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- 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
2017 Harvard Business Review The Real Reason Uber Is Giving Up in China By: Kirby, William C. Abstract—The article examines the role of the Chinese government in transport firm Uber's decision to sell its China operation to a rival...
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
leadership, and strategy of Uber in Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. Blake J. Harris covers a classic business battle in Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation; besides being a video game culture and...
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by Staff
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
services. Kost: What does Airbnb need to do to stay close to its customers? Teixeira: A company like Uber is solving a pain point that we have on a routine basis—how to get from point A to point B. Airbnb is solving a potentially bigger...
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- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 315-139 Uber and Stakeholders: Managing a New Way of Riding By 2015, technological innovations—the smartphone and the advanced data connectivity that...
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Sean Silverthlorne
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
consulting firm to offer dairy management services. Should he continue to invest in these initiatives that benefitted the whole industry or focus resources on growing his own business? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716414-PDF-ENG Harvard...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
time? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-003 Innovation at Uber: The Launch of Express POOL Set in March 2018, the case follows ride-sharing company Uber as it develops and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
phone-based follow-up. The low rates of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control underscore the ongoing challenge of both hypertension screening and management in India. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53086 June 21, 2017 Harvard...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
Entrepreneurs aren’t short on ideas for exciting new products or companies, but they are often short-sighted when it comes to finding ways to fund and build those projects. “There is a huge amount of discussion about how you come up with a new entrepreneurial...
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- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
25 percent larger than those they were searching before COVID-19. Job seekers were also 20 percent more likely to tailor searches to businesses with more than 500 employees, allowing large companies like Google, Facebook, and Uber to...
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by Rachel Layne
- 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015
Business School Case 716-405 The On-Demand Economy This note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode...
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Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27
case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/115024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 115-025 Lobbying at eCab Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
Challenging Uber and Lyft with a New Business Model Fasten, a new ridesharing start-up in Boston, entered the scene in September 2015 hoping its unique vision of transparency for both driver and passenger and strategy to keep riders’...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
market in the Gulf, Olsson and Sheikha recognize the importance of finding a strong leader to head the Saudi operations. They have their sights on a specific German-Saudi entrepreneur, Abdulla Elyas, but he has so far declined both of their initial proposals to join...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
culture, leadership, and strategy of Uber in Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. Blake J. Harris covers a classic business battle in Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation; besides being a video game culture...
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- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
mental health issues that are entirely manageable, and by making it more costly for them to come forward. "You can imagine a fallout from this tragedy, subjecting everyone from crane operators to Uber drivers to random mental health...
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- 10 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
Uber users who were headed in the same direction share a ride and pay substantially lower fares. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/617009-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-035 Partners Group: Ain't No...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
opportunity to create open interfaces—APIs, or application programming interfaces—that enable third parties to build on your platform. Even highly focused transaction platforms like Uber have opened up APIs to enable third parties to add...
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by Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015
Business School Case 715-433 Uber and the Taxi Industry (A) No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715433-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-434 UberX & Lyft (B) No abstract...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
approach to starting a business? Do they think local or are they born global? A: Many start local because India is a huge country. A few years ago I talked to entrepreneurs there and asked them, “Are you simply cutting and pasting the US model of your business to...
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