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Consumer Payment Systems - Japan
Edelman, Benjamin; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-909007-EStrategyIn 2008, the Japanese consumer payments landscape featured ongoing widespread use of cash, limited use of credit cards and rapid rise of e-money systems based on contactless technology embedded in cards and especially mobile phones. The case details the alliances that created new products, as well as the regulations that sometimes stood in the way. Throughout, the case identifies incentives for both consumers and merchants, including direct costs...Starting at €8.20
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What's Your Google Strategy
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Article HBS-R0904F-EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Multisided platforms can lower your transaction costs and increase customer reach. But powerful MSPs like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have also tended to extract most of the value from their platforms, mainly because companies that played with them didn't adequate...Starting at €8.20
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Staging Two-sided Platforms
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-808004-EStrategyFirms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they are confident there will be enough users on the other side. Traditional strategies for dealing with this dilemma--subsidizing users or securing their exclusive affiliation--are costly and risky. Describes less costly staged strategies for building two-sided platforms. With the "vendor to two-sided...Starting at €8.20
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Fabuloussavings.com (Spanish version)
Michael R. Pearce; Patrick LeuCase IVEY-9B01AS16Entrepreneurship, MarketingMuchas cosas han pasado en solo un año desde que el fundador de Fabuloussavings lanzó el servicio de cupones electrónicos. La compañía, que presenta varias páginas de servicios y cupones de descuento en su sitio de Internet, ha sido vendida a un competidor. Debido a estos cambios, el creador original y todavía jefe de estrategias del sitio, siente que Fabuloussavings esta necesitando una mejora. Existen varios factores a considerar en la selecció...Starting at €8.20
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What's Your Google Strategy? (Spanish version)
Hagiu, Andrei; Yoffie, David B.Article HBS-R0904FStrategy(1) Whether to play with existing MSPs, build their own platform, or do both; (2) once they've concluded that at least one third-party MSP can benefit their business, deciding how many to join; and (3) figuring out how to play - that is, which features or services they should adopt and which they should reject in order to maintain their company's competitive advantage. Some companies that lack the power to influence an MSP's actions may have few...Starting at €8.20
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Marketing Management
Michael R. PearceTechnical Note IVEY-9B08A015-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingMarketing improves an organization's performance by establishing and fostering profitable relationships with customers. This note details the major choices faced by marketing professionals and the 10 steps for preparing a successful marketing plan.Starting at €8.20
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GREE, Inc., Teaching Note
Hagiu, Andrei; Kotosaka, MasahiroTeaching Note HBS-713524-EStrategyTeaching Note for 713447.Starting at €0.00
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