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What a DAO Can - and Can't - Do
Ruane, Jonathan; McAfee, AndrewArticle HBS-H070U3-EInformation TechnologiesAre decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) the future? The rise of DAOs as part of Web3 is just beginning, and it remains unclear whether, and how, DAOs might supplant traditional organizational structures. To explain what DAOs offer and who currently uses them in unique ways, the authors answer three key questions: What are DAOs? How are they built? And how do they work? They also discuss the potential for and limits of DAOs, using CityDA...Starting at €8.20
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How to Capitalize on Generative AI
McAfee, Andrew; Rock, Daniel; Brynjolfsson, ErikArticle HBS-S23061-EInformation TechnologiesBusiness leaders are struggling to understand how seriously they should take generative AI. It has already displayed breathtaking powers to create new content and is used to do things such as write software, transcribe physicians' interactions with their patients, and let people converse with a CRM system. But it is far from perfect: It can produce distorted or entirely fabricated output and can be oblivious to privacy and copyright concerns. Is ...Starting at €8.20
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Teaching the Course Managing in the Information Age: Note for Instructors on Pedagogy
McAfee, AndrewTeaching Note HBS-608007-EInformation TechnologiesInstructor's guide - not available for classroom use. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Managing in the Information Age: Network IT Module Note
McAfee, AndrewTeaching Note HBS-608010-EAccounting and ControlInstructor's guide - not available for classroom use. An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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Cambrian House
Coles, Peter A.; Lakhani, Karim R.; McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-608016-ECambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting process to select the best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure...Starting at €8.20
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The Great Decoupling
Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1506D-ELeadership and People ManagementToday's digital innovations are doing for brainpower what the steam engine, and related, technologies did for muscle power during the Industrial Revolution. They're allowing us to rapidly overcome limitations and open up new frontiers, say Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, who have studied the impact of technologies on economies for years. The two MIT professors believe this transformation will create abundance. But they warn that there may be...Starting at €8.20
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What Every CEO Needs to Know About the Cloud
McAfee, AndrewArticle HBS-R1111J-EInformation TechnologiesCloud computing is a sea change in the way companies use technology; it's as inevitable and significant as the shift from steam power to electricity on the factory floor. Because criticisms of the cloud have gotten a lot of hype, however, many companies are hesitant to explore it. In this article, McAfee, a principal research scientist at MIT's Center for Digital Business, debunks commonly cited concerns about the cloud. When it comes to cost, re...Starting at €8.20
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New Approaches to Old Problems: Expanding the Universe of Interpersonal Ties with Emerging Internet Applications
McAfee, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-5576BC-EWith the advent of Internet connectivity, the tendency to focus only on strongly tied colleagues within enterprises has given way to a broader and more useful perspective. The ability to form, maintain, and exploit more casual ties, and the ability to convert potential ties into actual ones are hugely valuable assets, both to individuals and to the enterprises in which they work. Indeed, many analysts have found that the greatest value of the Web...Starting at €8.20
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Uniquely Valuable: The Benefits of Adopting Web 2.0 Tools for Organizations
McAfee, AndrewBook Chapter HBS-5577BC-EWhat do proliferating social networking applications have to do with the way a business runs? A lot more than you might imagine. Indeed, emergent social software platforms (ESSPs) provide valuable capabilities that are nearly impossible to acquire without them-unique Enterprise 2.0 benefits. In this chapter Andrew McAfee lays out six powerful benefits of using ESSPs in organizations: group editing, authoring, broadcast search, network formation a...Starting at €8.20
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Prediction Markets at Google (Spanish version)
Coles, Peter A.; Lakhani, Karim R.; McAfee, AndrewCase HBS-612S12Information TechnologiesIn its eight quarters of operation, Google's internally developed prediction market has delivered accurate and decisive predictions about future events of interest to the company. Google must now determine how to increase participation in the market, and how to best use its predictions.Starting at €8.20