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About | HBS Online
Our Vision Play Learner Testimonial Video Harvard Business School Online launched as HBX in 2014 to deepen the School’s impact and broaden its reach, all while staying true to the HBS mission: to educate leaders who make a difference in...
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- 25 Aug 2022
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A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
sprints. The alumni and practitioners joined virtually, from what Professor Karim R. Lakhani has taken to calling “the universe deck.” In the classroom and in the online chat for this short intensive program (SIP), participants debated...
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April White
- August 2020 (Revised March 2021)
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Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (A)
By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in November 2019 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are contemplating what the best fulfillment format and...
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Retail;
Grocery;
Business Model;
Emerging Markets;
For-Profit Firms;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Value Creation;
Globalization;
Competition;
Expansion;
Logistics;
Profit;
Resource Allocation;
Corporate Strategy;
Turkey
Moreno, Antonio, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (A)." Harvard Business School Case 621-026, August 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2006
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Faculty Research Online
video games are all examples of multisided markets, where firms need to get two or more distinct groups of customers on the same platform or place. Assistant Professor Andrei Hagiu discusses this new field of business research and why it...
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- September 2017 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Marriott International: The Next 90 Years
By: Chiara Farronato and Gary Pisano
The case examines how Marriott should respond to the potential threats from new home-sharing platforms and the rise of online travel agencies. In 2017 Marriott was the largest hotel chain, with more than one million rooms and 7% of worldwide room supply. In the...
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Keywords:
Airbnb;
Competitiveness;
Threats;
Disruption;
Lodging Industry;
Long-term Growth;
Loyalty Program;
Marriot;
Online Platforms;
Online Travel Agencies;
Digital Platforms;
Disruptive Innovation;
Competitive Strategy;
Competition;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Internet and the Web;
Tourism Industry;
Travel Industry;
Accommodations Industry
Farronato, Chiara, and Gary Pisano. "Marriott International: The Next 90 Years." Harvard Business School Case 618-017, September 2017. (Revised November 2018.)
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Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms
artificial intelligence further propels the opportunity and need to leverage a platform model for competitive advantage. AI companies are evolving into the next generation of platforms. This program will show you how to create sustainable...
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Repositioning and Cost-Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies
We study how platform firms use repositioning and cost-cutting in response to competition, elucidate external and internal factors that constrain or enable these responses, and examine how the firms’ responses affect their performance. Our empirical context is...
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- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
platform that connects pet owners with pet sitters and dog walkers; Rob Infantino, CEO and founder of OpenBay, which connects car owners with repair shops; Elsa Sze, founder and CEO of Agora, which facilitates View Details
- January 2004 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Electronic Arts in Online Gaming
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Justin Wong
Electronic Arts (EA), the world's largest independent video-game publisher, must decide whether to support Microsoft's initiatives in online gaming. Historically, EA has been platform-agnostic, releasing versions of its titles for all major console platforms. However,...
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Corporate Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Network Effects;
Policy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Revenue;
Segmentation;
Sales;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Electronics Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Justin Wong. "Electronic Arts in Online Gaming." Harvard Business School Case 804-140, January 2004. (Revised October 2006.)
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Finding the Platform in Your Product: Four Strategies That Can Reveal Hidden Value
By: Andrei Hagiu and Elizabeth J. Altman
Five of the 10 most valuable companies in the world today—Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft—derive much of their worth from their multisided platforms (MSPs), which facilitate interactions or transactions between parties. Many MSPs are more valuable than...
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Hagiu, Andrei, and Elizabeth J. Altman. "Finding the Platform in Your Product: Four Strategies That Can Reveal Hidden Value." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 4 (July–August 2017): 94–100.
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Program Policies - HBS Online
by check and mailed via the United States Postal Service (USPS). For Learners in CORe and Course Platform Certificate Programs Shifting Your Admission: After admission to a Harvard Business School Online...
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- April 2013 (Revised June 2018)
- Teaching Note
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 2018
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Keywords:
Amazon;
Apple;
Facebook;
Google;
Online Platforms;
Marketing;
E-commerce;
Digital Platforms;
Digital Marketing
- 9 AM – 10 AM EST, 23 Jan 2019
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HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: January 23, 2019 - March 6, 2019
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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
StebbinsExternal Vendor Data Relationship Manager, Index & Data Solutions at BlackRock Jumpstart your career by gaining the skills and knowledge to join one of the fastest-growing fields in finance. "I've taken a lot of paid online...
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Marketing - HBS Online
impactful than other online programs by learners* Yes No The preferred brand among prospective online learners* Yes No Reimagined the case study method through a proprietary View Details
- 11 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers
tremendous way for developers to learn quickly, and for both developers and technology companies to reap real benefits.” About the author Michael Blanding is a writer based in Boston. [Image: gorodenkoff] Related Reading 6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting...
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- August 2020 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (B)
By: Antonio Moreno and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in February 2020 as Ozgur Tort and Mustafa Bartin, CEO and chief large-format and online retail officer of Migros Ticaret A.S. (Migros), Turkey’s oldest and one of its largest supermarket chains, are looking over the results of the fulfillment pilot the...
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Keywords:
Grocery;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Technology Adoption;
Value Creation;
Globalization;
Competition;
Expansion;
Logistics;
Profit;
Resource Allocation;
Corporate Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Turkey
Moreno, Antonio, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Migros Turkey: Scaling Online Operations (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-027, August 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online
scale and mobilize your employees as you transition your business from a startup into a growth-stage company. "HBS Online courses are excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a particular subject area or further develop their...
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
Enrollment Academics Learning Tracks Costs, Grants & Financial Aid HBS Online for Organizations Certificates Overview How are HBS Online courses delivered? We offer self-paced programs (with weekly...
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- 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.