchases through four interest-free...
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Omnichannel Retail;
Multi-sided Platforms;
Value Creation;
Business Model Innovation;
Fintech;
Digital Marketing;
Disruptive Innovation;
Business Startups;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Change Management;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Customer Relationship Management;
Customer Satisfaction;
Financing and Loans;
Microfinance;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Product Development;
Supply Chain Management;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Networks;
Network Effects;
Internet and the Web;
Financial Services Industry;
Retail Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Australia
Moreno, Antonio, Donald Ngwe, and George Gonzalez. "Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 519-086, April 2019.
- Forthcoming
- Book
The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
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Economic Systems;
Microeconomics;
Entrepreneurship;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Digital Strategy;
Digital Transformation;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Product Positioning;
Markets;
E-commerce;
Market Design;
Value;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Organizational Structure;
Customer Ownership;
Ownership;
Advertising Industry;
Communications Industry;
Computer Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Technology Industry;
Web Services Industry
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create. Portfolio/Penguin, forthcoming.
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
rise, which afforded numerous growth opportunities such as entering the broader identity management space, creating new products to protect critical infrastructure, and securing the burgeoning world of the Internet of Things (IoT). This...
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Carmen Nobel
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
service (SNS) providers in China, was preparing to raise funds from venture capitalists. Since late 2003, Wang had established several Internet startups in China. Xiaonei.com, which he founded in December 2005, had been the most notable...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
meeting with the CEO, Lo drew him a network diagram of what the future infrastructure of TV distribution was going to look like. “It’s all going to be bits and bytes,” she told him. Lo would later help stitch together some 200 European View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
keep that history, and that original mission, in focus. “David recognized early on that the web was absolutely transforming the way the media business in general functioned,” says James Bennet, the Atlantic’s editor in chief and copresident. “It seems like ancient...
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- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
offered in the lounges—showers, spa, Internet connection, appetizing free food and drinks, along with the opportunity to rest during a layover—is exceptional value to members. There is even a higher class of lounge facilities for an even...
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- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Examines the type of security that is appropriate for an Internet company to have on its site. Focuses on a 20-person electronic e-commerce company trying to decide what parts of the information security product line they should acquire...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
week, with blockchain it could happen in seconds. Blockchain could slash the cost of transactions and eliminate intermediaries like lawyers and bankers, and that could transform the economy. But, like the adoption of more Internet...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
couldn't be a demonstration of affection because the Russians would think, gee, is this one making for the border? You didn't know whether you were going to get across the border or not. There was no Internet to give you border conditions...
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