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- October 2017
- Supplement
Snap Inc. Goes Public (B)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
Supplements the (A) case.
Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. View Details
Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. View Details
Keywords:
Ethics;
Capital Structure;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Going Public;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Leadership;
Management;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Will Hurwitz. "Snap Inc. Goes Public (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-049, October 2017.
- October 2018
- Case
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Business Model;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Risk Management;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Zenefits Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-034, October 2018.
- October 2017 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. The case is set in early 2017 following the public availability of Snap’s IPO filing with the U.S. Securities...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Capital Structure;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Going Public;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Leadership;
Management;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Will Hurwitz. "Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-042, October 2017. (Revised April 2024.)
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
survivors, the future of e-commerce and other info tech industries seemed perilous. BusinessWeek.com recently ranked Amazon #6 in its annual list of most innovative companies; four of the other five are internet or computer businesses. In...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
role of telecommunications firms in providing content. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53774 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Effects of an Information Sharing System on Employee Creativity,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Sony Digital Entertainment, Japan
By: Anita Elberse
It is late 2007. So-called cell phone ("keitai") novels have turned into an extremely popular form of entertainment-on-the- go in Japan, in particular among young, female readers. In fact, consisting mostly of love stories written by amateurs in short sentences and...
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Keywords:
Books;
Marketing Strategy;
Open Source Distribution;
Competition;
Mobile Technology;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Japan
Elberse, Anita. "Sony Digital Entertainment, Japan." Harvard Business School Case 508-071, March 2008. (Revised November 2008.)
- May 2021
- Case
Endeavor Kenya: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Shikhar Ghosh and Christian Godwin
In 2016, Fiona Mungai became Endeavor Kenya’s first managing director. In this role, she helped the organization build its inaugural board and select its first Endeavor entrepreneur, a fintech company called Cellulant. Throughout this process, Mungai observed the power...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Negotiation;
Economy;
Markets;
Emerging Markets;
Network Effects;
Relationships;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
Kenya
Applegate, Lynda M., Shikhar Ghosh, and Christian Godwin. "Endeavor Kenya: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 821-038, May 2021.
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
heterogeneous telecommunication costs arising from different regulatory regimes) strengthens our results. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/rsadun/Distinct_Effects_11-023.pdf August 2013 Cambridge Handbook of Institutional...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing and Entertainment
By: David J. Collis, Stephen P. Bradley and P. William Bane Jr.
Keywords:
Communication Technology;
Information Technology;
Entertainment;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Collis, David J., Stephen P. Bradley, and P. William Bane Jr. "The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing and Entertainment." In Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan, 31–62. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment
By: P. W. Bane, S. P. Bradley and D. J. Collins
- May 1992 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Breaking with the Past?: Four Examples of Product Change
Describes four examples of product change where the new version of the product makes a "break with the past" in some important respect. The four examples are those of the IBM PS/2 family of personal computers, Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software, Nikon's line of SLR...
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Keywords:
Product Design;
Change;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Breaking with the Past?: Four Examples of Product Change." Harvard Business School Case 592-097, May 1992. (Revised July 1994.)
- Article
The Market Design and Policy of Online Review Platforms
By: Benjamin Edelman
I present the institutions and incentives of online reviews, including attracting initial reviews, assuring truthful reviews of genuine experiences, and avoiding inflated or deceptive reviews. I also explore the competition and consumer protection concerns associated...
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Keywords:
Reviews;
Reputation;
Platforms;
Marketplaces;
Deception;
Market Design;
Multi-Sided Platforms;
Law;
Online Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Market Design and Policy of Online Review Platforms." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 33, no. 4 (Winter 2017): 635–649.
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
activity. Today China has again emerged as a great power. Beijing is once more the capital of a multi-ethnic empire that dominates East Asia. Foreign students flock to China to live, study, and work. New infrastructure of airports, highways, railways, electricity, and...
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Carmen Nobel
- January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
- Course Overview Note
Managing Customers for Growth: Course Overview for Students
By: Eva Ascarza
Managing Customers for Growth (MCG) is a 14-session elective course for second-year MBA students at Harvard Business School. It is designed for business professionals engaged in roles centered on customer-driven growth activities. The course explores the dynamics of...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Decision Making;
Analytics and Data Science;
Growth Management;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Ascarza, Eva. "Managing Customers for Growth: Course Overview for Students." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 524-032, January 2024. (Revised February 2024.)
- January 2023
- Supplement
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh and Christian Godwin
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, Apple and Google partnered to develop a contact tracing application that would collect information about users infected with the disease and notify those who they had been in contact with. While Apple/Google’s...
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Keywords:
Iphone;
Encryption;
Data Privacy;
Customers;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Government and Politics;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Leadership;
Markets;
Safety;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States;
Europe
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-066, January 2023.
- Research Summary
Overview
By: John A. Deighton
Professor Deighton conducts research at the intersection of information technology and marketing. He is interested in the complementary uses of human and artificial intelligence and creativity in areas such as advertising, content creation, and online retailing. He...
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- September 2023
- Supplement
Design and Evaluation of Targeted Interventions
By: Eva Ascarza
Targeted interventions serve as a pivotal tool in business strategy, streamlining decisions for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness. This note delves into two central facets of such interventions: first, the design of potent decision guidelines, or targeting...
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- October 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Technical Note
Design and Evaluation of Targeted Interventions
By: Eva Ascarza and Ta-Wei (David) Huang
Targeted interventions serve as a pivotal tool in business strategy, streamlining decisions for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness. This note delves into two central facets of such interventions: first, the design of potent decision guidelines, or targeting...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Customer Relationship Management;
Analysis;
Design;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry;
Retail Industry
Ascarza, Eva, and Ta-Wei (David) Huang. "Design and Evaluation of Targeted Interventions." Harvard Business School Technical Note 524-034, October 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- June 2016
- Teaching Note
$19B 4 txt app WhatsApp...omg!
By: David J. Collis
Teaching note for HBS No. 715-441 on Facebook's $22 billion acquisition of WhatsApp.
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- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
analyses of data covering 69 two-digit SIC industries at two points in time, 1991 and 1999. Across industries, we find that the likelihood of internalization of advertising services decreases as the size of advertising outlays increase...
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Martha Lagace