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- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
opportunity to lead and make decisions that have a profound impact on people and organizations. I also came to see that a myriad of opportunities for that exist outside of the military. The military does not have a monopoly on...
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- 23 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings
remarkably successful, generating 750,000 accounts over two years. Unfortunately, this past spring the highest court in South Africa ruled it an illegal lottery and shut it down. In South Africa as in America, the state has a monopoly on...
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- September 2017
- Case
Tencent
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking service provider with several of the...
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Keywords:
Tencent;
Tencent Holdings;
WeChat;
Social Networking;
Social Networks;
Gaming;
Gaming Industry;
Video Games;
Computer Games;
Mobile Gaming;
Portals;
Payments;
Mobile Payments;
O2O;
Online-to-offline;
E-commerce;
Messaging;
Subscription Model;
Freemium;
Mobile App Industry;
Smartphone;
PC;
Monetization Strategy;
Antitrust;
Streaming;
Cloud Computing;
Artificial Intelligence;
Big Data;
Alibaba;
Facebook;
JD.com;
Tesla;
Bundling;
Synergies;
Digital Strategy;
Imitation;
Licensing;
Agility;
Entry Barriers;
Online Platforms;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Conglomerates;
Business Units;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Joint Ventures;
Restructuring;
Communication;
Communication Technology;
Blogs;
Interactive Communication;
Interpersonal Communication;
Entertainment;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Investment;
Investment Portfolio;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geographic Scope;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Business History;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Social Marketing;
Network Effects;
Emerging Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Industry Growth;
Monopoly;
Media;
Distribution Channels;
Product Development;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Government Relations;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Opportunities;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Cooperation;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Value Creation;
Communications Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Music Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Web Services Industry;
Asia;
China;
Canton (province, China)
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Tencent." Harvard Business School Case 718-426, September 2017.
- September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake...
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Keywords:
Facebook;
Fake News;
Mark Zuckerberg;
Donald Trump;
Algorithms;
Social Networks;
Partisanship;
Social Media;
App Development;
Instagram;
WhatsApp;
Smartphone;
Silicon Valley;
Office Space;
Digital Strategy;
Democracy;
Entry Barriers;
Online Platforms;
Controversy;
Tencent;
Agility;
Social Networking;
Gaming;
Gaming Industry;
Computer Games;
Mobile Gaming;
Messaging;
Monetization Strategy;
Advertising;
Digital Marketing;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Headquarters;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Trends;
Communication;
Communication Technology;
Forms of Communication;
Interactive Communication;
Interpersonal Communication;
Talent and Talent Management;
Crime and Corruption;
Voting;
Demographics;
Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Initial Public Offering;
Profit;
Revenue;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Global Range;
Local Range;
Country;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
International Relations;
National Security;
Political Elections;
Business History;
Recruitment;
Selection and Staffing;
Information Management;
Information Publishing;
News;
Newspapers;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Human Capital;
Law;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Crisis Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Marketing Channels;
Social Marketing;
Network Effects;
Market Entry and Exit;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Monopoly;
Media;
Product Development;
Service Delivery;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Public Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Groups and Teams;
Networks;
Rank and Position;
Opportunities;
Behavior;
Emotions;
Identity;
Power and Influence;
Prejudice and Bias;
Reputation;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Status and Position;
Trust;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Societal Protocols;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Competition;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Horizontal Integration;
Segmentation;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Valuation;
Advertising Industry;
Communications Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Service Industry;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Video Game Industry;
United States;
California;
Sunnyvale;
Russia
Wells, John R., Carole A. Winkler, and Benjamin Weinstock. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 720-373, September 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
Robert C. Stanley
A talented engineer, Stanley spearheaded numerous technological innovations in the production and refining of metals at International Nickel (Inco) and continued to grow the company through expansion, taking advantage of low asset prices during the Great Depression....
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Keywords:
Metals
- Profile
Niklas James
“I believe I was eight years, when I was playing Monopoly with my grandmother, and she said I was made for business,” Niklas James suggests, when asked when he first heard his vocational call. He followed up with undergraduate and...
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John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S. government. The company was so successful...
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Keywords:
Utilities & Energy
- March 2005
- Teaching Note
Antitrust Regulations in a Global Setting: The EU Investigation of the GE/Honeywell Merger (TN)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Belen Villalonga
Teaching Note to (9-204-081).
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- June 1995 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Microsoft Corp.'s Pricing Policies
Describes the antitrust issues that arose in 1994 and 1995 with respect to Microsoft's marketing practices.
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McGahan, Anita M., and Julia Kou. "Microsoft Corp.'s Pricing Policies." Harvard Business School Case 795-173, June 1995. (Revised October 1999.)
- June 1991 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Perceptions and Reality in Coping with Big Business
A vehicle for the discussion of early antitrust legislation in the United States from 1890 to 1914.
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McCraw, Thomas K. "Antitrust Movement: Perceptions and Reality in Coping with Big Business." Harvard Business School Case 391-292, June 1991. (Revised April 2008.)
- November 2011
- Article
Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis
By: Tanjim Hossain, Dylan B. Minor and John Morgan
Platform competition is ubiquitous, yet platform market structure is little understood. Theory models typically suffer from equilibrium multiplicity—platforms might coexist or the market might tip to either platform. We use laboratory experiments to study the outcomes...
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Keywords:
Platform Competition;
Two-Sided Markets;
E-commerce;
Competition;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Monopoly
Hossain, Tanjim, Dylan B. Minor, and John Morgan. "Competing Matchmakers: An Experimental Analysis." Management Science 57, no. 11 (November 2011): 1913–1925.
- August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics, Teaching Note
Edward V. Rickenbacker
efficient and profitable airline. Despite the less than stellar reputation it had among consumers, Eastern held a monopoly on most of its routes and was consistently profitable during Rickenbacker’s tenure.
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Keywords:
Transportation
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
the federal Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which was designed to protect competition by outlawing monopolistic business practices. This fear of monopoly power made Americans leery of business agreements that smacked of price-fixing. Yet...
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- 2016
- Article
Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Since its launch in 2007, Android has become the dominant mobile device operating system worldwide. In light of this commercial success and certain disputed business practices, Android has come under substantial attention from competition authorities. We present key...
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Keywords:
Android;
Antitrust;
Competition Policy;
Exclusion;
Mobile Communication Devices;
Remedies;
Tying;
Technology Platform;
Competition;
Monopoly;
Policy;
Mobile Technology;
Telecommunications Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "Android and Competition Law: Exploring and Assessing Google's Practices in Mobile." European Competition Journal 12, nos. 2-3 (2016): 159–194.
- Web
Kenneth R. Andrews Papers — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Archives Photograph Collection. Rough field notes (1950) for the “Bigness Study,” in which Andrews collaborated with other HBS faculty to investigate the economic impact of vertical integration and monopoly in American business. New...
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Kenneth R. Andrews Papers — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Archives Photograph Collection. Rough field notes (1950) for the “Bigness Study,” in which Andrews collaborated with other HBS faculty to investigate the economic impact of vertical integration and monopoly in American business. New...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
blind people through a network of associated agencies, NIB had once enjoyed a relative monopoly of the federal procurement market for its SKILCRAFT® brand of office supplies and some two thousand other products and services. But that...
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
rising production costs, and high-stakes antitrust issues increasingly factored into the strained relationship between the government and the steel industry. In testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly in 1957,...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check
Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, Harvard Business School’s new multimedia simulation “Strategic Brew” engages students in a fast-paced exercise in strategic decision- making. The goal of the simulation is to show, rather...
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