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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
faculty of Arts and Sciences to Harvard Medical School and beyond. Is my certificate from Harvard Online and HBS Online still valid? Yes, your certificate is absolutely still...
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- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Designing a More Artful Future for the Middle East
Artist Yazan Halwani (left) puts the finishing touches on “The Flower Salesman,” which he painted on a six- story building in Dortmund, Germany. The portrait depicts a 10-year-old Syrian refugee who became a successful flower seller in...
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Inclusion
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
In the online marketplace, oodles of retailers and developers rely on “platforms” such as Amazon.com, the Apple App Store, Facebook, and Twitter to get their products and services into the hands of users. Retailers, for example, sell...
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- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
sustaining an innovative organization? A new book written with three coauthors attempts to answer the question of why some companies, such as Pixar, are able to invent continuously, while others aren't. “Conventional leadership won't get you to innovation” The book,...
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by Kim Girard
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Artful Dodger: Answering the Wrong Question the Right Way
By: Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton
What happens when people try to "dodge" a question they would rather not answer by answering a different question? In four online studies using paid participants, we show that listeners can fail to detect dodges when speakers answer similar—but objectively...
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Rogers, Todd, and Michael I. Norton. "The Artful Dodger: Answering the Wrong Question the Right Way." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-048, September 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- Web
Contemporary African Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Contemporary African Art Search Baker Library Search Search Search Overview Contemporary African Artat Harvard Business School Opens February 2024Online ExhibitionCelebrating the vibrant African contemporary View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising
ad platform, and reducing—from three to two—the number of major sellers of sponsored search advertising." The deal, characterized as a nonexclusive partnership, would allow Google to sell some search ads that display next to Yahoo...
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- July 2016 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Hamilton: An American Musical
By: Anita Elberse and Jennifer Schoppe
In July 2013, composer, writer, actor and rapper Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Tommy Kail, and producer Jeffrey Seller met to discuss how to launch Hamilton, a new musical based on the life of the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, Alexander Hamilton....
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Entertainment;
Creative Industries;
Performing Arts;
(General) Management;
Blockbusters;
Non-profit;
Theater Entertainment;
Strategy;
Risk Management;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Arts;
Creativity;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Marketing;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States
Elberse, Anita, and Jennifer Schoppe. "Hamilton: An American Musical." Harvard Business School Case 517-015, July 2016. (Revised June 2019.)
- February 2017
- Teaching Note
The Tate's Digital Transformation
By: Jill Avery
John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate’s...
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Digital;
Ecommerce;
Experience;
Customer Experience;
Customer Relationship Management;
Channel Management;
Museums;
Arts Marketing;
Nonprofit;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Digital Marketing;
Digital Strategy;
Social Media;
E-commerce;
Fine Arts Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
England;
United Kingdom;
Europe
- 2016
- Article
Peer-to-Peer Markets
By: Liran Einav, Chiara Farronato and Jonathan Levin
Peer-to-peer markets such as eBay, Uber, and Airbnb allow small suppliers to compete with traditional providers of goods or services. We view the primary function of these markets as making it easy for buyers to find sellers and engage in convenient, trustworthy...
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Keywords:
Peer-to-peer;
Online Platforms;
Matching;
Innovation;
Digital Platforms;
Marketplace Matching;
Market Design;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Adoption;
Network Effects;
Market Entry and Exit
Einav, Liran, Chiara Farronato, and Jonathan Levin. "Peer-to-Peer Markets." Annual Review of Economics 8 (2016): 615–635.
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
The Adventures of Amy Chu
Please click here to view the online comic book.
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Amy Chu; art by Anderson Cabral
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Ayelet Israeli
Professor Israeli utilizes econometric methods and field experiments to study data driven decision making in marketing context. Her research focuses on data-driven marketing, with an emphasis on how businesses can leverage their own data, customer data, and market data...
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- July 2007 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Saffronart.com: Bidding for Success
By: Mukti Khaire and R. Daniel Wadhwani
Saffronart, a five-year-old online art auction company, leads the market for modern Indian art and now faces competitors in the market it created. Established in 2000 by the wife-and-husband team of Minal and Dinesh Vazirani, Saffronart.com is an innovative online...
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Arts;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Auctions;
Industry Growth;
Competition;
Online Technology;
Fine Arts Industry;
India
Khaire, Mukti, and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Saffronart.com: Bidding for Success." Harvard Business School Case 808-027, July 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
4 Business Expenses That Are More Negotiable Than You Think
- 23 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Experience Markets: An Application to Outsourcing and Hiring
- October 2004 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Alibris in 2004
Alibris, an online marketplace for rare, used, and out-of-print books, is trying to communicate to the professional book dealers who are its main suppliers that they are in the middle of a crisis. Supply is flooding the market, in part from individuals who simply want...
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Price;
Books;
Crisis Management;
Supply and Industry;
Service Operations;
Online Technology;
Consumer Products Industry
McAfee, Andrew P. "Alibris in 2004." Harvard Business School Case 605-035, October 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com
By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca
Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide personal profiles and even to post pictures of themselves. However,...
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Keywords:
Prejudice and Bias;
Internet and the Web;
Race;
Trust;
Renting or Rental;
Accommodations Industry;
Real Estate Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Luca. "Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-054, January 2014.
Airbnb Isn't Doing Enough
Not that long ago, online commerce promised not only to make markets more efficient but also more inclusive and less prone to discrimination. The rationale was simple: On the internet, no one knows whether you’re black or white, male or female, making it more difficult...
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- 13 May 2021
- News
Paying with Cash? Retailers Must Take Your Dollars in These States
- 26 May 2013
- News