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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Internet Tsunami
Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA '93) is the founder, president, and CEO of Rakuten, Japan's leading online shopping destination. He believes that because the Internet allows merchants to circumvent the many...
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How the Internet Became Commercial
In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from... View Details
- June 1997
- Background Note
A Note on the Internet
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey A. Farrell
Examines the evolution and structure of the Internet. A particular focus is placed on various business segments and possible applications of Internet technology.
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- 02 Dec 2013
- News
Why China Loves the Internet
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is.
- October 1997 (Revised February 2003)
- Background Note
Worldwide Web and Internet Technology,The
In terms non-technical readers can understand, the evolution of the Internet and the Web, characteristics of the supporting technology, and current issues surrounding use of the technology are examined.
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Austin, Robert D., and Thomas Rodd. "Worldwide Web and Internet Technology,The ." Harvard Business School Background Note 198-020, October 1997. (Revised February 2003.)
- March 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
First USA and Internet Marketing
By: Rajiv Lal and Amy H. Nelson
Explores First USA's decision to use the Internet for acquiring customers. Tom Brenner needs to decide on the terms of the deals demanded by the portals and justify the recommendations to his boss.
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Internet and the Web
Lal, Rajiv, and Amy H. Nelson. "First USA and Internet Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 500-043, March 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
- 04 Nov 2015
- News
In Mobile Advertising, Timing Is Everything
- Article
How Social Networks Are Changing Everything
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "How Social Networks Are Changing Everything." Bloomberg Businessweek (May 6, 2009).
- March 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Technical Note
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
By: Feng Zhu and Aaron Smith
This note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy—Baidu for search, Alibaba for...
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Zhu, Feng, and Aaron Smith. "Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet." Harvard Business School Technical Note 615-039, March 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- Research Summary
The Role of the Internet in Enhancing Service and Reducing Cost
Is delivering service (both internal and external) facilitated by the Internet a zero sum game in which costs associated with delivering superior service must always be passed on to customers in the form of higher prices? Does the quantity and type of service... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
into public stock offerings capitalizing on the boom, only to experience financial heartache when the bubble burst. Sound like the Internet revolution of the 1990s? Try the radio revolution View Details
- 14 Dec 2009
- News
Salman Khan, Math Master of the Internet
- April 2011 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr and Ryan Johnson
Founded in 1994 when the Internet was still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over 600...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Cash Flow;
Initial Public Offering;
Analytics and Data Science;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Valuation
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, and Ryan Johnson. "Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 811-098, April 2011. (Revised June 2011.)
- 31 May 2011
- News
Case Study: How Timing Is Everything
- May 2023
- Technical Note
Dynamic Pricing: Timing is Everything
By: Elie Ofek
This note provides a comprehensive exposition to the topic of dynamic pricing (whereby the fee customers are charged is time-dependent). It covers the motivation for firms to engage in dynamic pricing, provides a typology of the main formats dynamic pricing can take,...
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Ofek, Elie. "Dynamic Pricing: Timing is Everything." Harvard Business School Technical Note 523-110, May 2023.
- 21 Jan 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation on Internet Interconnection
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
Stephen Johnston (photo by Gary Laufman) For a mobile-focused business entrepreneur, Stephen Johnston (MBA 2002) is more than a bit of a contrarian. Unlike many of his peers, Johnston, 41, has his sights set...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
and renamed Firefly Network, Inc., in August 1996. "Privacy, security, and consumer trust are essential to our business and to the development of all Internet commerce," notes Grouf. "We were the first...
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Garry Emmons
- September 2000 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Managing IBM Research in Internet Time
IBM must adapt its research process to the volatility of the Internet market. Issues include incentives, research charter, reward systems, and linkages to business units and customers.
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Chesbrough, Henry W. "Managing IBM Research in Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 601-058, September 2000. (Revised January 2001.)