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- April 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Monster Networking
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and David Andrew Vivero
The management at Monster.com, the leading U.S. provider of online recruitment services, must decide how to proceed with Monster Networking (MN), a new business launched in late 2003. MN helps users identify other individuals who can offer career advice. Monster.com...
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Keywords:
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Recruitment;
Service Industry;
Employment Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and David Andrew Vivero. "Monster Networking." Harvard Business School Case 805-145, April 2005. (Revised February 2006.)
- 1 Apr 2005 - 4 Apr 2005
- Conference Presentation
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
By: Alan MacCormack
- Article
The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond
By: Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole
Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole. "The Economics of Technology Sharing: Open Source and Beyond." Journal of Economic Perspectives 19, no. 2 (Spring 2005): 99–120. (Earlier version distributed as NBER Working Paper Series No. w10956.)
- Article
The Scope of Open Source Licensing
By: Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole
Keywords:
Technology
Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole. "The Scope of Open Source Licensing." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 21, no. 1 (April 2005): 20–56. (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 9363.)
- 2005
- Book
Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software
By: Joe Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, Scott Hissam and Karim R. Lakhani
Feller, Joe, Brian Fitzgerald, Scott Hissam and Karim R. Lakhani, eds. Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2005.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
By: Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak and Carliss Y. Baldwin
MacCormack, Alan, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin. "Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-016, October 2004. (Revised 3/06.)
- September 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Wintel (F): From Multi-Geographic Contact to Open Source
By: David B. Yoffie
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Computer Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Wintel (F): From Multi-Geographic Contact to Open Source." Harvard Business School Case 705-413, September 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- July 2004 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Novell: CEO-led Turnaround and Growth Strategy
By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D. Austin
Novell CEO Jack Messman tried to return the company to its leadership position in the software industry through a strategy that embraces Linux and other open source software. This case serves as an introduction to open source software and strategies based on open...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Value Creation;
Open Source Distribution;
Applications and Software;
Intellectual Property;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard L., and Robert D. Austin. "Novell: CEO-led Turnaround and Growth Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 605-004, July 2004. (Revised September 2004.)
- 2003
- Working Paper
The Architecture of Cooperation: Does Code Architecture Mitigate Free Riding in the Open Source Development Model?
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Kim B. Clark. "The Architecture of Cooperation: Does Code Architecture Mitigate Free Riding in the Open Source Development Model?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-209, November 2003.
- August 2003
- Case
Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard
By: Rebecca Henderson and Nancy Confrey
For 20 years, Mercury Computer Systems has thrived, providing products and services that support ultrafast processing of real time data. Now Jay Bertelli, the CEO, faces a critical question: How can the firm compete once the standards on which its products are based...
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Keywords:
Analytics and Data Science;
Open Source Distribution;
Strategic Planning;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Nancy Confrey. "Mercury Computer Systems: The Evolution from Integrated Technology to Open Standard." Harvard Business School Case 704-424, August 2003.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat
This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative positions over time. The modeling effort is motivated by...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Competition;
Open Source Distribution;
Balance and Stability;
Applications and Software;
Network Effects;
Duopoly and Oligopoly
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-012, August 2003.
- July 2003
- Article
Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study
By: Georg von Krogh, Sebastian Spaeth and Karim R. Lakhani
Keywords:
Civil Society or Community;
Applications and Software;
Information;
Information Technology Industry
von Krogh, Georg, Sebastian Spaeth, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Community, Joining, and Specialization in Open Source Software Innovation: A Case Study." Research Policy 32, no. 7 (July 2003): 1217–1241.
- June 2003
- Case
IBM and Linux (A)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Siobhan O'Mahony and James Quinn
In the fall of 1998, Dan Frye, member of IBM's emerging technologies and business team, is trying to decide whether to forge a strategic alliance with the Linux Development Community (LDC). Just two years earlier, IBM had its first exposure to an "open source" software...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Open Source Distribution;
Problems and Challenges;
Alliances;
Cooperation;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Siobhan O'Mahony, and James Quinn. "IBM and Linux (A)." Harvard Business School Case 903-083, June 2003.
- June 2003
- Article
How Open Source Software Works: "Free" User-to-User Assistance
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Eric von Hippel
Lakhani, Karim R., and Eric von Hippel. How Open Source Software Works: "Free" User-to-User Assistance. Research Policy 32, no. 6 (June 2003): 923–943.
- 2004
- Chapter
Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index
In The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004
Competitiveness has become a central preoccupation of both advanced and developing countries in an increasingly open and integrated world economy. Despite its acknowledged importance, the concept of competitiveness... View Details
Competitiveness has become a central preoccupation of both advanced and developing countries in an increasingly open and integrated world economy. Despite its acknowledged importance, the concept of competitiveness... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index." In The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004, edited by Michael E. Porter, Klaus Schwab, and Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 29–56. Oxford University Press, 2004.
- June 2002
- Article
Some Simple Economics of Open Source
By: Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole
Keywords:
Economics
Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole. "Some Simple Economics of Open Source." Journal of Industrial Economics 50, no. 2 (June 2002): 197–234. (Earlier versions distributed as HBS Working Paper No. 00-068 and NBER Working Paper No. 7600.)
- May 2001
- Article
The Open Source Movement: Key Research Questions
By: Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole
The paper analyzes the incentives of individual programmers and of commercial companies to participate in open source projects. While these incentives are in our opinion well accounted for by the economic paradigm, much empirical and theoretical work is still needed to...
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Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole. "The Open Source Movement: Key Research Questions." Special Issue on Papers and Proceedings of the 15th Congress of the European Economic Association European Economic Review 45, nos. 4-6 (May 2001): 819–826.
- March 2001
- Article
Strategy and the Internet
By: M. E. Porter
Many of the pioneers of Internet business, both dot-coms and established companies, have competed in ways that violate nearly every precept of good strategy. Rather than focus on profits, they have chased customers indiscriminately through discounting, channel...
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Porter, M. E. "Strategy and the Internet." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 3 (March 2001): 62–78.
- November 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Red Hat and the Linux Revolution
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore...
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Keywords:
Open Source Distribution;
Applications and Software;
Product Development;
Change Management;
Research and Development;
Business Processes;
Disruptive Innovation;
Information Technology Industry;
North Carolina
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Red Hat and the Linux Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 600-009, November 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
- November – December 1998
- Article
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
This article explains how clusters foster high levels of productivity and innovation and lays out the implications for competitive strategy and economic policy. Economic geography in an era of global competition poses a paradox. In theory, location should no longer be...
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Porter, Michael E. "Clusters and the New Economics of Competition." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 6 (November–December 1998): 77–90.