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- September 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Angie's List: Ratings Pioneer Turns 20
By: Robert J. Dolan and Ayelet Israeli
In 1995, before people “googled” or “yelped,” Angela Hicks (HBS, 2000) was establishing her Angie’s List as a pioneer in the accumulation and dissemination of consumer rating information. Hicks focused on the home repair and maintenance market and, as she put it,...
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Keywords:
Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Services;
Product Line Management;
Growth;
Conjoint Analysis;
Market Research;
Freemium;
Growth Strategy;
Two Sided Markets;
Ecommerce;
Platform;
Platform Business;
Platform Businesses;
Platform Strategy;
Platforms;
Platforms And Ecosystems;
Business Model;
Internet and the Web;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Price;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
E-commerce;
Service Industry;
United States
Dolan, Robert J., and Ayelet Israeli. "Angie's List: Ratings Pioneer Turns 20." Harvard Business School Case 517-016, September 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- 06 Nov 2018
- Podcast
Bridging the employer-educator divide
America’s skills ecosystem is broken. Employers are confounded by workforce development institutions. Middle skills employees can’t get the training they need. Educators aren’t held accountable for outcomes. Now, innovative providers are aligning stakeholders around a...
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- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Rosario Bazán
Rosario Bazán, Co-Founder and Genral Manager of Danper Trujillo in Peru, discusses factors for developing agricultural technology internally and building an ecosystem for it.
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The Information Technology Ecosystem: Structure, Health, and Performance
By: Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards
A number of modern industries are organized as complex networks of firms whose integrated efforts are necessary to deliver value to end customers. The complexity of these networks, or business ecosystems, and the associated interdependencies among firms, make... View Details
Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Networks;
Value;
Customers;
Performance Productivity;
Product;
Applications and Software;
Innovation and Invention;
Competition;
Business Model;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Gregory L. Richards. "The Information Technology Ecosystem: Structure, Health, and Performance." Antitrust Bulletin 51, no. 1 (Spring 2006).
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
Welcome to the age of business interdependence, say HBS professor Marco Iansiti and collaborator Roy Levien, authors of the new HBSP book The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation,...
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by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: John A. Deighton
I teach about the ecosystem of big data, the role of data in advertising and creative industries, and customer management and personal privacy in an era of individual addressability.
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- May 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
CEO Art Peck was eliminating his creative directors for The Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic brands and promoting a collective creative ecosystem fueled by the input of big data. Rather than relying on artistic vision, Peck wanted the company to use the mining of big...
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Keywords:
Retailing;
Preference Elicitation;
Big Data;
Predictive Analytics;
Artificial Intelligence;
Fashion;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Behavior;
Demand and Consumers;
Analytics and Data Science;
Forecasting and Prediction;
E-commerce;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Fashion Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
Canada;
North America
Israeli, Ayelet, and Jill Avery. "Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap." Harvard Business School Case 517-115, May 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
Although much of the United States still struggles to recover from the 2008 economic crisis, the online world defies that bleak economic picture—the Internet continues to put a growing number of Americans to work. “In a very flat economy the Internet View Details
- 27 May 2017
- News
Ray Goldberg: The man that coined the term “agribusiness”
- 23 Feb 2024
- News
Rock Center Faculty Co-Chairs Q+A
- January 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Compilation
Podcasting
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Kerry Herman
Profiles the nascent podcasting industry, based on a compilation of published articles. Describes factors driving industry growth, barriers to adoption, ecosystem roles, and potential business models.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Communication Technology;
Entrepreneurship;
Industry Growth;
Media;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Kerry Herman. "Podcasting." Harvard Business School Compilation 806-109, January 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- 21 Jul 2013
- News
Smartphone Boom Ending as Price Drop Hits Apple
- 13 Mar 2017
- News
Mentoring of entrepreneurs is missing in India
- 09 Dec 2015
- News
The $3.9 Trillion Impact Of A Harvard Degree
- 30 Jun 2015
- News
Creating a Tech Hub in Gaza
- 26 Nov 2012
- News
New Winners & Losers in the Internet Economy
- July 2015 (Revised March 2016)
- Teaching Note
Uber and Stakeholders: Managing a New Way of Riding
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox
This case provides a vehicle to analyze stakeholder relations as a company grows, particularly in the context of new business models that challenge established industries. It introduces the dilemmas posed by rapid growth, new technologies, regulatory uncertainty, and...
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