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Building A Real-Time Covid-19 Early-Warning System
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThe digital infrastructure's already in place. -
Thinking Through the Ethics of New Tech...Before There's a Problem
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHistorically, it's been a matter of trial and error. There's a better way. -
Microsoft and the Case for the Insider CEO
Organizational Development Digital ArticleInsiders might not excite Wall Street, but their track record is superior. -
Publishers, Stop Crying Over Spilled Ink
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleMore people are consuming content than ever, so leave your sad trombone at home. -
Are You Using APIs to Gain Competitive Advantage?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleFour approaches that work. -
Why Network Neutrality Is Good for Business
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEditor’s note: For an opposing viewpoint on this topic, see Robert E. Litan’s and Hal J. Singer’s entry “Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality.” In business school, where I teach, students are often predisposed to see legal concepts as impenetrable and foreign. I watch the lightbulbs go on as they see that Microsoft’s antitrust woes, […] -
Chief Executives Define Their Own Data Needs
IT management Magazine ArticleHe could have been the president of any one of a number of successful and growing medium-sized companies in the electronics industry. He had spent the previous day working to salt away the acquisition of a small company that fitted an important position in the product line strategy he had evolved for his organization. Most […] -
Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?
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Craigslist: In Praise of Primitive
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEarlier this year, Gary Wolf wrote a great article in Wired magazine about Craigslist, the world’s dominant classified ad site. Wolf cites astonishing statistics: It’s the most popular site in the US for dating, jobs, and apartments. It gets more traffic than the job sites Monster, CareerBuilder, and HotJobs combined. It also gets more traffic […] -
It Might Be Time to Spill Your Corporate Secrets
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleJust look at the Apple Watch. -
The Online Talent War
Hiring and recruitment Digital Article(I wrote this post with Diamond CTO Chris Curran) Are you taking no more than a squirt gun to the talent wars? Most people find jobs through social connections. In 1974, Harvard sociologist Mark Granovetter published his landmark study that showed four out of five people find jobs through personal connections. Yet, in our recent […] -
Using Technology and Data for Social Impact
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New Books from the Press in September (Let Us Know What You Think!)
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleAs a matter of policy, we don’t review our own books, but we hope you will. Keep an eye out for the following Press titles in September, and let us know what you think of them in the comments. Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers, and Transform Your Business by Josh Bernoff and Ted […] -
Build Better Management Systems to Put Your Data to Work
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFive guidelines to help you decide who does what. -
5 Forces That Will Drive the Adoption of GenAI
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleNew survey data from Gartner identifies the stakeholder expectations that will push companies to keep investing. -
Kenya Is Becoming a Global Hub of FinTech Innovation
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleOther countries can learn from how it's using technology to expand financial inclusion. -
What Process Mining Is, and Why Companies Should Do It
Analytics and data science Digital ArticleTo improve your processes, analyze the data. -
3 Ways Drones Are Changing Telecom
Technology & Operations VideoNone of them involve delivering packages. -
Phishing Tests Are Necessary. But They Don’t Need to Be Evil.
Business management Digital ArticleThree ways to maintain cybersecurity without jeopardizing employee trust. -
Google Concedes that Technology Isn’t Free
Technology and analytics Digital Article“If you want to dance, you must pay the fiddler.” In the last six weeks, two patent transactions shook the world of mobile communications: Unlikely bedfellows Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion, EMC, Ericsson, and Sony joined together in a creatively named consortium called Rockstar Bidco to win an auction for the patent portfolio of the […]
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Anu at Tech-edu (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This three-part case study is about Anu, a young Singaporean MBA graduate. Part A begins with Anu's story when she relocates to start work at her dream... -
Vocera Communications
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case offers an overview of a startup that has chosen to sell its solutions entirely through indirect channels-currently through value-added resellers... -
Semicon India: Demystifying Workforce Analytics (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In May 2015, Filip Daw, a human capital strategist with a leading consultancy, is hired by the Indian subsidiary of Semicon Inc (SI), an American semiconductor... -
HTC and Virtual Reality
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In fall 2017, HTC CEO and Chairperson Cher Wang was driving the company to focus on virtual reality (VR). HTC's first VR product, VIVE, released in spring... -
GROW: Using Artificial Intelligence to Screen Human Intelligence
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Over 10% of all 2017 university graduates in Japan used GROW, an artificial intelligence platform and mobile app developed by Tokyo-based people analytics... -
Axie Infinity: Video Game Meets Blockchain
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HTC and Virtual Reality (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details In 2022, Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman of HTC, was focused on the company's pivot to virtual reality and the metaverse. Growing competition in consumer... -
AI for Leaders: The HBR Collection on Bridging Strategy and Technology
Management Special Offer95.00View Details When making strategic decisions about AI, you - not your tech team - should be leading the way. Today, every leader needs to have a high-level understanding... -
The Digital Factory - Siemens: Electronic Works Amberg
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Electronic Works Amberg (EWA) was Siemens' most advanced factory. The plant built industrial automation equipment using state-of-the-art manufacturing... -
Demandforce: Pursuing Entrepreneurial Dreams
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case lends itself to courses covering the topic of rapid expansion of an enterprise. By 2012, Rick Berry, the founder and CEO of Demandforce (DF),... -
LinkedIn (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details An abstract is not available for this product. -
Zillow Offers: Winning Online Real Estate 2.0
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 2005, Zillow had become the leading online real estate and home-related marketplace. The brand was recognized as a trusted resource for players... -
Synapse Technology Corporation: Using AI to Take a Good Look at Airport Security
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Could AI-based X-ray scanning platform make flying safer? Airport security officers had just seconds to decide if someone's luggage contained a knife,... -
The Future of Start-Up Chile
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2021, public accelerator program Start-Up Chile, which ten years earlier had created a global buzz, might be losing its competitive edge to similar... -
Zoll Medical Corp. (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When is a product ready for the market? In this case, engineers present a prototype medical device product to the CEO for approval. The product, developed... -
The WestJet Christmas Miracle (B)
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Data Privacy in Practice at LinkedIn
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Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details 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... -
Hey Jane: Early Investor Pitch Deck
Management Case Study5.00View Details This supplement provides an early investor pitch deck for Hey Jane, a telehealth medication abortion provider. It is meant to accompany "Hey Jane: Delivering... -
Evie.ai: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Work
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case recounts the journey of Evie.ai, a Singapore-based tech startup. Specifically, the case examines how founder Lee Jin Hian and his team developed...
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Building A Real-Time Covid-19 Early-Warning System
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThe digital infrastructure's already in place. -
Anu at Tech-edu (C)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This three-part case study is about Anu, a young Singaporean MBA graduate. Part A begins with Anu's story when she relocates to start work at her dream... -
Thinking Through the Ethics of New Tech...Before There's a Problem
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHistorically, it's been a matter of trial and error. There's a better way. -
Microsoft and the Case for the Insider CEO
Organizational Development Digital ArticleInsiders might not excite Wall Street, but their track record is superior. -
Publishers, Stop Crying Over Spilled Ink
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleMore people are consuming content than ever, so leave your sad trombone at home. -
Are You Using APIs to Gain Competitive Advantage?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleFour approaches that work. -
Why Network Neutrality Is Good for Business
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEditor’s note: For an opposing viewpoint on this topic, see Robert E. Litan’s and Hal J. Singer’s entry “Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality.” In business school, where I teach, students are often predisposed to see legal concepts as impenetrable and foreign. I watch the lightbulbs go on as they see that Microsoft’s antitrust woes, […] -
Chief Executives Define Their Own Data Needs
IT management Magazine ArticleHe could have been the president of any one of a number of successful and growing medium-sized companies in the electronics industry. He had spent the previous day working to salt away the acquisition of a small company that fitted an important position in the product line strategy he had evolved for his organization. Most […] -
Vocera Communications
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case offers an overview of a startup that has chosen to sell its solutions entirely through indirect channels-currently through value-added resellers... -
Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?
Managing people Digital ArticleThe trade-offs can be complex.